Tennis in General - Results and Comments

2022 WTA FINALS - DAY 3 :
"Dickies Arena", Forth Worth (United States) :

Singles - "Nancy Richey" Group - Matchday 2 : Ons Jabeur (2) def. Jessica Pegula (3) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
Maria Sakkari (5) def. Aryna Sabalenka (7) 6-2, 6-4

STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 2 :

1. Maria Sakkari (5) 2 Matches Won - 4 Sets Won & 0 Lost Already Qualified for Semifinals
2. Aryna Sabalenka (7) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 2 Sets Won & 3 Lost
3. Ons Jabeur (2) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 3 Sets Won & 3 Lost
4. Jessica Pegula (3) 2 Matches Lost - 1 Set Won & 4 Lost

Doubles - "Rosie Casals" Group - Matchday 2 : Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (1) def. Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan (6) 6-3, 6-3
Desirae Krawczyk / Demi Schuurs (8) def. Cori Gauff / Jessica Pegula (3) 3-6, 6-0, 10-5 (Match Tie-break)

STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 2 :

1. Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (1) 2 Matches Won - 4 Sets Won & 0 Lost Already Qualified for Semifinals
2. Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan (6) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 2 Sets Won & 3 Lost
3. Desirae Krawczyk / Demi Schuurs (8) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 2 Sets Won & 3 Lost
4. Cori Gauff / Jessica Pegula (3) 2 Matches Lost - 2 Sets Won & 4 Lost Already Eliminated

2022 WTA FINALS - DAY 2 :
"Dickies Arena", Forth Worth (United States) :

Singles - "Tracy Austin" Group - Matchday 1 : Iga Świątek (1) def. Daria Kasatkina (8) 6-2, 6-3
Caroline Garcia (6) def. Cori Gauff (4) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles - "Pam Shriver" Group - Matchday 1 :
Veronika Kudermetova / Elise Mertens (4) def. Lyudmyla Kichenok / Jeļena Ostapenko (5) 3-6, 6-1, 10-6 (Match Tie-break)
Anna Danilina / Beatriz Haddad Maia (7) def. Gabriela Dabrowski / Giuliana Olmos (2) 7-5, 6-0

2022 WTA FINALS - DAY 1 :
"Dickies Arena", Forth Worth (United States) :

Singles - "Nancy Richey" Group - Matchday 1 : Maria Sakkari (5) def. Jessica Pegula (3) 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4)
Aryna Sabalenka (7) def. Ons Jabeur (2) 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5

Doubles - "Rosie Casals" Group - Matchday 1 : Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (1) def. Desirae Krawczyk / Demi Schuurs (8) 6-4, 6-3
Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan (6) def. Cori Gauff / Jessica Pegula (3) 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 (Match Tie-break)

RANKINGS AT OCTOBER 31ST :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 6.730 points
2. Rafael Nadal ESP 5.810 points
3. (4.) Daniil Medvedev RUS 5.655 points
4. (3.) Casper Ruud NOR 5.510 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.035 points
6. Alexander Zverev GER 4.360 points
7. Novak Djokovic SRB 4.320 points
8. (9.) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.725 points
9. (8.) Andrey Rublev RUS 3.685 points
10. (11.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.220 points
11. (10.) Taylor Fritz USA 3.090 points
12. Jannik Sinner ITA 2.610 points
13. Cameron Norrie GBR 2.490 points
14. (15.) Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 2.450 points
15. (14.) Matteo Berrettini ITA 2.375 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 10.335 points
2. Ons Jabeur TUN 4.555 points
3. Jessica Pegula USA 4.316 points
4. Cori Gauff USA 3.271 points
5. Maria Sakkari GRE 3.121 points
6. Caroline Garcia FRA 3.000 points
7. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 2.970 points
8. Daria Kasatkina RUS 2.935 points
9. Veronika Kudermetova RUS 2.795 points
10. Simona Halep ROU 2.661 points
11. Madison Keys USA 2.417 points
12. Paula Badosa Gibert ESP 2.371 points
13. Belinda Bencic SUI 2.365 points
14. Danielle Rose Collins USA 2.292 points
15. Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 2.215 points

ATP FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Basel : Felix Auger-Aliassime (3) won his fourth ATP tournament in career (all on hard indoor, second ATP 500 and third consecutive), defeating
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune 6-3, 7-5

ATP 500 Wien : Daniil Medvedev (1) won his 15th ATP tournament in career (second ATP 500 and 7th on hard indoor), defeating
Denis Shapovalov 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Paris (France), 31 October - 6 November : "2022 Rolex Paris Masters"
Category : ATP Tour Masters 1.000
Prize Money : € 5.415.410
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Forth Worth (United States), 31 October - 7 November : "2022 WTA Finals"
Category : Year-end Master
Prize Money : $ 5.000.000
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Qualified Players :

Singles - Group "Tracy Austin" : Iga Świątek (POL, 1) - Cori Gauff (USA, 4) - Caroline Garcia (FRA, 6) - Daria Kasatkina (RUS, 8)

Singles - Group "Nancy Richey" : Ons Jabeur (TUN, 2) - Jessica Pegula (USA, 3) - Maria Sakkari (GRE, 5) - Aryna Sabalenka (BLR, 7)

Singles - Alternates : Veronika Kudermetova (RUS, 9) - Madison Keys (USA, 10)

Doubles - Group "Rosie Casals" : Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková (CZE, 1) - Cori Gauff / Jessica Pegula (USA, 3) - Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN, 6) Desirae Krawczyk (USA, 8) / Demi Schuurs (NED, 8)

Doubles - Group "Pam Shriver" : Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN, 2) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX, 2) - Veronika Kudermetova (RUS, 4) / Elise Mertens (BEL, 4) -
Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR, 5) / Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT, 5) - Anna Danilina (KAZ, 7) / Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA, 7)

Doubles - Alternates : Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA, 9) / Ellen Perez (AUS, 9) - Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA, 10)

ATP SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Basel : F. Auger-Aliassime (3) def. C. Alcaraz (1) 6-3, 6-2
H. V. N. Rune def. R. Bautista-Agut (6) 7-6 (1), 7-6 (6)

ATP 500 Wien : D. Medvedev (1) def. G. Dimitrov 6-4, 6-2
D. Shapovalov def. Borna Coric 7-6 (4), 6-0

The world’s best players will unite to compete side by side at the United Cup, a stunning new team event set to launch the global tennis season in 2023. The United Cup, an ATP-WTA event presented in partnership with Tennis Australia, will showcase equality at the highest level of the sport, with mixed teams from 18 countries competing across Brisbane, Perth and Sydney over 11 days, from Thursday 29 December to Sunday 8 January 2023. The power and passion of team competition will come to life as the players unite to represent their countries with national pride and USD $15 million in prize money on the line. In a world first for a mixed team event, 500 Pepperstone ATP Rankings and WTA rankings points are also up for grabs. The first 12 countries will qualify via the six highest-ranked No. 1 players that enter, on both the ATP Tour and Hologic WTA Tour. The remaining six countries will qualify according to the best combined ranking of their respective No. 1 men’s and women’s players. Teams will feature three to four players from each Tour. Each city will host two groups of three countries, competing in a round-robin format, with ties comprising two ATP and two WTA singles matches, and one mixed doubles match. Each City Final winner will advance to the United Cup Final Four in Sydney (6-8 January), with the next best performing team from the group stages completing the quartet. The draw will take place Thursday 10 November. Tickets for the United Cup go on sale on Friday 11 November. Brisbane (Pat Rafter Arena), Perth (RAC Arena) and Sydney (Ken Rosewall Arena) will host the group stage from Thursday 29 December to Wednesday 4 January 2023. In parallel, the ATP has announced the relocation of the Sofia ATP 250 tournament license : from 2023, the event will be staged in Australia in Week 1 of the season alongside the United Cup, providing additional playing opportunities in the swing ahead of the Australian Open. In addition, the Belgrade ATP 250 tournament, scheduled for April 2023, will relocate to Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

RANKINGS AT OCTOBER 24TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 6.730 points
2. Rafael Nadal ESP 5.810 points
3. Casper Ruud NOR 5.600 points
4. Daniil Medvedev RUS 5.155 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.035 points
6. Alexander Zverev GER 4.860 points
7. Novak Djokovic SRB 4.320 points
8. Andrey Rublev RUS 3.685 points
9. (10.) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.315 points
10. (9.) Taylor Fritz USA 3.195 points
11. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.130 points
12. Jannik Sinner ITA 2.700 points
13. (14.) Cameron Norrie GBR 2.490 points
14. (16.) Matteo Berrettini ITA 2.465 points
15. Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 2.405 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 10.335 points
2. Ons Jabeur TUN 4.555 points
3. (5.) Jessica Pegula USA 4.316 points
4. (7.) Cori Gauff USA 3.271 points
5. (6.) Maria Sakkari GRE 3.121 points
6. (10.) Caroline Garcia FRA 3.000 points
7. (4.) Aryna Sabalenka BLR 2.970 points
8. (11.) Daria Kasatkina RUS 2.935 points
9. (12.) Veronika Kudermetova RUS 2.795 points
10. (9.) Simona Halep ROU 2.661 points
11. (15.) Madison Keys USA 2.417 points
12. (8.) Paula Badosa Gibert ESP 2.371 points
13. (14.) Belinda Bencic SUI 2.365 points
14. (16.) Danielle Rose Collins USA 2.292 points
15. (18.) Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 2.215 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Naples : Lorenzo Musetti (4) won his second ATP tournament in career (first ATP 250 and on hard), defeating
Matteo Berrettini (2, wc) 7-6 (5), 6-2

ATP 250 Antwerp : Felix Auger-Aliassime (2) won his third ATP tournament in career (second ATP 250 and on hard indoor), defeating
Sebastian Korda 6-3, 6-4

ATP 250 Stockholm : Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (7) won his second ATP tournament in career (both ATP 250 and first on hard indoor), defeating
Stefanos Tsitsipas (1) 6-4, 6-4

WTA 1.000 Guadalajara : Jessica Pegula (3) won her second WTA tournament in career (both on hard and first WTA 1.000), defeating
Maria Sakkari (4) 6-2, 6-3

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Basel (Switzerland), 24-30 October : "2022 Swiss Indoors"
Category : ATP Tour 500
Prize Money : € 2.276.105
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Wien (Austria), 24-30 October : "2022 Erste Bank Open"
Category : ATP Tour 500
Prize Money : € 2.489.935
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

No WTA tournaments are scheduled for next week

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Naples : M. Berrettini (2, wc) def. M. McDonald 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3
L. Musetti (4) def. M. Kecmanovic (5) 6-3, 6-4

ATP 250 Antwerp : S. Korda def. D. Thiem (PR) 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (4)
F. Auger-Aliassime (2) def. R. Gasquet 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3)

ATP 250 Stockholm : H. V. N. Rune (7) def. A. De Minaur (5) 4-6, 7-6 (1), 7-5
S. Tsitsipas (1) def. E. Ruusuvuori 6-2, 6-2

WTA 1.000 Guadalajara : J. Pegula (3) def. V. Azarenka 7-6 (3), 6-1
M. Sakkari (4) def. M. Bouzkova 7-5, 6-4

RANKINGS AT OCTOBER 17TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 6.730 points
2. Rafael Nadal ESP 5.810 points
3. Casper Ruud NOR 5.600 points
4. Daniil Medvedev RUS 5.155 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 4.930 points
6. Alexander Zverev GER 4.860 points
7. Novak Djokovic SRB 4.320 points
8. (9.) Andrey Rublev RUS 3.685 points
9. (8.) Taylor Fritz USA 3.195 points
10. (13.) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.155 points
11. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.085 points
12. Jannik Sinner ITA 2.950 points
13. (14.) Marin Cilic CRO 2.540 points
14. (10.) Cameron Norrie GBR 2.490 points
15. Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 2.360 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 10.835 points
2. Ons Jabeur TUN 4.555 points
3. Anett Kontaveit EST 3.796 points
4. (5.) Aryna Sabalenka BLR 3.515 points
5. (6.) Jessica Pegula USA 3.417 points
6. (7.) Maria Sakkari GRE 3.346 points
7. (8.) Cori Gauff USA 3.082 points
8. (4.) Paula Badosa Gibert ESP 3.010 points
9. Simona Halep ROU 2.960 points
10. Caroline Garcia FRA 2.924 points
11. Daria Kasatkina RUS 2.885 points
12. Veronika Kudermetova RUS 2.606 points
13. Garbine Muguruza ESP 2.397 points
14. (15.) Belinda Bencic SUI 2.360 points
15. (18.) Madison Keys USA 2.313 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Florence : Felix Auger-Aliassime (1) won his second ATP tournament in career (both on hard indoor and first ATP 250), defeating
Jeffrey John Wolf 6-4, 6-4

ATP 250 Gijon : Andrey Rublev (1) won his 12th ATP tournamemt in career (7th ATP 250 and sixth on hard indoor), defeating
Sebastian Korda 6-2, 6-3

WTA 500 San Diego : Iga Swiatek (1) won her 11th WTA tournament in career (third WTA 500 and sixth on hard), defeating
Donna Vekic 6-3, 3-6, 6-0

WTA 250 Cluj-Napoca : Anna Blinkova (q) won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 3-6, 6-2

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Antwerp (Belgium), 17-23 October : "2022 European Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 725.540
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Stockholm (Sweden), 17-23 October : "2022 Stockholm Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 725.540
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Naples (Italy), 17-23 October : "2022 Tennis Napoli Cup by Banca di Credito Popolare"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 612.000
Surface : Hard

Guadalajara (Mexico), 17-23 October : "2022 Guadalajara Open Akron"
Category : WTA 1.000 (Non-mandatory)
Prize Money : $ 2.527.250
Surface : Hard

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Florence : J. J. Wolf def. M. Ymer (q) 6-4, 6-4
F. Auger-Aliassime (1) def. L. Musetti (3) 6-2, 6-3

ATP 250 Gijon : A. Rublev (1) def. D. Thiem (PR) 6-4, 6-4
S. Korda def. A. Rinderknech 7-6 (2), 6-3

WTA 500 San Diego : I. Swiatek (1) def. J. Pegula (4) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
D. Vekic (q) D. R. Collins 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (2)

WTA 250 Cluj-Napoca : A. Blinkova (q) def. A. Potapova (4) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
J. Paolini def. Xiy. Wang (7) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3

RANKINGS AT OCTOBER 10TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 6.740 points
2. Rafael Nadal ESP 5.810 points
3. Casper Ruud NOR 5.645 points
4. Daniil Medvedev RUS 5.245 points
5. (6.) Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.065 points
6. (5.) Alexander Zverev GER 5.040 points
7. Novak Djokovic SRB 4.320 points
8. (11.) Taylor Fritz USA 3.510 points
9. Andrey Rublev RUS 3.480 points
10. (8.) Cameron Norrie GBR 3.445 points
11. (10.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.265 points
12. Jannik Sinner ITA 3.040 points
13. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 2.950 points
14. Marin Cilic CRO 2.540 points
15. Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 2.360 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 10.485 points
2. Ons Jabeur TUN 4.885 points
3. Anett Kontaveit EST 4.010 points
4. Paula Badosa Gibert ESP 3.934 points
5. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 3.470 points
6. Jessica Pegula USA 3.447 points
7. Maria Sakkari GRE 3.355 points
8. Cori Gauff USA 3.047 points
9. Simona Halep ROU 3.025 points
10. Caroline Garcia FRA 2.930 points
11. Daria Kasatkina RUS 2.895 points
12. Veronika Kudermetova RUS 2.571 points
13. Garbine Muguruza ESP 2.406 points
14. (23.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 2.371 points
15. (14.) Belinda Bencic SUI 2.305 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Tokyo : Taylor Fritz (3) won his fourth ATP tournament in career (first ATP 500 and second on hard), defeating
Frances Tiafoe (4) 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2)

ATP 500 Astana : Novak Djokovic (4) won his 90th ATP tournament in career (15th ATP 500 and 16th on hard indoor), defeating
Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) 6-3, 6-4

WTA 500 Ostrava : Barbora Krejcikova won her fifth WTA tournament in career (first WTA 500 and second on hard indoor), defeating
Iga Swiatek (1) 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-3

WTA 250 Monastir : Elise Mertens (5) won her 7th WTA tournament in career (first WTA 250 and fifth on hard), defeating
Alizè Cornet (3) 6-2, 6-0

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Florence (Italy), 10-16 October : "2022 UniCredit Firenze Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 725.540
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Gijon (Spain), 10-16 October : "2022 Gijon Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 612.000
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

San Diego (United States), 10-16 October : "2022 San Diego Open"
Category : WTA 500
Prize Money : $ 757.900
Surface : Hard

Cluj-Napoca (Romania), 10-16 October : "2022 Transylvania Open by Verdino"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 251.750
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Tokyo : F. Tiafoe (4) def. S. Kwon 6-2, 0-6, 6-4
T. Fritz (3) def. D. Shapovalov (7) 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3

ATP 500 Astana : S. Tsitsipas (3) def. A. Rublev (5) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
N. Djokovic (4) def. D. Medvedev (2) 4-6, 7-6 (6) ret. (Adductor Injury)

WTA 500 Ostrava : B. Krejcikova def. E. Rybakina 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4
I. Swiatek (1) def. E. Alexandrova 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-4

WTA 250 Monastir : A. Cornet (3) def. V. Kudermetova (2) 6-4, 6-3
E. Mertens (5) def. C. Liu 6-4, 6-0