Tennis in General - Results and Comments

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1000 Rome : Novak Djokovic (1) won his 87th ATP tournament in career (38th ATP Masters 1000 and sixth in Rome), defeating
Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) 6-0, 7-6 (5)

WTA 1000 Rome : Iga Swiatek (1) won her 8th WTA tournament in career (fifth WTA 1000, third on red clay and second consecutive in Rome), defeating
Ons Jabeur (9) 6-2, 6-2

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Geneva (Switzerland), 15-21 May : "2022 Gonet Geneva Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 534.555
Surface : Red Clay

Lyon (France), 15-21 May : "2022 Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 534.555
Surface : Red Clay

Rabat (Morocco), 15-21 May : "2022 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 251.750
Surface : Red Clay

Strasbourg (France), 15-21 May : "2022 Internationaux de Strasbourg"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 251.750
Surface : Red Clay

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1000 Rome : S. Tsitsipas (4) def. A. Zverev (2) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
N. Djokovic (1) def. C. Ruud (5) 6-4, 6-3

WTA 1000 Rome : I. Swiatek (1) def. A. Sabalenka (3) 6-2, 6-1
O. Jabeur (9) def. D. Kasatkina 6-4, 1-6, 7-5

RANKINGS AT MAY 9TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 8.260 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 7.990 points
3. Alexander Zverev GER 7.020 points
4. Rafael Nadal ESP 6.435 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.750 points
6. (9.) Carlos Alcaraz ESP 4.773 points
7. (8.) Andrey Rublev RUS 4.115 points
8. (6.) Matteo Berrettini ITA 3.895 points
9. (10.) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.760 points
10. (7.) Casper Ruud NOR 3.760 points
11. Cameron Norrie GBR 3.380 points
12. (14.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.130 points
13. (12.) Jannik Sinner ITA 3.060 points
14. (13.) Taylor Fritz USA 2.965 points
15. Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.760 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 7.061 points
2. (3.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 5.011 points
3. (2.) Paula Badosa Gibert ESP 4.720 points
4. (5.) Maria Sakkari GRE 4.596 points
5. (6.) Anett Kontaveit EST 4.446 points
6. (7.) Karolina Pliskova CZE 4.152 points
7. (10.) Ons Jabeur TUN 3.895 points
8. (4.) Aryna Sabalenka BLR 3.721 points
9. (8.) Danielle Rose Collins USA 3.211 points
10. (9.) Garbine Muguruza ESP 3.135 points
11. (14.) Jessica Pegula USA 3.040 points
12. (11.) Emma Raducanu GBR 2.914 points
13. (12.) Jelena Ostapenko LAT 2.725 points
14. (13.) Belinda Bencic SUI 2.466 points
15. (16.) Cori Gauff USA 2.410 points

ATP FINAL OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1000 Madrid : Carlos Alcaraz (7) won his fifth WTA tournament in career (second ATP Masters 100 and fourth on red clay), defeating
Alexander Zverev (2) 6-3, 6-1

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Rome (Italy), 8-15 May : "2022 Internazionali BNL d' Italia"
Categories : ATP Tour Masters 1000 & WTA 1000 (Non-mandatory)
Prize Money : € 5.415.410 (ATP) & $ 2.527.250 (WTA)
Surface : Red Clay

ATP SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1000 Madrid : C. Alcaraz (7) def. N. Djokovic (1) 6-7 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (5)
A. Zverev (2) def. S. Tsitsipas (4) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2

WTA FINAL OF THE WEEK :

WTA 1000 Madrid : Ons Jabeur (8) won her second WTA tournament in career (first WTA 1000 and on red clay), defeating
Jessica Pegula (12) 7-5, 0-6, 6-2

WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

WTA 1000 Madrid : O. Jabeur (8) def. E. Alexandrova (q) 6-2, 6-3
J. Pegula (12) def. J. B. Teichmann 6-3, 6-4

RANKING AT MAY 2ND :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 8.400 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 8.080 points
3. Alexander Zverev GER 7.420 points
4. Rafael Nadal ESP 6.435 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.690 points
6. Matteo Berrettini ITA 4.495 points
7. Casper Ruud NOR 4.110 points
8. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.025 points
9. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 3.818 points
10. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.625 points
11. Cameron Norrie GBR 3.335 points
12. Jannik Sinner ITA 3.015 points
13. Taylor Fritz USA 3.010 points
14. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.008 points
15. Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.805 points

The WTA ranking will be updated again next week, after the end of the WTA 1000 "Mutua Madrid Open"

ATP FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Munich : Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (wc) won his first ATP tournament in career, defeating Botic Van De Zandschulp (8) 3-4 ret. (Chest Problem)

ATP 250 Estoril : Sebastian Baez won his first ATP tournament in career, defeating Frances Tiafoe (5) 6-3, 6-2

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Madrid (Spain), 28 April - 8 May : "2022 Mutua Madrid Open"
Categories : ATP Tour Masters 1000 & WTA 1000 (Mandatory)
Prize Money : € 6.744.165 (ATP) & $ 6.575.560 (WTA)
Surface : Red Clay

ATP SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Munich : B. Van De Zandschulp (8) def. M. Kecmanovic (7) 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4
H. V. N. Rune (wc) def. O. Otte 6-4, 6-4

ATP 250 Estoril : S. Baez def. A. Ramos-Vinolas (6) 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-0
F. Tiafoe (5) def. S. Korda (8) 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4

2022 DAVIS CUP FINALS GROUP STAGE DRAW :

Group A ("Unipol Arena" - Bologna, Italy) : Croatia (1) - ITALY (7 - Host) - Argentina (12) - Sweden (13).

Group B ("Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís" - Valencia, Spain) : Spain (2 - Host) - Canada (6 - wc) - Serbia (11) - Korea Republic (16).

Group C ("Am Rothenbaum" - Hamburg, Germany) : France (3) - Germany (5 - Host) - Belgium (10) - Australia (14).

Group D ("Emirates Arena" - Glasgow, Great Britain) : USA (4) - Great Britain (8 - Host - wc) - Kazakhstan (9) - Netherlands (15).

Group Stage : 14-18 September
Knockout Stage : 21-27 November

RANKINGS AT APRIL 25TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 8.400 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 8.080 points
3. Alexander Zverev GER 7.465 points
4. Rafael Nadal ESP 6.435 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.770 points
6. Matteo Berrettini ITA 4.570 points
7. Casper Ruud NOR 4.110 points
8. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.025 points
9. (11.) Carlos Alcaraz ESP 3.827 points
10. (9.) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.625 points
11. (10.) Cameron Norrie GBR 3.440 points
12. Jannik Sinner ITA 3.029 points
13. Taylor Fritz USA 3.010 points
14. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.008 points
15. Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.805 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 7.181 points
2. (3.) Paula Badosa Gibert ESP 5.045 points
3. (2.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 5.043 points
4. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 4.711 points
5. Maria Sakkari GRE 4.651 points
6. Anett Kontaveit EST 4.511 points
7. Karolina Pliskova CZE 4.207 points
8. Danielle Rose Collins USA 3.151 points
9. Garbine Muguruza ESP 3.070 points
10. Ons Jabeur TUN 3.015 points
11. (12.) Emma Raducanu GBR 2.797 points
12. (11.) Jelena Ostapenko LAT 2.780 points
13. Belinda Bencic SUI 2.561 points
14. Jessica Pegula USA 2.510 points
15. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 2.472 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Barcelona Semifinals : P. Carreno Busta (8) def. D. Schwartzman (6) 6-3, 6-4
C. Alcaraz (5) def. A. De Minaur (10) 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-4
Final : Carlos Alcaraz (5) won his fourth ATP tournament in career (second ATP 500 and third on red clay), defeating
Pablo Carreno Busta (8) 6-3, 6-2

ATP 250 Belgrade : Andrey Rublev (2) won his 11th ATP tournament in career (6th ATP 250 and third on red clay), defeating
Novak Djokovic (1) 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-0

WTA 500 Stuttgart : Iga Swiatek (1) won her 7th WTA tournament in career (fourth this season, second WTA 500 and third on red clay), defeating
Aryna Sabalenka (3) 6-2, 6-2

WTA 250 Istanbul : Anastasia Potapova won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Veronika Kudermetova (3) 6-3, 6-1

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Munich (Germany), 25 April - 1 May : "2022 Bavarian International Tennis Championships"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 597.900
Surface : Red Clay

Cascais (Portugal), 25 April - 1 May : "2022 Millennium Estoril Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 534.555
Surface : Red Clay

Madrid (Spain), 28 April - 7 May : "2022 Mutua Madrid Open"
Category : WTA 1000 (Mandatory)
Prize Money : $ 6.575.560
Surface : Red Clay

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Barcelona : D. Schwartzman (6) vs P. Carreno Busta (8) suspended due to rain (score 2-2) and postponed to tomorrow
C. Alcaraz (5) vs A. De Minaur (10) suspended due to rain (score 2-2) and postponed to tomorrow

ATP 250 Belgrade : N. Djokovic (1) def. K. Khachanov (3) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
A. Rublev (2) def. F. Fognini (6) 6-2, 6-2

WTA 500 Stuttgart : A. Sabalenka (3) def. P. Badosa Gibert (2) 7-6 (5), 6-4
I. Swiatek (1) def. L. Samsonova 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5

WTA 250 Istanbul : A. Potapova def. Y. Putintseva 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
V. Kudermetova (3) def. S. Cirstea (2) 6-3, 6-3

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