Tennis in General - Results and Comments

2023 BILLIE JEAN KING QUALIFYING ROUND :
Results after Matchday 1 :

Marbella (Spain), Club de Tenis Puente Romano (Red Clay) : Spain (1) 2 - Mexico 0
S. Sorribes Tormo (ESP) def. F. Contreras Gomez (MEX) 6-0, 6-0
N. Parrizas Diaz (ESP) def. R. Zarazua (MEX) 6-4, 6-3

Antalya (Turkey), Megasaray Club Belek (Red Clay) : Ukraine 0 - Czech Republic (2) 2
M. Vondrousova (CZE) def. M. Kostyuk (UKR) 6-2, 6-1
B. Krejcikova (CZE) def. K. Zavatska (UKR) 6-4, 6-3

Coventry (Great Britain), Coventry Building Society Arena (Hard Indoor) : Great Britain 0 - France (3) 2
C. Garcia (FRA) def. K. Boulter (GBR) 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2)
A. Cornet (FRA) def. H. Dart (GBR) 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3)

Vancouver (Canada), Pacific Coliseum (Hard Indoor) : Canada (4) 1 - Belgium 1
L. A. Fernandez (CAN) def. Y. Wickmayer (BEL) 6-0, 6-3
Y. Bonaventure (BEL) def. R. Marino (CAN) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

Delray Beach (United States), Delray Beach Tennis Center (Hard) : United States (5) 2 - Austria 0
C. Gauff (USA) def. J. Grabher (AUT) 6-1, 6-3
J. Pegula (USA) def. S. Kraus (AUT) 6-0, 7-5

Bratislava (Slovakia), NTC Arena (Hard Indoor) : Slovakia (6) 0 - ITALY 2
C. Giorgi (ITA) def. A. K. Schmiedlova (SVK) 6-2, 6-3
M. Trevisan (ITA) def. V. Hruncakova (SVK) 7-6 (9), 6-3

Stuttgart (Germany), Porsche-Arena (Red Clay Indoor) : Germany (7) 1 - Brazil 1
B. Haddad Maia (BRA) def. A-L. Friedsam (GER) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
T. Maria (GER) def. L. Pigossi (BRA) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5

Astana (Kazakhstan), National Tennis Centre (Red Clay Indoor) : Kazakhstan (8) 2 - Poland 0
Y. Putintseva (KAZ) def. M. Linette (POL) 7-5, 6-3
E. Rybakina (KAZ) def. W. Falkowska (POL) 6-3, 6-4

Koper (Slovenia), Sport Park Bonifika (Red Clay) : Slovenia 0 - Romania (9) 2
A. Bogdan (ROU) def. K. Juvan (SLO) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
J. Cristian (ROU) def. T. Zidansek (SLO) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3

ATP 250 Houston Final : Frances Tiafoe (1) won his second ATP tournament in career (both ATP 250 and first on clay), defeating
Tomas Martin Etcheverry (8) 7-6 (1), 7-6 (6)

RANKINGS AT APRIL 10TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 7.160 points
2. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 6.780 points
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.770 points
4. (5.) Casper Ruud NOR 5.255 points
5. (4.) Daniil Medvedev RUS 5.150 points
6. Andrey Rublev RUS 3.470 points
7. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.450 points
8. (9.) Jannik Sinner ITA 3.345 points
9. (8.) Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 3.335 points
10. Taylor Fritz USA 3.065 points
11. (15.) Frances Tiafoe USA 2.870 points
12. (11.) Karen Khachanov RUS 2.855 points
13. (12.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 2.750 points
14. (13.) Cameron Norrie GBR 2.735 points
15. (14.) Rafael Nadal ESP 2.715 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 8.975 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.891 points
3. Jessica Pegula USA 5.735 points
4. (5.) Ons Jabeur TUN 5.031 points
5. (4.) Caroline Garcia FRA 4.990 points
6. Cori Gauff USA 4.346 points
7. Elena Rybakina KAZ 4.305 points
8. Daria Kasatkina RUS 3.505 points
9. Maria Sakkari GRE 3.191 points
10. Petra Kvitova CZE 3.162 points
11. Belinda Bencic SUI 2.870 points
12. Barbora Krejcikova CZE 2.443 points
13. Veronika Kudermetova RUS 2.360 points
14. Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 2.276 points
15. Liudmila Samsonova RUS 2.246 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Estoril : Casper Ruud (1) won his 10th ATP tournament in career (all ATP 250 and 9th on red clay), defeating
Miomir Kecmanovic (6) 6-2, 7-6 (3)

ATP 250 Marrakech : Roberto Carballes Baena won his second ATP tournament in career (both ATP 250 and on red clay), defeating
Alexandre Muller 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2

ATP 250 Houston Semifinals : F. Tiafoe (1) def. G. Brouwer 6-4, 6-1
T. M. Etcheverry (8) def. Y. Hanfmann 6-3, 6-4

WTA 500 Charleston : Ons Jabeur (2) won her fourth WTA tournament in career (second WTA 500 and first on hard), defeating
Belinda Bencic (4) 7-6 (6), 6-4

WTA 250 Bogotà : Tatjana Maria (2) won her third WTA tournament in career (second WTA 250, both in Bogotà), defeating
Peyton Stearns Peyton Stearns 6-3, 2-6, 6-4

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (France), 9-16 April : "2023 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters"
Category : ATP Tour Masters 1.000
Prize Money : € 5.779.335
Surface : Red Clay

No WTA tournaments this week, due to the 2023 Billie Jean King Qualifying Round (14-15 April); here' s the schedule :

Marbella (Spain), Club de Tenis Puente Romano (Red Clay) Spain (1) vs Mexico
Antalya (Turkey), Megasaray Club Belek (Red Clay) Ukraine vs Czech Republic (2)
Coventry (Great Britain), Coventry Building Society Arena (Hard Indoor) Great Britain vs France (3)
Vancouver (Canada), Pacific Coliseum (Hard Indoor) Canada (4) vs Belgium
Delray Beach (United States), Delray Beach Tennis Center (Hard) United States (5) vs Austria
Bratislava (Slovakia), NTC Arena (Hard Indoor) Slovakia (6) vs ITALY
Stuttgart (Germany), Porsche-Arena (Red Clay Indoor) Germany (7) vs Brazil
Astana (Kazakhstan), National Tennis Centre (Red Clay Indoor) Kazakhstan (8) vs Poland
Koper (Slovenia), Sport Park Bonifika (Red Clay) Slovenia vs Romania (9)

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Estoril : M. Kecmanovic (6) def. M. Cecchinato 6-3, 6-1
C. Ruud (1) def. Q. Halys 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2)

ATP 250 Marrakech : R. Carballes Baena def. D. Evans (2) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
A. Muller def. P. Kotov 7-6 (3), 7-5

ATP 250 Houston : The Semifinals will not be played until tomorrow : due to rain in the previous days, there are still Round of 16 matches to complete.

WTA 500 Charleston : O. Jabeur (2) def. D. Kasatkina (3) 7-5, 7-5
B. Bencic (4) def. J. Pegula (1) 7-5, 7-6 (5)

WTA 250 Bogotà : T. Maria (2) def. F. Jones 6-3, 6-4
P. Stearns def. K. Rakhimova (4) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2

RANKINGS AT APRIL 3RD :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. (2.) Novak Djokovic SRB 7.160 points
2. (1.) Carlos Alcaraz ESP 6.780 points
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.770 points
4. (5.) Daniil Medvedev RUS 5.150 points
5. (4.) Casper Ruud NOR 5.005 points
6. (7.) Andrey Rublev RUS 3.470 points
7. (6.) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.450 points
8. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 3.370 points
9. (11.) Jannik Sinner ITA 3.345 points
10. Taylor Fritz USA 3.065 points
11. (16.) Karen Khachanov RUS 2.855 points
12. (9.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 2.750 points
13. (12.) Cameron Norrie GBR 2.735 points
14. (13.) Rafael Nadal ESP 2.715 points
15. (14.) Frances Tiafoe USA 2.665 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 8.975 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.945 points
3. Jessica Pegula USA 5.605 points
4. (5.) Caroline Garcia FRA 4.990 points
5. (4.) Ons Jabeur TUN 4.866 points
6. Cori Gauff USA 4.346 points
7. Elena Rybakina KAZ 4.305 points
8. Daria Kasatkina RUS 3.375 points
9. (10.) Maria Sakkari GRE 3.191 points
10. (12.) Petra Kvitova CZE 3.162 points
11. (9.) Belinda Bencic SUI 3.035 points
12. (13.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 2.443 points
13. (11.) Veronika Kudermetova RUS 2.360 points
14. Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 2.276 points
15. Liudmila Samsonova RUS 2.246 points

ATP FINAL OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1.000 Miami : Daniil Medvedev (4) won his 19th ATP tournament in career (fifth Masters 1.000, first in Miami and 10th on hard), defeating
Jannik Sinner (10) 7-5, 6-3

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Houston (United States), 3-9 April : "2023 Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 642.735
Surface : Maroon Clay

Marrakesh (Morocco), 3-9 April : "2023 Grand Prix Hassan II"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 562.815
Surface : Red Clay

Cascais (Portugal), 3-9 April : "2023 Millennium Estoril Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 562.815
Surface : Red Clay

Charleston (United States), 3-9 April : "2023 Credit One Charleston Open"
Category : WTA 500
Prize Money : $ 780.637
Surface : Green Clay

Bogotà (Colombia), 3-9 April : "2023 Copa Colsanitas presentado por Zurich"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 259.303
Surface : Red Clay

WTA FINAL OF THE WEEK :

WTA 1.000 Miami : Petra Kvitova (15) won her 30th WTA tournament in career (first WTA 1.000 and 15th on hard), defeating
Elena Rybakina (10) 7-6 (14), 6-2

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1.000 Miami : D. Medvedev (4) def. K. Khachanov (14) 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3
J. Sinner (10) def. C. Alcaraz (1) 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2

WTA 1.000 Miami : E. Rybakina (10) def. J. Pegula (N° 3) 7-6 (3), 6-4
P. Kvitova (15) def. S. Cirstea 7-5, 6-4

2023 DAVIS CUP - GROUP STAGE DRAW :
Malaga (Spain), March 29th :

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ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1.000 Indian Wells : Carlos Alcaraz (1) won his sixth ATP tournament in career (third ATP Masters 1.000 and on hard), defeating
Daniil Medvedev (5) 6-3, 6-2

WTA 1.000 Indian Wells : Elena Rybakina (10) won her fourth WTA tournament in career (first WTA 1.000 and second on hard), defeating
Aryna Sabalenka (2) 7-6 (11), 6-4

THIS WEEK SCHEDULE :

Miami Gardens (United States), 21 March - 2 April : "2023 Miami Open presented by Itaù"
Categories : ATP Tour Masters 1.000 & WTA 1.000
Prize Money : $ 10.143.750 (ATP) & $ 8.800.000 (WTA)
Surface : Hard

RANKINGS AT MARCH 20TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. (2.) Carlos Alcaraz ESP 7.420 points
2. (1.) Novak Djokovic SRB 7.160 points
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.770 points
4. Casper Ruud NOR 5.560 points
5. (6.) Daniil Medvedev RUS 4.330 points
6. (10.) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.415 points
7. Andrey Rublev RUS 3.390 points
8. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 3.325 points
9. (11.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.065 points
10. (5.) Taylor Fritz USA 2.975 points
11. (13.) Jannik Sinner ITA 2.925 points
12. Cameron Norrie GBR 2.815 points
13. (9.) Rafael Nadal ESP 2.715 points
14. (16.) Frances Tiafoe USA 2.170 points
15. (14.) Alexander Zverev GER 2.580 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 9.975 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.740 points
3. Jessica Pegula USA 5.605 points
4. (5.) Caroline Garcia FRA 4.990 points
5. (4.) Ons Jabeur TUN 4.976 points
6. Cori Gauff USA 4.401 points
7. (10.) Elena Rybakina KAZ 3.720 points
8. Daria Kasatkina RUS 3.375 points
9. Belinda Bencic SUI 3.360 points
10. (7.) Maria Sakkari GRE 3.191 points
11. Veronika Kudermetova RUS 2.470 points
12. (15.) Petra Kvitova CZE 2.377 points
13. (16.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 2.324 points
14. (13.) Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 2.276 points
15. (12.) Liudmila Samsonova RUS 2.191 points

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1.000 Indian Wells : D. Medvedev (5) def. F. Tiafoe (14) 7-5, 7-6 (4)
C. Alcaraz (1) def. J. Sinner (11) 7-6 (4), 6-3

WTA 1.000 Indian Wells : A. Sabalenka (2) def. M. Sakkari (7) 6-2, 6-3
E. Rybakina (10) def. I. Swiatek (1) 6-2, 6-2

RANKINGS AT MARCH 6TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 7.160 points
2. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 6.780 points
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.805 points
4. Casper Ruud NOR 5.560 points
5. Taylor Fritz USA 3.795 points
6. (7.) Daniil Medvedev RUS 3.775 points
7. (6.) Andrey Rublev RUS 3.660 points
8. (10.) Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 3.321 points
9. (8.) Rafael Nadal ESP 3.315 points
10. (9.) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.245 points
11. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.110 points
12. Cameron Norrie GBR 2.815 points
13. Jannik Sinner ITA 2.655 points
14. (16.) Alexander Zverev GER 2.500 points
15. (14.) Karen Khachanov RUS 2.470 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 10.585 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.100 points
3. Jessica Pegula USA 5.495 points
4. Ons Jabeur TUN 4.921 points
5. Caroline Garcia FRA 4.905 points
6. Cori Gauff USA 4.251 points
7. Maria Sakkari GRE 3.451 points
8. Daria Kasatkina RUS 3.375 points
9. Belinda Bencic SUI 3.360 points
10. Elena Rybakina KAZ 2.935 points
11. Veronika Kudermetova RUS 2.620 points
12. Liudmila Samsonova RUS 2.301 points
13. Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 2.246 points
14. Victoria Azarenka BLR 2.237 points
15. Petra Kvitova CZE 2.227 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Acapulco : Alex De Minaur (8) won his 7th ATP tournament in career (first ATP 500 and sixth on hard), defeating
Tommy Paul (7) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1

ATP 250 Santiago : Nicolas Jarry (SE) won his second ATP tournament in career (both ATP 250 and on red clay), defeating
Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-2

WTA 250 Monterrey : Donna Vekic (3) won her fourth WTA tournament in career (second WTA 250 and on hard), defeating
Caroline Garcia (1) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5

WTA 250 Austin : Marta Kostyuk (8) won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Varvara Gracheva 6-3, 7-5

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Indian Wells (United States), 8-19 March : "2023 BNP Paribas Open"
Categories : ATP Tour Masters 1.000 & WTA 1.000
Prize Money : $ 10.143.750 (ATP) & $ 8.800.000 (WTA)
Surface : Hard

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Dubai : A. Rublev (2) def. A. Zverev (7) 6-3, 7-6 (9)
D. Medvedev (3) def. N. Djokovic (N° 1) 6-4, 6-4
Final : Daniil Medvedev (3) won his 18th ATP tournament in career (third consecutive and fourth ATP 500 and 9th on hard), defeating
Andrey Rublev (2) 6-2, 6-2

ATP 500 Acapulco : T. Paul (7) def. T. Fritz (3) 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (2)
A. De Minaur (8) def. H. V. N. Rune (4) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2

ATP 250 Santiago : T. M. Etcheverry def. S. Baez (3) 7-5, 6-3
N. Jarry (SE) def. J. Munar 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1

WTA 250 Monterrey : D. Vekic (3) def. L. Zhu (5) 7-5, 6-2
C. Garcia (1) def. E. Mertens (4) 6-3, 6-4

WTA 250 Austin : M. Kostyuk (8) def. D. R. Collins (4) 6-4, 6-3
V. Gracheva def. K. Volynets 6-4, 5-7, 6-4

RANKINGS AT FEBRUARY 27TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 6.980 points
2. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 6.780 points
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.805 points
4. Casper Ruud NOR 5.515 points
5. (7.) Taylor Fritz USA 3.660 points
6. (5.) Andrey Rublev RUS 3.405 points
7. (8.) Daniil Medvedev RUS 3.320 points
8. (6.) Rafael Nadal ESP 3.315 points
9. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.245 points
10. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 3.161 points
11. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.065 points
12. (13.) Cameron Norrie GBR 2.815 points
13. (12.) Jannik Sinner 2.655 points
14. Karen Khachanov RUS 2.470 points
15. Frances Tiafoe USA 2.350 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 10.585 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.100 points
3. Jessica Pegula USA 5.495 points
4. Ons Jabeur TUN 4.921 points
5. Caroline Garcia FRA 4.835 points
6. Cori Gauff USA 4.251 points
7. Maria Sakkari GRE 3.451 points
8. Daria Kasatkina RUS 3.375 points
9. Belinda Bencic SUI 3.360 points
10. Elena Rybakina KAZ 2.935 points
11. Veronika Kudermetova RUS 2.620 points
12. (13.) Liudmila Samsonova RUS 2.301 points
13. (12.) Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 2.256 points
14. Victoria Azarenka BLR 2.237 points
15. Petra Kvitova CZE 2.227 points