Tennis in General - Results and Comments

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

Men' s Singles Bottom Half : R. Nadal (2) def. L. Djere 6-3, 6-4, 6-1
D. Medvedev (4) def. V. Pospisil 6-2, 6-2, 6-4
S. Tsitsipas (5) def. G. Simon 6-1, 6-2, 6-1
A. Rublev (7) def. Y. Hanfmann 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
M. Berrettini (9) def. K. Anderson 7-6 (9), 7-5, 6-3
R. Albot def. R. Bautista Agut (12) 6-7 (1), 6-0, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Al. Popyrin (wc) def. D. Goffin (13) 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6), 6-3
F. Fognini (16) def. P-H. Herbert 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
K. Khachanov (19) def. A. Vukic (wc) 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4
A. De Minaur (21) def. T. Sandgren 7-5, 6-1, 6-1
B. Coric (22) def. G. Pella 6-3, 7-6 (5), 7-5
C. Ruud (24) def. J. Thompson 6-3, 6-3, 2-1 ret.
M. Ymer def. H. Hurkacz (26) 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
F. Krajinovic (28) def. R. Haase (LL) 7-6 (4), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
C. Norrie def. D. Evans (30) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
L. Sonego (31) def. S. Querrey 7-5, 6-4, 6-4
P. Cuevas def. A. Seppi 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
S. Caruso def. H. Laaksonen (q) 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
M. McDonald (PR) def. M. Cecchinato 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

Women' s Singles Top Half : A. Barty (1) def. D. Kovinic 6-0, 6-0
S. Kenin (4) def. M. Inglis (wc) 7-5, 6-4
E. Svitolina (5) def. M. Bouzkova 6-3, 7-6 (5)
Ka. Pliskova (6) def. J. Paolini 6-0, 6-2
B. Bencic (11) def. L. Davis 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
J. Pegula def. V. Azarenka (12) 7-5, 6-4
K. Juvan (q) def. J. Konta (13) 4-6, 2-0 ret. (Abdominal Problem)
G. Muguruza (14) def. M. Gasparyan (LL) 6-4, 6-0
O. Danilovic (q) def. P. Martic (16) 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
E. Mertens (18) def. L. A. Fernandez 6-1, 6-3
K. Mladenovic def. M. Sakkari (20) 6-2, 0-6, 6-3
A. Kontaveit (21) def. A. Sasnovich 7-5, 6-2
J. Brady (22) def. A. Bolsova Zadoinov 6-1, 6-3
K. Muchova (25) def. J. Ostapenko 7-5, 6-2
Y. Putintseva (26) def. S. Stephens 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
D. Vekic (28) def. Y. Wang 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
E. Alexandrova (29) def. M. Trevisan 6-3, 6-4
A. Li def. S. Zhang (31) 6-2, 6-0
M. Barthel (SR) def. E. Cocciaretto (q) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4

RANKINGS AT FEBRUARY 8TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 12.030 points
2. Rafael Nadal ESP 9.850 points
3. Dominic Thiem AUT 9.125 points
4. Daniil Medvedev RUS 8.715 points
5. Roger Federer SUI 6.630 points
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.965 points
7. Alexander Zverev GER 5.615 points
8. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.429 points
9. Diego Schwartzman ARG 3.480 points
10. Matteo Berrettini ITA 3.345 points
11. Gael Monfils FRA 2.860 points
12. Denis Shapovalov CAN 2.830 points
13. Roberto Bautista-Agut ESP 2.710 points
14. (15.) Milos Raonic CAN 2.630 points
15. (14.) David Goffin BEL 2.600 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 9.186 points
2. Simona Halep ROU 7.255 points
3. Naomi Osaka JPN 5.965 points
4. Sofia Kenin USA 5.760 points
5. Elina Svitolina UKR 5.260 points
6. Karolina Pliskova CZE 5.205 points
7. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 4.580 points
8. (9.) Petra Kvitova CZE 4.571 points
9. (8.) Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 4.555 points
10. Kiki Bertens NED 4.505 points
11. Serena Williams USA 4.265 points
12. Belinda Bencic SUI 4.010 points
13. Victoria Azarenka BLR 3.525 points
14. (15.) Garbine Muguruza ESP 3.320 points
15. (14.) Johanna Konta GBR 3.206 points

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

Men' s Singles Top Half : N. Djokovic (1) def. J. Chardy 6-3, 6-1, 6-2
D. Thiem (3) def. M. Kukushkin 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-3
A. Zverev (6) def. M. Giron 6-7 (8), 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-2
D. Schwartzman (8) def. E. Ymer (q) 7-6 (3), 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
E. Ruusuvuori def. G. Monfils (10) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
D. Shapovalov (11) def. J. Sinner 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
M. Raonic (14) def. F. Coria 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
P. Carreno Busta (15) def. K. Nishikori 7-5, 7-6 (4), 6-2
S. Wawrinka (17) def. P. Sousa 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
G. Dimitrov (18) def. M. Cilic 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (5)
F. Auger-Aliassime (20) def. C-M. Stebe (LL) 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
D. Lajovic (23) def. S. Stakhovsky (q) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
E. Gerasimov def. B. Paire (25) 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5
T. Fritz (27) def. A. Ramos-Vinolas 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6)
U. Humbert (29) def. Y. Uchiyama 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3
A. Mannarino (32) def. D. Novak 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (2)
F. Tiafoe def. S. Travaglia 7-6 (5), 6-2, 6-2
A. Karatsev (q) def. G. Mager 6-3, 6-3, 6-4

Women' s Singles Bottom Half : S. Halep (2) def. L. Cabrera (wc) 6-2, 6-1
N. Osaka (3) def. A. Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 6-2
A. Sabalenka (7) def. V. Kuzmova 6-0, 6-4
B. V. Andreescu (8) def. M. Buzarnescu (LL) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
P. Kvitova (9) def. G. Minnen 6-3, 6-4
S. Williams (10) def. L. Siegemund 6-1, 6-1
I. Swiatek (15) def. A. Rus 6-1, 6-3
E. Rybakina (17) def. V. Zvonareva (SR) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
M. Vondrousova (19) def. R. Peterson 2-6, 7-5, 7-5
B. Pera def. A. Kerber (23) 6-0, 6-4
A. Potapova def. A. Riske (24) 6-2, 6-1
O. Jabeur (27) def. A. Petkovic 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
S. Errani (q) def. Q. Wang (30) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
V. Kudermetova (32) def. M. Kostyuk 6-2, 7-6 (5)
C. Giorgi def. Y. Shvedova (SR) 6-3, 6-3

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Melbourne (Murray River Open) : Daniel Evans (8) won his first ATP tournament in career, defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime (3) 6-2, 6-3

ATP 250 Melbourne (Great Ocean Road Open) : Jannik Sinner (3) won his second ATP tournament in career (both ATP 250 and first on hard), defeating
Stefano Travaglia 7-6 (4), 6-4

Final ATP Cup (Melbourne) : Russia 2 - ITALY 0
A. Rublev (RUS) def. F. Fognini (ITA) 6-1, 6-2
D. Medvedev (RUS) def. M. Berrettini (ITA) 6-4, 6-2
E. Donskoy / A. Karatsev (RUS) vs S. Bolelli / A. Vavassori (ITA) Not Played
RUSSIA win the 2021 ATP Cup, the first in the history of the team

WTA 500 Melbourne (Gippsland Trophy) : Elise Mertens (7) won her sixth WTA tournament in career (first WTA 500 and fourth on hard), defeating
Kaia Kanepi 6-4, 6-1

WTA 500 Melbourne (Yarra Valley Classic) : Ashleigh Barty (1) won her 9th WTA tournament in career (first WTA 500 and fourth on hard), defeating
Garbine Muguruza (6) 7-6 (3), 6-4

Semifinals WTA 500 Melbourne (Grampians Trophy) : Anett Kontaveit (6) def. Maria Sakkari (5) 2-6, 6-3, 11-9 (Super Tie-break)
Ann Li def. Jennifer Brady (7) 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 10-6 (Super Tie-break)
WTA announced that, due to the delayed schedule and the start of the Australian Open on Monday, the Final will not be played. Both finalists received finalist points and finalist prize money.

NEXT WEEKS SCHEDULE :

The First Grand Slam of the 2021 Season :

THE 109TH AUSTRALIAN OPEN (53RD OF THE OPEN ERA)

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Dates : February 8-21
Venue : Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Victoria (Australia)
Prize Money : A$ 80.000.000
Surface : Hard (GreenSet)

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DEFENDING CHAMPIONS : Men' s Singles : Novak Djokovic (SRB)
Women' s Singles : Sofia Kenin (USA)
Men' s Doubles : Rajeev Ram (USA) / Joe Salisbury (GBR)
Women' s Doubles : Timea Babos (HUN) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
Mixed Doubles : Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) / Nikola Mektic (CRO)

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Melbourne (Murray River Open) : D. Evans (8) def. J. Chardy 6-2, 6-2
F. Auger-Aliassime (3) def. C. Moutet 6-1, 6-2

ATP 250 Melbourne (Great Ocean Road Open) : S. Travaglia def. T. Monteiro 6-3, 6-4
J. Sinner (4) def. K. Khachanov (2) 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (4)

Semifinals ATP Cup (Melbourne) : ITALY 3 - Spain 0
F. Fognini (ITA) def. P. Carreno Busta (ESP) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
M. Berrettini (ITA) def. R. Bautista Agut (ESP) 6-3, 7-5
S. Bolelli / A. Vavassori (ITA) def. P. Carreno Busta / M. Granollers Pujol (ESP) Walkover

Germany 1 - Russia 2
A. Rublev (RUS) def. J-L. Struff (GER) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
D. Medvedev (RUS) def. A. Zverev (GER) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
K. Krawietz / J-L. Struff (GER) def. E. Donskoy / A. Karatsev (RUS) 6-3, 7-6 (2)

WTA 500 Melbourne (Gippsland Trophy) : K. Kanepi def. E. Alexandrova (9) 6-3, 7-6 (6)
E. Mertens (7) def. N. Osaka (2) Walkover (Shoulder Problem)

WTA 500 Melbourne (Yarra Valley Classic) : A. Barty (1) def. S. Williams (5) Walkover (Right Shoulder Problem)
G. Muguruza (6) def. M. Vondrousova (8) 6-1, 6-0

There will be no Australian Open lead-up matches played at Melbourne Park on Thursday after a hotel quarantine worker from the Grand Hyatt tested positive to COVID-19. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said up to 600 people linked to the Australian Open, including players and staff, have been classed as "casual contacts" with the quarantine worker and will need to be tested and self-isolate until they receive a negative test result. The positive COVID-19 case has put the remainder of the Melbourne Summer Series (the two ATP 250 "Murray River Open" and "Great Ocean Road Open", the three WTA 500 "Gippsland Trophy", "Yarra Valley Classic" and "Grampians Trophy") and the ATP Cup in doubt, with the decision on whether Friday's fixtures will go ahead to be made later on Thursday, officials said. Despite the positive test, Mr Andrews remained confident that the Australian Open, which is due to begin on February 8, will not be impacted. "There are a number of 500-600 people who are either players or officials and others who are casual contacts," Mr Andrews said on Wednesday night. "They will be isolating until they get a negative test and that work will be done tomorrow. That may have an impact in tomorrow's play in the lead-up events, but at this stage there is no impact to the tournament proper".

2021 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - SEEDED PLAYERS :

Men' s Singles : 1. Novak Djokovic (SRB)
2. Rafael Nadal (ESP)
3. Dominic Thiem (AUT)
4. Daniil Medvedev (RUS)
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)
6. Alexander Zverev (GER)
7. Andrey Rublev (RUS)
8. Diego Schwartzman (ARG)
9. Matteo Berrettini (ITA)
10. Gael Monfils (FRA)
11. Denis Shapovalov (CAN)
12. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)
13. David Goffin (BEL)
14. Milos Raonic (CAN)
15. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)
16. Fabio Fognini (ITA)
17. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)
18. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
19. Karen Khachanov (RUS)
20. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
21. Alex de Minaur (AUS)
22. Borna Coric (CRO)
23. Dusan Lajovic (SRB)
24. Casper Ruud (NOR)
25. Benoit Paire (FRA)
26. Hubert Hurkacz (POL)
27. Taylor Fritz (USA)
28. Filip Krajinovic (SRB)
29. Ugo Humbert (FRA)
30. Daniel Evans (GBR)
31. Lorenzo Sonego (ITA)
32. Adrian Mannarino (FRA)

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

RANKINGS AT FEBRUARY 1ST :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 12.030 points
2. Rafael Nadal ESP 9.850 points
3. Dominic Thiem AUT 9.125 points
4. Daniil Medvedev RUS 8.470 points
5. Roger Federer SUI 6.630 points
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.940 points
7. Alexander Zverev GER 5.615 points
8. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.164 points
9. Diego Schwartzman ARG 3.455 points
10. Matteo Berrettini ITA 3.120 points
11. Gael Monfils FRA 2.860 points
12. Denis Shapovalov CAN 2.830 points
13. Roberto Bautista-Agut ESP 2.710 points
14. David Goffin BEL 2.600 points
15. Milos Raonic CAN 2.580 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 8.717 points
2. Simona Halep ROU 7.255 points
3. Naomi Osaka JPN 5.780 points
4. Sofia Kenin USA 5.760 points
5. Elina Svitolina UKR 5.260 points
6. Karolina Pliskova CZE 5.205 points
7. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 4.580 points
8. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 4.555 points
9. Petra Kvitova CZE 4.516 points
10. Kiki Bertens NED 4.505 points
11. Serena Williams USA 4.080 points
12. Belinda Bencic SUI 4.010 points
13. Victoria Azarenka BLR 3.426 points
14. Johanna Konta GBR 3.152 points
15. Garbine Muguruza ESP 3.070 points

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Melbourne (Australia), 1 - 6 February : "2021 Murray River Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 373.465
Surface : Hard

Melbourne (Australia), 1 - 6 February : "2021 Great Ocean Road Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 311.665
Surface : Hard

Melbourne (Australia), 2 - 6 February : "2021 ATP Cup"
Category : 12 Teams Event
Prize Money : $ 7.500.000
Surface : Hard

Entries : 1. Serbia (Novak Djokovic - Dušan Lajović - Filip Krajinović - Nikola Ćaćić)
2. Spain (Rafael Nadal - Roberto Bautista Agut - Pablo Carreño Busta - Marcel Granollers Pujol)
3. Austria (Dominic Thiem - Dennis Novak - Philipp Oswald - Tristan-Samuel Weissborn)
4. Russia (Daniil Medvedev - Andrey Rublev - Aslan Karatsev - Evgeny Donskoy)
5. Greece (Stefanos Tsitsipas - Michail Pervolarakis - Markos Kalovelonis - Petros Tsitsipas)
6. Germany (Alexander Zverev - Jan-Lennard Struff - Kevin Krawietz - Andreas Mies)
7. Argentina (Diego Schwartzman - Guido Pella - Horacio Zeballos - Máximo González)
8. ITALY (Matteo Berrettini - Fabio Fognini - Simone Bolelli - Andrea Vavassori)
9. Japan (Kei Nishikori - Yoshihito Nishioka - Ben McLachlan - Toshihide Matsui)
10. France (Gaël Monfils - Benoît Paire - Nicolas Mahut - Édouard Roger-Vasselin)
11. Canada (Denis Shapovalov - Milos Raonic - Steven Diez - Peter Polansky)
12. (WC) Australia (Alex de Minaur - John Millman - John Peers - Luke Saville)

Melbourne (Australia), 31 January - 6 February : "2021 Gippsland Trophy"
Category : WTA 500
Prize Money : $ 565.530
Surface : Hard

Melbourne (Australia), 31 January - 6 February : "2021 Yarra Valley Classic"
Category : WTA 500
Prize Money : $ 565.530
Surface : Hard

Melbourne (Australia), 3 - 7 February : "2021 Grampians Trophy"
Category : WTA 500 (Only for players who have been in quarantine)
Prize Money : $ 565.530
Surface : Hard

RANKINGS AT JANUARY 25TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 12.030 points
2. Rafael Nadal ESP 9.850 points
3. Dominic Thiem AUT 9.125 points
4. Daniil Medvedev RUS 8.470 points
5. Roger Federer SUI 6.630 points
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.940 points
7. Alexander Zverev GER 5.615 points
8. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.164 points
9. Diego Schwartzman ARG 3.455 points
10. Matteo Berrettini ITA 3.120 points
11. Gael Monfils FRA 2.860 points
12. Denis Shapovalov CAN 2.830 points
13. Roberto Bautista-Agut ESP 2.710 points
14. David Goffin BEL 2.600 points
15. Milos Raonic CAN 2.580 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 8.717 points
2. Simona Halep ROU 7.255 points
3. Naomi Osaka JPN 5.780 points
4. Sofia Kenin USA 5.760 points
5. Elina Svitolina UKR 5.260 points
6. Karolina Pliskova CZE 5.205 points
7. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 4.580 points
8. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 4.555 points
9. Petra Kvitova CZE 4.516 points
10. Kiki Bertens NED 4.505 points
11. Serena Williams USA 4.080 points
12. Belinda Bencic SUI 4.010 points
13. Victoria Azarenka BLR 3.426 points
14. Johanna Konta GBR 3.152 points
15. Garbine Muguruza ESP 3.070 points

2021 ATP CUP - GROUP STAGE DRAW :

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Date : 1-5 February
Edition : Second
Location : Melbourne Park, Melbourne (Australia)
Surface : Hard

The "U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship" in Houston was canceled for the second year in a row because of the Coronavirus pandemic, part of a series of changes to the men's tennis calendar announced by the ATP on Wednesday. The Houston tournament was supposed to be played April 3-11. It was among the dozens of professional tennis events scrapped in 2020 while the tours were on hiatus for several months. Until then, the "U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship" had been held every year since 1929. Among the other 2021 updates the men's tour said it was making "in the face of scheduling challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic" was the move of the Hungarian Open clay-court tournament (usually held in Budapest in April) to Belgrade, Serbia. The tournament director of the Belgrade event will be Djordje Djokovic, a younger brother of No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic. The "Serbia Open" is scheduled to be held April 19-25. Belgrade previously hosted a tournament from 2009 to 2012. The ATP added two tournaments just for 2021, in Singapore right after the Australian Open ends next month and in Marbella, Spain, starting April 5. The main-draw or qualifying fields are being expanded at some men's tournaments to give more players opportunities to compete.

RANKINGS AT JANUARY 18TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 12.030 points
2. Rafael Nadal ESP 9.850 points
3. Dominic Thiem AUT 9.125 points
4. Daniil Medvedev RUS 8.470 points
5. Roger Federer SUI 6.630 points
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.940 points
7. Alexander Zverev GER 5.615 points
8. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.164 points
9. Diego Schwartzman ARG 3.455 points
10. Matteo Berrettini ITA 3.120 points
11. Gael Monfils FRA 2.860 points
12. Denis Shapovalov CAN 2.830 points
13. Roberto Bautista-Agut ESP 2.710 points
14. (16.) David Goffin BEL 2.600 points
15. (14.) Milos Raonic CAN 2.580 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 8.717 points
2. Simona Halep ROU 7.255 points
3. Naomi Osaka JPN 5.780 points
4. Sofia Kenin USA 5.760 points
5. Elina Svitolina UKR 5.260 points
6. Karolina Pliskova CZE 5.205 points
7. (10.) Aryna Sabalenka BLR 4.580 points
8. (7.) Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 4.555 points
9. (8.) Petra Kvitova CZE 4.516 points
10. (9.) Kiki Bertens NED 4.505 points
11. Serena Williams USA 4.080 points
12. Belinda Bencic SUI 4.010 points
13. Victoria Azarenka BLR 3.426 points
14. Johanna Konta GBR 3.152 points
15. Garbine Muguruza ESP 3.070 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Antalya : Alex De Minaur (4) won his fourth ATP tournament in career (all ATP 250 and on hard), defeating
Alexander Bublik (8) 2-0 ret. (Right ankle injury suffered yesterday during the Semifinal)

ATP 250 Delray Beach : Hubert Hurkacz (4) won his second ATP tournament in career (both ATP 250 and on hard), defeating
Sebastian Korda 6-3, 6-3

WTA 500 Abu Dhabi : Aryna Sabalenka (4) won her 10th WTA tournament in career (first WTA 500 and 7th on hard), defeating
Veronika Kudermetova 6-2, 6-2

The ATP & WTA Tour will now take a two weeks break, for the quarantine in Australia : both Tours will resume on January 31st.

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Antalya : A. De Minaur (4) def. D. Goffin (2) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
A. Bublik (8) def. J. Chardy 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3

ATP 250 Delray Beach : H. Hurkacz (4) def. C. Harrison (q) 7-6 (4), 6-4
S. Korda def. C. Norrie 6-3, 7-5

WTA 500 Abu Dhabi : A. Sabalenka (4) def. M. Sakkari (9) 6-3, 6-2
V. Kudermetova def. M. Kostyuk 7-6 (8), 6-4

The WTA has today announced a provisional 2021 Tour calendar that maps out the season through July 11. Having previously announced the first seven weeks of the season, this latest update represents the next 20 weeks of 2021. The calendar reflects the Tour kicking off at the "Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open" in January through "The Championships - Wimbledon" in July. The first four WTA 1000 events of the year are also represented, including the "Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships", the "Miami Open presented by Itaú", the "Mutua Madrid Open" and the "Internazionali BNL d’ Italia" in Rome. The current schedule reflects a traditional WTA Tour calendar for the majority of the season past mid-March, albeit with a few changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The "BNP Paribas Open" in Indian Wells will not be held in its regularly scheduled timeframe in March and alternatives are being assessed for a potential date later in the season. Further updates to the WTA Tour calendar will be announced in due course, including the second edition of the "Shiseido WTA Finals" in Shenzhen.

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