Tennis in General - Results and Comments

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Washington : Nick Kyrgios won his 7th ATP tournament in career (fourth ATP 500, fifth on hard and second in Washington), defeating
Yoshihito Nishioka 6-4, 6-3

ATP 250 Los Cabos : Daniil Medvedev (1) won his 14th ATP tournament in career (6th ATP 250 and 7th on hard), defeating
Cameron Norrie (3) 7-5, 6-0

WTA 500 San Josè : Daria Kasatkina (7) won her fifth WTA tournament in career (second WTA 500 and on hard), defeating
Shelby Rogers 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-2

WTA 250 Washington : Ljudmila Samsonova won her second WTA tournament in career (first WTA 250 and on hard), defeating
Kaia Kanepi (6) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Montreal (Canada), 8-14 August : "2022 National Bank Open presented by Rogers"
Category : ATP Tour Masters 1000
Prize Money : $ 5.926.545
Surface : Hard

Toronto (Canada), 8-14 August : "2022 National Bank Open presented by Rogers"
Category : WTA 1000
Prize Money : $ 2.697.250
Surface : Hard

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Washington : Y. Nishioka def. A. Rublev (1) 6-3, 6-4
N. Kyrgios def. M. Ymer 7-6 (4), 6-3

ATP 250 Los Cabos : D. Medvedev (1) def. M. Kecmanovic (4) 7-6 (0), 6-1
C. Norrie (3) def. F. Auger-Aliassime (2) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

WTA 500 San Josè : S. Rogers def.V. Kudermetova (9) 6-3, 6-4
D. Kasatkina (7) def. P. Badosa Gibert (2) 6-2, 6-4

WTA 250 Washington : K. Kanepi (6) def. D. Saville 6-3, 6-1
L. Samsonova def. Xiy. Wang (q) 6-1, 6-1

RANKINGS AT AUGUST 1ST :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Daniil Medvedev RUS 7.625 points
2. Alexander Zverev GER 6.850 points
3. Rafael Nadal ESP 6.165 points
4. (5.) Carlos Alcaraz ESP 5.035 points
5. (4.) Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.000 points
6. (7.) Novak Djokovic SRB 4.770 points
7. (6.) Casper Ruud NOR 4.685 points
8. Andrey Rublev RUS 3.575 points
9. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.445 points
10. Jannik Sinner ITA 3.395 points
11. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.015 points
12. (13.) Cameron Norrie GBR 2.893 points
13. (12.) Taylor Fritz USA 2.825 points
14. Matteo Berrettini ITA 2.430 points
15. Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.245 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 8.396 points
2. Anett Kontaveit EST 4.476 points
3. Maria Sakkari GRE 4.190 points
4. Paula Badosa Gibert ESP 4.030 points
5. Ons Jabeur TUN 4.010 points
6. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 3.267 points
7. Jessica Pegula USA 3.087 points
8. Garbine Muguruza ESP 2.886 points
9. Danielle Rose Collins USA 2.743 points
10. Emma Raducanu GBR 2.717 points
11. Cori Gauff USA 2.647 points
12. Daria Kasatkina RUS 2.635 points
13. Belinda Bencic SUI 2.635 points
14. Leylah Annie Fernandez CAN 2.534 points
15. Karolina Pliskova CZE 2.477 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Umag : Jannik Sinner (2) won his sixth ATP tournament in career (fifth ATP 250 and first on red clay), defeating
Carlos Alcaraz (1) 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-1

ATP 250 Atlanta : Alex De Minaur (3) won his sixth ATP tournament in career (all ATP 250, fifth on hard and second in Atlanta), defeating
Jenson Brooksby (6) 6-3, 6-3

WTA 250 Warsaw : Caroline Garcia (5) won her 9th WTA tournament in career (second WTA 250 and third on red clay), defeating
Ana Bogdan 6-4, 6-1

WTA 250 Prague : Marie Bouzkova (8) won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Anastasia Potapova (7) 6-0, 6-3

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Cabo San Lucas (Mexico), 1-7 August : "2022 Abierto de Tenis Mifel"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 822.110
Surface : Hard

Washington (United States), 1-7 August : "2022 Citi Open"
Categories : ATP Tour 500 & WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 2.108.110 (ATP) & $ 251.750 (WTA)
Surface : Hard

San Jose (United States), 1-7 August : "2022 Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic"
Category : WTA 500
Prize Money : $ 757.900
Surface : Hard

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Kitzbuhel : R. Bautista-Agut (3) def. A. Ramos-Vinolas (5) 6-3, 7-6 (3)
F. Misolic (wc) def. Y. Hanfmann 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (4)
Final : Roberto Bautista-Agut (3) won his 11th ATP tournament in career (10th ATP 250 and second on red clay), defeating
Filip Misolic (wc) 6-2, 6-2

ATP 250 Umag : C. Alcaraz (1) def. G. Zeppieri (q) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
J. Sinner (2) def. F. Agamenone (q) 6-1, 6-3

ATP 250 Atlanta : A. De Minaur (3) def. I. Ivashka 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
J. Brooksby (6) def. F. Tiafoe (4) 6-1, 6-4

WTA 250 Warsaw : A. Bogdan def. K. Baindl (LL) 7-5, 7-5
C. Garcia (5) def. J. Paolini (10) 6-1, 6-2

WTA 250 Prague : M. Bouzkova (8) def. L. Noskova 7-6 (4), 6-3
A. Potapova (7) def. Q. Wang 6-3, 6-0

RANKINGS AT JULY 25TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Daniil Medvedev RUS 7.775 points
2. Alexander Zverev GER 6.850 points
3. Rafael Nadal ESP 6.165 points
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.045 points
5. (6.) Carlos Alcaraz ESP 4.895 points
6. (5.) Casper Ruud NOR 4.890 points
7. Novak Djokovic SRB 4.770 points
8. Andrey Rublev RUS 3.575 points
9. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.445 points
10. Jannik Sinner ITA 3.185 points
11. (12.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.025 points
12. (13.) Taylor Fritz USA 2.960 points
13. (11.) Cameron Norrie GBR 2.928 points
14. (15.) Matteo Berrettini ITA 2.430 points
15. (14.) Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.325 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 8.336 points
2. Anett Kontaveit EST 4.476 points
3. Maria Sakkari GRE 4.190 points
4. Paula Badosa Gibert ESP 4.030 points
5. Ons Jabeur TUN 4.010 points
6. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 3.267 points
7. Jessica Pegula USA 3.087 points
8. (9.) Garbine Muguruza ESP 2.886 points
9. (8.) Danielle Rose Collins USA 2.743 points
10. Emma Raducanu GBR 2.717 points
11. Cori Gauff USA 2.647 points
12. Daria Kasatkina RUS 2.635 points
13. Belinda Bencic SUI 2.635 points
14. Leylah Annie Fernandez CAN 2.534 points
15. Karolina Pliskova CZE 2.477 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Hamburg : Lorenzo Musetti won his first ATP tournament in career, defeating Carlos Alcaraz (1) 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4

ATP 250 Gstaad : Casper Ruud (1) won his 9th ATP tournament in career (all ATP 250 and 8th on red clay), defeating
Matteo Berrettini (2) 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2

WTA 250 Palermo : Irina-Camelia Begu (6) won her fifth WTA tournament in career (first WTA 250 and second on red clay), defeating
Lucia Bronzetti 6-2, 6-2

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Kitzbühel (Austria), 25-31 July : "2022 Generali Open Kitzbühel"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 534.555
Surface : Red Clay

Umag (Croatia), 25-31 July : "2022 Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 534.555
Surface : Red Clay

Atlanta (United States), 25-31 July : "2022 Truist Atlanta Open"
Category : ATP 250
Prize Money : $ 792.980
Surface : Hard

Warsaw (Poland), 25-31 July : "2022 BNP Paribas Poland Open"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 251.750
Surface : Red Clay

Prague (Czech Republic), 25-31 July : "2022 Livesport Prague Open"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 251.750
Surface : Hard

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Hamburg : L. Musetti def. F. Cerundolo 6-3, 7-6 (3)
C. Alcaraz (1) def. A. Molcan 7-6 (2), 6-1

ATP 250 Gstaad : M. Berrettini (2) def. D. Thiem (PR) 6-1, 6-4
C. Ruud (1) def. A. Ramos-Vinolas (4) 6-2, 6-0

WTA 250 Palermo : L. Bronzetti def. J. Paolini 0-6, 6-3, 6-3
I-C. Begu (6) def. S. Sorribes Tormo (4) 3-3, 6-3, 6-4

WTA 250 Hamburg : B. Pera def. M. Zanevska (7) 6-2, 6-4
A. Kontaveit (1) def. A. Potapova 6-3, 7-5
Final : Bernarda Pera won her second WTA tournament in career (both WTA 250 and on red clay), defeating
Anett Kontaveit (1) 6-2, 6-4

RANKINGS AT JULY 18TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Daniil Medvedev RUS 7.775 points
2. Alexander Zverev GER 6.850 points
3. Rafael Nadal ESP 6.165 points
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.045 points
5. Casper Ruud NOR 4.890 points
6. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 4.845 points
7. Novak Djokovic SRB 4.770 points
8. Andrey Rublev RUS 3.540 points
9. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.445 points
10. Jannik Sinner ITA 3.185 points
11. Cameron Norrie GBR 3.155 points
12. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.025 points
13. Taylor Fritz USA 2.975 points
14. Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.325 points
15. Matteo Berrettini ITA 2.280 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 8.336 points
2. Anett Kontaveit EST 4.326 points
3. Maria Sakkari GRE 4.190 points
4. Paula Badosa Gibert ESP 4.030 points
5. Ons Jabeur TUN 4.010 points
6. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 3.267 points
7. (8.) Jessica Pegula USA 3.087 points
8. (7.) Danielle Rose Collins USA 3.022 points
9. Garbine Muguruza ESP 2.886 points
10. Emma Raducanu GBR 2.717 points
11. Cori Gauff USA 2.647 points
12. Daria Kasatkina RUS 2.635 points
13. Belinda Bencic SUI 2.635 points
14. Leylah Annie Fernandez CAN 2.588 points
15. Karolina Pliskova CZE 2.477 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Bastad : Francisco Cerundolo won his first ATP tournament in career, defeating Sebastian Baez (8) 7-6 (4), 6-2

ATP 250 Newport : Maxime Cressy (4) won his first ATP tournament in career, defeating Alexander Bublik (3) 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3)

WTA 250 Budapest : Bernarda Pera (q) won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Aleksandra Krunic 6-3, 6-3

WTA 250 Lausanne : Petra Martic won her second WTA tournament in career (both on red clay and first WTA 250), defeating
Olga Danilovic (q) 6-4, 6-2

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Gstaad (Switzerland), 18-24 July : "2022 Swiss Open Gstaad"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 534.555
Surface : Red Clay

Hamburg (Germany), 17-24 July : "2022 Hamburg European Open"
Categories : ATP Tour 500 & WTA 250
Prize Money : € 1.770.865 (ATP) & $ 251.750 (WTA)
Surface : Red Clay

Palermo (Italy), 18-24 July : "2022 Palermo Ladies Open"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 251.750
Surface : Red Clay

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Bastad : F. Cerundolo def. P. Carreno Busta (5) 6-3, 6-2
S. Baez (8) def. A. Rublev (2) 6-2, 6-4

ATP 250 Newport : M. Cressy (4) def. J. Isner (2) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
A. Bublik (3) def. J. Kubler 6-3, 6-2

WTA 250 Budapest : A. Krunic def. Y. Putintseva (3) 6-2, 6-2
B. Pera (q) def. A. Bondar (9) 6-3, 6-4

WTA 250 Lausanne : O. Danilovic (q) def. A. Potapova 6-3, 6-2
P. Martic def. C. Garcia (6) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3

RANKINGS AT JULY 11TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Daniil Medvedev RUS 7.775 points
2. Alexander Zverev GER 6.850 points
3. (4.) Rafael Nadal ESP 6.165 points
4. (5.) Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.150 points
5. (6.) Casper Ruud NOR 5.050 points
6. (7.) Carlos Alcaraz ESP 4.845 points
7. (3.) Novak Djokovic SRB 4.770 points
8. Andrey Rublev RUS 3.700 points
9. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.445 points
10. (13.) Jannik Sinner ITA 3.185 points
11. (12.) Cameron Norrie GBR 3.155 points
12. (10.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.025 points
13. (14.) Taylor Fritz USA 2.975 points
14. (15.) Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.325 points
15. (11.) Matteo Berrettini ITA 2.280 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 8.336 points
2. (3.) Anett Kontaveit EST 4.326 points
3. (5.) Maria Sakkari GRE 4.190 points
4. Paula Badosa Gibert ESP 4.030 points
5. (2.) Ons Jabeur TUN 4.010 points
6. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 3.267 points
7. (8.) Danielle Rose Collins USA 3.131 points
8. (9.) Jessica Pegula USA 3.087 points
9. (10.) Garbine Muguruza ESP 2.886 points
10. (11.) Emma Raducanu GBR 2.717 points
11. (12.) Cori Gauff USA 2.647 points
12. (13.) Daria Kasatkina RUS 2.635 points
13. (16.) Belinda Bencic SUI 2.635 points
14. (15.) Leylah Annie Fernandez CAN 2.588 points
15. (7.) Karolina Pliskova CZE 2.477 points

2022 THE CHAMPIONSHIPS - WIMBLEDON - DAY 14 (LAST) :
Results Finals :

Gentlemen' s Singles : Novak Djokovic (1) won his 88th ATP tournament in career (21st Grand Slam and 7th at Wimbledon, fourth consecutive), defeating
Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) after 3h 01'

First set was balanced for the first four games, then, in the fifth, Djokovic, with a double fault, lost hos serve and, from that moment there were 18 consecutive points in favor of the server, and Kyrgios closed the set 6-4 in 31' with two consecutive aces; in second set, on 1-1, 30-30, there was the first change of the match : Djokovic scored eight consecutive points, breaking Kyrgios for the first time in the match, also thanks to a lucky shot on the net, then the Serbian closed the set 6-3 after 39', saving a total of 4 break-points (3 consecutive) when he was serving for the set; thirs set was completely balanced until 4-4, when Kyrgios lost his temper on 40-0 at serve, raging with his corner because they didn't get up to support him at every point, while Djokovic remained impervious to his opponent's outbursts and continued to serve and respond with great continuity, breaking the Australian, closing the set 6-4 after 50' and taking the lead by 2 sets to 1; in fourth set the players kept their serves without problems and the set was decided by the tie-break, in wich the Serbian went immediately 2-0, then 4-1, 6-1 and closed the match 7-3 at third match-point, winning his seventh Wimbledon (only one behind Roger Federer) in 8th Finals played and his 21st Grand Slam tournament (only one behind Rafael Nadal).

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Women's Doubles : Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (2) def. Elise Mertens / Shuai Zhang (1) 6-2, 6-4

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Boys' Singles : Mili Poljicak (CRO, 3) def. Michael Zheng (USA) 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3)

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Bastad (Sweden), 11-17 July : "2022 Nordea Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 597.900
Surface : Red Clay

Newport (United States), 11-17 July : "2022 Hall of Fame Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 665.330
Surface : Grass

Lausanne (Switzerland), 11-17 July : "2022 Ladies Open Lausanne"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 251.750
Surface : Red Clay

Budapest (Hungary), 11-17 July : "2022 Hungarian Grand Prix"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 251.750
Surface : Red Clay

2022 THE CHAMPIONSHIPS - WIMBLEDON - DAY 13 :
Results Finals :

Ladies' Singles : Elena Rybakina (17) won her third WTA tournament in career (first Grand Slam and on grass), defeating
Ons Jabeur (3) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 after 1h 49'

In first set, the Tunisian broke the Kazakh in the third game and kept the advantage until the ninth game, when, with another break, she closed the set 6-3 after 31'; the second set opened with the first break in Rybakina's match, she then took the lead 2-0 and, with another break in the fifth game, went 4-1 and closed the set 6-2 after 38'; the match was thus decided by the third set, in which the Kazakh was again the first to break, taking the lead 2-0, and then, after having canceled 3 consecutive counter-break balls in sixth game, she broke again her opponent in seventh game, closing the match in triumph at the first match-point, becoming the youngest Wimbledon champion since 2011 (after Petra Kvitova), the first of Kazakhstan (even if she was born in Moscow) and the seventh champion of Wimbledon to win despite not being among the top eight seeded.

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Gentlemen' s Doubles : Matthew Ebden / Max Purcell (14) def. Nikola Mektic / Mate Pavic (2) 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10-2)

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Girls' Singles : Liv Hovde (USA, 1) def. Luca Udvardy (HUN, 7) 6-3, 6-4

Boys' Doubles : Sebastian Gorzny / Alex Michelsen (USA) def. Gabriel Debru / Paul Inchauspe (FRA, 5) 7-6 (5), 6-3

Girls' Doubles : Rose Marie Nijkamp (NED) / Angella Okutoyi (KEN) def. Kayla Cross / Victoria Mboko (CAN, 4) 3-6, 6-4, 11-9 (Long Tie-break)

2022 THE CHAMPIONSHIPS - WIMBLEDON - DAY 12 :
Semifinals Results :

Gentlemen' s Singles : N. Djokovic (1) def. C. Norrie (9) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
N. Kyrgios def. R. Nadal (2) Walkover (Abdominal Injury)

Women's Doubles : B. Krejcikova / K. Siniakova (2) def. L. Kichenok / J. Ostapenko (4) 6-2, 6-2
E. Mertens / S. Zhang (1) def. D. R. Collins / D. Krawczyk 6-2, 3-6, 6-3

2022 BILLIE JEAN KING CUP FINALS DRAW :

The draws have been announced for the 2022 "Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Finals" in Glasgow later this year : the event will see 12 nations coming to the "Emiarates Arena" in Glasgow to compete in the women’s world cup of tennis between 8-13 November 2022. The team that tops each group will go through to the Semifinals, with the winner of Group A playing the winner of Group D, and the winners of Group B and C also facing off; here' s the groups draw :

Group A : Switzerland (1) - Canada - ITALY

Group B : Australia (2) - Slovakia - Belgium

Group C : Spain (3) - Kazakhstan - Great Britain (Hosts)

Group D : Czech Republic (4) - USA - Poland