Tennis in General - Results and Comments

2021 FRENCH OPEN - DAY 3 :
First Round Main Results :

Men' s Singles : N. Djokovic (1) def. T. Sandgren 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
R. Nadal (3) def. A. Popyrin 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (3)
J-L. Struff def. A. Rublev (7) 6-3, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 3-6, 6-4
M. Berrettini (9) def. T. Daniel (q) 6-0, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
D. Schwartzman (10) def. Y-H. Lu (PR) 6-2, 6-2, 6-3
G. Monfils (14) def. A. Ramos-Vinolas 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-4
A. Seppi def. F. Auger-Aliassime (20) 6-3, 7-6 (8), 4-6, 6-4
A. De Minaur (21) def. S. Travaglia 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
A. Karatsev (24) def. J. Brooksby (q) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
R. Berankis def. U. Humbert (29) 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
J. Duckworth def. S. Caruso 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2
M. Cecchinato def. Y. Uchiyama 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4

Women' s Singles : A. Barty (1) def. B. Pera 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
E. Svitolina (5) def. O. Babel (wc) 6-2, 7-5
Ka. Pliskova (9) def. D. Vekic 7-5, 6-4
J. Brady (13) def. A. Sevastova 6-3, 6-3
M. Sakkari (17) def. K. Zavatska (q) 6-4, 6-1
K. Muchova (18) def. A. Petkovic (SR) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
C. Gauff (24) def. A. Krunic (q) 7-6 (11), 6-4
O. Jabeur (25) def. Y. Putintseva 7-5, 6-2
A. Kontaveit (30) def. V. Golubic 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-0
E. Alexandrova (32) def. V. Williams 6-3, 6-1
J. Paolini def. S. Voegele (q) 7-5, 6-1

Petra Kvitova (N° 11 seeded) pulled out of the French Open because of an ankle injury suffered during media duties, according to her social media. Kvitova posted that she fell and hurt her ankle during "post-match press requirements" after her first-round victory. She called it "incredibly bad luck" and hoped to recover in time for the grass-court season.

2021 FRENCH OPEN - DAY 2 :
First Round Main Results :

Men' s Singles : D. Medvedev (2) def. A. Bublik 6-3, 6-3, 7-5
R. Federer (8) def. D. Istomin (q) 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
L. Musetti def. D. Goffin (13) 6-0, 7-5, 7-6 (3)
C. Ruud (15) def. B. Paire 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (4)
J. Sinner (18) def. P-H. Herbert 6-1, 4-6, 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-4
L. G. Harris def. L. Sonego (26) 7-5, 6-4, 6-4
N. Basilashvili (28) def. D. Lajovic 6-4, 6-3, 0-6, 6-2
T. Fritz (30) def. J. Sousa 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
J. Isner (31) def. S. Querrey 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4
R. Opelka (32) def. A. Martin 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
G. Mager def. P. Gojowczyk (LL) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5

Women' s Singles : S. Kenin (4) def. J. Ostapenko 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
T. Zidansek def. B. V. Andreescu (6) 6-7 (1), 7-6 (2), 9-7
S. Williams (7) def. I-C. Begu 7-6 (6), 6-2
I. Swiatek (8) def. K. Juvan 6-0, 7-5
B. Bencic (10) def. N. Podoroska 6-0, 6-3
M. Kostyuk def. G. Muguruza (12) 6-1, 6-4
E. Mertens (14) def. S. Sanders (q) 6-4, 6-1
P. Hercog def. K. Bertens (16) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
S. Cirstea def. J. Konta (19) 7-6 (5), 6-2
M. Vondrousova (20) def. K. Kanepi 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
C. Giorgi def. P. Martic (22) 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-4
J. Pegula (28) def. L. Zhu 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
M. Trevisan def. A. Van Uytvanck 7-5, 4-6, 6-4

World's N° 2 Naomi Osaka dropped out of the French Open one day after officials threatened to expel her from the season's second Grand Slam tournament if she continued to refuse to attend news conferences after her matches. The move was a dramatic turn in the high-stakes standoff between the most powerful officials in tennis and Osaka, the world’s highest paid female athlete and a generational star who has quickly evolved into the most magnetic new figure in the sport. "I think now the best thing for the tournament, the other players and my well-being is that I withdraw so that everyone can get back to focusing on the tennis going on in Paris. I never wanted to be a distraction and I accept that my timing was not ideal and my message could have been clearer", Osaka wrote on Instagram. "More importantly I would never trivialize mental health or use the term lightly. The truth is that I have suffered long bouts of depression since the US Open in 2018 and I have had a really hard time coping with that".

RANKINGS AT MAY 31ST :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 11.313 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 9.793 points
3. Rafael Nadal ESP 9.630 points
4. Dominic Thiem AUT 8.445 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 7.500 points
6. Alexander Zverev GER 6.990 points
7. Andrey Rublev RUS 6.090 points
8. Roger Federer SUI 5.605 points
9. Matteo Berrettini ITA 3.958 points
10. Diego Schwartzman ARG 3.465 points
11. Roberto Bautista-Agut ESP 3.215 points
12. Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 3.085 points
13. David Goffin BEL 2.875 points
14. Denis Shapovalov CAN 2.780 points
15. Gael Monfils FRA 2.713 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 10.175 points
2. Naomi Osaka JPN 7.461 points
3. Simona Halep ROU 6.520 points
4. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.195 points
5. Sofia Kenin USA 5.865 points
6. Elina Svitolina UKR 5.835 points
7. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 5.325 points
8. Serena Williams USA 4.821 points
9. Iga Swiatek POL 4.435 points
10. Karolina Pliskova CZE 4.345 points
11. Belinda Bencic SUI 4.140 points
12. Petra Kvitova CZE 4.115 points
13. Garbine Muguruza ESP 4.110 points
14. Jennifer Brady USA 3.830 points
15. Elise Mertens BEL 3.685 points

2021 FRENCH OPEN - DAY 1 :
First Round Main Results :

Men' s Singles : P. Andujar def. D. Thiem (4) 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
S. Tsitsipas (5) def. J. Chardy 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-1
A. Zverev (6) def. O. Otte (q) 3-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-0
R. Bautista-Agut (11) def. M. Vilella Martinez (q) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
P. Carreno Busta (12) def. N. Gombos 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
M. Giron def. G. Dimitrov (16) 2-6, 4-6, 7-5, 3-0 ret. (Back Problem)
B. van de Zandschulp (q) def. H. Hurkacz (19) 6-7 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-2, 6-4
C. Garin (22) def. J-I. Londero 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6), 6-2
K. Khachanov (23) def. J. Vesely 6-1, 6-2, 6-3
M. Kecmanovic def. D. Evans (25) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
F. Fognini (27) def. G. Barrere (wc) 6-4, 6-1, 6-4
K. Nishikori def. A. Giannessi (q) 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

Women' s Singles : N. Osaka (2) def. P. M. Tig 6-4, 7-6 (4)
A. Sabalenka (3) def. A. Konjuh (q) 6-4, 6-3
P. Kvitova (11) def. G. Minnen (q) 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-1
V. Azarenka (15) def. S. Kuznetsova 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
E. Rybakina (21) def. E. Jacquemot (wc) 6-4, 6-1
M. Keys (23) def. O. Dodin (wc) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
A. Kalinina (q) def. A. Kerber (26) 6-2, 6-4
V. Kudermetova (29) def. A. Anisimova 7-6 (5), 6-1
A. Pavlyuchenkova (31) def. C. McHale 6-4, 6-0
P. Badosa-Gibert (33) def. L. Davis 6-2, 7-6 (3)
A. Bogdan def. E. Cocciaretto (LL) 6-1, 6-3

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Parma : Sebastian Korda won his first ATP tournament in career, defeating Marco Cecchinato (wc) 6-2, 6-4

ATP 250 Belgrade : Novak Djokovic (1) won his 83rd ATP tournament in career (10th ATP 250 and 16th on red clay), defeating
Alex Molcan (q) 6-4, 6-3

WTA 250 Strasbourg : Barbora Krejcikova (5) won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 6-3

NEXT WEEKS SCHEDULE :

The Second Grand Slam Tournament of the 2021 Season : THE FRENCH OPEN

[hidden link - please register]

Location : Paris (XVI°), France
Venue : Stade Roland Garros
Date : 30 May - 13 June
Edition : 125TH
Prize Money : € 34.367.215
Surface : Red Clay

Official Site (in English) : [hidden link - please register]

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS :

Men' s Singles : Rafael Nadal (ESP)
Women' s Singles : Iga Swiatek (POL)
Men' s Doubles : Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies (GER)
Women' s Doubles : Timea Babos (HUN) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
Mixed Doubles : Tournament wasn't played last year

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Parma : M. Cecchinato (wc) def. J. Munar 7-6 (2), 1-6, 6-1
S. Korda def. T. Paul (6) 6-3, 6-3

ATP 250 Belgrade : N. Djokovic (1) def. A. Martin 6-1, 4-6, 6-0
A. Molcan (q) def. F. Delbonis (8) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

WTA 250 Strasbourg : S. Cirstea def. M. Linette (8) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
B. Krejcikova (5) def. J. Niemeier (q) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4

2021 FRENCH OPEN SEEDED PLAYERS :

Men' s Singles : 1. Novak Djokovic (SRB)
2. Daniil Medvedev (RUS)
3. Rafael Nadal (ESP)
4. Dominic Thiem (AUT)
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)
6. Alexander Zverev (GER)
7. Andrey Rublev (RUS)
8. Roger Federer (SUI)
9. Matteo Berrettini (ITA)
10. Diego Schwartzman (ARG)
11. Roberto Bautista-Agut (ESP)
12. Pablo Carreño Busta (ESP)
13. David Goffin (BEL)
14. Gaël Monfils (FRA)
15. Casper Ruud (NOR)
16. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
17. Milos Raonic (CAN)
18. Jannik Sinner (ITA)
19. Hubert Hurkacz (POL)
20. Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
21. Alex de Minaur (AUS)
22. Cristian Garín (CHI)
23. Karen Khachanov (RUS)
24. Aslan Karatsev (RUS)
25. Daniel Evans (GBR)
26. Lorenzo Sonego (ITA)
27. Fabio Fognini (ITA)
28. Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO)
29. Ugo Humbert (FRA)
30. Taylor Fritz (USA)
31. John Isner (USA)
32. Reilly Opelka (USA)

Women' s Singles : 1. Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
2. Naomi Osaka (JPN)
3. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
4. Sofia Kenin (USA)
5. Elina Svitolina (UKR)
6. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (CAN)
7. Serena Williams (USA)
8. Iga Swiatek (POL)
9. Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
10. Belinda Bencic (SUI)
11. Petra Kvitova (CZE)
12. Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)
13. Jennifer Brady (USA)
14. Elise Mertens (BEL)
15. Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
16. Kiki Bertens (NED)
17. Maria Sakkari (GRE)
18. Karolina Muchova (CZE)
19. Johanna Konta (GBR)
20. Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)
21. Elena Rybakina (KAZ)
22. Petra Martic (CRO)
23. Madison Keys (USA)
24. Cori Gauff (USA)
25. Ons Jabeur (TUN)
26. Angelique Kerber (GER)
27. Alison Riske (USA)
28. Jessica Pegula (USA)
29. Veronika Kudermetova (RUS)
30. Anett Kontaveit (EST)
31. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)
32. Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS)

RANKINGS AT MAY 24TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 11.063 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 9.793 points
3. Rafael Nadal ESP 9.630 points
4. Dominic Thiem AUT 8.445 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 7.500 points
6. Alexander Zverev GER 6.990 points
7. Andrey Rublev RUS 6.090 points
8. Roger Federer SUI 5.605 points
9. Matteo Berrettini ITA 3.958 points
10. Diego Schwartzman ARG 3.465 points
11. Roberto Bautista-Agut ESP 3.215 points
12. Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 3.085 points
13. David Goffin BEL 2.875 points
14. (15.) Denis Shapovalov CAN 2.780 points
15. (14.) Gael Monfils FRA 2.713 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 10.175 points
2. Naomi Osaka JPN 7.461 points
3. Simona Halep ROU 6.520 points
4. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.195 points
5. Sofia Kenin USA 5.865 points
6. Elina Svitolina UKR 5.835 points
7. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 5.265 points
8. Serena Williams USA 4.821 points
9. Iga Swiatek POL 4.435 points
10. Karolina Pliskova CZE 4.345 points
11. Belinda Bencic SUI 4.140 points
12. Petra Kvitova CZE 4.115 points
13. Garbine Muguruza ESP 4.110 points
14. Jennifer Brady USA 3.830 points
15. Elise Mertens BEL 3.685 points

ATP FINAL OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Lyon : Stefanos Tsitsipas (2) won his 7th ATP tournament in career (fifth ATP 250 and third on red clay), defeating
Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-3

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Parma (Italy), 23-29 May : "2021 Emilia-Romagna Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 480.000
Surface : Red Clay

Belgrade (Serbia), 23-29 May : "2021 Serbia Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 511.000
Surface : Red Clay

Strasbourg (France), 23-29 May : "2021 Internationaux de Strasbourg"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 235.238
Surface : Red Clay

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Geneve : C. Ruud (3) def. P. Andujar-Alba 6-3, 6-2
D. Shapovalov (2) def. P. Cuevas 6-4, 7-5
Final : Casper Ruud (3) won his second ATP tournament in career (both ATP 250 and on red clay), defeating
Denis Shapovalov (2) 7-6 (6), 6-4

ATP 250 Lyon : S. Tsitsipas (2) def. L. Musetti (Alt) 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
C. Norrie def. K. Khachanov (8) 6-1, 6-1

WTA 250 Parma : C. Gauff (3) - K. Siniakova 7-5, 1-6, 6-2
Q. Wang (6) def. S. Stephens 6-2, 7-6 (3)
Final : Cori Gauff (3) won her second WTA tournament in career (first WTA 250 and on red clay), defeating
Qiang Wang (6) 6-1, 6-3

WTA 250 Belgrade : A. Konjuh def. M. C. Osorio Serrano 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4)
P. Badosa-Gibert (4) def. V. Tomova 6-1, 6-2
Final : Paula Badosa-Gibert (4) won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Ana Konjuh 6-2, 2-0 ret.

RANKINGS AT MAY 17TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 11.063 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 9.793 points
3. Rafael Nadal ESP 9.630 points
4. Dominic Thiem AUT 8.445 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 7.430 points
6. Alexander Zverev GER 7.115 points
7. Andrey Rublev RUS 6.090 points
8. Roger Federer SUI 5.605 points
9. Matteo Berrettini ITA 3.958 points
10. Diego Schwartzman ARG 3.465 points
11. Roberto Bautista-Agut ESP 3.215 points
12. Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 3.085 points
13. David Goffin BEL 2.875 points
14. (15.) Gael Monfils FRA 2.703 points
15. (14.) Denis Shapovalov CAN 2.675 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 10.175 points
2. Naomi Osaka JPN 7.461 points
3. Simona Halep ROU 6.520 points
4. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.195 points
5. Sofia Kenin USA 5.865 points
6. Elina Svitolina UKR 5.835 points
7. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 5.265 points
8. Serena Williams USA 4.791 points
9. (15.) Iga Swiatek POL 4.435 points
10. (9.) Karolina Pliskova CZE 4.345 points
11. Belinda Bencic SUI 4.140 points
12. (10.) Petra Kvitova CZE 4.115 points
13. (12.) Garbine Muguruza ESP 4.110 points
14. (13.) Jennifer Brady USA 3.830 points
15. (14.) Elise Mertens BEL 3.685 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1000 Rome : Rafael Nadal (2) won his 88th ATP tournament in career (36th ATP Masters 1000 and 10th in Rome), defeating
Novak Djokovic (1) 7-5, 1-6, 6-3

WTA 1000 Non-mandatory Rome : Iga Swiatek (15) won her third WTA tournament in career (first WTA 1000 and second on red clay), defeating
Karolina Pliskova (9) 6-0, 6-0

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Geneva (Switzerland), 16-22 May : "2021 Gonet Geneva Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 419.470
Surface : Red Clay

Lyon (France), 17-23 May : "2021 Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 419.470
Surface : Red Clay

Belgrade (Serbia), 16-22 May : "2021 Serbia Ladies Open"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 235.238
Surface : Red Clay

Parma (Italy), 16-22 May : "2021 Emilia-Romagna Open"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 235.238
Surface : Red Clay

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1000 Rome : R. Nadal (2) def. R. Opelka 6-4, 6-4
N. Djokovic (1) def. L. Sonego 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2

WTA 1000 Non-mandatory Rome : Ka. Pliskova (9) def. P. Martic 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
I. Swiatek (15) def. C. Gauff 7-6 (3), 6-3

RANKINGS AT MAY 10TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 11.463 points
2. (3.) Daniil Medvedev RUS 9.780 points
3. (2.) Rafael Nadal ESP 9.630 points
4. Dominic Thiem AUT 8.365 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 7.610 points
6. Alexander Zverev GER 6.945 points
7. Andrey Rublev RUS 6.000 points
8. Roger Federer SUI 5.875 points
9. (10.) Matteo Berrettini ITA 4.048 points
10. (9.) Diego Schwartzman ARG 3.765 points
11. Roberto Bautista-Agut ESP 3.170 points
12. Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 3.050 points
13. David Goffin BEL 2.875 points
14. Denis Shapovalov CAN 2.855 points
15. Gael Monfils FRA 2.703 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 10.090 points
2. Naomi Osaka JPN 7.650 points
3. Simona Halep ROU 6.520 points
4. (7.) Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.195 points
5. (4.) Sofia Kenin USA 5.905 points
6. (5.) Elina Svitolina UKR 5.835 points
7. (6.) Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 5.265 points
8. Serena Williams USA 4.850 points
9. Karolina Pliskova CZE 4.660 points
10. (12.) Petra Kvitova CZE 4.160 points
11. Belinda Bencic SUI 4.140 points
12. (13.) Garbine Muguruza ESP 4.110 points
13. (14.) Jennifer Brady USA 3.830 points
14. (16.) Elise Mertens BEL 3.685 points
15. (17.) Iga Swiatek POL 3.555 points

ATP FINAL OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1000 Madrid : Alexander Zverev (5) won his 15th ATP tournament in career (fourth ATP Masters 1000 and second in Madrid), defeating
Matteo Berrettini (8) 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-3