Tennis in General - Results and Comments

2020-21 DAVIS CUP FINALS - DAY 7 :
Result Quarter-final N° 3 :

"Madrid Arena", Madrid (Spain) : Serbia (6) 2 - Kazakhstan (11) 1
M. Kukushkin (KAZ) def. M. Kecmanovic (SRB) 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (11)
N. Djokovic (SRB) def. A. Bublik (KAZ) 6-3, 6-4
N. Cacic / N. Djokovic (SRB) def. A. Golubev / A. Nedovyesov (KAZ) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3

SERBIA (6) advance to Semifinals

The Women's Tennis Association has announced it is suspending all tennis tournaments in China amid concern for Chinese player Peng Shuai after she accused a top government official of sexual assault. The whereabouts of Peng, a former doubles world No 1, became a matter of international concern almost a month ago, with Peng having disappeared after alleging that former vice-premier Zhang Gaoli had sexually assaulted her. She then appeared at a dinner with friends and at a children's tennis tournament in Beijing around 10 days ago, photographs and videos published by Chinese state media journalists and by the tournament's organisers show. WTA chairman and CEO Steve Simon said in a statement that the safety of players is of paramount concern. "When on November 2, 2021, Peng Shuai posted an allegation of sexual assault against a top Chinese government official, the Women's Tennis Association recognized that Peng Shuai's message had to be listened to and taken seriously. The players of the WTA, not to mention women around the world, deserve nothing less," Simon said. "From that moment forward, Peng Shuai demonstrated the importance of speaking out, particularly when it comes to sexual assault, and especially when powerful people are involved. As Peng said in her post, 'Even if it is like an egg hitting a rock, or if I am like a moth drawn to the flame, inviting self-destruction, I will tell the truth about you'. She knew the dangers she would face, yet she went public anyway. I admire her strength and courage. "Since then, Peng's message has been removed from the internet and discussion of this serious issue has been censored in China. Chinese officials have been provided the opportunity to cease this censorship, verifiably prove that Peng is free and able to speak without interference or intimidation, and investigate the allegation of sexual assault in a full, fair and transparent manner. "Unfortunately, the leadership in China has not addressed this very serious issue in any credible way. While we now know where Peng is, I have serious doubts that she is free, safe and not subject to censorship, coercion and intimidation. The WTA has been clear on what is needed here, and we repeat our call for a full and transparent investigation - without censorship - into Peng Shuai's sexual assault accusation. "None of this is acceptable nor can it become acceptable. If powerful people can suppress the voices of women and sweep allegations of sexual assault under the rug, then the basis on which the WTA was founded - equality for women - would suffer an immense setback. I will not and cannot let that happen to the WTA and its players. "As a result, and with the full support of the WTA Board of Directors, I am announcing the immediate suspension of all WTA tournaments in China, including Hong Kong. In good conscience, I don't see how I can ask our athletes to compete there when Peng Shuai is not allowed to communicate freely and has seemingly been pressured to contradict her allegation of sexual assault. Given the current state of affairs, I am also greatly concerned about the risks that all of our players and staff could face if we were to hold events in China in 2022. "I have been gratified by the massive amount of international support the WTA has received for its position on this matter. To further protect Peng and many other women throughout the world, it is more urgent than ever for people to speak out. The WTA will do everything possible to protect its players. As we do so, I hope leaders around the world will continue to speak out so justice can be done for Peng, and all women, no matter the financial ramifications. "I very much regret it has come to this point. The tennis communities in China and Hong Kong are full of great people with whom we have worked for many years. They should be proud of their achievements, hospitality and success. However, unless China takes the steps we have asked for, we cannot put our players and staff at risk by holding events in China. China's leaders have left the WTA with no choice. I remain hopeful that our pleas will be heard and the Chinese authorities will take steps to legitimately address this issue".

2020-21 DAVIS CUP FINALS - DAY 6 :
Result Quarter-final N° 2 :

"Olympiahalle", Innsbruck (Austria) : Great Britain (9) 1 - Germany (7) 2
D. Evans (GBR) def. P. Gojowczyk (GER) 6-2, 6-1
J-L. Struff (GER) def. C. Norrie (GBR) 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-2
K. Krawietz / T. Puetz (GER) def. J. Salisbury / N. Skupski (GBR) 7-6 (10), 7-6 (5)

GERMANY (7) advance to Semifinals

2020-21 DAVIS CUP FINALS - DAY 5 :
Result Quarter-final N° 1 :

"Pala Alpitour", Turin (Italy) : ITALY (8) 1 - Croatia (4) 2
B. Gojo (CRO) def. L. Sonego (ITA) 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-2
J. Sinner (ITA) def. M. Cilic (CRO) 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3
M. Pavic / N. Mektic (CRO) def. J. Sinner / F. Fognini (ITA) 6-3, 6-4

CROATIA (4) advance to Semifinals

2020-21 DAVIS CUP FINALS - DAY 4 :
Group Stage - Results Matchday 3 (Last) :

"Madrid Arena", Madrid (Spain) : Group A : Spain (1) 1 - Russian Tennis Federation (12) 2
F. Lopez (ESP) def. A. Rublev (RTF) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
D. Medvedev (RTF) def. P. Carreno Busta (ESP) 6-2, 7-6 (3)
A. Karatsev / A. Rublev (RTF) def. M. Granollers-Pujol / F. Lopez (ESP) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

"Madrid Arena", Madrid (Spain) : Group B : Canada (2) 0 - Kazakhstan (11) 3
M. Kukushkin (KAZ) def. B. Schnur (CAN) 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-5
A. Bublik (KAZ) def. V. Pospisil (CAN) 6-2, 7-6 (6)
A. Golubev / A. Nedovyesov (KAZ) def. P. Polansky / B. Schnur (CAN) 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-1

"Olympiahalle", Innsbruck (Austria) : Group C : Great Britain (9) 2 - Czech Republic (15) 1
T. Machac (CZE) def. D. Evans (GBR) 6-2, 7-5
C. Norrie (GBR) def. J. Lehecka (CZE) 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
J. Salisbury / N. Skupski (GBR) def. T. Machac / J. Vesely (CZE) 6-4, 6-2

"Pala Alpitour", Turin (Italy) : Group D : Croatia (4) 2 - Hungary (17) 1
N. Serdarusic (CRO) def. F. Marozsan (HUN) 6-4, 6-4
Z. Piros (HUN) def. M. Cilic (CRO), 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
N. Mektic / M. Pavic (CRO) - F. Marozsan / P. Nagy (HUN) 7-6 (6), 6-2

"Pala Alpitour", Turin (Italy) : Group E : United States (5) 1 - Colombia (16) 2
F. Tiafoe (USA) def. N. Mejia (COL) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7)
D. E. Galan Riveros (COL) def. J. Isner (USA) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5)
J. S. Cabal / R. Farah (COL) def. R. Opelka / J. Sock (USA) 3-0 ret.

"Olympiahalle", Innsbruck (Austria) : Group F : Germany (7) 2 - Austria (14) 1
J. Rodionov (AUT) def. D. Koepfer (GER) 6-1, 7-5
J-L. Struff (GER) def. D. Novak (AUT) 7-5, 6-4
K. Krawietz / T. Puetz (GER) def. O. Marach / P. Oswald (AUT) 6-3, 6-4

FINAL STANDINGS :

Group A : Russian Tennis Federation (12) 2 points, Spain (1) 1 point, Ecuador (18) 0 points

Group B : Kazakhstan (11) 2 points, Sweden (13) 1 point, Canada (2) 0 points

Group C : Great Britain (9) 2 points, France (3) 1 point, Czech Republic (15) 0 points

Group D : Croatia (4) 2 points, Australia (10) 1 point, Hungary (17) 0 points

Group E : ITALY (8) 2 points, Colombia (16) 1 point, United States (5) 0 points

Group F : Germany (7) 2 points, Serbia (6) 1 point, Austria (14) 0 points

Teams advancing to Quarter-finals as first classified : RUSSIAN TENNIS FEDERATION (12, Group A) - KAZAKHSTAN (11, Group B) -
GREAT BRITAIN (9, Group C) - CROATIA (4, Group D) - ITALY (8, Group E) & GERMANY (7, Group F)

Teams advancing to Quarter-finals as the two best second-placed : SWEDEN (13, Group B) & SERBIA (6, Group F)

QUARTER-FINALS SCHEDULE :

Today - "Pala Alpitour", Turin (Italy) : CROATIA (4) vs ITALY (8)
Tomorrow - "Olympiahalle", Innsbruck (Austria) : GREAT BRITAIN (9) vs GERMANY (7)
Wednesday, December 1st - "Madrid Arena", Madrid (Spain) : KAZAKHSTAN (11) vs SERBIA (6)
Thursday, December 2nd - "Madrid Arena", Madrid (Spain) : RUSSIAN TENNIS FEDERATION (12) vs SWEDEN (13)

2020-21 DAVIS CUP FINALS - DAY 3 :
Group Stage - Results Matchday 2 :

"Madrid Arena", Madrid (Spain) : Group A : Russian Tennis Federation (12) 3 - Ecuador (18) 0
A. Rublev (RTF) def. R. Quiroz (ECU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
D. Medvedev (RTF) def. E. Gomez (ECU) 6-0, 6-2
A. Karatsev / A. Rublev (RTF) def. G. Escobar / D. Hidalgo (ECU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

"Madrid Arena", Madrid (Spain) : Group B : Kazakhstan (11) 2 - Sweden (13) 1
E. Ymer (SWE) def. M. Kukushkin (KAZ) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
A. Bublik (KAZ) def. M. Ymer (SWE) 3-6, 6-4, 6-0
A. Golubev / A. Nedovyesov (KAZ) def. A. Goransson / R. Lindstedt (SWE) 6-3, 6-3

"Olympiahalle", Innsbruck (Austria) : Group C : France (3) 1 - Great Britain (9) 2
D. Evans (GBR) def. A. Mannarino (FRA) 7-5, 6-4
C. Norrie (GBR) def. A. Rinderknech (FRA) 6-2, 7-6 (8)
N. Mahut / A. Rinderknech (FRA) def. J. Salisbury / N. Skupski (GBR) 6-1, 6-4

"Pala Alpitour", Turin (Italy) : Group D : Australia (10) 2 - Hungary (17) 1
Z. Piros (HUN) def. J. Millman (AUS) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
A. De Minaur (AUS) def. M. Fucsovics (HUN) 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (2)
A. Bolt / J. Peers (AUS) def. F. Marozsan / Z. Piros (HUN) 6-3, 6-7 (11), 6-3

"Pala Alpitour", Turin (Italy) : Group E : ITALY (8) 2 - Colombia (16) 1
L. Sonego (ITA) def. N. Mejia (COL) 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2
J. Sinner (ITA) def. D. E. Galan Riveros (COL) 7-5, 6-0
J. S. Cabal / R. Farah (COL) def. J. Sinner / F. Fognini (ITA) 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (6)

"Olympiahalle", Innsbruck (Austria) : Group F : Serbia (6) 1 - Germany (7) 2
D. Koepfer (GER) def. F. Krajinovic (SRB) 7-6 (4), 6-4
N. Djokovic (SRB) def. J-L. Struff (GER) 6-2, 6-4
K. Krawietz / T. Puetz (GER) def. N. Cacic / N. Djokovic (SRB) 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (5)

STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 2 :

Group A : Spain (1) & Russian Tennis Federation (12) 1 point, Ecuador (18) 0 points

Group B : Kazakhstan (11) & Sweden (13) 1 point, Canada (2) 0 points

Group C : France (3) & Great Britain (9) 1 point, Czech Republic (15) 0 points

Group D : Croatia (4) & Australia (10) 1 point, Hungary (17) 0 points

Group E : ITALY (8) 2 points, United States (5) & Colombia (16) 0 points

Group F : Serbia (6) & Germany (7) 1 point, Austria (14) 0 points

ITALY (8) advance to Quarter-finals as Group E winner

2020-21 DAVIS CUP FINALS - DAY 2 :
Group Stage - Results Matchday 1 :

"Madrid Arena", Madrid (Spain) : Group A : Spain (1) 3 - Ecuador (18) 0
F. Lopez (ESP) def. R. Quiroz (ECU) 6-3, 6-3
P. Carreno Busta (ESP) def. E. Gomez (ECU) 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
P. Carreno Busta / M. Granollers-Pujol (ESP) def. G. Escobar / D. Hidalgo (ECU) 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2)

"Pala Alpitour", Turin (Italy) : Group E : United States (5) 1 - ITALY (8) 2
L. Sonego (ITA) def. R. Opelka (USA) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
J. Sinner (ITA) def. J. Isner (USA) 6-2, 6-0
R. Ram / J. Sock (USA) def. L. Musetti / F. Fognini (ITA) 7-6 (5), 6-2

"Olympiahalle", Innsbruck (Austria) : Group F : Serbia (6) 3 - Austria (14) 0
D. Lajovic (SRB) def. G. Melzer (AUT) 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-5
N. Djokovic (SRB) def. D. Novak (AUT) 6-3, 6-2
N. Cacic / F. Krajinovic (SRB) def. O. Marach / P. Oswald (AUT) 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3

2020-21 DAVIS CUP FINALS - DAY 1 :
Group Stage - Results Matchday 1 :

"Madrid Arena", Madrid (Spain) : Group B : Canada (2) 0 - Sweden (13) 3
E. Ymer (SWE) def. S. Diez (CAN) 6-4, 6-2
M. Ymer (SWE) def. V. Pospisil (CAN) 6-4, 6-4
A. Goransson / R. Lindstedt (SWE) def. V. Pospisil / B. Schnur (CAN) 7-6 (5), 6-4

"Olympiahalle", Innsbruck (Austria) : Group C : France (3) 2 - Czech Republic (15) 1
T. Machac (CZE) def. R. Gasquet (FRA) 7-6 (3), 6-2
A. Mannarino (FRA) def. J. Vesely (CZE) 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-2
P-H. Herbert / N. Mahut (FRA) def. T. Machac / K. Lehecka (CZE) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3

"Pala Alpitour", Turin (Italy) : Group D : Croatia (4) 3 - Australia (10) 0
B. Gojo (CRO) def. Al. Popyrin (AUS) 7-6 (5), 7-5
M. Cilic (CRO) def. A. De Minaur (AUS) 6-1, 5-7, 6-4
N. Mektic / M. Pavic (CRO) def. A. De Minaur / J. Peers (AUS) 6-3, 6-1

RANKINGS AT NOVEMBER 22ND :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 11.540 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 8.640 points
3. Alexander Zverev GER 7.840 points
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 6.540 points
5. Andrey Rublev RUS 5.150 points
6. Rafael Nadal ESP 4.875 points
7. Matteo Berrettini ITA 4.568 points
8. Casper Ruud NOR 4.160 points
9. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.706 points
10. (11.) Jannik Sinner ITA 3.350 points
11. (10.) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.308 points
12. Cameron Norrie GBR 2.945 points
13. Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.625 points
14. Denis Shapovalov CAN 2.475 points
15. Dominic Thiem AUT 2.425 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 7.582 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.380 points
3. Garbine Muguruza ESP 5.685 points
4. Karolina Pliskova CZE 5.135 points
5. Barbora Krejcikova CZE 5.008 points
6. Maria Sakkari GRE 4.385 points
7. Anett Kontaveit EST 4.351 points
8. Paula Badosa Gibert ESP 3.849 points
9. Iga Swiatek POL 3.786 points
10. Ons Jabeur TUN 3.455 points
11. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 3.076 points
12. Sofia Kenin USA 2.971 points
13. Naomi Osaka JPN 2.956 points
14. Elena Rybakina KAZ 2.855 points
15. Elina Svitolina UKR 2.726 points

2021 NITTO ATP FINALS - DAY 8 (LAST) :
PalaAlpitour, Turin (Italy) :

SINGLES - THE FINAL :

Alexander Zverev (3) won his 19th ATP tournament in career (second ATP Finals and 7th on hard indoor), defeating
Daniil Medvedev (2) 6-4, 6-4 after 1h 15'

It has been a one-way match, in which Zverev never seemed in difficulty and was able to capitalize on a break per set (made in the third game of the first set and in the first game of the second), without ever giving the Russian any chance to re-enter the match, closing at the first match-point with an ace; for Zverev, the fourth player in the history of the tournament to beat the first two in the world between the Semifinal and Final of the Nitto ATP Finals, this success comes at the end of an extraordinary season, in which the German won 5 tournaments (in addition to the ATP Finals, also two ATP 500 in Acapulco and Vienna and two Masters 1000 in Madrid and Cincinnati), in addition to the Olympic Gold in Tokyo, while Medvedev, who never gave the impression of being able to overturn the outcome of the match, closed with a defeat a positive season, which saw him win two ATP 250 tournaments, a Masters 1000 and his first career Slam, in New York.

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DOUBLES - THE FINAL :

Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (3) def. Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (2) 6-4, 7-6 (0)

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NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Innsbruck (Austria), Madrid (Spain) & Turin (Italy), 25 November-5 December : "2021 Davis Cup Finals"
Category : Team Competition
Prize Money : $ 20.000.000
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

FORMAT :

The 18 teams are divided in six round robin groups of three teams each. The ties will be contested in a best-of-three rubbers format and will be played on one day. There will be two singles, followed by a doubles. The six group winners plus the two second-placed teams with the best records based on percentage of matches won (followed by percentage of sets won and then percentage of games won), will qualify for the quarterfinals.

SCHEDULE :

25-28 November : Round Robin (6 groups of 3 teams)
29 November-2 December : Quarterfinals
3-4 December : Semifinals (The four teams will be automatically qualified for 2022 Davis Cup Finals)
5 December : Final

GROUP STAGE :

Group A : Spain (1) - Russian Tennis Federation (12) - Ecuador (18)
Group B : Canada (2) - Kazakhstan (11) - Sweden (13)
Group C : France (3) - Great Britain (9) - Czech Republic (15)
Group D : Croatia (4) - Australia (10) - Hungary (17)
Group E : United States (5) - ITALY (8) - Colombia (16)
Group F : Serbia (6) - Germany (7) - Austria (14)

2021 NITTO ATP FINALS - DAY 7 :
PalaAlpitour, Turin (Italy) :

SINGLES - RESULTS SEMIFINALS :

Daniil Medvedev (2) def. Casper Ruud (8) 6-4, 6-2
Alexander Zverev (3) def. Novak Djokovic (1) 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3

DOUBLES - RESULTS SEMIFINALS :

Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (2) def. Nikola Mektic / Mate Pavic (1) 4-6, 7-6 (3), 10-4 (Long Tie-break)
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (3) def. Marcel Granollers-Pujol / Horacio Zeballos (4) 6-3, 6-4

2021 NITTO ATP FINALS - DAY 6 :
PalaAlpitour, Turin (Italy) :

Singles - "Green" Group - Matchday 3 (Last) : Casper Ruud (8) def. Andrey Rublev (5) 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5)
Novak Djokovic (1) def. Cameron Norrie (10) 6-2, 6-1

FINAL STANDINGS :

1. Novak Djokovic (1) 3 Matches Won - 6 Sets Won & 0 Lost Advance to Semifinals
2. Casper Ruud (8) 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 4 Sets Won & 4 Lost Advance to Semifinals
3. Andrey Rublev (5) 1 Match Won & 2 Lost - 3 Sets Won & 4 Lost Eliminated
4. Cameron Norrie (10) 2 Matches Lost - 1 Set Won & 4 Lost Eliminated
Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) 1 Match Lost - 2 Sets Lost Retired

SEMIFINALS SCHEDULE :

Novak Djokovic (1) vs Alexander Zverev (3)
Daniil Medvedev (2) vs Casper Ruud (8)

Doubles - "Red" Group - Matchday 3 (Last) : Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (2) def. Juan-Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah (5) 7-5, 2-6, 11-9 (Long Tie-break)
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (3) def. Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (7) 6-3, 7-6 (5)

FINAL STANDINGS :

1. Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (2) 3 Matches Won - 6 Sets Won & 2 Lost Advance to Semifinals
2. Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (3) 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 5 Sets Won & 2 Lost Advance to Semifinals
3. Juan-Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah (5) 1 Match Won & 2 Lost - 3 Sets Won & 4 Lost Eliminated
4. Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (7) 3 Matches Lost - 0 Sets Won & 6 Lost Eliminated

SEMIFINALS SCHEDULE :

Marcel Granollers-Pujol / Horacio Zeballos (4) vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (3)
Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (2) vs Nikola Mektic / Mate Pavic (1)

2021 NITTO ATP FINALS - DAY 5 :
PalaAlpitour, Turin (Italy) :

Singles - "Red" Group - Matchday 3 (Last) : Alexander Zverev (3) def. Hubert Hurkacz (7) 6-2, 6-4
Daniil Medvedev (2) def. Jannik Sinner (9) 6-0, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (8)

FINAL STANDINGS :

1. Daniil Medvedev (2) 3 Matches Won - 6 Sets Won & 3 Lost Advance to Semifinals
2. Alexander Zverev (3) 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 5 Sets Won & 2 Lost Advance to Semifinals
3. Jannik Sinner (9) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 3 Sets Won & 2 Lost Eliminated
4. Hubert Hurkacz (7) 3 Matches Lost - 1 Set Won & 6 Lost Eliminated
Matteo Berrettini (6) 1 Match Lost - 2 Sets Lost Retired

Doubles - "Green" Group - Matchday 3 (Last) : Kevin Krawietz / Horia Tecau (8) def. Marcel Granollers-Pujol / Horacio Zeballos (4)
6-3, 6-7 (1), 10-6 (Long Tie-break)
Nikola Mektic / Mate Pavic (1) def. Ivan Dodig / Filip Polasek (6) 6-4, 7-6 (6)

FINAL STANDINGS :

1. Marcel Granollers-Pujol / Horacio Zeballos (4) 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 5 Sets Won & 3 Lost Advance to Semifinals
2. Nikola Mektic / Mate Pavic (1) 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 4 Sets Won & 2 Lost Advance to Semifinals
3. Ivan Dodig / Filip Polasek (6) 1 Match Won & 2 Lost - 3 Sets Won & 4 Lost Eliminated
4. Kevin Krawietz / Horia Tecau (8) 1 Match Won & 2 Lost - 2 Sets Won & 5 Lost Eliminated

2021 WTA FINALS - DAY 8 (LAST) :
AKRON Tennis Stadium, Guadalajara (Mexico) :

SINGLES - THE FINAL : Garbiñe Muguruza (6) won her 10th WTA tournament in career (first WTA Finals and 8th on hard), defeating
Anett Kontaveit (8) 6-3, 7-5

In an unprecedented final (for both it was the first at the Masters) the 28-year-old Spanish of Venezuelan origin (she was born in Caracas) N° 5 of the ranking and 6 of the seeding won the first singles Masters for her country and from Monday she will return to the world podium, in third position. The challenge for the title was, for the seventh time since 2003 (the year in which the Round Robin was introduced), the rerun of a match already played in the Round Robin in the "Teptihuacàn Group" and won in two sets by Muguruza, who had broken Kontaveit's streak of 12 consecutive victories. The cabal was not too favorable to Garbiñe, given that, on four of the previous six occasions, those who had lost in the group had then won the title, but this time it didn't go that way. Kontaveit, who had lost her serve only four times in the whole tournament (two against Muguruza in the Round Robin and two against Badosa in Semifinal), immediately offered a break-point in the first game and in the third she was broken. The Estonian immediately broke the Spanish back, but, in the seventh game, she found herself in difficulty and was broken again. This time Muguruza did not get distracted and, with the second break in a row, she closed the set 6-3 after 43'; In the second set, Kontaveit tried to react, Muguruza saved two break-points in the third game, Kontaveit one in the sixth but in the seventh the Spaniard lost her serve, with the Estonian going 5-3, but from then on she didn't even have a chance to win a game, while Garbiñe won four consecutive games, flying towards victory. However, it was still a week to be remembered also for Anett Kontaveit, the real revelation of Guadalajara (and of the last part of this season), who reached the Final in her first WTA Finals : the 25 yo Estonian remains the player who has won the most matches this year (together with Tunisian Ons Jabeur) : 48 against 17 defeats and, despite having lost her sixth career title, she will reach another "best ranking" in these weeks and from Monday she will be world's N° 7.

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DOUBLES - THE FINAL : Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (1) def. Su-Wei Hsieh / Elise Mertens (3) 6-3, 6-4

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WTA RANKING (FIRST 15 PLACES) AT NOVEMBER 18TH :

1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 7.582 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.380 points
3. (5.) Garbine Muguruza ESP 5.685 points
4. Karolina Pliskova CZE 5.135 points
5. (3.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 5.008 points
6. Maria Sakkari GRE 4.385 points
7. (8.) Anett Kontaveit EST 4.351 points
8. (10.) Paula Badosa Gibert ESP 3.849 points
9. Iga Swiatek POL 3.786 points
10. (7.) Ons Jabeur TUN 3.455 points
11. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 3.076 points
12. Sofia Kenin USA 2.971 points
13. Naomi Osaka JPN 2.956 points
14. Elena Rybakina KAZ 2.855 points
15. Elina Svitolina UKR 2.726 points

2021 NITTO ATP FINALS - DAY 4 :
PalaAlpitour, Turin (Italy) :

Singles - "Green" Group - Matchday 2 : Novak Djokovic (1) def. Andrey Rublev (5) 6-3, 6-2
Casper Ruud (8) def. Cameron Norrie (10) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4

Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) retired due to an elbow injury

STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 2 :

1. Novak Djokovic (1) 2 Matches Won - 4 Sets Won & 0 Lost Already Qualified to Semifinals
2. Andrey Rublev (5) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 2 Sets Won & 2 Lost
3. Casper Ruud (8) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 2 Sets Won & 3 Lost
4. Cameron Norrie (10) 1 Match Lost - 1 Set Won & 2 Lost
Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) 1 Match Lost - 2 Sets Lost Retired

Doubles - "Red" Group - Matchday 2 : Juan-Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah (5) def. Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (7) 6-2, 6-4
Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (2) def. Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (3) 6-7 (7), 6-0, 13-11 (Long Tie-break)

STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 2 :

1. Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (2) 2 Matches Won - 4 Sets Won & 1 Lost Already Qualified to Semifinals
2. Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (3) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 3 Sets Won & 2 Lost
3. Juan-Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah (5) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 2 Sets Won & 2 Lost
4. Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (7) 2 Matches Lost - 0 Sets Won & 4 Lost

2021 WTA FINALS - DAY 7 :
AKRON Tennis Stadium, Guadalajara (Mexico) :

SINGLES - RESULTS SEMIFINALS :

Garbiñe Muguruza (6) def. Paula Badosa Gibert (7) 6-3, 6-3
Anett Kontaveit (8) def. Maria Sakkari (4) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3

DOUBLES - RESULTS SEMIFINALS :

Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (1) def. Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Demi Schuurs (4) 3-6, 6-3, 10-6 (Long Tie-break)

Su-Wei Hsieh / Elise Mertens (3) def. Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (2) 6-2, 6-2