Tennis in General - Results and Comments

RANKINGS AT AUGUST 23RD :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 11.113 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 9.980 points
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 8.350 points
4. (5.) Alexander Zverev GER 8.240 points
5. (4.) Rafael Nadal ESP 7.815 points
6. Dominic Thiem AUT 6.995 points
7. Andrey Rublev RUS 6.400 points
8. Matteo Berrettini ITA 5.533 points
9. Roger Federer SUI 4.125 points
10. Denis Shapovalov CAN 3.580 points
11. Casper Ruud NOR 3.455 points
12. (13.) Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 3.325 points
13. (12.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.128 points
14. Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.980 points
15. (17.) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 2.828 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 10.185 points
2. (3.) Aryna Sabalenka BLR 7.010 points
3. (2.) Naomi Osaka JPN 6.666 points
4. Karolina Pliskova CZE 5.530 points
5. Sofia Kenin USA 5.030 points
6. Elina Svitolina UKR 5.030 points
7. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 4.536 points
8. Iga Swiatek POL 4.461 points
9. (10.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 4.273 points
10. (9.) Garbine Muguruza ESP 4.210 points
11. (12.) Petra Kvitova CZE 4.170 points
12. Belinda Bencic SUI 4.170 points
13. (14) Simona Halep ROU 3.881 points
14. (16.) Jennifer Brady USA 3,489 points
15. (17.) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 3.420 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati : Alexander Zverev (3) won his 17th ATP tournament in career (fifth ATP Masters 1000 and sixth on hard), defeating
Andrey Rublev (4) 6-2, 6-3

WTA 1000 Cincinnati : Ashleigh Barty (1) won her 13th WTA tournament in career (second WTA 1000 and sixth on hard), defeating
Jil Belen Teichmann 6-3, 6-1

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati : A. Rublev (4) def. D. Medvedev (1) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
A. Zverev (3) def. S. Tsitsipas (2) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4)

WTA 1000 Cincinnati : A. Barty (1) def. A. Kerber 6-2, 7-5
J. B. Teichmann def. Ka. Pliskova (5) 6-2, 6-4

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Winston-Salem (United States), 22-28 August : "2021 Winston-Salem Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 807.210
Surface : Hard

Cleveland (United States), 22-28 August : "2021 Tennis in the land"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 235.238
Surface : Hard

Chicago (United States), 22-28 August : "2021 Chicago Women's Open"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 235.238
Surface : Hard

RANKINGS AT AUGUST 16TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 12.113 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 10.620 points
3. (4.) Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 8.350 points
4. (3.) Rafael Nadal ESP 7.815 points
5. Alexander Zverev GER 7.263 points
6. Dominic Thiem AUT 7.005 points
7. Andrey Rublev RUS 6.005 points
8. Matteo Berrettini ITA 5.533 points
9. Roger Federer SUI 4.215 points
10. Denis Shapovalov CAN 3.625 points
11. (12.) Casper Ruud NOR 3.350 points
12. (13.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.288 points
13. (11.) Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 3.260 points
14. Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.980 points
15. Jannik Sinner ITA 2.745 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 9.286 points
2. Naomi Osaka JPN 7.146 points
3. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 7.010 points
4. (6.) Karolina Pliskova CZE 5.245 points
5. (4.) Sofia Kenin USA 5.030 points
6. (5.) Elina Svitolina UKR 5.030 points
7. (8.) Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 4.536 points
8. (7.) Iga Swiatek POL 4.461 points
9. Garbine Muguruza ESP 4.165 points
10. Barbora Krejcikova CZE 4.113 points
11. (12.) Petra Kvitova CZE 4.035 points
12. (11.) Belinda Bencic SUI 4.035 points
13. (15.) Victoria Azarenka BLR 3.955 points
14. (13.) Simona Halep ROU 3.821 points
15. (16.) Elise Mertens BEL 3.580 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1000 Toronto : Daniil Medvedev (1) won his 12th ATP tournament in career (fourth ATP Masters 1000 and fifth on hard), defeating
Reilly Opelka 6-4, 6-3

WTA 1000 Montreal : Camila Giorgi won her third WTA tournament in career (first WTA 1000 and on hard), defeating
Karolina Pliskova (4) 6-3, 7-5

Roger Federer is going to miss the U.S. Open and be sidelined for what he said will be "many months" because he needs a third operation on his right knee. Federer announced the news Sunday via a video message on Instagram. He said "I want to give myself a glimmer of hope to return to the tour in some shape or form. I'm realistic, don't get me wrong. I know how difficult it is at this age to do another surgery"; Federer turned 40 on August 8th and hasn’t played a match since losing in the Wimbledon Quarter-finals last month. The Swiss star then sat out the Tokyo Olympics, saying he had hurt his knee during the grass-court season. Federer missed more than a year of action after first having his knee repaired shortly after the 2020 Australian Open in February of that year and had a follow-up procedure that June.

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Mason (United States), 15-22 August : "2021 Western & Southern Open"
Categories : ATP Tour Masters 1000 & WTA 1000 (Non-mandatory)
Prize Money : $ 3.707.550 (ATP) & $ 2.114.989 (WTA)
Surface : Hard

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1000 Toronto : R. Opelka def. S. Tsitsipas (3) 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4), 6-4
D. Medvedev (1) def. J. Isner 6-2, 6-2

WTA 1000 Montreal : Ka. Pliskova (4) def. A. Sabalenka (1) 6-3, 6-4
C. Giorgi def. J. Pegula 6-3, 3-6, 6-1

The ATP has announced significant changes to its fall calendar in 2021, shaving the Shanghai Masters from the schedule completely and expanding the "BNP Paribas Open" draw, as well as adding a second week at the front of the event. "Under the updated calendar, the 2021 Rolex Shanghai Masters will not take place in 2021, due to the impact of COVID-19,” the ATP said in a statemet. The Chengdu Open and Huajin Securities Zhuhai Championships (ATP 250s) have also confirmed their cancellation. In parallel, the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells has been expanded to an 11-day event across weeks 40 and 41 and two new tournaments in
Nur-Sultan and San Diego has been added with a one-year licence".

The Current Calendar starting at 9/20 :

Week 38 (9/20 to 9/26) : Metz (ATP 250), Nur-Sultan (ATP 250), Laver Cup
Week 39 (9/27 to 10/3) : Sofia (ATP 250), San Diego (ATP 250)
Week 40 & 41 (10-7 to 10-17) : Indian Wells (ATP Masters 1000)
Week 42 (10/18 to 10/24) : Moscow (ATP 250), Antwerp (ATP 250)
Week 43 (10/25 to 10/31) : Vienna (ATP 500), St. Petersburg (ATP 250)
Week 44 (11/1 to 11/7) : Paris (ATP Masters 1000)
Week 45 (11/8 to 11/13) : Milan (Next Gen ATP Finals), Stockholm (ATP 250)
Week 46 (11/14 to 11/21) : Turin (Nitto ATP Finals)

RANKINGS AT AUGUST 9TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 12.113 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 9.643 points
3. (4.) Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 8.115 points
4. (3.) Rafael Nadal ESP 7.315 points
5. Alexander Zverev GER 7.183 points
6. Dominic Thiem AUT 6.915 points
7. Andrey Rublev RUS 6.005 points
8. Matteo Berrettini ITA 5.533 points
9. Roger Federer SUI 4.215 points
10. Denis Shapovalov CAN 3.625 points
11. Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 3.260 points
12. Casper Ruud NOR 3.205 points
13. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.118 points
14. Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.913 points
15. (24.) Jannik Sinner ITA 2.745 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 9.635 points
2. Naomi Osaka JPN 7.146 points
3. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.845 points
4. Sofia Kenin USA 5.345 points
5. (6.) Elina Svitolina UKR 5.035 points
6. (7.) Karolina Pliskova CZE 4.850 points
7. (8.) Iga Swiatek POL 4.550 points
8. (5.) Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 4.331 points
9. Garbine Muguruza ESP 4.165 points
10. (11.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 4.113 points
11. (12.) Belinda Bencic SUI 4.035 points
12. (13.) Petra Kvitova CZE 3.925 points
13. (10.) Simona Halep ROU 3.925 points
14. Jennifer Brady USA 3.770 points
15. Victoria Azarenka BLR 3.766 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Washington D.C. : Jannik Sinner (5) won his third ATP tournament in career (first ATP 500 and second on hard), defeating
Mackenzie McDonald 7-5, 4-6, 7-5

WTA 500 San Jose : Danielle Rose Collins (7) won her second WTA tournament in career (first WTA 500 and on hard), defeating
Daria Kasatkina (4) 6-3, 6-7 (10), 6-1

WTA 250 Cluj-Napoca : Andrea Petkovic (2) won her seventh WTA tournament in career (first WTA 250 and fourth on red clay), defeating
Mayar Sherif 6-1, 6-1

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Toronto (Canada), 9-15 August : "2021 National Bank Open presented by Rogers"
Category : ATP Tour Masters 1000
Prize Money : $ 3.487.915
Surface : Hard

Montréal (Canada), 9-15 August : "2021 National Bank Open presented by Rogers"
Category : WTA 1000 (Non-mandatory)
Prize Money : $ 1.835.490
Surface : Hard

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Washington D.C. : J. Sinner (5) def. J. Brooksby (wc) 7-6 (2), 6-1
M. McDonald def. K. Nishikori 6-4, 3-6, 7-5

WTA 500 San Jose : D. Kasatkina (4) def. E. Mertens (1) 6-3, 6-2
D. R. Collins (7) def. A. Konjuh 6-0, 6-2

WTA 250 Cluj-Napoca : M. Sherif def. M. Buzarnescu 7-6 (1), 6-4
A. Petkovic (2) def. A. Krunic 6-4, 6-2

RANKINGS AT AUGUST 2ND :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 12.113 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 10.220 points
3. Rafael Nadal ESP 8.270 points
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 8.000 points
5. Alexander Zverev GER 7.340 points
6. Dominic Thiem AUT 7.095 points
7. Andrey Rublev RUS 6.005 points
8. Matteo Berrettini ITA 5.488 points
9. Roger Federer SUI 4.215 points
10. Denis Shapovalov CAN 3.625 points
11. Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 3.260 points
12. (14.) Casper Ruud NOR 3.205 points
13. (12.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.163 points
14. (13.) Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.935 points
15. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 2.738 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 9.635 points
2. Naomi Osaka JPN 7.336 points
3. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.845 points
4. Sofia Kenin USA 5.640 points
5. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 5.331 points
6. Elina Svitolina UKR 5.125 points
7. Karolina Pliskova CZE 4.975 points
8. Iga Swiatek POL 4.685 points
9. Garbine Muguruza ESP 4.165 points
10. Simona Halep ROU 4.115 points
11. Barbora Krejcikova CZE 4.113 points
12. Belinda Bencic SUI 4.085 points
13. Petra Kvitova CZE 3.985 points
14. (15.) Jennifer Brady USA 3.830 points
15. (14.) Victoria Azarenka BLR 3.825 points

OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 :

Men's Singles Gold Final : Alexander Zverev (4) def. Karen Khachanov (12) 6-3, 6-1

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Women's Doubles Gold Final : Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (CZE, 1) def. Belinda Bencic / Viktorija Golubic (SVI) 7-5, 6-1

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Mixed Doubles Gold Final : Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Andrey Rublev (ROC, 4) def. Elena Vesnina / Aslan Karatsev (ROC)
6-3, 6-7 (5), 13-11 (Super Tie-break)

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ATP FINAL OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Atlanta : John Isner (6) won his 16th ATP tournament in career (15th ATP 250, sixth in Atlanta and 11th on hard), defeating
Brandon Nakashima (se) 7-6 (8), 7-5

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Washington (United States), 2-8 August : "2021 Citi Open"
Category : ATP Tour 500
Prize Money : $ 2.046.340
Surface : Hard

San Jose (United States), 2-8 August : "2021 Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic"
Category : WTA 500
Prize Money : $ 565.530
Surface : Hard

Cluj-Napoca (Romania), 2-8 August : "2021 Winners Open"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 235.238
Surface : Red Clay

OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 :

Men's Singles Bronze Final : Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP, 6) def. Novak Djokovic (SRB, 1) 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3

Women's Singles Gold Final : Belinda Bencic (SUI, 9) def. Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) 7-5, 2-6, 6-3

Women's Singles Bronze Final : Elina Svitolina (UKR, 4) def. Elena Rybakina (KAZ, 15) 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4

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Men's Doubles Gold Final : Nikola Mektic / Mate Pavic (CRO, 1) def. Marin Cilic / Ivan Dodig (CRO) 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 (Super Tie-break)

Men's Doubles Bronze Final : Marcus Daniell / Michael Venus (NZL) def. Austin Krajicek / Tennys Sandgren (USA) 7-6 (3), 6-2

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Women's Doubles Bronze Final : Laura Pigossi / Luisa Stefani (BRA) def. Veronika Kudermetova / Elena Vesnina (ROC) 4-6, 6-4, 11-9 (Super Tie-break)

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Mixed Doubles Bronze Final : Ashleigh Barty / John Peers (AUS) def. Novak Djokovic / Nina Stojanovic (SRB) Walkover (Shoulder Injury for Djokovic)

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ATP SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Kitzbuhel : P. Martinez def. D. Altmaier 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Casper Ruud (1) def. Arthur Rinderknech 6-3, 7-6 (7)
Final : Casper Ruud (1) won his sixth ATP tournament in career (all ATP 250 and on red clay), defeating
Pedro Martinez 6-1, 4-6, 6-3

ATP 250 Atlanta : B. Nakashima (se) def. E. Ruusuvuori 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
J. Isner (6) def. T. Fritz (5) 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-3

The WTA on Wednesday issued an update for its Covid-interrupted Tour calendar through to the end of October, although the end of season finals remain under review with the body governing women's tennis yet to announce a date and location. After the health pandemic forced the Asian swing to be essentially scrapped in 2020, Seoul's 250 tournament squeezes back in from September 20, which will also see a WTA 500 event in Czech city Ostrava. The update covers tournaments from the end of the US Open from August 30 to September 12. November and December remain tournament-free. Among events still to find are a slot are the "Billie Jean King Cup" (formerly "Fed Cup") Finals. The updated calendar features four new tournaments in Portoroz (Slovenia), Chicago (USA), Tenerife (Spain) and Courmayeur (Italy). As already confirmed, there is a return for Indian Wells, cancelled last year as the pandemic took a tight hold on large swathes of global sport. After Luxembourg and Portoroz from September 13, Ostrava and Seoul will follow prior to a WTA 500 tournament in Chicago. Indian Wells will go ahead from October 4 over two weeks while a WTA 250 event is pencilled in for Linz, Austria, for October 11-18. A WTA 500 in Moscow and a WTA 250 in Tenerife follow on before a 250 tournament in Courmayeur. Earlier this month, the WTA and men's ATP Tour cancelled events in China and Japan over ongoing Covid-19 concerns and travel restrictions in both countries, while the China Open in Beijing and the Japan Open in Tokyo were also scrapped. The WTA said all events in China and Japan had been cancelled with the exception of the WTA Finals due to take place in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. The status of that tournament was described as being still "under discussion".

RANKINGS AT JULY 26TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 12.113 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 10.370 points
3. Rafael Nadal ESP 8.270 points
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 8.030 points
5. Alexander Zverev GER 7.340 points
6. Dominic Thiem AUT 7.340 points
7. Andrey Rublev RUS 6.005 points
8. Matteo Berrettini ITA 5.488 points
9. Roger Federer SUI 4.215 points
10. Denis Shapovalov CAN 3.625 points
11. Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 3.260 points
12. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.163 points
13. Diego Schwartzman ARG 3.060 points
14. Casper Ruud NOR 3.045 points
15. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 2.738 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 9.635 points
2. Naomi Osaka JPN 7.336 points
3. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.965 points
4. Sofia Kenin USA 5.640 points
5. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 5.331 points
6. Elina Svitolina UKR 5.125 points
7. Karolina Pliskova CZE 4.975 points
8. Iga Swiatek POL 4.695 points
9. Garbine Muguruza ESP 4.165 points
10. Simona Halep ROM 4.115 points
11. Barbora Krejcikova CZE 4.113 points
12. Belinda Bencic SUI 4.085 points
13. Petra Kvitova CZE 3.985 points
14. Victoria Azarenka BLR 3.845 points
15. Jennifer Brady USA 3.830 points