Tennis in General - Results and Comments

RANKINGS AT OCTOBER 25TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 11.430 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 9.630 points
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 7.930 points
4. Alexander Zverev GER 6.680 points
5. Rafael Nadal ESP 5.635 points
6. Andrey Rublev RUS 5.560 points
7. Matteo Berrettini ITA 4.688 points
8. (9.) Casper Ruud NOR 3.615 points
9. (8.) Dominic Thiem AUT 3.405 points
10. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.378 points
11. (13.) Jannik Sinner ITA 3.260 points
12. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.196 points
13. (14.) Denis Shapovalov CAN 2.903 points
14. (15.) Cameron Norrie GBR 2.895 points
15. (11.) Roger Federer SUI 2.785 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 9.076 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.750 points
3. Karolina Pliskova CZE 5.320 points
4. Barbora Krejcikova CZE 4.708 points
5. Garbine Muguruza ESP 4.425 points
6. Elina Svitolina UKR 4.096 points
7. Maria Sakkari GRE 4.005 points
8. Ons Jabeur TUN 3.455 points
9. Belinda Bencic SUI 3.365 points
10. Naomi Osaka JPN 3.326 points
11. Iga Swiatek POL 3.306 points
12. Angelique Kerber GER 3.265 points
13. Paula Badosa Gibert ESP 3.248 points
14. (20.) Anett Kontaveit EST 3.136 points
15. (14.) Sofia Kenin USA 3.130 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Antwerp : Jannik Sinner (1) won his fifth ATP tournament in career (fourth ATP 250 and third on hard indoor), defeating
Diego Schwartzman (2) 6-2, 6-2

ATP 250 Moscow : Aslan Karatsev (2) won his second ATP tournament in career (first ATP 250 and on hard indoor), defeating
Marin Cilic (6) 6-2, 6-4

WTA 500 Moscow : Anett Kontaveit (9) won her fourth WTA tournament in career (second WTA 500 and on hard indoor), defeating
Ekaterina Alexandrova 4-6, 6-4, 7-5

WTA 250 Tenerife : Ann Li won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Maria Camila Osorio Serrano 6-1, 6-4

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Wien (Austria), 25-31 October : "2021 Erste Bank Open"
Categories : ATP Tour 500
Prize Money : € 1.837.190
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Saint-Petersburg (Russia), 25-31 October : "2021 St. Petersburg Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 863.705
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Courmayeur (Italy), 25-31 October : "2021 Courmayeur Ladies Open"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 235.238
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Cluj-Napoca (Romania), 25-31 October : "2021 Transylvania Open"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 235.238
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Antwerp : J. Sinner (1) def. L. G. Harris (7) 6-2, 6-2
D. Schwartzman (2) def. J. Brooksby (q) 6-4, 6-0

ATP 250 Moscow : M. Cilic (6) def. R. Berankis (LL) 6-3, 6-4
A. Karatsev (2) def. K. Khachanov (3) 7-6 (7), 6-1

WTA 500 Moscow : E. Alexandrova def. M. Sakkari (3) 4-1 ret. (Dizziness)
A. Kontaveit (9) def. M. Vondrousova 6-3, 6-4

WTA 250 Tenerife : A. Li def. A. Cornet 6-2, 6-1
M. C. Osorio Serrano def. C. Giorgi (4) 6-4, 7-5

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells : Cameron Norrie (21) won his second ATP tournament in career (both on hard and first Masters 1000), defeating
Nikoloz Basilashvili (29) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1

WTA 1000 Indian Wells : Paula Badosa Gibert (21) won her second WTA tournament in career (first WTA 1000 and on hard), defeating
Victoria Azarenka (27) 7-6 (5), 2-6, 7-6 (2)

RANKINGS AT OCTOBER 18TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 11.430 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 9.630 points
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 7.995 points
4. Alexander Zverev GER 6.930 points
5. (6.) Rafael Nadal ESP 5.635 points
6. (5.) Andrey Rublev RUS 5.560 points
7. Matteo Berrettini ITA 4.858 points
8. Dominic Thiem AUT 3.815 points
9. (10.) Casper Ruud NOR 3.615 points
10. (12.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.378 points
11. (9.) Roger Federer SUI 3.285 points
12. (11.) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.263 points
13. (15.) Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.970 points
14. (13.) Denis Shapovalov CAN 2.903 points
15. (26.) Cameron Norrie GBR 2.895 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 9.077 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 7.115 points
3. Karolina Pliskova CZE 5.320 points
4. (5.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 4.748 points
5. (6.) Garbine Muguruza ESP 4.425 points
6. (7.) Elina Svitolina UKR 4.096 points
7. (9.) Maria Sakkari GRE 4.005 points
8. (14.) Ons Jabeur TUN 3.500 points
9. (10.) Belinda Bencic SUI 3.365 points
10. (12.) Naomi Osaka JPN 3.326 points
11. (4.) Iga Swiatek POL 3.306 points
12. (15.) Angelique Kerber GER 3.265 points
13. (27.) Paula Badosa Gibert ESP 3.248 points
14. (8.) Sofia Kenin USA 3.130 points
15. (11.) Petra Kvitova CZE 3.035 points

ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Semifinals : C. Norrie (21) def. G. Dimitrov (23) 6-2, 6-4
N. Basilashvili (29) def. T. Fritz (31) 7-6 (5), 6-3

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Antwerp (Belgium), 18-24 October : "2021 European Open"
Categories : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 584.125
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Moscow (Russia), 18-24 October : "2021 VTB Kremlin Cup"
Categories : ATP Tour 250 & WTA 500
Prize Money : $ 779.515 (ATP) & $ 565.530 (WTA)
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Tenerife (Spain), 18-24 October : "2021 Tenerife Ladies Open"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 235.238
Surface : Hard

WTA 1000 Indian Wells Semifinals : V. Azarenka (27) def. J. Ostapenko (24) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
P. Badosa Gibert (21) def. O. Jabeur (12) 6-3, 6-3

RANKINGS AT OCTOBER 4TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 11.633 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 10.575 points
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 8.175 points
4. Alexander Zverev GER 7.603 points
5. Andrey Rublev RUS 6.130 points
6. Rafael Nadal ESP 5.815 points
7. Matteo Berrettini ITA 5.173 points
8. Dominic Thiem AUT 4.495 points
9. Roger Federer SUI 3.765 points
10. Casper Ruud NOR 3.615 points
11. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.368 points
12. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.333 points
13. Denis Shapovalov CAN 3.265 points
14. Jannik Sinner ITA 2.895 points
15. Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.800 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 9.077 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 7.115 points
3. Karolina Pliskova CZE 5.285 points
4. Iga Swiatek POL 4.756 points
5. Barbora Krejcikova CZE 4.668 points
6. (9.) Garbine Muguruza ESP 4.595 points
7. (6.) Elina Svitolina UKR 4.376 points
8. Sofia Kenin USA 4.190 points
9. (10.) Maria Sakkari GRE 4.055 points
10. (12.) Belinda Bencic SUI 3.835 points
11. Petra Kvitova CZE 3.735 points
12. (7.) Naomi Osaka JPN 3.326 points
13. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 3.255 points
14. (16.) Ons Jabeur TUN 3.220 points
15. (14.) Angelique Kerber GER 3.105 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Sofia : Jannik Sinner (1) won his fourth ATP tournament in career (third ATP 250 and second consecutive in Sofia), defeating
Gael Monfils (2) 6-3, 6-4

ATP 250 San Diego : Casper Ruud (2) won his sixth ATP tournament in career (all ATP 250 and first on hard), defeating
Cameron Norrie 6-0, 6-2

WTA 500 Chicago : Garbine Muguruza (2) won her 9th WTA tournament in career (first WTA 500 and 7th on hard), defeating
Ons Jabeur (6) 3-6, 6-3, 6-0

NEXT WEEKS SCHEDULE :

Indian Wells (United States), 6-17 October : "2021 BNP Paribas Open"
Categories : ATP Tour Masters 1000 & WTA 1000
Prize Money : $ 9.735.685 (ATP) & $ 8.761.725 (WTA)
Surface : Hard

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Sofia : G. Monfils (2) def. M. Giron 7-5, 6-0
J. Sinner (1) def. F. Krajinovic (5) 6-3, 7-5

ATP 250 San Diego : C. Norrie def. A. Rublev (1) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
C. Ruud (2) def. G. Dimitrov 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

WTA 500 Chicago : G. Muguruza (2) def. M. Vondrousova Walkover (Stomach Problems)
O. Jabeur (6) def. E. Rybakina (5) 6-4, 3-2 ret. (Stomach Problem)

WTA 250 Nur-Sultan : A. Van Uytvanck (2) def. J. Cristian 6-3, 6-3
Y. Putintseva (1) def. R. Peterson (6) 6-2, 6-4
Final : Alison Van Uytvanck (2) won her fifth WTA tournament in career (first WTA 250 and third on hard indoor), defeating
Yulia Putintseva (1) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3

RANKINGS AT SEPTEMBER 27TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 12.133 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 10.575 points
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 8.350 points
4. Alexander Zverev GER 7.760 points
5. Andrey Rublev RUS 6.130 points
6. Rafael Nadal ESP 5.815 points
7. Matteo Berrettini ITA 5.173 points
8. Dominic Thiem AUT 4.995 points
9. Roger Federer SUI 3.765 points
10. Casper Ruud NOR 3.440 points
11. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.368 points
12. (13.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.333 points
13. (12.) Denis Shapovalov CAN 3.265 points
14. Jannik Sinner ITA 2.895 points
15. Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.800 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 9.726 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 7.005 points
3. Karolina Pliskova CZE 5.265 points
4. (6.) Iga Swiatek POL 4.756 points
5. Barbora Krejcikova CZE 4.668 points
6. (4.) Elina Svitolina UKR 4.491 points
7. (8.) Naomi Osaka JPN 4.326 points
8. (7.) Sofia Kenin USA 4.309 points
9. Garbine Muguruza ESP 4.135 points
10. (12.) Maria Sakkari GRE 3.995 points
11. (10.) Petra Kvitova CZE 3.895 points
12. (11.) Belinda Bencic SUI 3.855 points
13. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 3.310 points
14. (15.) Angelique Kerber GER 3.115 points
15. (14.) Simona Halep ROU 3.047 points

2021 LAVER CUP - MATCHDAY 3 (LAST) :
TD Garden, Boston (United States)

A. Rublev / A. Zverev (Team Europe) def. R. Opelka / D. Shapovalov (Team World) 5-2, 6-7 (4), 10-3 (Match Tie-break)
A. Zverev (Team Europe) vs F. Auger-Aliassime (Team World) NOT PLAYED
D. Medvedev (Team Europe) vs D. Schwartzman (Team World) NOT PLAYED
S. Tsitsipas (Team Europe) vs J. Isner (Team World) NOT PLAYED

TEAM EUROPE defeat Team World 14-1 and win the 2021 Laver Cup, the fourth in four editions of the competition

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ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Metz : Hubert Hurkacz (1) won his fourth ATP tournament in career (third ATP 250 and first on hard indoor), defeating
Pablo Carreno Busta (2) 7-6 (2), 6-3

ATP 250 Nur-Sultan : Kwon Soon-woo won his first ATP tournament in career, defeating James Duckworth 7-6 (6), 6-3

WTA 500 Ostrava : Anett Kontaveit won her third WTA tournament in career (first WTA 500 and on hard indoor), defeating
Maria Sakkari (4) 6-2, 7-5

2021 Laver Cup - Results Matchday 2 : S. Tsitsipas (Team Europe) def. N. Kyrgios (Team World) 6-3, 6-4
A. Zverev (Team Europe) def. J. Isner (Team World) 7-6 (5), 6-7 (6), 10-5 (Match Tie-break)
D. Medveved (Team Europe) def. D. Shapovalov (Team World) 6-4, 6-0
A. Rublev / S. Tsitsipas (Team Europe) def. J. Isner / N. Kyrgios (Team World) 6-7 (8), 6-3, 10-4 (Match Tie-break)

After Matchday 2, Team Europe leads 11-1.

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Sofia (Bulgaria), 27 September - 3 October : "2021 Sofia Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 481.270
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

San Diego (United States), 27 September - 3 October : "2021 San Diego Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 600.000
Surface : Hard

Chicago (United States), 27 September - 3 October : "2021 Chicago Fall Tennis Classic"
Category : WTA 500
Prize Money : $ 565.530
Surface : Hard

Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan), 27 September - 3 October : "2021 Astana Open"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 235.238
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Metz : H. Hurkacz (1) def. P. Gojowczyk 6-4, 7-6 (4)
P. Carreno Busta (2) def. G. Monfils (3) 7-5, 7-6 (8)

ATP 250 Nur-Sultan : J. Duckworth def. I. Ivashka (8) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
S. Kwon def. A. Bublik (2) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3

WTA 500 Ostrava : M. Sakkari (4) def. I. Swiatek (1) 6-4, 7-5
A. Kontaveit def. P. Kvitova (2) 6-0, 6-4

2021 Laver Cup - Results Matchday 1 : C. Ruud (Team Europe) def. R. Opelka (Team World) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
M. Berrettini (Team Europe) def. F. Auger-Aliassime (Team World) 6-7 (3), 7-5, 10-8 (Match Tie-break)
A. Rublev (Team Europe) def. D. Schwartzman (Team World) 4-6, 6-3, 11-9 (Match Tie-break)
J. Isner / D. Shapovalov (Team World) def. A. Zverev / M. Berrettini (Team Europe) 4-6, 7-6 (2), 10-1 (Match Tie-break)

After Matchday 1, Team Europe leads 3-1.

RANKINGS AT SEPTEMBER 20TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 12.133 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 10.575 points
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 8.350 points
4. Alexander Zverev GER 7.760 points
5. Andrey Rublev RUS 6.130 points
6. Rafael Nadal ESP 5.815 points
7. Matteo Berrettini ITA 5.173 points
8. Dominic Thiem AUT 4.995 points
9. Roger Federer SUI 3.765 points
10. Casper Ruud NOR 3.440 points
11. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.368 points
12. Denis Shapovalov CAN 3.310 points
13. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.128 points
14. Jannik Sinner ITA 2.895 points
15. Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.800 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 10.075 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 7.720 points
3. Karolina Pliskova CZE 5.315 points
4. Elina Svitolina UKR 4.860 points
5. (7.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 4.668 points
6. (8.) Iga Swiatek POL 4.571 points
7. (6.) Sofia Kenin USA 4.413 points
8. (5.) Naomi Osaka JPN 4.326 points
9. Garbine Muguruza ESP 4.135 points
10. Petra Kvitova CZE 4.060 points
11. (12.) Belinda Bencic SUI 3.820 points
12. (13.) Maria Sakkari GRE 3.750 points
13. (14.) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 3.285 points
14. (11.) Simona Halep ROU 3.152 points
15. Angelique Kerber GER 3.115 points

WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

WTA 250 Luxembourg : Clara Tauson won her second WTA tournament in career (both WTA 250 and on hard indoor), defeating
Jelena Ostapenko (3) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

WTA 250 Portorose : Jasmine Paolini won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Alison Riske (3) 7-6 (4), 6-2

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Metz (France), 20-26 September : "2021 Moselle Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 481.270
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan), 20-26 September : "2021 Astana Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 541.800
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Boston (United States), 24-26 September : "2021 Laver Cup"
Category : Team Competition
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Team Europe : Daniil Medvedev (RUS, 2) - Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE, 3) - Alexander Zverev (GER, 4) - Andrey Rublev (RUS, 5) - Matteo Berrettini (ITA, 7) - Casper Ruud (NOR, 10) - Captain : Bjorn Borg (SWE)

Team World : Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN, 11) - Denis Shapovalov (CAN, 12) - Diego Schwartzman (ARG, 15) - Reilly Opelka (USA, 19) - John Isner (USA, 22) - Nick Kyrgios (AUS, 95) - Captain : John McEnroe (USA)

Ostrava (Czech Republic), 20-26 September : "2021 J&T Banka Ostrava Open"
Category : WTA 500
Prize Money : $ 565.530
Surface : Hard (Indoor)