Tennis in General - Results and Comments

THIS WEEK SCHEDULE :

Saint-Petersburg (Russia), 16-22 September : "2019 St. Petersburg Open"
Category : ATP World Tour 250
Prize Money : € 1.248.665
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Metz (France), 16-22 September : "2019 Open de Moselle"
Category : ATP World Tour 250
Prize Money : € 586.140
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Osaka (Japan), 16-22 September : "2019 Toray Pan Pacific Open"
Category : WTA Premier
Prize Money : $ 823.000
Surface : Hard

Seoul (Korea Republic), 16-22 September : "2019 Korea Open"
Category : WTA International
Prize Money : $ 250.000
Surface : Hard

Canton (China), 16-21 September : "2019 Guangzhou International Women' s Open"
Category : WTA International
Prize Money : $ 500.000
Surface : Hard

WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

WTA Premier Zhengzhou : Karolina Pliskova (1) won her 15th WTA tournament in career (8th WTA Premier and 9th on hard) defeating
Petra Martic (7) 6-3, 6-2

WTA International Hiroshima : Nao Hibino won her second WTA tournament in career (both WTA International and on hard), defeating
Misaki Doi 6-3, 6-2

WTA International Nanchang : Rebecca Peterson (5) won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Elena Rybakina (4) 6-2, 6-0

WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

WTA Premier Zhengzhou : Ka. Pliskova (1) def. A. Tomljanovic 6-3, 6-2
P. Martic (7) def. K. Mladenovic 6-0, 6-3

WTA International Hiroshima : N. Hibino def. M. Buzarnescu 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
M. Doi def. V. Kudermetova (2) 6-4, 6-3

WTA International Nanchang : R. Peterson (5) def. N. Stojanovic 6-3, 6-1
E. Rybakina (4) def. S. Peng 6-1, 3-6, 6-2

RANKINGS AT SEPTEMBER 9TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 9.865 points
2. Rafael Nadal ESP 9.225 points
3. Roger Federer SUI 7.130 points
4. (5.) Daniil Medvedev RUS 5.235 points
5. (4.) Dominic Thiem AUT 4.575 points
6. Alexander Zverev GER 4.095 points
7. (8.) Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 3.420 points
8. (7.) Kei Nishikori JPN 3.375 points
9. Karen Khachanov RUS 2.810 ointsi
10. Roberto Bautista-Agut ESP 2.575 points
11. Fabio Fognini ITA 2.475 points
12. (13.) Gael Monfils FRA 2.455 points
13. (25.) Matteo Berrettini ITA 2.245 points
14. (15.) David Goffin BEL 2.055 points
15. (12.) Borna Coric CRO 2.025 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. (2.) Ashleigh Barty AUS 6.501 points
2. (3.) Karolina Pliskova CZE 6.125 points
3. (5.) Elina Svitolina UKR 5.032 points
4. (1.) Naomi Osaka JPN 4.846 points
5. (15.) Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 4.835 points
6. (4.) Simona Halep ROU 4.803 points
7. (6.) Petra Kvitova CZE 4.326 points
8. (7.) Kiki Bertens NED 4.325 points
9. (8.) Serena Williams USA 3.935 points
10. (12.) Belinda Bencic SUI 3.738 points
11. (16.) Johanna Konta GBR 3.115 points
12. (18.) Qiang Wang CHN 2.946 points
13. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 2.785 points
14. (10.) Sloane Stephens USA 2.769 points
15. (14.) Angelique Kerber GER 2.750 points

THIS WEEK SCHEDULE :

No ATP tournaments this week

Zhengzhou (China), 9-15 September : "2019 ICBC Credit Card Zhengzhou Open"
Category : WTA Premier
Prize Money : $ 1.000.000
Surface : Hard

Nanchang (China), 9-15 September : "2019 Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open"
Category : WTA International
Prize Money : $ 250.000
Surface : Hard

Hiroshima (Japan), 9-15 September : "2019 Hana-cupid Japan Women' s Open"
Category : WTA International
Prize Money : $ 250.000
Surface : Hard

2019 US OPEN - DAY 14 (LAST) :
Results Finals :

Men' s Singles : Rafael Nadal (2) won his 84th ATP tournament in career (19th Grand Slam and fourth US Open), defeating
Daniil Medvedev (5) 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 after 4h 49'

In front of the 25.000 spectators of the Arthur Ashe Stadium, Rafael Nadal won Flushing Meadows for the fourth time in his career after the triumphs of 2010, 2013 and 2017, winning his 19th Slam title, the second this year after Roland Garros and now, in the all-time ranking, only Roger Federer is ahead of him, one Major away. The one against Medvedev was also the 64th victory at the US Open, a tournament in which he took th biggest number of victories after Roland Garros and Montecarlo, while Daniil Medvedev, who was the youngest finalist in New York after Novak Djokovic in 2010 and the first Russian to play for the title in a Slam after the success of Marat Safin at the Australian Open in 2005, can console himself with a statistic : he played for the title in Washington, Canada, Cincinnati and US Open, and, before him, in the Open era, only Ivan Lendl in 1982 and Andre Agassi in 1995 did the same; it was a two-faced game, with Rafa losing his service in the third game of first set, but immediately breaking the Russian back, then closing the set with a surgical break on 6-5 after 64'; second set was decided for Nadal by a single break, done in the sixth game and held until the final 6-3 after 48'; in third set, Nadal broke the Russian in fifth game and seemed to be on his way to triumph, but Medvedev immediately recovered the disadvantage, reopening the match by closing the set in twelfth game after 64'; in fourth set the two players kept their service without risks, but, on 5-4 for the Russian, Nadal got broken from 40-15 ahead, losing the set after 53'; in final set, however, Medvedev began to feel fatigue, with Nadal taking advantage and, with two breaks in fifth and seventh game, going to serve for the title on 5-2, but the Russian didn' t not give up and broke the Majorcan, saving also two match-points in the next game, on 5-3, so, on 5-4, Nadal went to serve again for the match and this time he closed at third match-point, not before having had to save a dangerous 5-5 ball, bringing home his 19th Slam, one of his most complicated ever.

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Women' s Doubles : Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka (4) def. Victoria Azarenka / Ashleigh Barty (8) 7-5, 7-5

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Boys' Singles : Jonas Forejtek (CZE, 4) def. Emilio Nava (USA, 8) 6-7 (4), 6-0, 6-2

Girls' Singles : Maria Camila Osorio Serrano (COL, 4) def. Alexandra Yepifanova (USA) 6-1, 6-0

Girls' Doubles : Kamilla Bartone (LAT, 5) / Oksana Selekhmeteva (RUS, 5) def. Aubane Droguet / Selena Janicijevic (FRA) 7-5, 7-6 (6)

2019 US OPEN - DAY 13 :

Women' s Singles Final : Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (15) won her third WTA tournament in career (all on hard and first Grand Slam), defeating
Serena Williams (8) 6-3, 7-5 after 1h 39'

Women' s tennis found a new champion : it' s Bianca Vanessa Andreescu, the first Canadian ever to win a Slam trophy; in US Open final, the 19 years old from Mississauga, N° 15 of the ranking and seeding, defeated Serena Williams, N° 8 of the ranking and seeding; first set saw Andreescu immediately break Serena in first game and keep the lead until 5-3, when, thanks to a double fault by the American on the set-point, the set ended with a 6-3 after 43'; also in second set, the Canadian immediately moved ahead with a 2-0 break, Williams, however, this time immediately broke her back, but then she was broken twice consecutively, sending Andreescu to serve for the match on 5-1 : here, however, the young age of the Canadian played a bad trick on her and, after having wasted a match-point in that game, Williams broke her and went 3-5, when the Canadian, still on serve to close the match, was broken again and the match was tied at 5-5, but, on this occasion, Andreescu showed a great coolness, holding her service at 30 and then breaking Serena in the next game, closing the match with a winner at her second match-point in that game (third in total); thanks to this success, obtained at her first participation in New York and at her first final in a Major, from tomorrow Andreescu will become world' s N° 5, naturally her best ranking : Bianca is the fourth player born from 1996 onwards to become Major Champion and, before her, only Jelena Ostapenko (at Roland Garros 2017), Naomi Osaka (at US Open 2018) and Ashleigh Barty (at Roland Garros 2019) had succeeded; one more bitter final, instead, for Serena, who, from tomorrow, will fall in the ranking in 9th position : once again, the fourth since her return after motherhood, Seren has lost a Slam final without winning even a set : she won her 23rd Slam at 2017 Australian Open, when she was already pregnant with her little Olympia, but since her return to the tour, almost a year and a half ago, she has not yet won a tournament and the (questionable) record of Margaret Court (24 Slams), has turned into a real nightmare.

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Mixed Doubles Final : Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Jamie Murray def. Hao-Ching Chan / Michael Venus (1) 6-2, 6-3

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Boys' Singles Semifinals : E. Nava (USA, 8) def. C. Kingsley (USA) 6-4, 6-0
J. Forejtek (CZE, 4) def. B. Nakashima (USA, 11) 7-6 (4), 6-3

Girls' Singles Semifinals : M. C. Osorio Serrano (COL, 4) def. O. Selekhmeteva (RUS) 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-4
A. Yepifanova (USA) def. Q. Zheng (CHN, 5) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5

Boys' Doubles Final : Eliot Spizzirri / Tyler Zink (USA) def. Andrew Paulson (CZE) / Alexander Zgirovsky (BLR) 7-6 (4), 6-4

2019 US OPEN - DAY 12 :

Men' s Singles Semifinals : D. Medvedev (5) def. G. Dimitrov 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-3
R. Nadal (2) def. M. Berrettini (24) 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-1

Women' s Doubles Semifinals : V. Azarenka / A. Barty (8) def. V. Kuzmova / A. Sasnovich 6-0, 6-1
E. Mertens / A. Sabalenka (4) def. C. Dolehide / V. King 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

Men' s Doubles Final : Juan Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah (1) def. Marcel Granollers-Pujol / Horacio Zeballos (5) 6-4, 7-5

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Boys' Doubles Semifinals : A. Paulson (CZE) / A. Zgirovsky (BLR) def. N. D. Ionel (ROU) / W. Marek (POL) 6-4, 6-2
E. Spizzirri / T. Zink (USA) def. L. Draxl (CAN, 5) / G. Nanda (USA, 5) 6-7 (4), 6-3, 10-7 (Long Tie-break)

Girls' Doubles Semifinals : K. Bartone (LAT, 5) / O. Selekhmeteva (RUS, 5) def. N. Kawaguchi (JPN, 3) / A. Nagy (HUN, 3) 7-5, 2-6, 10-7 (Long Tie-break)
A. Droguet / S. Janicijevic (FRA) def. M. Collard (CAN) / H. Y. C. Wong (HK) 7-5, 4-6, 12-10 (Long Tie-break)

2019 US OPEN - DAY 11 :
Results Semifinals :

Women' s Singles : S. Williams (8) def. E. Svitolina (5) 6-3, 6-1
B. V. Andreescu (15) def. B. Bencic (13) 7-6 (3), 7-5

Men' s Doubles : M. Granollers-Pujol / H. Zeballos (5) def. K. Krawietz / A. Mies (12) 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5)
J. S. Cabal / R. Farah (1) def. J. Murray / N. Skupski (15) 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8)

2019 US OPEN - DAY 10 :
Quarter-finals Complete Results :

Men' s Singles Bottom Half : R. Nadal (2) def. D. Schwartzman (20) 6-4, 7-5, 6-2
M. Berrettini (24) def. G. Monfils (13) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (5)

Women' s Singles Top Half : B. Bencic (13) def. D. Vekic (23) 7-6 (5), 6-3
B. V. Andreescu (15) def. E. Mertens (25) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3

Mixed Doubles Semifinals : B. Mattek-Sands / J. Murray def. S. Stosur / R. Ram (3) 6-3, 6-1
H-C. Chan / M. Venus (1) def. L. Chan / I. Dodig (4) 7-6 (3), 7-5

2019 US OPEN - DAY 9 :
Quarter-finals Complete Results :

Men' s Singles Top Half : G. Dimitrov def. R. Federer (3) 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
D. Medvedev (5) def. S. Wawrinka (23) 7-6 (6), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1

Women' s Singles Bottom Half : S. Williams (8) def. Q. Wang (18) 6-1, 6-0
E. Svitolina (5) def. J. Konta (16) 6-4, 6-4

2019 US OPEN - DAY 8 :
Fourth Round Complete Results :

Men' s Singles Bottom Half : R. Nadal (2) def. M. Cilic (22) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
D. Schwartzman (20) def. A. Zverev (6) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
G. Monfils (13) def. P. Andujar 6-1, 6-2, 6-2
M. Berrettini (24) def. A. Rublev 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (6)

Women' s Singles Top Half : B. Bencic (13) def. N. Osaka (1) 7-5, 6-4
B. V. Andreescu (15) def. T. Townsend (q) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
D. Vekic (23) def. J. Goerges (26) 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-3
E. Mertens (25) def. K. Ahn (wc) 6-1, 6-1

2019 US OPEN - DAY 7 :
Fourth Round Complete Results :

Men' s Singles Top Half : S. Wawrinka (23) def. N. Djokovic (1) 6-4, 7-5, 2-1 ret. (Left Shoulder Problem)
R. Federer (3) def. D. Goffin (15) 6-2, 6-2, 6-0
D. Medvedev (5) def. D. Koepfer (q) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (2)
G. Dimitrov def. A. De Minaur 7-5, 6-3, 6-4

Women' s Singles Bottom Half : Q. Wang (18) def. A. Barty (2) 6-2, 6-4
J. Konta (16) def. Ka. Pliskova (N° 3) 6-7 (1), 6-3, 7-5
E. Svitolina (5) def. M. Keys (10) 7-5, 6-4
Serena Williams (8) def. P. Martic (22) 6-3, 6-4

2019 US OPEN - DAY 6 :
Third Round Complete Results :

Men' s Singles Bottom Half : R. Nadal (2) def. H. Chung (q) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
A. Zverev (6) def. A. Bedene 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (3)
G. Monfils (13) def. D. Shapovalov 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3
M. Cilic (22) def. J. Isner (14) 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4
D. Schwartzman (20) def. T. Sandgren 6-4, 6-1, 6-3
M. Berrettini (24) def. Al. Popyrin 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2)
A. Rublev def. N. Kyrgios (28) 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-3
P. Andujar def. A. Bublik 6-4, 6-3, 6-2

Women' s Singles Top Half : N. Osaka (1) def. C. Gauff (wc) 6-3, 6-0
J. Goerges (26) def. K. Bertens (7) 6-2, 6-3
B. Bencic (13) def. A. Kontaveit (21) Walkover (Acute Viral Infection)
B. V. Andreescu (15) def. C. Wozniacki (19) 6-4, 6-4
D. Vekic (23) def. Y. Putintseva 6-4, 6-1
E. Mertens (25) def. A. Petkovic 6-3, 6-3
K. Ahn (wc) def. J. Ostapenko 6-3, 7-5
T. Townsend (q) def. S-M. Cirstea 7-5, 6-2

2019 US OPEN - DAY 5 :
Third Round Complete Results :

Men' s Singles Top Half : N. Djokovic (1) def. D. Kudla 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
R. Federer (3) def. D. Evans 6-2, 6-2, 6-1
D. Medvedev (5) def. F. Lopez 7-6 (1), 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4
A. De Minaur def. K. Nishikori (7) 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
D. Goffin (15) def. P. Carreno Busta 7-6 (5), 7-6 (9), 7-5
D. Koepfer (q) def. N. Basilashvili (17) 6-3, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-1
S. Wawrinka (23) def. P. Lorenzi (LL) 6-4, 7-6 (9), 7-6 (4)
G. Dimitrov def. K. Majchrzak (LL) 7-5, 7-6 (8), 6-2

Women' s Singles Bottom Half : A. Barty (2) def. M. Sakkari (30) 7-5, 6-3
Ka. Pliskova (3) def. O. Jabeur 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
E. Svitolina (5) def. D. Yastremska (32) 6-2, 6-0
S. Williams (8) def. K. Muchova 6-3, 6-2
M. Keys (10) def. S. Kenin (20) 6-3, 7-5
P. Martic (22) def. A. Sevastova (12) 6-4, 6-3
J. Konta (16) def. S. Zhang (33) 6-2, 6-3
Q. Wang (18) def. F. Ferro 7-6 (1), 6-3