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2023 NEOM NEXT GENERATION ATP FINALS (TOURNAMENT WITH EXPERIMENTAL RULES) - DAY 2 :
"King Abdullah Sports City", Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) :

"Green" Group - Matchday 2 : Dominic Stricker (3) def. Luca Nardi (7) 4-1, 4-1, 4-2
Arthur Fils (1) def. Flavio Cobolli (5) 4-1, 4-2, 4-2

STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 2 :

1. Arthur Fils (1) 2 Matches Won - 6 Sets Won & 2 Lost
2. Flavio Cobolli (5) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 3 Sets Won & 4 Lost
3. Dominic Stricker (3) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 4 Sets Won & 3 Lost
4. Luca Nardi (7) 2 Matches Lost - 2 Sets Won & 6 Lost

"Red" Group - Matchday 2 : Abdullah Shelbayh (8, wc) def. Alex Michelsen (4) 4-2, 1-4, 4-0, 4-0
Hamad Medjedovic (6) def. Luca Van Assche (2) 4-2, 2-4, 4-3 (7), 4-1

STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 2 :

1. Hamad Medjedovic (6) 2 Matches Won - 6 Sets Won & 3 Lost
2. Luca Van Assche (2) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 4 Sets Won & 4 Lost
3. Abdullah Shelbayh (8, wc) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 4 Sets Won & 4 Lost
4. Alex Michelsen (4) 2 Matches Lost - 3 Sets Won & 6 Lost

2023 NEOM NEXT GENERATION ATP FINALS (TOURNAMENT WITH EXPERIMENTAL RULES) - DAY 1 :
"King Abdullah Sports City", Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) :

"Green" Group - Matchday 1 : Arthur Fils (1) def. Luca Nardi (7) 2-4, 4-3 (6), 4-2, 1-4, 4-2
Flavio Cobolli (5) def. Dominic Stricker (3) 4-2, 3-4 (7), 4-1, 4-2

STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 1 :

1. Flavio Cobolli (5) 1 Match Won - 3 Sets Won & 1 Lost
2. Arthur Fils (1) 1 Match Won - 3 Sets Won & 2 Lost
3. Luca Nardi (7) 1 Match Lost - 2 Sets Won & 3 Lost
4. Dominic Stricker (3) 1 Match Lost - 1 Set Won & 3 Lost

"Red" Group - Matchday 1 : Luca Van Assche (2) def. Abdullah Shelbayh (8, wc) 4-3 (5), 3-4 (5), 4-1, 4-1
Hamad Medjedovic (6) def. Alex Michelsen (4) 4-2, 4-3 (3), 3-4 (3), 3-4 (5), 4-3 (4)

STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 1 :

1. Luca Van Assche (2) 1 Match Won - 3 Sets Won & 1 Lost
2. Hamad Medjedovic (6) 1 Match Won - 3 Sets Won & 2 Lost
3. Alex Michelsen (4) 1 Match Lost - 2 Sets Won & 3 Lost
4. Abdullah Shelbayh (8, wc) 1 Match Lost - 1 Set Won & 3 Lost

ATP & WTA RANKING AT NOVEMBER 27TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 11.245 points
2. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 8.855 points
3. Daniil Medvedev RUS 7.600 points
4. Jannik Sinner ITA 6.490 points
5. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.805 points
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 4.235 points
7. Alexander Zverev GER 3.985 points
8. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 3.660 points
9. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.245 points
10. Taylor Fritz USA 3.100 points
11. Casper Ruud NOR 2.825 points
12. Alex De Minaur AUS 2.740 points
13. Tommy Paul USA 2.665 points
14. Grigor Dimitrov BUL 2.570 points
15. Karen Khachanov RUS 2.520 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 9.295 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 9.050 points
3. Cori Gauff USA 6.580 points
4. Elena Rybakina KAZ 6.365 points
5. Jessica Pegula USA 5.975 points
6. Ons Jabeur TUN 4.195 points
7. Marketa Vondrousova CZE 4.075 points
8. Karolina Muchova CZE 3.651 points
9. Maria Sakkari GRE 3.620 points
10. Barbora Krejcikova CZE 2.880 points
11. Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 2.855 points
12. Madison Keys USA 2.816 points
13. Jelena Ostapenko LAT 2.720 points
14. Petra Kvitova CZE 2.660 points
15. Qinwen Zheng CHN 2.660 points

2023 DAVIS CUP BY RAKUTEN FINALS :
"Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena", Malaga (Spain), 21-26 November :

Result Final : Australia (2) 0 - ITALY (wc) 2
M. Arnaldi (ITA) def. A. Popyrin (AUS) 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
J. Sinner (ITA) def. A. De Minaur (AUS) 6-3, 6-0
M. Ebden / M. Purcell (AUS) vs S. Bolelli / L. Sonego (ITA) Not Played

ITALY (wc) win the 2023 Davis Cup, the second in the history of the team

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2024 DAVIS CUP BY RAKUTEN QUALIFIERS DRAW :

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2024 BILLIE JEAN KING CUP QUALIFIERS DRAW :

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2023 DAVIS CUP BY RAKUTEN FINALS :
"Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena", Malaga (Spain), 21-26 November :

Result Second Semifinal : ITALY (wc) 2 - Serbia 1
M. Kecmanovic (SRB) def. L. Musetti (ITA) 6-7 (7), 6-2, 6-1
J. Sinner (ITA) def. N. Djokovic (SRB) 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
J. Sinner / L. Sonego (ITA) def. N. Djokovic / M. Kecmanovic (SRB) 6-3, 6-4

ITALY (wc) advance to the Final and tomorrow they will face AUSTRALIA (2)

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), 28 November - 2 December : "2023 Next Generation ATP Finals presented by NEOM"
Category : Year-end Under-21 Master with special rules
Prize Money : $ 2.000.000
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

"Green" Group : Arthur Fils (FRA, 1) - Dominic Stricker (SUI, 3) - Flavio Cobolli (ITA, 5) - Luca Nardi (ITA, 7).

"Red" Group : Luca Van Assche (FRA, 2) - Alex Michelsen (USA, 4) - Hamad Medjedovic (SRB, 6) - Abdullah Shelbayh (JOR, 8, wc).

Alternates : Luciano Darderi (ITA, 9) & Arthur Cazaux (FRA, 10).

Rules & Innovations : 1. No on-court warm-up : Matches will start immediately after the coin toss, with a separate practice court available for warm-ups.

2. Shot-Clock Reductions : A new maximum of eight seconds will be introduced between first and second serves. This also applies after a let on first or second serve. As in previous editions, time between points will be reduced from 25 to 15 seconds if the previous point includes fewer than three shots.

3. Wearables : Players will be able to track and visualise biometric data during matches via wearable devices – providing a comprehensive overview of their physical performance and stress responses.

4. Insights : A new Physicality Index, developed by Tennis Data Innovations and Kinexon, will capture physical exertion through player and ball-tracking technology. Existing TDI insights such as Shot Quality will be leveraged in stadium for the first time.

5. In-match analytics : The newly launched Tennis IQ platform will be available to coaches sitting courtside along with data-tagged video footage, with match data updated in real time and visualised in stadium.

6. Basecamp: A new pre-event, off-court competition, Basecamp, will measure the skills and physicality of players through a series of tests, creating new ways for fans to analyse the game's rising stars.

7. Lower umpire chair to reduce the visual obstruction for fans in the arena. Live Electronic Line Calling remains in place on all line calls.

8. Simplified scoreboard for improved fan engagement and understanding.

9. Scoring format will be best of five tie-break sets. Each set will be first to four games with a tie-break played at 3-3. Games will be played using the No-Ad scoring format with the server choosing the service box (Continued from previous editions).

10. Free fan movement allowed in stadium, except behind the baselines (Continued from previous editions).

11. Reduced changeovers : No change of ends after the first game of a set. At the end of the set, players will sit down for 90 seconds (down from 120 seconds - Continued from previous editions).

2023 DAVIS CUP BY RAKUTEN FINALS :
"Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena", Malaga (Spain), 21-26 November :

Result First Semifinal : Finland 0 - Australia (2) 2
A. Popyrin (AUS) def. O. Virtanen (FIN) 7-6 (5), 6-2
A. De Minaur (AUS) def. E. Ruusuvuori (FIN) 6-4, 6-3
H. Heliovaara / P. Niklas-Salminen (FIN) vs M. Ebden / M. Purcell (AUS) Not Played

AUSTRALIA (2) advance to Final

2023 DAVIS CUP BY RAKUTEN FINALS :
"Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena", Malaga (Spain), 21-26 November :

Result Fourth Quarter-final : Serbia 2 - Great Britain 0
M. Kecmanovic (SRB) def. J. Draper (GBR) 7-6 (2), 7-6 (6)
N. Djokovic (SRB) def. C. Norrie (GBR) 6-4, 6-4
N. Djokovic / D. Lajovic (SRB) vs J. Salisbury / N. Skupski (GBR) Not Played

SERBIA advance to Semifinals, and, on Saturday, they will play against ITALY (wc)

2023 DAVIS CUP BY RAKUTEN FINALS :
"Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena", Malaga (Spain), 21-26 November :

Result Second Quarter-final : Czech Republic 1 - Australia (2) 2
T. Machac (CZE) def. J. Thompson (AUS) 6-4, 7-5
A. De Minaur (AUS) def. J. Lehecka (CZE) 4-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5
M. Ebden / M. Purcell (AUS) def. J. Lehecka / A. Pavlasek (CZE) 6-4, 7-5

AUSTRALIA (2) advance to Semifinals, and, on Friday, they will play against FINLAND

Result Third Quarter-final : ITALY (wc) 2 - Netherlands 1
B. Van De Zandschulp (NED) def. M. Arnaldi (ITA) 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-6 (7)
J. Sinner (ITA) def. T. Griekspoor (NED) 7-6 (3), 6-1
J. Sinner / L. Sonego (ITA) def. T. Griekspoor / W. Koolhof (NED) 6-3, 6-4

ITALY (wc) advance to Semifinals

2023 DAVIS CUP BY RAKUTEN FINALS :
"Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena", Malaga (Spain), 21-26 November :

Result First Quarter-final : Canada (1) 1 - Finland 2
M. Raonic (CAN) def. P. Kaukovalta (FIN) 6-3, 7-5
O. Virtanen (FIN) def. G. Diallo (CAN) 6-4, 7-5
H. Heliovaara / O. Virtanen (FIN) def. A. Galarneau / V. Pospisil (CAN) 7-5, 6-3

FINLAND advance to Semifinals

ATP & WTA RANKING AT NOVEMBER 20TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 11.245 points
2. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 8.855 points
3. Daniil Medvedev RUS 7.600 points
4. Jannik Sinner ITA 6.490 points
5. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.805 points
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 4.235 points
7. Alexander Zverev GER 3.985 points
8. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 3.660 points
9. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.245 points
10. Taylor Fritz USA 3.100 points
11. Casper Ruud NOR 2.825 points
12. Alex De Minaur AUS 2.740 points
13. Tommy Paul USA 2.665 points
14. Grigor Dimitrov BUL 2.570 points
15. Karen Khachanov RUS 2.520 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 9.295 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 9.050 points
3. Cori Gauff USA 6.580 points
4. Elena Rybakina KAZ 6.365 points
5. Jessica Pegula USA 5.975 points
6. Ons Jabeur TUN 4.195 points
7. Marketa Vondrousova CZE 4.075 points
8. Karolina Muchova CZE 3.651 points
9. Maria Sakkari GRE 3.620 points
10. Barbora Krejcikova CZE 2.880 points
11. Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 2.855 points
12. Madison Keys USA 2.816 points
13. Jelena Ostapenko LAT 2.720 points
14. Petra Kvitova CZE 2.660 points
15. Qinwen Zheng CHN 2.660 points

2023 NITTO ATP FINALS - DAY 8 (LAST) :
"Pala Alpitour", Turin (Italy) :

Singles - Final : Novak Djokovic (1) won his 98th ATP tournament in career (7th Year-end Master, second consecutive, 19th on hard indoor and
7th title of 2023), defeating Jannik Sinner (4) 6-3, 6-3

In the first set, the Serbian broke the Italian in the fourth game, maintaining the lead without giving Sinner any chance of recovery until the final 6-3 after 38'; the second set opened with a partial of 10 points to 0 for the world's N° 1, who went 2-0, Sinner remained in his wake, saving 3 dangerous 0-3 break- points, but Djokovic didn' t give up, saving 2 consecutive 3-3 break-points and going first 4-2 and then 5-3, closing the match with another 6-3 thanks to a double fault by Sinner, who however can be satisfied for having played an extraordinary tournament and season, which suggest a bright future for him, while Djokovic adds another record to his fantastic palmarès, overtaking Roger Federer in the ranking of multiple winners of the ATP Finals and becoming the most titled ever of this tournament.

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Doubles - Final : Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (6) def. Marcel Granollers-Pujol / Horacio Zeballos (5) 6-3, 6-4

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NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Malaga (Spain), 21-26 November : "2023 Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals"
Category : 8 Team Competition
Prize Money : $ 15.000.000
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Quarter-finals Schedule : November 21st : Canada (1) vs Finland
November 22nd : Czech Republic vs Australia (2)
November 23rd : ITALY (wc) vs Netherlands & Serbia vs Great Britain
November 24th & 25th : Semifinals
November 26th : Final

2023 NITTO ATP FINALS - DAY 7 :
"Pala Alpitour", Turin (Italy) :

Singles - Semifinals : Jannik Sinner (4) def. Daniil Medvedev (3) 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-1
Novak Djokovic (1) def. Carlos Alcaraz (2) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles - Semifinals : Marcel Granollers-Pujol / Horacio Zeballos (5) def. Rohan Bopanna / Matthew Ebden (3) 7-5, 6-4
Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (6) def. Santiago Gonzalez / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (4) 7-6 (5), 3-6, 10-7 (Match Tie-break)

2023 NITTO ATP FINALS - DAY 6 :
"Pala Alpitour", Turin (Italy) :

Singles - "Red" Group - Matchday 3 (Last) : Carlos Alcaraz (2) def. Daniil Medvedev (3) 6-4, 6-4
Alexander Zverev (7) def. Andrey Rublev (5) 6-4, 6-4

FINAL STANDINGS :

1. Carlos Alcaraz (2) 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 5 Sets Won & 2 Lost Advance to Semifinals
2. Daniil Medvedev (3) 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 4 Sets Won & 2 Lost Advance to Semifinals
3. Alexander Zverev (7) 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 4 Sets Won & 3 Lost Eliminated
4. Andrey Rublev (5) 3 Matches Lost - 0 Sets Won & 6 Lost Eliminated

Doubles - "Red" Group - Matchday 3 (Last) : Rohan Bopanna / Matthew Ebden (3) def. Wesley Koolhof / Neal Skupski (2) 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (6) def. Rinky Hijikata / Jason Kubler (8) 5-7, 6-1, 10-2 (Match Tie-break)

FINAL STANDINGS :

1. Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (6) 3 Matches Won - 6 Sets Won & 2 Lost Advance to Semifinals
2. Rohan Bopanna / Matthew Ebden (3) 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 4 Sets Won & 2 Lost Advance to Semifinals
3. Wesley Koolhof / Neal Skupski (2) 1 Match Won & 2 Lost - 3 Sets Won & 4 Lost Eliminated
4. Rinky Hijikata / Jason Kubler (8) 3 Matches Lost - 1 Set Won & 6 Lost Eliminated

SEMIFINALS SCHEDULE :

Singles : Jannik Sinner (4) vs Daniil Medvedev (3)
Carlos Alcaraz (2) vs Novak Djokovic (1)

Doubles : Marcel Granollers-Pujol / Horacio Zeballos (5) vs Rohan Bopanna / Matthew Ebden (3)
Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (6) vs Santiago Gonzalez / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (4)

2023 NITTO ATP FINALS - DAY 5 :
"Pala Alpitour", Turin (Italy) :

Singles - "Green" Group - Matchday 3 (Last) : Novak Djokovic (1) def. Hubert Hurkacz (9) 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-1
Jannik Sinner (4) def. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (8) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4

STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 2 :

1. Jannik Sinner (4) 3 Matches Won - 6 Sets Won & 2 Lost Advance to Semifinals
2. Novak Djokovic (1) 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 5 Sets Won & 4 Lost Advance to Semifinals
3. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (8) 1 Match Won & 2 Lost - 4 Sets Won & 4 Lost Eliminated
4. Hubert Hurkacz (9) 1 Match Lost - 1 Set Won & 2 Lost Eliminated
Stefanos Tsitsipas (6) 2 Matches Lost - 0 Sets Won & 4 Lost Retired

Doubles - "Green" Group - Matchday 3 (Last) :
Santiago Gonzalez / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (4) def. Ivan Dodig / Austin Krajicek (1) 6-4, 3-6, 15-13 (Match Tie-break)
Marcel Granollers- Pujol / Horacio Zeballos (5) def. Maximo Gonzalez / Andres Molteni (7) 6-3, 6-4

FINAL STANDINGS :

1. Marcel Granollers-Pujol / Horacio Zeballos (5) 3 Matches Won - 6 Sets Won & 1 Lost Advance to Semifinals
2. Santiago Gonzalez / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (4) 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 5 Sets Won & 3 Lost Advance to Semifinals
3. Ivan Dodig / Austin Krajicek (1) 1 Match Won & 2 Lost - 3 Sets Won & 4 Lost Eliminated
4. Maximo Gonzalez / Andres Molteni (7) 3 Matches Lost - 0 Sets Won & 6 Lost Eliminated

2023 NITTO ATP FINALS - DAY 4 :
"Pala Alpitour", Turin (Italy) :

Singles - "Red" Group - Matchday 2 : Carlos Alcaraz (2) def. Andrey Rublev (5) 7-5, 6-2
Daniil Medvedev (3( def. Alexander Zverev (7) 7-6 (7), 6-4

STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 2 :

1. Daniil Medvedev (3) 2 Matches Won - 4 Sets Won & 0 Lost
2. Alexander Zverev (7) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 2 Sets Won & 3 Lost
3. Carlos Alcaraz (2) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 3 Sets Won & 2 Lost
4. Andrey Rublev (5) 2 Matches Lost - 0 Sets Won & 4 Lost

Doubles - "Red" Group - Matchday 2 : Rohan Bopanna / Matthew Ebden (3) def. Rinky Hijikata / Jason Kubler (8) 6-4, 6-4
Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (6) def. Wesley Koolhof / Neal Skupski (2) 6-3, 3-6, 10-7 (Match Tie-break)

STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 2 :

1. Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (6) 2 Matches Won - 4 Sets Won & 1 Lost
2. Wesley Koolhof / Neal Skupski (2) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 3 Sets Won & 2 Lost
3. Rohan Bopanna / Matthew Ebden (3) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 2 Sets Won & 2 Lost
4. Rinky Hijikata / Jason Kubler (8) 2 Matches Lost - 0 Sets Won & 4 Lost