Tennis in General - Results and Comments

The ATP has announced significant changes to its fall calendar in 2021, shaving the Shanghai Masters from the schedule completely and expanding the "BNP Paribas Open" draw, as well as adding a second week at the front of the event. "Under the updated calendar, the 2021 Rolex Shanghai Masters will not take place in 2021, due to the impact of COVID-19,” the ATP said in a statemet. The Chengdu Open and Huajin Securities Zhuhai Championships (ATP 250s) have also confirmed their cancellation. In parallel, the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells has been expanded to an 11-day event across weeks 40 and 41 and two new tournaments in
Nur-Sultan and San Diego has been added with a one-year licence".

The Current Calendar starting at 9/20 :

Week 38 (9/20 to 9/26) : Metz (ATP 250), Nur-Sultan (ATP 250), Laver Cup
Week 39 (9/27 to 10/3) : Sofia (ATP 250), San Diego (ATP 250)
Week 40 & 41 (10-7 to 10-17) : Indian Wells (ATP Masters 1000)
Week 42 (10/18 to 10/24) : Moscow (ATP 250), Antwerp (ATP 250)
Week 43 (10/25 to 10/31) : Vienna (ATP 500), St. Petersburg (ATP 250)
Week 44 (11/1 to 11/7) : Paris (ATP Masters 1000)
Week 45 (11/8 to 11/13) : Milan (Next Gen ATP Finals), Stockholm (ATP 250)
Week 46 (11/14 to 11/21) : Turin (Nitto ATP Finals)

RANKINGS AT AUGUST 9TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 12.113 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 9.643 points
3. (4.) Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 8.115 points
4. (3.) Rafael Nadal ESP 7.315 points
5. Alexander Zverev GER 7.183 points
6. Dominic Thiem AUT 6.915 points
7. Andrey Rublev RUS 6.005 points
8. Matteo Berrettini ITA 5.533 points
9. Roger Federer SUI 4.215 points
10. Denis Shapovalov CAN 3.625 points
11. Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 3.260 points
12. Casper Ruud NOR 3.205 points
13. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.118 points
14. Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.913 points
15. (24.) Jannik Sinner ITA 2.745 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 9.635 points
2. Naomi Osaka JPN 7.146 points
3. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.845 points
4. Sofia Kenin USA 5.345 points
5. (6.) Elina Svitolina UKR 5.035 points
6. (7.) Karolina Pliskova CZE 4.850 points
7. (8.) Iga Swiatek POL 4.550 points
8. (5.) Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 4.331 points
9. Garbine Muguruza ESP 4.165 points
10. (11.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 4.113 points
11. (12.) Belinda Bencic SUI 4.035 points
12. (13.) Petra Kvitova CZE 3.925 points
13. (10.) Simona Halep ROU 3.925 points
14. Jennifer Brady USA 3.770 points
15. Victoria Azarenka BLR 3.766 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Washington D.C. : Jannik Sinner (5) won his third ATP tournament in career (first ATP 500 and second on hard), defeating
Mackenzie McDonald 7-5, 4-6, 7-5

WTA 500 San Jose : Danielle Rose Collins (7) won her second WTA tournament in career (first WTA 500 and on hard), defeating
Daria Kasatkina (4) 6-3, 6-7 (10), 6-1

WTA 250 Cluj-Napoca : Andrea Petkovic (2) won her seventh WTA tournament in career (first WTA 250 and fourth on red clay), defeating
Mayar Sherif 6-1, 6-1

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Toronto (Canada), 9-15 August : "2021 National Bank Open presented by Rogers"
Category : ATP Tour Masters 1000
Prize Money : $ 3.487.915
Surface : Hard

Montréal (Canada), 9-15 August : "2021 National Bank Open presented by Rogers"
Category : WTA 1000 (Non-mandatory)
Prize Money : $ 1.835.490
Surface : Hard

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Washington D.C. : J. Sinner (5) def. J. Brooksby (wc) 7-6 (2), 6-1
M. McDonald def. K. Nishikori 6-4, 3-6, 7-5

WTA 500 San Jose : D. Kasatkina (4) def. E. Mertens (1) 6-3, 6-2
D. R. Collins (7) def. A. Konjuh 6-0, 6-2

WTA 250 Cluj-Napoca : M. Sherif def. M. Buzarnescu 7-6 (1), 6-4
A. Petkovic (2) def. A. Krunic 6-4, 6-2

RANKINGS AT AUGUST 2ND :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 12.113 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 10.220 points
3. Rafael Nadal ESP 8.270 points
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 8.000 points
5. Alexander Zverev GER 7.340 points
6. Dominic Thiem AUT 7.095 points
7. Andrey Rublev RUS 6.005 points
8. Matteo Berrettini ITA 5.488 points
9. Roger Federer SUI 4.215 points
10. Denis Shapovalov CAN 3.625 points
11. Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 3.260 points
12. (14.) Casper Ruud NOR 3.205 points
13. (12.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.163 points
14. (13.) Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.935 points
15. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 2.738 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 9.635 points
2. Naomi Osaka JPN 7.336 points
3. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.845 points
4. Sofia Kenin USA 5.640 points
5. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 5.331 points
6. Elina Svitolina UKR 5.125 points
7. Karolina Pliskova CZE 4.975 points
8. Iga Swiatek POL 4.685 points
9. Garbine Muguruza ESP 4.165 points
10. Simona Halep ROU 4.115 points
11. Barbora Krejcikova CZE 4.113 points
12. Belinda Bencic SUI 4.085 points
13. Petra Kvitova CZE 3.985 points
14. (15.) Jennifer Brady USA 3.830 points
15. (14.) Victoria Azarenka BLR 3.825 points

OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 :

Men's Singles Gold Final : Alexander Zverev (4) def. Karen Khachanov (12) 6-3, 6-1

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Women's Doubles Gold Final : Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (CZE, 1) def. Belinda Bencic / Viktorija Golubic (SVI) 7-5, 6-1

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Mixed Doubles Gold Final : Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Andrey Rublev (ROC, 4) def. Elena Vesnina / Aslan Karatsev (ROC)
6-3, 6-7 (5), 13-11 (Super Tie-break)

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ATP FINAL OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Atlanta : John Isner (6) won his 16th ATP tournament in career (15th ATP 250, sixth in Atlanta and 11th on hard), defeating
Brandon Nakashima (se) 7-6 (8), 7-5

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Washington (United States), 2-8 August : "2021 Citi Open"
Category : ATP Tour 500
Prize Money : $ 2.046.340
Surface : Hard

San Jose (United States), 2-8 August : "2021 Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic"
Category : WTA 500
Prize Money : $ 565.530
Surface : Hard

Cluj-Napoca (Romania), 2-8 August : "2021 Winners Open"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 235.238
Surface : Red Clay

OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 :

Men's Singles Bronze Final : Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP, 6) def. Novak Djokovic (SRB, 1) 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3

Women's Singles Gold Final : Belinda Bencic (SUI, 9) def. Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) 7-5, 2-6, 6-3

Women's Singles Bronze Final : Elina Svitolina (UKR, 4) def. Elena Rybakina (KAZ, 15) 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4

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Men's Doubles Gold Final : Nikola Mektic / Mate Pavic (CRO, 1) def. Marin Cilic / Ivan Dodig (CRO) 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 (Super Tie-break)

Men's Doubles Bronze Final : Marcus Daniell / Michael Venus (NZL) def. Austin Krajicek / Tennys Sandgren (USA) 7-6 (3), 6-2

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Women's Doubles Bronze Final : Laura Pigossi / Luisa Stefani (BRA) def. Veronika Kudermetova / Elena Vesnina (ROC) 4-6, 6-4, 11-9 (Super Tie-break)

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Mixed Doubles Bronze Final : Ashleigh Barty / John Peers (AUS) def. Novak Djokovic / Nina Stojanovic (SRB) Walkover (Shoulder Injury for Djokovic)

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ATP SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Kitzbuhel : P. Martinez def. D. Altmaier 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Casper Ruud (1) def. Arthur Rinderknech 6-3, 7-6 (7)
Final : Casper Ruud (1) won his sixth ATP tournament in career (all ATP 250 and on red clay), defeating
Pedro Martinez 6-1, 4-6, 6-3

ATP 250 Atlanta : B. Nakashima (se) def. E. Ruusuvuori 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
J. Isner (6) def. T. Fritz (5) 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-3

The WTA on Wednesday issued an update for its Covid-interrupted Tour calendar through to the end of October, although the end of season finals remain under review with the body governing women's tennis yet to announce a date and location. After the health pandemic forced the Asian swing to be essentially scrapped in 2020, Seoul's 250 tournament squeezes back in from September 20, which will also see a WTA 500 event in Czech city Ostrava. The update covers tournaments from the end of the US Open from August 30 to September 12. November and December remain tournament-free. Among events still to find are a slot are the "Billie Jean King Cup" (formerly "Fed Cup") Finals. The updated calendar features four new tournaments in Portoroz (Slovenia), Chicago (USA), Tenerife (Spain) and Courmayeur (Italy). As already confirmed, there is a return for Indian Wells, cancelled last year as the pandemic took a tight hold on large swathes of global sport. After Luxembourg and Portoroz from September 13, Ostrava and Seoul will follow prior to a WTA 500 tournament in Chicago. Indian Wells will go ahead from October 4 over two weeks while a WTA 250 event is pencilled in for Linz, Austria, for October 11-18. A WTA 500 in Moscow and a WTA 250 in Tenerife follow on before a 250 tournament in Courmayeur. Earlier this month, the WTA and men's ATP Tour cancelled events in China and Japan over ongoing Covid-19 concerns and travel restrictions in both countries, while the China Open in Beijing and the Japan Open in Tokyo were also scrapped. The WTA said all events in China and Japan had been cancelled with the exception of the WTA Finals due to take place in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. The status of that tournament was described as being still "under discussion".

RANKINGS AT JULY 26TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 12.113 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 10.370 points
3. Rafael Nadal ESP 8.270 points
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 8.030 points
5. Alexander Zverev GER 7.340 points
6. Dominic Thiem AUT 7.340 points
7. Andrey Rublev RUS 6.005 points
8. Matteo Berrettini ITA 5.488 points
9. Roger Federer SUI 4.215 points
10. Denis Shapovalov CAN 3.625 points
11. Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 3.260 points
12. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.163 points
13. Diego Schwartzman ARG 3.060 points
14. Casper Ruud NOR 3.045 points
15. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 2.738 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 9.635 points
2. Naomi Osaka JPN 7.336 points
3. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.965 points
4. Sofia Kenin USA 5.640 points
5. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 5.331 points
6. Elina Svitolina UKR 5.125 points
7. Karolina Pliskova CZE 4.975 points
8. Iga Swiatek POL 4.695 points
9. Garbine Muguruza ESP 4.165 points
10. Simona Halep ROM 4.115 points
11. Barbora Krejcikova CZE 4.113 points
12. Belinda Bencic SUI 4.085 points
13. Petra Kvitova CZE 3.985 points
14. Victoria Azarenka BLR 3.845 points
15. Jennifer Brady USA 3.830 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Umag : Carlos Alcaraz (7) won his first ATP tournament in career, defeating Richard Gasquet (4) 6-2, 6-2

ATP 250 Gstaad : Casper Ruud (3) won his fourth ATP tournament in career (all ATP 250 and on red clay), defeating
Hugo Gaston 6-3, 6-2

ATP 250 Los Cabos : Cameron Norrie (1) won his first ATP tournament in career, defeating Brandon Nakashima 6-2, 6-2

WTA 250 Palermo : Danielle Rose Collins (1) won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Elena Gabriela Ruse (q) 6-4, 6-2

WTA 250 Gdynia : Maryna Zanevska won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Kristina Kucova 6-4, 7-6 (4)

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Tokyo (Japan), 24 July - 1 August : "Tokyo 2020 Olympics"
Category : Summer Olympic Games
Surface : Hard

Kitzbühel (Austria), 26-31 July : "2021 Generali Open Kitzbühel"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 481.270
Surface : Red Clay

Atlanta (United States), 26 July - August 1 : "2021 Truist Atlanta Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 638.385
Surface : Hard

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Umag : R. Gasquet (4) def. D. Altmaier (q) 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3
C. Alcaraz (7) def. A. Ramos-Vinolas (1) 6-2, 7-6 (3)

ATP 250 Gstaad : H. Gaston def. L. Djere (7) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
C. Ruud (3) def. V. Kopriva (q) 6-3, 6-0

ATP 250 Los Cabos : C. Norrie (1) def. T. Fritz (3) 6-3, 6-1
B. Nakashima def. J. Isner (2) 7-5, 6-4

WTA 250 Palermo : E. G. Ruse (q) def. O. Dodin (6) 6-7 (4), 7-6 (0), 6-1
D. R. Collins (1) def. S. Zhang (4) 6-4, 6-3

WTA 250 Gdynia : K. Kucova def. T. Korpatsch 6-0, 6-3
M. Zanevska def. Kat. Kozlova 6-2, 4-6, 6-3

RANKINGS AT JULY 19TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 12.113 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 10.370 points
3. Rafael Nadal ESP 8.270 points
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 8.030 points
5. Alexander Zverev GER 7.340 points
6. Dominic Thiem AUT 7.340 points
7. Andrey Rublev RUS 6.005 points
8. Matteo Berrettini ITA 5.488 points
9. Roger Federer SUI 4.215 points
10. Denis Shapovalov CAN 3.625 points
11. (13.) Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 3.260 points
12. (11.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.163 points
13. (12.) Diego Schwartzman ARG 3.060 points
14. (16.) Casper Ruud NOR 2.840 points
15. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 2.738 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 9.635 points
2. Naomi Osaka JPN 7.336 points
3. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.965 points
4. Sofia Kenin USA 5.640 points
5. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 5.331 points
6. Elina Svitolina UKR 5.125 points
7. Karolina Pliskova CZE 4.975 points
8. Iga Swiatek POL 4.695 points
9. (10.) Garbine Muguruza ESP 4.165 points
10. (9.) Simona Halep ROM 4.115 points
11. (13.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 4.113 points
12. (11.) Belinda Bencic SUI 4.085 points
13. (12.) Petra Kvitova CZE 3.985 points
14. Victoria Azarenka BLR 3.845 points
15. Jennifer Brady USA 3.830 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Hamburg : Pablo Carreno Busta (2) won his sixth ATP tournament in career (first ATP 500 and third on red clay), defeating
Filip Krajinovic (6) 6-2, 6-4

ATP 250 Bastad : Casper Ruud (1) won his third ATP tournament in career (all ATP 250 and on red clay), defeating
Federico Coria 6-3, 6-3

ATP 250 Newport : Kevin Anderson (8, wc) won his 7th ATP tournament in career (sixth ATP 250 and first on grass), defeating
Jenson Brooksby 7-6 (8), 6-4

WTA 250 Budapest : Yulia Putintseva (1) won her second WTA tournament in career (both on red clay and first WTA 250), defeating
Anhelina Kalinina 6-4, 6-0

WTA 250 Lausanne : Tamara Zidansek (1) won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating
Clara Burel 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1

WTA 250 Prague : Barbora Krejcikova (2) won her third WTA tournament in career (second WTA 250 and on red clay), defeating
Tereza Martincova (8) 6-2, 6-0

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Umag (Croatia), 19-25 July : "2021 Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 481.270
Surface : Red Clay

Gstaad (Switzerland), 19-25 July : "2021 Swiss Open Gstaad"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 481.270
Surface : Red Clay

Cabo San Lucas (Mexico), 19-25 July : "2021 Abierto de Tennis Mifel presentado por Cinemex"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 694.655
Surface : Hard

Palermo (Italy), 19-25 July : "2021 Palermo Ladies Open"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 235.238
Surface : Red Clay

Gdynia (Poland), 19-25 July : "2021 Gdynia Open"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 235.238
Surface : Red Clay

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Hamburg : F. Krajinovic (6) def. L. Djere 6-4, 6-2
P. Carreno Busta (2) def. F. Delbonis 7-6 (2), 6-3

ATP 250 Bastad : F. Coria def. Y. Hanfmann 6-2, 6-1
C. Ruud (1) def. R. Carballes Baena 6-1, 6-4

ATP 250 Newport : K. Anderson (8, wc) def. A. Bublik (1) 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5
J. Brooksby def. J. Thompson (7) 6-3, 7-6 (3)

WTA 250 Budapest : Y. Putintseva (1) def. D. Galfi (wc) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
A. Kalinina def. D. R. Collins (2) 7-6 (5), 4-1 ret. (Arm Injury)

WTA 250 Lausanne : C. Burel def. C. Garcia (5) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
T. Zidansek (1) def. M. Zanevska 7-5, 6-3

WTA 250 Prague : T. Martincova (8) def. G. Minnen (9) 6-3, 6-4
B. Krejcikova (2) def. Xin. Wang 6-1, 6-2

RANKINGS AT JULY 12TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 12.113 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 10.370 points
3. Rafael Nadal ESP 8.270 points
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 8.150 points
5. (6.) Alexander Zverev GER 7.475 points
6. (5.) Dominic Thiem AUT 7.425 points
7. Andrey Rublev RUS 6.255 points
8. (9.) Matteo Berrettini ITA 5.488 points
9. (8.) Roger Federer SUI 4.215 points
10. (12.) Denis Shapovalov CAN 3.625 points
11. (18.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.163 points
12. (11.) Diego Schwartzman ARG 3.060 points
13. Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 2.940 points
14. (10.) Roberto Bautista-Agut ESP 2.765 points
15. (19.) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 2.738 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 9.635 points
2. Naomi Osaka JPN 7.336 points
3. (4.) Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.965 points
4. (6.) Sofia Kenin USA 5.640 points
5. (7.) Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 5.331 points
6. (5.) Elina Svitolina UKR 5.125 points
7. (13.) Karolina Pliskova CZE 4.975 points
8. (9.) Iga Swiatek POL 4.695 points
9. (3.) Simona Halep ROU 4.330 points
10. (12.) Garbine Muguruza ESP 4.165 points
11. Belinda Bencic SUI 4.085 points
12. (10.) Petra Kvitova CZE 3.985 points
13. (17.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 3.893 points
14. Victoria Azarenka BLR 3.845 points
15. Jennifer Brady USA 3.830 points