Tennis in General - Results and Comments

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Winston-Salem : Sebastian Baez (6) won his fourth ATP tournament in career (all ATP 250 and first on hard), defeating
Jiri Lehecka (5) 6-4, 6-3

WTA 250 Cleveland : Sara Sorribes Tormo (LL) won her second WTA tournament in career (both WTA 250 and on hard), defeating
Ekaterina Alexandrova (4) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4

NEXT WEEKS SCHEDULE :

The Fourth and Last Grand Slam Tournament of the 2023 Season :

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Location : New York City, New York (United States of America)
Venue : USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows
Date : 28 August - 10 September
Edition : 143rd
Prize Money : $ 65.000.000
Surface : Hard

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DEFENDING CHAMPIONS :

Men' s Singles : Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
Women' s Singles : Iga Swiatek (POL)
Men' s Doubles : Rajeev Ram (USA) / Joe Salisbury (GBR)
Women' s Doubles : Barbora Krejčiková / Kateřina Siniaková (CZE)
Mixed Doubles : Storm Sanders / John Peers (AUS)

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Winston-Salem : J. Lehecka (5) def. S. Korda (3) Walkover (Ankle Injury)
S. Baez (6) def. B. Coric (1) 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2)

WTA 250 Cleveland : E. Alexandrova (4) def. L. Zhu 7-5, 6-2
S. Sorribes Tormo (LL) def. T. Maria 6-4, 6-3

2023 US OPEN SEEDED PLAYERS :

Men' s Singles : 1. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
2. Novak Djokovic (SRB)
3. Daniil Medvedev (RUS)
4. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (DEN)
5. Casper Ruud (NOR)
6. Jannik Sinner (ITA)
7. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)
8. Andrey Rublev (RUS)
9. Taylor Fritz (USA)
10. Frances Tiafoe (USA)
11. Karen Khachanov (RUS)
12. Alexander Zverev (GER)
13. Alex De Minaur (AUS)
14. Tommy Paul (USA)
15. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
16. Cameron Norrie (GBR)
17. Hubert Hurkacz (POL)
18. Lorenzo Musetti (ITA)
19. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
20. Francisco Cerundolo (ARG)
21. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP)
22. Adrian Mannarino (FRA)
23. Nicolas Jarry (CHI)
24. Tallon Griekspoor (NED)
25. Alexander Bublik (KAZ)
26. Daniel Evans (GBR)
27. Borna Coric (CRO)
28. Christopher Eubanks (USA)
29. Ugo Humbert (FRA)
30. Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG)
31. Sebastian Korda (USA)
32. Laslo Djere (SRB)

Women' s Singles : 1. Iga Swiatek (POL)
2. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
3. Jessica Pegula (USA)
4. Elena Rybakina (KAZ)
5. Ons Jabeur (TUN)
6. Cori Gauff (USA)
7. Caroline Garcia (FRA)
8. Maria Sakkari (GRE)
9. Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)
10. Karolina Muchova (CZE)
11. Petra Kvitova (CZE)
12. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE)
13. Daria Kasatkina (RUS)
14. Ljudmila Samsonova (RUS)
15. Belinda Bencic (SUI)
16. Veronika Kudermetova (RUS)
17. Madison Keys (USA)
18. Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
19. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA)
20. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
21. Donna Vekic (CRO)
22. Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS)
23. Qinwen Zheng (CHN)
24. Magda Linette (POL)
25. Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
26. Elina Svitolina (UKR)
27. Anastasia Potapova (RUS)
28. Anhelina Kalinina (UKR)
29. Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA)
30. Sorana Cirstea (ROU)
31. Marie Bouzkova (CZE)
32. Elise Mertens (BEL)

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1.000 Cincinnati : Novak Djokovic (2) won his 95th ATP tournament in career (39th ATP Masters 1.000, third in Cincinnati and on 51st hard), defeating Carlos Alcaraz (1) 5-7, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4)

WTA 1.000 Cincinnati : Cori Gauff (7) won her fifth WTA tournament in career (first WTA 1.000 and third on hard), defeating
Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-4

THIS WEEK SCHEDULE :

Winston-Salem (United States), 20-26 August : "2023 Winston-Salem Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 850.680
Surface : Hard

Cleveland (United States), 20-26 August : "2023 Tennis in the Land"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 271.363
Surface : Hard

RANKINGS AT AUGUST 21ST :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 9.815 points
2. Novak Djokovic SRB 9.795 points
3. Daniil Medvedev RUS 6.260 points
4. (5.) Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 4.790 points
5. (7.) Casper Ruud NOR 4.715 points
6. Jannik Sinner ITA 4.645 points
7. (4.) Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 4.580 points
8. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.515 points
9. Taylor Fritz USA 3.605 points
10. Frances Tiafoe USA 3.050 points
11. Karen Khachanov RUS 2.845 points
12. (17.) Alexander Zverev GER 2.670 points
13. (12.) Alex De Minaur AUS 2.595 points
14. (13.) Tommy Paul USA 2.570 points
15. (14.) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 2.375 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 9.955 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 8.746 points
3. Jessica Pegula USA 5.945 points
4. Elena Rybakina KAZ 5.670 points
5. Ons Jabeur TUN 4.831 points
6. (7.) Cori Gauff USA 4.595 points
7. (6.) Caroline Garcia FRA 3.820 points
8. Maria Sakkari GRE 3.585 points
9. (10.) Marketa Vondrousova CZE 3.400 points
10. (17.) Karolina Muchova CZE 2.995 points
11. (9.) Petra Kvitova CZE 2.920 points
12. (11.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 2.840 points
13. Daria Kasatkina RUS 2.780 points
14. (12.) Ljudmila Samsonova RUS 2.745 points
15. (14.) Belinda Bencic SUI 2.605 points

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1.000 Cincinnati : C. Alcaraz (1) def. H. Hurkacz 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3
N. Djokovic (2) def. A. Zverev (16) 7-6 (5), 7-5

WTA 1.000 Cincinnati : C. Gauff (7) def. I. Swiatek (1) 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4
K. Muchova def. A. Sabalenka (2) 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-2

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1.000 Toronto : Jannik Sinner (7) won his 8th ATP tournament in career (first ATP Masters 1.000 and third on hard), defeating
Alex De Minaur 6-4, 6-1

WTA 1.000 Montreal - Semifinal : L. Samsonova (15) def. E. Rybakina (3) 1-6, 6-1, 6-2
Final : Jessica Pegula (4) won her third WTA tournament in career (all on hard and second WTA 1.000), defeating
Ljudmila Samsonova (15) 6-1, 6-0

THIS WEEK SCHEDULE :

Mason (United States), 13-20 August : "2023 Western & Southern Open"
Categories : ATP Tour Masters 1.000 & WTA 1.000
Prize Money : $ 6.600.000 (ATP) & $ 2.788.468 (WTA)
Surface : Hard

RANKINGS AT AUGUST 14TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 9.395 points
2. Novak Djokovic SRB 8.795 points
3. Daniil Medvedev RUS 6.530 points
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.090 points
5. (6.) Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 4.790 points
6. (8.) Jannik Sinner ITA 4.725 points
7. (5.) Casper Ruud NOR 4.715 points
8. (7.) Andrey Rublev RUS 4.595 points
9. Taylor Fritz USA 3.605 points
10. Frances Tiafoe USA 3.050 points
11. Karen Khachanov RUS 2.855 points
12. (18.) Alex De Minaur AUS 2.595 points
13. (14.) Tommy Paul USA 2.525 points
14. (12.) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 2.510 points
15. (13.) Cameron Norrie GBR 2.425 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 9.730 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 8.746 points
3. Jessica Pegula USA 6.030 points
4. Elena Rybakina KAZ 5.755 points
5. Ons Jabeur TUN 4.746 points
6. Caroline Garcia FRA 4.685 points
7. Cori Gauff USA 3.760 points
8. Maria Sakkari GRE 3.510 points
9. Petra Kvitova CZE 3.445 points
10. Marketa Vondrousova CZE 3.211 points
11. Barbora Krejcikova CZE 2.840 points
12. (18.) Ljudmila Samsonova RUS 2.745 points
13. (14.) Daria Kasatkina RUS 2.735 points
14. (13.) Belinda Bencic SUI 2.605 points
15. Madison Keys USA 2.580 points

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1.000 Toronto : A. De Minaur def. A. Davidovich Fokina 6-1, 6-3
J. Sinner (7) def. T. Paul (12) 6-4, 6-4

WTA 1.000 Montreal : J. Pegula (4) def. I. Swiatek (1) 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-4
E. Rybakina (3) vs L. Samsonova (15) Match postponed to tomorrow due to bad weather

WTA 250 Prague - Final : Nao Hibino (LL) won her third WTA tournament in career (all on hard and first WTA 250), defeating
Linda Noskova (4) 6-4, 6-1

RANKINGS AT AUGUST 7TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 9.225 points
2. Novak Djokovic SRB 8.795 points
3. Daniil Medvedev RUS 6.360 points
4. (5.) Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.090 points
5. (4.) Casper Ruud NOR 4.985 points
6. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 4.825 points
7. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.595 points
8. Jannik Sinner ITA 3.815 points
9. Taylor Fritz USA 3.650 points
10. Frances Tiafoe USA 3.085 points
11. Karen Khachanov RUS 2.900 points
12. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 2.680 points
13. Cameron Norrie GBR 2.505 points
14. Tommy Paul USA 2.345 points
15. Borna Coric CRO 2.315 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 9.490 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 8.746 points
3. (4.) Jessica Pegula USA 5.480 points
4. (3.) Elena Rybakina KAZ 5.465 points
5. Ons Jabeur TUN 4.747 points
6. (5.) Caroline Garcia FRA 4.685 points
7. Cori Gauff USA 3.760 points
8. (9.) Maria Sakkari GRE 3.585 points
9. (8.) Petra Kvitova CZE 3.341 points
10. Marketa Vondrousova CZE 3.106 points
11. (12.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 2.840 points
12. (13.) Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 2.745 points
13. (15.) Belinda Bencic SUI 2.605 points
14. (11.) Daria Kasatkina RUS 2.600 points
15. (16.) Madison Keys USA 2.580 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Los Cabos : Stefanos Tsitsipas (1) won his 10th ATP tournament in career (7th ATP 250 and first on hard), defeating
Alex De Minaur (5) 6-3, 6-4

ATP 500 Washington DC : Daniel Evans (9) won his second ATP tournament in career (both on hard and first ATP 500), defeating
Tallon Griekspoor (12) 7-5, 6-3

WTA 500 Washington DC : Cori Gauff (3) won her fourth WTA tournament in career (first WTA 500 and second on hard), defeating
Maria Sakkari (4) 6-2, 6-3

WTA 250 Prague - Semifinals : L. Noskova (4) def. T. Korpatsch (q) 6-1, 6-1
N. Hibino (LL) def. J. Cristian 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-3

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Toronto (Canada, ATP), 7-13 August : "2023 National Bank Open presented by Rogers"
Category : ATP Tour Masters 1.000
Prize Money : $ 6.600.000
Surface : Hard

Montreal (Canada), 7-13 August : "2023 Omnium Banque Nationale Open"
Category : WTA 1.000
Prize Money : $ 2.788.468
Surface : Hard

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Kitzbuhel : S. Baez def. T. M. Etcheverry (1) 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4
D. Thiem (wc) def. L. Djere (5) 6-7 (3), 7-5, 7-6 (8)
Final : Sebastian Baez won his third ATP tournament in career (all ATP 250 and on red clay), defeating
Dominic Thiem (wc) 6-3, 6-1

ATP 250 Los Cabos : A. De Minaur (5) def. D. Koepfer (7) 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-1
S. Tsitsipas (1) def. B. Coric (4) 6-3, 6-2

ATP 500 Washington DC : T. Griekspoor (12) def.T. Fritz (1) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
D. Evans (9) def. G. Dimitrov (5) 6-3, 7-6 (4)

WTA 500 Washington DC : M. Sakkari (4) def. J. Pegula (1) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
C. Gauff (3) def. L. Samsonova (8) 6-3, 6-3

WTA 250 Prague : J. Cristian vs N. Hibino (LL) Match postponed to tomorrow due to rain
L. Noskova (4) vs T. Korpatsch (q) Match postponed to tomorrow due to rain

RANKINGS AT JULY 31ST :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 9.225 points
2. Novak Djokovic SRB 8.795 points
3. Daniil Medvedev RUS 6.520 points
4. Casper Ruud NOR 4.985 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 4.850 points
6. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 4.825 points
7. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.730 points
8. Jannik Sinner ITA 3.815 points
9. Taylor Fritz USA 3.515 points
10. Frances Tiafoe USA 3.085 points
11. Karen Khachanov RUS 2.945 points
12. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 2.770 points
13. Cameron Norrie GBR 2.610 points
14. Tommy Paul USA 2.320 points
15. Borna Coric CRO 2.225 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 9.490 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 8.845 points
3. Elena Rybakina KAZ 5.465 points
4. Jessica Pegula USA 5.395 points
5. (6.) Ons Jabeur TUN 4.846 points
6. (5.) Caroline Garcia FRA 4.685 points
7. Cori Gauff USA 3.390 points
8. Petra Kvitova CZE 3.341 points
9. Maria Sakkari GRE 3.310 points
10. Marketa Vondrousova CZE 3.106 points
11. Daria Kasatkina RUS 3.015 points
12. Barbora Krejcikova CZE 2.840 points
13. Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 2.745 points
14. Veronika Kudermetova RUS 2.570 points
15. Belinda Bencic SUI 2.560 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Hamburg : Alexander Zverev (4) won his 20th ATP tournament in career (fifth ATP 500 and 7th on red clay), defeating
Laslo Djere 7-5, 6-3

ATP 250 Umag : Alexei Popyrin won his second ATP tournament in career (both ATP 250 and first on hard), defeating
Stanislas Wawrinka (6) 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4

ATP 250 Atlanta : Taylor Fritz (1) won his sixth ATP tournament in career (fourth ATP 250 and on hard), defeating
Aleksandar Vukic 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4

WTA 250 Lausanne : Elisabetta Cocciaretto (2) won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Clara Burel 7-5, 4-6, 6-4

WTA 250 Warsaw - Semifinal : I. Swiatek (1) def. Y. Wickmayer 6-1, 7-6 (6)
Final : Iga Swiatek (1) won her 15th WTA tournament in career (first WTA 250 and 8th on hard), defeating
Laura Siegemund 6-0, 6-1

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Kitzbühel (Austria), 31 July - 5 August : "2023 Generali Open Kitzbühel"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 562.815
Surface : Red Clay

Cabo San Lucas (Mexico), 31 July - 5 August : "2023 Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 852.480
Surface : Hard

Washington, D.C. (United States), 31 July - 6 August : "2023 Mubadala Citi DC Open"
Categories : ATP Tour 500 & WTA 500
Prize Money : $ 2.013. 940 (ATP) & $ 780.637 (WTA)
Surface : Hard

Prague (Czech Republic), 31 July - 6 August : "2023 Livesport Prague Open"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 259.303
Surface : Hard

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Hamburg : L. Djere def. Z. Zhang 6-3, 6-2
A. Zverev (4) def. A. Fils 6-2, 6-4

ATP 250 Umag : A. Popyrin def. M. Arnaldi (7) 6-7 (2), 7-5, 6-3
S. Wawrinka (6) def. L. Sonego (2) 6-3, 6-4

ATP 250 Atlanta : T. Fritz (1) def. J. J. Wolf (8) 6-3, 7-5
A. Vukic def. U. Humbert (7) 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5

WTA 250 Hamburg : A. Rus (7) def. D. Saville (q) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
N. Noha Akugue (wc) def. D. Shnaider 6-3, 6-3
Final : Arantxa Rus (7) won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Noma Noha Akugue (wc) 6-0, 7-6 (3)

WTA 250 Lausanne : E. Cocciaretto (2) def. A. Bondar 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6), 7-5
C. Burel def. D. Parry (9) 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3

WTA 250 Warsaw : L. Siegemund def. T. Maria 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
I. Swiatek (1) vs Y. Wickmayer 6-1, 5-5 suspended due to bad light and postponed to tomorrow

RANKINGS AT JULY 24TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 9.375 points
2. Novak Djokovic SRB 8.795 points
3. Daniil Medvedev RUS 6.520 points
4. Casper Ruud NOR 4.905 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 4.850 points
6. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 4.825 points
7. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.730 points
8. Jannik Sinner ITA 3.975 points
9. Taylor Fritz USA 3.310 points
10. Frances Tiafoe USA 3.130 points
11. Karen Khachanov RUS 2.945 points
12. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 2.770 points
13. Cameron Norrie GBR 2.610 points
14. Tommy Paul USA 2.345 points
15. Borna Coric CRO 2.225 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 9.315 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 8.845 points
3. Elena Rybakina KAZ 5.465 points
4. Jessica Pegula USA 5.395 points
5. Caroline Garcia FRA 4.865 points
6. Ons Jabeur TUN 4.846 points
7. Cori Gauff USA 3.390 points
8. Petra Kvitova CZE 3.341 points
9. Maria Sakkari GRE 3.310 points
10. Marketa Vondrousova CZE 3.106 points
11. Daria Kasatkina RUS 3.015 points
12. Barbora Krejcikova CZE 2.840 points
13. Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 2.745 points
14. Veronika Kudermetova RUS 2.570 points
15. Belinda Bencic SUI 2.560 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Gstaad : Pedro Cachin won his first ATP tournament in career, defeating Albert Ramos Vinolas 3-6, 6-0, 7-5

ATP 250 Bastad : Andrey Rublev (2) won his 14th ATP tournament in career (8th ATP 250 and fifth on red clay), defeating
Casper Ruud (1) 7-6 (3), 6-0

ATP 250 Newport : Adrian Mannarino (2) won his third ATP tournament in career (all ATP 250 and second on grass), defeating
Alex Michelsen 6-2, 6-4

WTA 250 Palermo : Qinwen Zheng (wc, 2) won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Jasmine Paolini (5) 6-4, 1-6, 6-1

WTA 250 Budapest : Maria Timofeeva (LL) won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Kateryna Baindl 6-3, 3-6, 6-0

Hopman Cup Final : Switzerland 0 - Croatia 2
Donna Vekic (CRO) def. Celine Naef (SUI) 6-3, 6-4
Borna Coric (CRO) def. Leandro Riedi (SUI) 6-1, 6-4
Leandro Riedi / Celine Naef (SUI) vs Borna Coric / Donna Vekic (CRO) Not Played

CROATIA win the 2023 Hopman Cup, the second in the history of the team

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NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Atlanta (United States), 24-30 July : "2023 Truist Atlanta Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 822.715
Surface : Hard

Umag (Croatia), 24-30 July : "2023 Plava Laguna Crotia Open Umag"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 630.705
Surface : Red Clay

Hamburg (Germany), 24-30 July : "2023 Hamburg European Open"
Categories[u] : ATP Tour 500 & WTA 250
[u]Prize Money : € 1.981.470 (ATP) & $ 259.303 (WTA)
Surface : Red Clay

Lausanne (Switzerland), 24-30 July : "2023 Ladies Open Lausanne"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 259.303
Surface : Red Clay

Warsaw (Poland), 24-30 July : "2023 BNP Paribas Warsaw Open"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : € 259.303
Surface : Hard