Tennis in General - Results and Comments

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Rio de Janeiro : Cameron Norrie (2) won his ATP tournament in career (first ATP 500 and second on red clay), defeating
Carlos Alcaraz (1) 5-7, 7-5, 6-4

ATP 250 Marseille : Hubert Hurkacz (1) won his sixth ATP tournament in career (fourth ATP 250 and second on hard indoor), defeating
Benjamin Bonzi 6-3, 7-6 (4)

WTA 250 Merida : Camila Giorgi won her fourth WTA tournament in career (first WTA 250 and second on hard), defeating
Rebecca Peterson (q) 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-2

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Acapulco (Mexico), 27 February - 4 March : "2023 Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC"
Category : ATP Tour 500
Prize Money : $ 2.178.980
Surface : Hard

Dubai (United Arab Emirates), 27 February - 4 March : "2023 Dubai Tennis Championships"
Category : ATP Tour 500
Prize Money : $ 2.855.495
Surface : Hard

Santiago (Chile), 27 February - 5 March : "2023 Movistar Chile Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 718.245
Surface : Red Clay

Monterrey (Mexico), 27 February - 5 March : "2023 Abierto GNP Seguros"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 259.303
Surface : Hard

Austin (United States), 27 February - 5 March : "2023 ATX Open"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 259.303
Surface : Hard

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Rio de Janeiro : C. Norrie (2) def. B. Zapata Miralles 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (3)
C. Alcaraz (1) def. N. Jarry (q) 6-7 (2), 7-5, 6-0

ATP 250 Marseille : H. Hurkacz (1) def. A. Bublik 6-4, 7-6 (4)
B. Bonzi def. A. Fils (wc) 6-4, 6-4

ATP 250 Doha : A. Murray (wc) def. J. Lehecka 6-0, 3-6, 7-6 (6)
D. Medvedev (3) def. F. Auger-Aliassime (2) 6-4, 7-6 (7)
Final : Daniil Medvedev (3) won his 17th ATP tournament in career (second consecutive and 8th ATP 250 and on hard), defeating
Andy Murray (wc) 6-4, 6-4

WTA 1.000 Dubai : I. Swiatek (1) def. C. Gauff (5) 6-4, 6-2
B. Krejcikova def. J. Pegula (3) 6-1, 5-7, 6-0
Final : Barbora Krejcikova won her sixth WTA tournament in career (first WTA 1.000 and second on hard), defeating
Iga Swiatek (1) 6-4, 6-2

WTA 250 Merida : R. Peterson (q) def. C. McNally 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-4
C. Giorgi def. K. Siniakova (4) 7-5, 7-6 (2)

RANKINGS AT FEBRUARY 20TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 7.070 points
2. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 6.480 points
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.940 points
4. Casper Ruud NOR 5.515 points
5. Andrey Rublev RUS 3.860 points
6. Rafael Nadal ESP 3.815 points
7. Taylor Fritz USA 3.660 points
8. (11.) Daniil Medvedev RUS 3.250 points
9. (8.) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.200 points
10. (9.) Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 3.161 points
11. (10.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 2.995 points
12. (14.) Jannik Sinner 2.745 points
13. (12.) Cameron Norrie GBR 2.615 points
14. (13.) Karen Khachanov RUS 2.470 points
15. Frances Tiafoe USA 2.350 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 10.900 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.100 points
3. (4.) Jessica Pegula USA 5.250 points
4. (3.) Ons Jabeur TUN 5.111 points
5. Caroline Garcia FRA 4.835 points
6. Cori Gauff USA 4.091 points
7. Maria Sakkari GRE 3.800 points
8. Daria Kasatkina RUS 3.425 points
9. Belinda Bencic SUI 3.315 points
10. Elena Rybakina KAZ 2.860 points
11. Veronika Kudermetova RUS 2.620 points
12. Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 2.285 points
13. (15.) Liudmila Samsonova RUS 2.197 points
14. (17.) Victoria Azarenka BLR 2.192 points
15. (13.) Petra Kvitova CZE 2.182 points

ATP FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Rotterdam : Daniil Medvedev (6) won his 16th ATP tournament in career (third ATP 500 and 8th on hard indoor), defeating
Jannik Sinner 5-7, 6-2, 6-2

ATP 250 Buenos Aires : Carlos Alcaraz (1) won his 7th ATP tournament in career (second ATP 250 and fifth on red clay), defeating
Cameron Norrie (2) 6-3, 7-5

ATP 250 Delray Beach : Taylor Fritz (1) won his fifth ATP tournament in career (third ATP 250 and on hard), defeating
Miomir Kecmanovic (4) 6-0, 5-7, 6-2

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 20-26 February : "2023 Rio Open presented by Claro"
Category : ATP Tour 500
Prize Money : $ 2.178.980
Surface : Red Clay

Marseille (France), 20-26 February : "2023 Open 13 Provence"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 784.830
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Doha (Qatar), 20-26 February : "2023 Qatar ExxonMobil Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 1.377.025
Surface : Hard

Dubai (United Arab Emirates), 19-25 February : "2023 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships"
Category : WTA 1.000
Prize Money : $ 2.788.468
Surface : Hard

Merida (Mexico), 20-26 February : "2023 Merida Open Akron"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 259.303
Surface : Hard

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Rotterdam : D. Medvedev (6) def. G. Dimitrov 6-1, 6-2
J. Sinner def. T. Griekspoor (wc) 7-5, 7-6 (5)

ATP 250 Buenos Aires : C. Norrie (2) def. J. P. Varillas (q) 7-6 (5), 6-4
C. Alcaraz (1) def. B. Zapata Miralles 6-2, 6-2

ATP 250 Delray Beach : M. Kecmanovic (4) def. R. Albot 7-6 (8), 3-6, 6-2
T. Fritz (1) def. M. McDonald 6-3, 7-6 (6)

WTA 500 Doha : J. Pegula (2) def. M. Sakkari (5) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
I. Swiatek (1) def. V. Kudermetova (8) 6-0, 6-1
Final : Iga Swiatek (1) won her 12th WTA tournament in career (fourth WTA 500, 7th on hard and second in Doha), defeating
Jessica Pegula (2) 6-3, 6-0

RANKINGS AT FEBRUARY 13TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 7.070 points
2. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 6.730 points
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.940 points
4. Casper Ruud NOR 5.515 points
5. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.065 points
6. Rafael Nadal ESP 3.815 points
7. (8.) Taylor Fritz USA 3.455 points
8. (7.) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.260 points
9. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 3.136 points
10. Hubert Hurkacz POL 2.950 points
11. (12.) Daniil Medvedev RUS 2.750 points
12. (11.) Cameron Norrie GBR 2.715 points
13. Karen Khachanov RUS 2.515 points
14. (17.) Jannik Sinner 2.445 points
15. (14.) Frances Tiafoe USA 2.350 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 10.485 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.100 points
3. Ons Jabeur TUN 5.210 points
4. Jessica Pegula USA 5.000 points
5. Caroline Garcia FRA 4.795 points
6. Cori Gauff USA 3.992 points
7. Maria Sakkari GRE 3.616 points
8. Daria Kasatkina RUS 3.425 points
9. Belinda Bencic SUI 3.275 points
10. Elena Rybakina KAZ 2.860 points
11. Veronika Kudermetova RUS 2.740 points
12. (14.) Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 2.285 points
13. Petra Kvitova CZE 2.281 points
14. (12.) Jelena Ostapenko LAT 2.227 points
15. (19.) Liudmila Samsonova RUS 2.209 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Montpellier : Jannik Sinner (2) won his 7th ATP tournament in career (sixth ATP 250 and fourth on hard indoor), defeating
Maxime Cressy 7-6 (3), 6-3

ATP 250 Dallas : Yibing Wu won his first ATP tournament in career defeating John Isner (5) 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (12)

ATP 250 Cordoba : Sebastian Baez (4) won his second ATP tournament in career (both ATP 250 and on red clay), defeating
Federico Coria (6) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3

WTA 500 Abu Dhabi : Belinda Bencic (2) won her 8th WTA tournament in career (third WTA 500 and fifth on hard), defeating
Liudmila Samsonova (8) 1-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4

WTA 250 Linz : Anastasia Potapova (8) won her second WTA tournament in career (both WTA 250 and first on hard indoor), defeating
Petra Martic (6) 6-3, 6-1

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Rotterdam (Netherlands), 13-19 February : "2023 ABN AMRO Open"
Category : ATP Tour 500
Prize Money : € 2.224.460
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Buenos Aires (Argentina), 13-19 February : "2023 Argentina Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 711.600
Surface : Red Clay

Delray Beach (United States), 13-19 February : "2023 Delray Beach Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 718.245
Surface : Hard

Doha (Qatar), 13-18 February : "2023 Qatar TotalEnergies Open"
Category : WTA 500
Prize Money : $ 780.637
Surface : Hard

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Montpellier : J. Sinner (2) def. A. Fils (wc) 7-5, 6-2
M. Cressy def. H. V. N. Rune (1) 7-5, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4)

ATP 250 Cordoba : F. Coria (6) def. A. Ramos-Vinolas (3) 6-4, 7-6 (2)
S. Baez (4) def. H. Dellien (q) 6-4, 6-4

ATP 250 Dallas : J. Isner (5) def. J. J. Wolf (6) 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4)
Y. Wu def. T. Fritz (1) 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-4

WTA 500 Abu Dhabi : B. Bencic (2) def. B. Haddad Maia (6) 6-2, 6-3
L. Samsonova (8) def. Q. Zheng 6-4, 1-6, 6-4

WTA 250 Linz : A. Potapova (8) def. M. Vondrousova 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3
P. Martic (6) def. M. Sakkari (1) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

RANKINGS AT FEBRUARY 6TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 7.070 points
2. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 6.730 points
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 6.195 points
4. Casper Ruud NOR 5.765 points
5. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.200 points
6. Rafael Nadal ESP 3.815 points
7. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.715 points
8. Taylor Fritz USA 3.410 points
9. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 3.046 points
10. Hubert Hurkacz POL 2.995 points
11. Cameron Norrie GBR 2.760 points
12. Daniil Medvedev RUS 2.750 points
13. Karen Khachanov RUS 2.515 points
14. (15.) Frances Tiafoe USA 2.305 points
15. (16.) Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 2.285 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 10.485 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.100 points
3. Ons Jabeur TUN 5.210 points
4. Jessica Pegula USA 5.000 points
5. Caroline Garcia FRA 4.795 points
6. Cori Gauff USA 3.992 points
7. Maria Sakkari GRE 3.811 points
8. Daria Kasatkina RUS 3.380 points
9. Belinda Bencic SUI 2.905 points
10. Elena Rybakina KAZ 2.815 points
11. Veronika Kudermetova RUS 2.740 points
12. Jelena Ostapenko LAT 2.340 points
13. Petra Kvitova CZE 2.281 points
14. Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 2.195 points
15. Simona Halep ROU 2.141 points

WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

WTA 250 Lyon : Alycia Parks won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Caroline Garcia (1) 7-6 (7), 7-5

WTA 250 Hua Hin : Lin Zhu won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Lesia Tsurenko 6-4, 6-4

2023 DAVIS CUP QUALIFYING ROUND :
Final Results :

"Sportska Dvorana Zamet" (Hard Indoor), Rijeka (Croatia) : Croatia (1) 3 - Austria 1
B. Coric (CRO) def. D. Novak (AUT) 6-3, 7-5
B. Gojo (CRO) def. D. Thiem (AUT) 6-3, 7-6 (2)
A. Erler / L. Miedler (AUT) def. I. Dodig / N. Mektic (CRO) 6-3, 7-6 (11)
B. Coric (CRO) def. D. Thiem (AUT) 7-6 (3), 6-2
B. Gojo (CRO) vs D. Novak (AUT) Not Played

"Tatabánya Arena" (Hard Indoor), Tatabánya (Hungary) : Hungary 2 - France (2) 3
Z. Piros (HUN) def. B. Bonzi (FRA) 7-6 (4), 6-3
U. Humbert (FRA) def. M. Fucsovics (HUN) 6-3, 6-2
F. Marozsan / M. Valkusz (HUN) def. N. Mahut / A. Rinderknech (FRA) 6-2, 7-6 (4)
A. Mannarino (FRA) def. M. Fucsovics (HUN) 7-6 (6), 6-2
U. Humbert (FRA) def. F. Marozsan (HUN) 6-3, 6-3

"Olympic Tennis School" (Hard Indoor), Tashkent (Uzbekistan) : Uzbekistan 0 - USA (3) 4
M. McDonald (USA) def. S. Fomin (UZB) 6-4, 6-1
T. Paul (USA) def. K. Sultanov (UZB) 6-1, 7-6 (6)
A. Krajicek / R. Ram (USA) def. S. Fayziev / S. Fomin (UZB) 6-2, 6-4
D. Kudla (USA) def. A. Milushev (UZB) 7-6 (3), 6-4
M. McDonald (USA) vs K. Sultanov (UZB) Not Played

"Arena Trier" (Hard Indoor), Trier (Germany( : Germany (4) 2 - Switzerland 3
M-A. Huesler (SUI) def. O. Otte (GER) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
A. Zverev (GER) def. S. Wawrinka (SUI) 6-4, 6-1
A. Mies / T. Puetz (GER) def. D. Stricker / S. Wawrinka (SUI) 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4
M-A. Huesler (SUI) def. A. Zverev (GER) 6-2, 7-6 (4)
S. Wawrinka (SUI) def. D. Altmaier (GER) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4

"Pueblo Viejo Country Club" (Red Clay Indoor), Cota (Colombia) : Colombia 1 - Great Britain (5) 3
N. Mejia (COL) def. D. Evans (GBR) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
C. Norrie (GBR) def. N. Barrientos (COL) 6-2, 7-5
D. Evans / N. Skupski (GBR) def. J. S. Cabal / R. Farah (COL) 6-4, 6-4
C. Norrie (GBR) def. N. Mejia (COL) 6-4, 6-4
N. Barrientos (COL) vs D. Evans (GBR) Not Played

"Oslo Tennisarena" (Hard Indoor), Oslo (Norway) : Norway 0 - Serbia (6) 4
M. Kecmanovic (SRB) def. A. Petrovic (NOR) 6-1, 6-3
L. Djere (SRB) def. V. Durasovic (NOR) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (8)
N. Cacic / F. Krajinovic (SRB) def. V. Durasovic / H. Hoeyeraal (NOR) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
H. Medjedovic (SRB) def. V. Durasovic (NOR) 6-4, 6-7 (4), 10-4 (Super Tie-break)
A. Petrovic (NOR) vs L. Djere (SRB) Not Played

"Campus Trentino" (Red Clay), La Serena (Chile) : Chile 3 - Kazakhstan (7) 1
T. Skatov (KAZ) def. C. Garin (CHI) 6-1, 6-3
N. Jarry (CHI) def. A. Bublik (KAZ) 6-2, 6-2
A. Tabilo / T. Barrios Vera (CHI) def. A. Golubev / A. Nedovyesov (KAZ) 6-4, 7-5
C. Garin (CHI ) def. A. Bublik (KAZ) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
N. Jarry (CHI) vs T. Skatov (KAZ) Not Played

"Olympic Tennis Court" (Hard Indoor), Seoul (South Korea) : South Korea 3 - Belgium (8) 2
Z. Bergs (BEL) def. S. Kwon (KOR) 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6)
D. Goffin (BEL) def. S. C. Hong (KOR) 6-4, 6-2
J. S. Nam / M.-K. Song (KOR) def. S. Gille / J. Vliegen (BEL) 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5)
S. Kwon (KOR) def. D. Goffin (BEL) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
S. C. Hong (KOR) def. Z. Bergs (BEL) 6-3, 7-6 (4)

"The Royal Tennis Hall" (Hard Indoor), Stockholm (Sweden) : Sweden (9) 3 - Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
M. Ymer (SWE) def. M. Basic (BiH) 6-3, 7-5
E. Ymer (SWE) def. D. Dzumhur (BiH) 6-1, 6-4
M. Basic / T. Brkic (BiH) def. A. Goransson / E. Ymer (SWE) 6-4, 6-2
M. Ymer (SWE) def. D. Dzumhur (BiH) 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
E. Ymer (SWE) vs M. Basic (BiH) Not Played

"MartiniPlaza Groningen" (Hard Indoor), Groningen (Netherlands) : Netherlands (10) 4 - Slovakia 0
T. Griekspoor (NED) def. L. Klein (SVK) 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-4
T. van Rijthoven (NED) def. A. Molcan (SVK) 7-6 (6), 5-7, 6-3
W. Koohlof / M. Middelkoop (NED) def. L. Klein / A. Molcan (SVK) 6-3, 6-3
M. Middelkoop (NED) def. J. Kovalik (SVK) 6-4, 6-4
T. van Rijthoven (NED) vs L. Klein (SVK) Not Played

"Espoo Metro Areena" (Hard Indoor), Espoo (Finland) : Finland 3 - Argentina (11) 1
E. Ruusuvuori (FIN) def. P. Cachin (ARG) 7-5, 6-3
F. Cerundolo (ARG) def. O. Virtanen (FIN) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (3)
H. Heliovaara / E. Ruusuvuori (FIN) def. M. Gonzalez / A. Molteni (ARG) 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4
E. Ruusuvuori (FIN) def. F. Bagnis (ARG) 7-5, 6-1
O. Virtanen (FIN) vs P. Cachin (ARG) Not Played

"Complexo Municipal de Ténis da Maia" (Red Clay Indoor), Maia (Portugal) : Portugal 1 - Czech Republic (12) 3
J. Lehecka (CZE) def. N. Borges (POR) 6-4, 6-4
T. Machac (CZE) def. J. Sousa (POR) 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-2
N. Borges / F. Cabral (POR) def. T. Machac / A. Pavlasek (CZE) 7-5, 7-6 (4)
J. Lehecka (CZE) def. J. Sousa (POR) 6-4, 6-1
N. Borges (POR) vs T. Machac (CZE) Not Played

CROATIA (1), FRANCE (2), USA (3), SWITZERLAND, GREAT BRITAIN (5), SERBIA (6), CHILE, SOUTH KOREA, SWEDEN (9), NETHERLANDS (10), FINLAND & CZECH REPUBLIC (12) are qualified for 2023 Davis Cup Finals Group Stage (12-17 September), with CANADA (winner of last edition), AUSTRALIA (finalist of last edition) and the two wild-cards, ITALY & SPAIN.

Austria, Hungary, Uzbekistan, Germany (4), Colombia, Norway, Kazakhstan (7), Belgium (8), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Argentina (11) & Portugal will play at the World Group I (14-17 September).

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Córdoba (Argentina), 6-12 February : "2023 Córdoba Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 642.735
Surface : Red Clay

Montpellier (France), 6-12 February : "2023 Open Sud de France"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 630.705
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Dallas (United States), 6-12 February : "2023 Dallas Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 822.175
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), 6-12 February : "2023 Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open"
Category : WTA 500
Prize Money : $ 780.637
Surface : Hard

Linz (Austria), 6-12 February : "2023 Upper Austria Ladies Linz"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 235.238
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

WTA 250 Lyon : A. Parks def. M. Zanevska 6-3, 7-6 (4)
C. Garcia (1) def. M. C. Osorio Serrano 6-2, 6-2

WTA 250 Hua Hin : L. Zhu def. Xin. Wang (7) 6-2, 6-4
L. Tsurenko def. B. V. Andreescu (1) 7-5, 4-0 ret. (Right Shoulder Problem)

RANKINGS AT JANUARY 30TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. (5.) Novak Djokovic SRB 7.070 points
2. (1.) Carlos Alcaraz ESP 6.730 points
3. (4.) Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 6.195 points
4. (3.) Casper Ruud NOR 5.765 points
5. (6.) Andrey Rublev RUS 4.200 points
6. (2.) Rafael Nadal ESP 3.815 points
7. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.715 points
8. (9.) Taylor Fritz USA 3.410 points
9. (10.) Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 3.046 points
10. (11.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 2.995 points
11. (12.) Cameron Norrie GBR 2.760 points
12. (8.)Daniil Medvedev RUS 2.750 points
13. (20.) Karen Khachanov RUS 2.515 points
14. (13.) Alexander Zverev GER 2.425 points
15. (17.) Frances Tiafoe USA 2.305 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 10.485 points
2. (5.) Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.100 points
3. (2.) Ons Jabeur TUN 5.210 points
4. (3.) Jessica Pegula USA 5.000 points
5. (4.) Caroline Garcia FRA 4.645 points
6. (7.) Cori Gauff USA 3.992 points
7. (6.) Maria Sakkari GRE 3.811 points
8. Daria Kasatkina RUS 3.380 points
9. (10.) Belinda Bencic SUI 2.905 points
10. (25.) Elena Rybakina KAZ 2.815 points
11. (9.) Veronika Kudermetova RUS 2.740 points
12. (17.) Jelena Ostapenko LAT 2.340 points
13. (15.) Petra Kvitova CZE 2.281 points
14. Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 2.195 points
15. (12.) Simona Halep ROU 2.141 points

2023 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 14 (LAST) :
Results Finals :

Men' s Singles : Novak Djokovic (4) won his 93rd ATP tournament in career (22nd Grand Slam, record ex-aequo with Rafael Nadal, and 10th Australian Open), defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) after 2h 56'

In first set, Djokovic started better and, after missing two break-points in second game, broke Tsitsipas in the fourth game thanks to a double fault, then keeping the advantage without worries until the final 6-3 after 36'; in second set, the two players kept their services without risk (even if the Serbian had to cancel a dangerous
set-point on 4-5), so the set was decided by the tie-break, in which, after a mini-break for each in the first two points, Nole went 4-1 with two mini-breaks, but the Greek didn't give up and recovered both immediately, impacting on 4-4, then, however, Tsitsipas committed two serious consecutive mistakes, which led the Serbian ahead two sets to zero, with the set ending 7-4 with a winning service after 70'; at the beginning of the third set, Tsitsipas tried to react , breaking Djokovic for the first time in the match, however the Serbian immediately broke him back, then the match continued in balance until the tie-break, in which Nole immediately went 5-0, the Greek shortened to 3-5, cancelling then two match-points, but then had to give up 7-5, giving the 35-year-old Serbian (who becomes the third oldest champion in the Australian Open in the Open era after Ken Rosewall, winner in 1972 at 37 years and 72 days, and Roger Federer, who succeeded in 2018 at 36 years and 173 days) the tenth triumph in the Australian Slam, which also brings him back the world's N° 1, and on Monday he will begin his seventh period and 374th overall week at the top of the ATP ranking (making him the player with the longest time on the throne in history), while Tsitsipas remains one of the seven players in activity that have played at least one Grand Slam Final, but still haven't win his first major.

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Women' s Doubles : Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (1) def. Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (10) 6-4, 6-3

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NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :
Lyon (France), 30 January - 5 February : "2023 Open 6ème Sens — Métropole de Lyon"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 239.477
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Hua Hin (Thailand), 30 January - 5 February : "2023 Toyota Thailand Open"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 239.407
Surface : Hard

No ATP tournaments next week, there will be the 2023 Davis Cup Qualifying Round (3-5 February); here' s the schedule :

"Sportska Dvorana Zamet" (Hard Indoor), Rijeka (Croatia) : Croatia (1) vs Austria
"Tatabánya Arena" (Hard Indoor), Tatabánya (Hungary) : Hungary vs France (2)
"Olympic Tennis School" (Hard Indoor), Tashkent (Uzbekistan) : Uzbekistan vs USA (3)
"Arena Trier" (Hard Indoor), Trier (Germany( : Germany (4) vs Switzerland
"Pueblo Viejo Country Club" (Red Clay Indoor), Cota (Colombia) : Colombia vs Great Britain (5)
"Oslo Tennisarena" (Hard Indoor), Oslo (Norway) : Norway vs Serbia (6)
"Campus Trentino" (Red Clay), La Serena (Chile) : Chile vs Kazakhstan (7)
"Olympic Tennis Court" (Hard Indoor), Seoul (South Korea) : South Korea vs Belgium (8)
"The Royal Tennis Hall" (Hard Indoor), Stockholm (Sweden) : Sweden (9) vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
"MartiniPlaza Groningen" (Hard Indoor), Groningen (Netherlands) : Netherlands (10) vs Slovakia
"Espoo Metro Areena" (Hard Indoor), Espoo (Finland) : Finland vs Argentina (11)
"Complexo Municipal de Ténis da Maia" (Red Clay Indoor), Maia (Portugal) : Portugal vs Czech Republic (12)

2023 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 13 :
Results Finals :

Women' s Singles : Aryna Sabalenka (5) won her 12th WTA tournament in career (first Grand Slam and 8th on hard), defeating
Elena Rybakina (22) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 after 2h 28'

In first set, the Kazakh started better, breaking the Belarusian in third game and then moving up to 4-2, Sabalenka reacted and broke her opponent back in the eighth game, going on 4-4, but then she lost again her serve in the very next game and this time Rybakina didn' t tremble, closing the set 6-4 after 34'; in second set it was Sabalenka who took a break in the fourth game, the Kazakh continued to fight, saving 3 break-points of 1-4 and two consecutive set-points on 2-5, but then she couldn' t save in ninth game, with Sabalenka who closed the set 6-3 at the third set-point after 57'; the Final was thus decided in the third set, that remained in balance until 3-3, then, in the seventh game, the Belarusian made the deciding break, keeping it until the final 6-4, closing at fourth match-point, after saving a 5-5 ball, then exploding in a liberating cry for the most important success in her career, which makes her the 128th Grand Slam champion in history and will make her become world's N° 2, while Rybakina, who lost her first Grand Slam Final after the triumph at Wimbledon last year, will still be able to console herself by entering the WTA
"Top 10" for the first time, given that from next week she will be world's N° 10.

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Men' s Doubles : Rinky Hijikata / Jason Kubler (wc) def. Hugo Nys / Jan Zielinski 6-4, 7-6 (4)

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Boys' Singles : Alexander Blockx (BEL, 3) def. Learner Tien (USA) 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (9)

Girls' Singles : Alina Korneeva (RUS, 9) def. Mirra Andreeva (RUS, 7) 6-7 (2), 6-4, 7-5

2023 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 12 :
Semifinals Results :

Men' s Singles : S. Tsitsipas (3) def. K. Khachanov (18) 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3
N. Djokovic (4) def. T. Paul 7-5, 6-1, 6-2

Women' s Doubles : B. Krejcikova / K. Siniakova (1) def. M. Kostyuk / E. G. Ruse 6-2, 6-2
S. Aoyama / E. Shibahara (10) def. C. Gauff / J. Pegula (2) 6-2, 7-6 (7)

Mixed Doubles Final : Luisa Stefani / Rafael Matos def. Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna 7-6 (2), 6-2

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Boys' Doubles Final : Learner Tien / Cooper Williams (USA, 7) def. Alexander Blockx (BEL, 1) / Joao Fonseca (BRA, 1) 6-4, 6-4

Girls' Doubles Final : Renata Jamrichova (SVK) / Federica Urgesi (ITA) def. Hayu Kinoshita / Sara Saito (JAP, 4) 7-6 (5), 1-6, 10-7 (Super Tie-break)