Tennis in General - Results and Comments

2021 WTA FINALS - DAY 6 :
AKRON Tennis Stadium, Guadalajara (Mexico) :

Singles - "Chichèn Itza" Group - Matchday 3 (Last) : Iga Swiatek (5) def. Paula Badosa Gibert (7) 7-5, 6-4
Maria Sakkari (4) def. Aryna Sabalenka (1) 7-6 (1), 6-7 (6), 6-3

FINAL STANDINGS :

1. Paula Badosa Gibert (7) 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 4 Sets Won & 2 Lost Advance to Semifinals
2. Maria Sakkari (4) 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 4 Sets Won & 3 Lost Advance to Semifinals
3. Aryna Sabalenka (1) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 3 Sets Won & 5 Lost Eliminated
4. Iga Swiatek (5) 1 Match Won & 2 Lost - 3 Sets Won & 4 Lost Eliminated

SEMIFINALS SCHEDULE :

Paula Badosa Gibert (7) vs Garbiñe Muguruza (6)
Anett Kontaveit (8) vs Maria Sakkari (4)

Doubles - "El Tajin" Group - Matchday 3 (Last) : Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (1) def. Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (6)
5-7, 7-6 (3), 10-7 (Long Tie-break)
Su-Wei Hsieh / Elise Mertens (3) def. Sharon Fichman / Giuliana Olmos (8) 6-4, 7-6 (3)

FINAL STANDINGS :

1. Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (1) 3 Matches Won - 6 Sets Won & 1 Lost Advance to Semifinals
2. Su-Wei Hsieh / Elise Mertens (3) 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 4 Sets Won & 2 Lost Advance to Semifinals
3. Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (6) 1 Match Won & 2 Lost - 3 Sets Won & 5 Lost Eliminated
4. Sharon Fichman / Giuliana Olmos (N° 8) 2 Matches Lost - 1 Set Won & 6 Lost Eliminated

SEMIFINALS SCHEDULE :

Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (2) vs Su-Wei Hsieh / Elise Mertens (3)
Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (1) vs Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Demi Schuurs (4)

2021 NITTO ATP FINALS - DAY 2 :
PalaAlpitour, Turin (Italy) :

Singles - "Green" Group - Matchday 1 : Novak Djokovic (1) def. Casper Ruud (8) 7-6 (4), 6-2
Andrey Rublev (5) def. Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles - "Red" Group - Matchday 1 : Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (2) def. Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (7) 6-1, 7-6 (5)
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (3) def. Juan-Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah (5) 7-6 (1), 6-4

2021 WTA FINALS - DAY 5 :
AKRON Tennis Stadium, Guadalajara (Mexico) :

Singles - "Teptihuacàn" Group - Matchday 3 : Karolina Pliskova (3) def. Barbora Krejcikova (2) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
Garbiñe Muguruza (6) def. Anett Kontaveit (8) 6-4, 6-4

FINAL STANDINGS :

1. Anett Kontaveit (8) 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 4 Sets Won & 2 Lost Advance to Semifinals
2. Garbiñe Muguruza (6) 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 5 Sets Won & 3 Lost Advance to Semifinals
3. Karolina Pliskova (3) 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 4 Sets Won & 4 Lost Eliminated
4. Barbora Krejcikova (2) 3 Matches Lost - 2 Sets Won & 6 Lost Eliminated

Doubles - Tenochtitlán" Group - Matchday 3 : Samantha Stosur / Shuai Zhang (5) def. Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (2) 4-6, 6-3, 10-7 (Long Tie-break)
Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Demi Schuurs (4) def. Darija Jurak / Andreja Klepac (7) 6-4, 3-6, 10-2 (Long Tie-break)

FINAL STANDINGS :

1. Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (2) 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 5 Sets Won & 2 Lost Advance to Semifinals
2. Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Demi Schuurs (4) 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 4 Sets Won & 3 Lost Advance to Semifinals
3. Darija Jurak / Andreja Klepac (7) 1 Match Won & 2 Lost - 3 Sets Won & 5 Lost Eliminated
4. Samantha Stosur / Shuai Zhang (5) 1 Match Won & 2 Lost - 3 Sets Won & 5 Lost Eliminated

RANKING AT NOVEMBER 15TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 10.940 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 7.640 points
3. Alexander Zverev GER 6.540 points
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 6.540 points
5. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.950 points
6. Rafael Nadal ESP 4.875 points
7. Matteo Berrettini ITA 4.568 points
8. Casper Ruud NOR 3.760 points
9. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.706 points
10. (11.) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.308 points
11. (10.) Jannik Sinner ITA 3.150 points
12. Cameron Norrie GBR 2.945 points
13. Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.625 points
14. (18.) Denis Shapovalov CAN 2.475 points
15. (14.) Dominic Thiem AUT 2.425 points

The updated WTA ranking will be released after the end of the WTA Finals.

2021 NITTO ATP FINALS - DAY 1 :
PalaAlpitour, Turin (Italy) :

Singles - "Red" Group - Matchday 1 : Daniil Medvedev (2) def. Hubert Hurkacz (7) 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4
Alexander Zverev (3) def. Matteo Berrettini (6) 7-6 (7), 1-0 ret. (Abdominal Injury)

Doubles - "Green" Group - Matchday 1 : Nikola Mektic / Mate Pavic (1) def. Kevin Krawietz / Horia Tecau (8) 6-4, 6-4
Marcel Granollers-Pujol / Horacio Zeballos (4) def. Ivan Dodig / Filip Polasek (6) 4-6, 7-6 (10), 10-6 (Long Tie-break)

2021 WTA FINALS - DAY 4 :
AKRON Tennis Stadium, Guadalajara (Mexico) :

Singles - "Chichèn Itza" Group - Matchday 2 : Paula Badosa Gibert (7) def. Maria Sakkari (4) 7-6 (4), 6-4
Aryna Sabalenka (1) def. Iga Swiatek (5) 2-6, 6-2, 7-5

STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 2 :

1. Paula Badosa Gibert (7) 2 Matches Won - 4 Sets Won & 0 Lost Already Qualified to Semifinals
2. Maria Sakkari (4) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 2 Sets Won & 2 Lost
3. Aryna Sabalenka (1) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 2 Sets Won & 3 Lost
4. Iga Swiatek (5) 2 Matches Lost - 1 Set Won & 4 Lost Already Eliminated

Doubles - "El Tajin" Group - Matchday 2 : Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (1) def. Su-Wei Hsieh / Elise Mertens (3) 6-3, 6-1
Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (6) def. Sharon Fichman / Giuliana Olmos (8) 0-6, 6-3, 11-9

STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 2 :

1. Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (1) 2 Matches Won - 4 Sets Won & 0 Lost Already Qualified to Semifinals
2. Su-Wei Hsieh / Elise Mertens (3) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 2 Sets Won & 2 Lost
3. Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (6) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 2 Sets Won & 3 Lost
4. Sharon Fichman / Giuliana Olmos (8) 2 Matches Lost - 1 Set Won & 4 Lost

ATP 250 Stockholm Final : Tommy Paul won his first ATP tournament in career, defeating Denis Shapovalov (3) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4

2021 NEXT GENERATION ATP FINALS (TOURNAMENT WITH EXPERIMENTAL RULES) - DAY 5 (LAST) :
Milan (Italy), Allianz Cloud, 9-13 November :

THE FINAL :

Carlos Alcaraz (1) won his second ATP tournament in career (first Next Gen ATP Finals and on hard indoor), defeating
Sebastian Korda (2) 4-3 (5), 4-2, 4-2

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Turin (Italy), 14-21 November : "2021 Nitto ATP Finals"
Category : Year-end Master
Prize Money : $ 7.250.000
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

2021 WTA FINALS - DAY 3 :
AKRON Tennis Stadium, Guadalajara (Mexico) :

Singles - "Teptihuacàn" Group - Matchday 2 : Anett Kontaveit (8) def. Karolina Pliskova (3) 6-4, 6-0
Garbiñe Muguruza (6) def. Barbora Krejcikova (2) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 2 :

1. Anett Kontaveit (8) 2 Matches Won - 4 Sets Won & 0 Lost Already Qualified for Semifinals
2. Karolina Pliskova (3) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 2 Sets Won & 3 Lost
3. Garbiñe Muguruza (6) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 3 Sets Won & 2 Lost
4. Barbora Krejcikova (2) 2 Matches Lost - 1 Set Won & 4 Lost

Doubles - Tenochtitlán" Group - Matchday 2 : Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (2) def. Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Demi Schuurs (4) 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Darija Jurak / Andreja Klepac (7) def. Samantha Stosur / Shuai Zhang (5) 6-7 (10), 7-6 (4), 10-5 (Long Tie-break)

STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 2 :

1. Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (2) 2 Matches Won - 4 Sets Won & 0 Lost Already Qualified for Semifinals
2. Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Demi Schuurs (4) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 2 Sets Won & 2 Lost
3. Darija Jurak / Andreja Klepac (7) 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 2 Sets Won & 3 Lost
4. Samantha Stosur / Shuai Zhang (5) 2 Matches Lost - 1 Set Won & 4 Lost

ATP 250 Stockholm Semifinals : T. Paul def. F. Tiafoe (8) 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-4
D. Shapovalov (3) def. F. Auger-Aliassime (2) 6-4, 7-5

WTA 250 Linz Final : Alison Riske (8) won her third WTA tournament in career (first WTA 250 and on hard indoor), defeating
Jacqueline Adina Cristian (LL) 2-6, 6-2, 7-5

2021 NEXT GENERATION ATP FINALS (TOURNAMENT WITH EXPERIMENTAL RULES) - DAY 4 :
Milan (Italy), Allianz Cloud, 9-13 November :

RESULTS SEMIFINALS :

Sebastian Korda (2) def. Brandon Nakashima (4) 4-3 (3), 2-4, 1-4, 4-2, 4-2
Carlos Alcaraz (1) def. Sebastian Baez (6) 4-2, 4-1, 4-2

2021 WTA FINALS - DAY 2 :
AKRON Tennis Stadium, Guadalajara (Mexico) :

Singles - "Chichèn Itza" Group - Matchday 1 : Maria Sakkari (4) def. Iga Swiatek (5) 6-2, 6-4
Paula Badosa Gibert (7) def. Aryna Sabalenka (1) 6-4, 6-0

Doubles - "El Tajin" Group - Matchday 1 : Su-Wei Hsieh / Elise Mertens (3) def. Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (6) 7-6 (3), 6-2
Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (1) def. Sharon Fichman / Giuliana Olmos (8) 6-4, 6-1

2021 NITTO ATP FINALS - TURIN (ITALY), 14-21 NOVEMBER :
Group Stage Draw - Doubles :

"Green" Group : Nikola Mektic / Mate Pavic (CRO, 1) - Marcel Granollers-Pujol (ESP, 4) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG, 4) -
Ivan Dodig (CRO, 6) / Filip Polasek (SVK, 6) - Kevin Krawietz (GER, 8) / Horia Tecau (ROU, 8)

"Red" Group : Rajeev Ram (USA, 2) / Joe Salisbury (GBR, 2) - Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (FRA, 3) -
Juan-Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah (COL, 5) - Jamie Murray (GBR, 7) / Bruno Soares (BRA, 7)

Alternates : Simone Bolelli (ITA, 9) / Maximo Gonzalez (ARG, 9) & Tim Puetz (GER, 10) / Michael Venus (NZL, 10)

WTA 250 Linz Semifinals : A. Riske (8) def. D. R. Collins (3) 7-5 ret. (Right Shoulder Injury)
J. A. Cristian (LL) def. S. Halep (2) Walkover (Left Knee Injury)

2021 NEXT GENERATION ATP FINALS (TOURNAMENT WITH EXPERIMENTAL RULES) - DAY 3 :
Milan (Italy), Allianz Cloud, 9-13 November :

Group A - Matchday 3 : Carlos Alcaraz (1) def. Juan Manuel Cerundolo (5) 4-0, 4-1, 2-4, 4-3 (3)
Brandon Nakashima (4) def. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (7) 3-4 (3), 4-1, 4-1, 4-3 (1)

FINAL STANDINGS :

1. Carlos Alcaraz (1) - 3 Matches Won - 9 Sets Won & 1 Lost Advance to Semifinals
2. Brandon Nakashima (4) - 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 6 Sets Won & 5 Lost Advance to Semifinals
3. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (7) - 1 Match Won & 2 Lost - 4 Sets Won & 7 Lost Eliminated
4. Juan Manuel Cerundolo (5) - 3 Matches Lost - 3 Sets Won & 9 Lost Eliminated

Group B - Matchday 3 : Sebastian Baez (6) def. Hugo Gaston (8) 4-3 (2), 4-2, 4-2
Sebastian Korda (2) def. Lorenzo Musetti (3) 4-2, 4-3 (4), 4-2

FINAL STANDINGS :

1. Sebastian Korda (2) - 3 Matches Won - 9 Sets Won & Lost Advance to Semifinals
2. Sebastian Baez (6) - 2 Matches Won & 1 Lost - 6 Sets Won & 4 Lost Advance to Semifinals
3. Lorenzo Musetti (3) - 1 Match Won & 2 Lost - Sets Won & Lost Eliminated
4. Hugo Gaston (8) - 3 Matches Lost - 4 Sets Won & 9 Lost Eliminated

SEMIFINALS SCHEDULE :

Sebastian Korda (2) vs Brandon Nakashima (4)
Carlos Alcaraz (1) vs Sebastian Baez (6)

2021 NITTO ATP FINALS - TURIN (ITALY), 14-21 NOVEMBER :
Group Stage Draw - Singles :

"Green" Group : Novak Djokovic (SRB, 1) - Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE, 4) - Andrey Rublev (RUS, 5) - Casper Ruud (NOR, 8)

"Red" Group : Daniil Medvedev (RUS, 2) - Alexander Zverev (GER, 3) - Matteo Berrettini (ITA, 6) - Hubert Hurkacz (POL, 7)

Alternates : Jannik Sinner (ITA, 9) & Cameron Norrie (GBR, 10)

2021 NEXT GENERATION ATP FINALS (TOURNAMENT WITH EXPERIMENTAL RULES) - DAY 2 :
Milan (Italy), Allianz Cloud, 9-13 November :

Group A - Matchday 2 : Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (7) def. Juan Manuel Cerundolo (5) 4-1, 4-2, 1-4, 4-1
Carlos Alcaraz (1) def. Brandon Nakashima (4) 4-3 (4), 4-1, 4-3 (4)

STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 2 :

1. Carlos Alcaraz (1) - 2 Matches Won - 6 Sets Won & 0 Lost Already Qualified to Semifinals
2. Brandon Nakashima (4) - 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 3 Sets Won & 4 Lost
3. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (7) - 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 3 Sets Won & 4 Lost
4. Juan Manuel Cerundolo (5) - 2 Matches Lost - 2 Sets Won & 6 Lost Already Eliminated

Group B - Matchday 2 : Sebastian Korda (2) def. Sebastian Baez (6) 4-3 (4), 4-2, 4-2
Lorenzo Musetti (3) def. Hugo Gaston (8) 4-3 (4), 4-3 (6), 2-4, 3-4 (7), 4-2

STANDINGS AFTER MATCHDAY 2 :

1. Sebastian Korda (2) - 2 Matches Won - 6 Sets Won & 2 Lost
2. Lorenzo Musetti (3) - 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 4 Sets Won & 5 Lost
3. Sebastian Baez (6) - 1 Match Won & 1 Lost - 3 Sets Won & 4 Lost
4. Hugo Gaston (8) - 2 Matches Lost - 4 Sets Won & 6 Lost

2021 WTA FINALS - DAY 1 :
AKRON Tennis Stadium, Guadalajara (Mexico) :

Singles - "Teptihuacàn" Group - Matchday 1 : Anett Kontaveit (8) def. Barbora Krejcikova (2) 6-3, 6-4
Karolina Pliskova (3) def. Garbiñe Muguruza (6) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6)

Doubles - Tenochtitlán" Group - Matchday 1 : Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (2) def. Darija Jurak / Andreja Klepac (7) 6-0, 6-4
Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Demi Schuurs (4) def. Samantha Stosur / Shuai Zhang (5) 6-2, 6-2

2021 NEXT GENERATION ATP FINALS (TOURNAMENT WITH EXPERIMENTAL RULES) - DAY 1 :
Milan (Italy), Allianz Cloud, 9-13 November :

Group A - Matchday 1 : Brandon Nakashima (4) def. Juan Manuel Cerundolo (5) 4-1, 3-4 (3), 4-1, 4-0
Carlos Alcaraz (1) def. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (7) 4-3 (6), 4-2, 4-0

Group B - Matchday 1 : Sebastian Korda (2) def. Hugo Gaston (8) 3-4 (2), 3-4 (6), 4-0, 4-3 (3), 4-0
Sebastian Baez (6) def. Lorenzo Musetti (3) 4-1, 4-1, 3-4 (5), 4-3 (5)

2021 WTA FINALS - GUADALAJARA (MEXICO), 10-17 NOVEMBER :
Group Stage Draw - Singles :

"Chichèn Itza" Group : Aryna Sabalenka (1) - Maria Sakkari (4) - Iga Swiatek (5) - Paula Badosa Gibert (7)

"Teptihuacàn" Group : Barbora Krejcikova (2) - Karolina Pliskova (3) - Garbiñe Muguruza (6) - Anett Kontaveit (8)

Group Stage Draw - Doubles :

"Tenochtitlán" Group : Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (2) - Nicole Melichar-Martinez / Demi Schuurs (4) -
Samantha Stosur / Shuai Zhang (5) - Darija Jurak / Andreja Klepac (7)

"El Tajin" Group : Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (1) - Su-Wei Hsieh / Elise Mertens (3) -
Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk (6) - Sharon Fichman / Giuliana Olmos (8)

RANKINGS AT NOVEMBER 8TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 10.940 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 7.640 points
3. (4.) Alexander Zverev GER 6.540 points
4. (3.) Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 6.540 points
5. (6.) Andrey Rublev RUS 4.950 points
6. (5.) Rafael Nadal ESP 4.875 points
7. Matteo Berrettini ITA 4.568 points
8. Casper Ruud NOR 3.760 points
9. (10.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.706 points
10. (9.) Jannik Sinner ITA 3.395 points
11. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.263 points
12. (13.) Cameron Norrie GBR 2.945 points
13. (15.) Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.625 points
14. (12.) Dominic Thiem AUT 2.425 points
15. (16.) Aslan Karatsev RUS 2.392 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 7.582 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.130 points
3. Barbora Krejcikova CZE 4.708 points
4. Karolina Pliskova CZE 4.510 points
5. Garbine Muguruza ESP 4.310 points
6. Maria Sakkari GRE 3.760 points
7. Ons Jabeur TUN 3.455 points
8. Anett Kontaveit EST 3.396 points
9. (10.) Iga Swiatek POL 3.286 points
10. (11.) Paula Badosa Gibert ESP 3.224 points
11. (12.) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 3.076 points
12. (15.) Sofia Kenin USA 2.971 points
13. Naomi Osaka JPN 2.956 points
14. (16.) Elena Rybakina KAZ 2.855 points
15. (14.) Elina Svitolina UKR 2.726 points

ATP FINAL OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1000 Paris : Novak Djokovic (1) won his 86th ATP tournament in career (37th Masters 1000 and 14th on hard indoor), defeating
Daniil Medvedev (2) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Milan (Italy), 9-13 November : "2021 Next Generation ATP Finals"
Category : Year-end Championships for the best 8 Under 21 Players
Prize Money : $ 1.300.000
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

A number of rule changes from the normal ATP format are used for the competition :

Best of five sets - First to four games in each set - Tiebreak at 3-All - No-Ad scoring -
Live Electronic line calling/Hawkeye-Live (graphic shown on screens after a "close call") -
Start match 1 minute from entry of second player on court - Shot clock to ensure 25-second rule -
Maximum of one medical time-out per player per match - Coaches can talk to players on court -
Public will be allowed to move around during a match (except at baselines) - Towel boxes at each baseline -
Players can use wearable technology - Toilet-breaks 3' plus 2' for changing clothes.

Group A : Carlos Alcaraz (ESP, 1) - Brandon Nakashima (USA, 4) - Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG, 5) - Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (NOR, 7).

Group B : Sebastian Korda (USA, 2) - Lorenzo Musetti (ITA, 3) - Sebastian Baez (ARG, 6) - Hugo Gaston (FRA, 8).

Alternates : Jiri Lehecka (CZE, 9) & Tomas Machac (CZE, 10)

Stockholm (Sweden), 7-13 November : "2021 Stockholm Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 635.570
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Guadalajara (Mexico), 10-17 November : "2021 Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara"
Category : Year-end Championships
Prize Money : $ 5.000.000
Surface : Hard

Qualified Players - Singles : Aryna Sabalenka (BLR, 1) - Barbora Krejcikova (CZE, 2) - Karolina Pliskova (CZE, 3) - Maria Sakkari (GRE, 4) -
Iga Swiatek (POL, 5) - Garbine Muguruza (ESP, 6) - Paula Badosa Gibert (ESP, 7) - Anett Kontaveit (EST, 8)

Alternates - Singles : Ons Jabeur (TUN, 9) & Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS, 10)

Qualified Players - Doubles : Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (CZE, 1) - Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (JPN, 2) -
Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE, 3) / Elise Mertens (BEL, 3) - Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA, 4) / Demi Schuurs (NED, 4) -
Samantha Stosur (AUS, 5) / Zhang Shuai (CHN, 5) - Alexa Guarachi (CHI, 6) / Desirae Krawczyk (USA, 6) - Darija Jurak (CRO, 7) / Andreja Klepac (SLO, 7) -
Sharon Fichman (CAN, 8) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX, 8)

Alternates - Doubles : Nadiia Kichenok (UKR, 9) / Raluca Olaru (ROU, 9) & Marie Bouzkova / Lucie Hradecka (CZE, 10)

ATP SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1000 Paris : N. Djokovic (1) def. H. Hurkacz (7) 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (5)
D. Medvedev (2) def. A. Zverev (4) 6-2, 6-2

2020-21 BILLIE JEAN KING FINALS - FINAL :
O2 Arena, Prague (Czech Republic) :

RTF (Russian Tennis Federation) 2 - Switzerland 0
D. Kasatkina (RTF) def. J. B. Teichmann (SUI) 6-2, 6-4
L. Samsonova (RTF) def. B. Bencic (SUI) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
E. Alexandrova / D. Kasatkina (RTF) vs V. Golubic / S. Voegele (SUI) Not Played

Russian Tennis Federation win the 2020-21 Billie Jean King Cup, the fifth in the history of the team

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2022 BILLIE JEAN KING CUP QUALIFIERS DRAW :

Australia (1) vs Slovakia
ITALY vs France (2)
United States (3) vs Ukraine
Czech Republic (4) vs Great Britain
Belarus (5) vs Belgium
Kazakhstan vs Germany (6)
Canada (7) vs Latvia
Netherlnads vs Spain (8)
Poland vs Romania (9)