Tennis in General - Results and Comments

RANKINGS AT FEBRUARY 12TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Rafael Nadal ESP 9.760 points
2. Roger Federer SUI 9.605 points
3. Marin Cilic CRO 4.960 points
4. (5.) Alexander Zverev GER 4.450 points
5. (4.) Grigor Dimitrov BUL 4.425 points
6. Dominic Thiem AUT 4.060 points
7. David Goffin BEL 3.400 points
8. Jack Sock USA 2.880 points
9. Juan Martin Del Potro ARG 2.815 points
10. Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 2.705 points
11. Kevin Anderson RSA 2.620 points
12. Sam Querrey USA 2.490 points
13. (15.) Stanislas Wawrinka SUI 2.475 points
14. (13.) Novak Djokovic SRB 2.470 points
15. (14.) Nick Kyrgios AUS 2.395 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Caroline Wozniacki DEN 7.965 points
2. Simona Halep ROU 7.616 points
3. Elina Svitolina UKR 5.835 points
4. Garbine Muguruza ESP 5.690 points
5. Karolina Pliskova CZE 5.445 points
6. Jelena Ostapenko LAT 5.000 points
7. Caroline Garcia FRA 4.495 points
8. Venus Williams USA 4.277 points
9. Angelique Kerber GER 3.031 points
10. Julia Goerges GER 2.900 points
11. Johanna Konta GBR 2.825 points
12. Sloane Stephens USA 2.813 points
13. Kristina Mladenovic FRA 2.770 points
14. Madison Keys USA 2.644 points
15. Anastasija Sevastova LAT 2.540 points

THIS WEEK SCHEDULE :

Rotterdam (Netherlands), 12-18 February : "2018 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament"
Category : ATP World Tour 500
Prize Money : € 1.996.245
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Uniondale (United States), 12-18 February : "2018 New York Open"
Category : ATP World Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 748.450
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Buenos Aires (Argentina), 12-18 February : "2018 Argentina Open"
Category : ATP World Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 648.180
Surface : Red Clay

Doha (Qatar), 12-18 February : "2018 Qatar Open"
Category : WTA Premier 5
Prize Money : $ 2.666.000
Surface : Hard

ATP FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Sofia : Mirza Basic (q) won his first ATP tournament in career, defeating Marius Copil 7-6 (6), 6-7 (4), 6-4

ATP 250 Montpellier : Lucas Pouille (2) won his fifth ATP tournament in career (fourth ATP 250 and third on hard), defeating
Richard Gasquet (5) 7-6 (2), 6-4

ATP 250 Quito : Roberto Carballes-Baena (q) won his first ATP tournament in career, defeating Albert Ramos-Vinolas (2) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

2018 FED CUP - FIRST ROUND (QUARTER-FINALS) WORLD GROUP :
Final Results :

Minsk (Belarus), Chizhovka-Arena, (Hard Indoor) : Belarus (1) 2 - Germany 3
T. Maria (GER) def. V. Lapko (BLR) 6-4, 5-7, 6-0
A. Sabalenka (BLR) def. A. Lottner (GER) 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
A-L. Groenefeld / T. Maria (GER) def. L. Marozava / A. Sabalenka (BLR) 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-4

Prague (Czech Republic), O2 Arena (Hard Indoor) : Czech Republic (3) 3 - Switzerland 1
P. Kvitova (CZE) def. B. Bencic (SUI) 6-2, 6-4
B. Strycova (CZE) vs V. Golubic (SUI) Not Played
T. Bacsinszky / J. B. Teichmann (SUI) def. L. Safarova / B. Strycova (CZE) 1-6, 6-4, 10-8 (Match Tie-break)

La Roche-sur-Yon (France), Vendèspace (Hard Indoor) : France (4) 3 - Belgium 2
K. Mladenovic (FRA) def. E. Mertens (BEL) 6-4, 6-4
A. Van Uytvanck (BEL) def. P. Parmentier (FRA) 6-1, 6-3
A. Hesse / K. Mladenovic (FRA) def. K. Flipkens / E. Mertens (BEL) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2

Asheville (United States), US Cellular Arena (Hard Indoor) : United States (2) 3 - Netherlands 1
V. Williams (USA) def. R. Hogenkamp (NED) 7-5, 6-1
C. Vandeweghe (USA) vs A. Rus (NED) Not Played
L. Kerkhove / D. Schuurs (NED) def. S. & V. Williams (USA) 6-2, 6-3

Teams advancing to Semifinals (21 & 22 April) : Germany - Czech Republic (3) - France (4) - United States (2)

Semifinals Schedule : Germany vs Czech Republic (3)
France (4) vs United States (2)

ATP SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Sofia : M. Copil def. J. Kovalik (q) 6-4, 6-2
M. Basic (q) def. S. Wawrinka (1) 7-6 (6), 6-4

ATP 250 Montpellier : R. Gasquet (5) def. D. Goffin (1) 6-4, 0-6, 6-3
L. Pouille (2) def. J-W. Tsonga (3) 1-6, 5-5 ret. (Right Leg' s Biceps Femoris Problem)

ATP 250 Quito : R. Carballes-Baena (q) def. A. Martin (q) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
A. Ramos-Vinolas (2) def. T. Monteiro 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4

2018 FED CUP - FIRST ROUND (QUARTER-FINALS) WORLD GROUP :
Results After Match day 1 :

Minsk (Belarus), Chizhovka-Arena, (Hard Indoor) : Belarus (1) 1 - Germany 1
A. Sabalenka (BLR) def. T. Maria (GER) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
A. Lottner (GER) def. A. Sasnovich (BLR) 7-5, 6-4

Prague (Czech Republic), O2 Arena (Hard Indoor) : Czech Republic (3) 2 - Switzerland 0
P. Kvitova (CZE) def. V. Golubic (SUI) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
B. Strycova (CZE) def. B. Bencic (SUI) 6-2, 6-4

La Roche-sur-Yon (France), Vendèspace (Hard Indoor) : France (4) 1 - Belgium 1
E. Mertens (BEL) def. P. Parmentier (FRA) 6-2, 6-1
K. Mladenovic (FRA) def. K. Flipkens (BEL) 6-2, 6-4

Asheville (United States), US Cellular Arena (Hard Indoor) : United States (2) 2 - Netherlands 0
V. Williams (USA) def. A. Rus (NED) 6-1, 6-4
C. Vandeweghe (USA) def. R. Hogenkamp (NED) 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3

RANKINGS AT FEBRUARY 5TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Rafael Nadal ESP 9.760 points
2. Roger Federer SUI 9.605 points
3. Marin Cilic CRO 4.960 points
4. Grigor Dimitrov BUL 4.6300 points
5. Alexander Zverev GER 4.610 points
6. Dominic Thiem AUT 4.060 points
7. David Goffin BEL 3.460 points
8. Jack Sock USA 2.880 points
9. Juan Martin Del Potro ARG 2.815 points
10. Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 2.705 points
11. Kevin Anderson RSA 2.620 points
12. Sam Querrey USA 2.490 points
13. Novak Djokovic SRB 2.470 points
14. Nick Kyrgios AUS 2.395 points
15. Stanislas Wawrinka SUI 2.385 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Caroline Wozniacki DEN 7.965 points
2. Simona Halep ROU 7.616 points
3. Elina Svitolina UKR 5.835 points
4. Garbine Muguruza ESP 5.690 points
5. Karolina Pliskova CZE 5.445 points
6. Jelena Ostapenko LAT 5.000 points
7. Caroline Garcia FRA 4.495 points
8. Venus Williams USA 4.277 points
9. Angelique Kerber GER 3.031 points
10. (12.) Julia Goerges GER 2.900 points
11. Johanna Konta GBR 2.825 points
12. (13.) Sloane Stephens USA 2.813 points
13. (10.) Kristina Mladenovic FRA 2.770 points
14. Madison Keys USA 2.644 points
15. Anastasija Sevastova LAT 2.540 points

THIS WEEK SCHEDULE :

Montpellier (France), 5-11 February : "2018 Open de Sud de France"
Category : ATP World Tour 250
Prize Money : € 561.345
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Sofia (Bulgaria), 5-11 February : "2018 Sofia Open"
Category : ATP World Tour 250
Prize Money : € 561.345
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Quito (Ecuador), 5-11 February : "2018 Ecuador Open"
Category : ATP World Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 561.345
Surface : Red Clay

No WTA tournaments this week, there will be the First Round (Quarter-finals) of the 2018 Fed Cup (10 & 11 February).
Here' s the World Group schedule :

Minsk (Belarus), Hard (Indoor) : Belarus (1) vs Germany
Prague (Czech Republic), Hard (Indoor) : Czech Republic (3) vs Switzerland
La Roche-sur-Yon (France), Hard (Indoor) : France (4) vs Belgium
Asheville (United States), (Hard Indoor) : United States (2) vs Netherlands

2018 DAVIS CUP - FIRST ROUND :
Final Results :

Albertville (France), Halle Olympique (Hard Indoor) : France (1) 3 - Netherlands 1
A. Mannarino (FRA) def. R. Haase (NED) 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5, 6-7 (2), 7-5
R. Gasquet (FRA) vs T. de Bakker (NED) Not Played

Morioka (Japan), Morioka Takaya Arena (Hard Indoor) : Japan 1 - ITALY (8) 3
F. Fognini (ITA) def. Y. Sugita (JPN) 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 7-5
T. Daniel (JPN) vs A. Seppi (ITA) Not Played

Marbella (Spain), Club de Tenis Puente Romano (Red Clay) : Spain 3 - Great Britain (3) 1
A. Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) def. C. Norrie (GBR) 7-6 (4), 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2
R. Bautista-Agut (ESP) vs L. Broady (GBR) Not Played

Brisbane (Australia), Pat Rafter Arena (Hard) : Australia (6) 1 - Germany 3
A. Zverev (GER) def. N. Kyrgios (AUS) 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6-2
A. de Minaur (AUS) vs J-L. Struff (GER) Not Played

Astana (Kazakhstan), Daulet National Tennis Centre (Hard Indoor) : Kazakhstan 4 - Switzerland (5) 1
M-A. Huesler (SUI) def. R. Khassanov (KAZ) 6-3, 6-1
D. Popko (KAZ) def. A. Bodmer (SUI) 7-6 (5), 1-6, 10-6 (Match Tie-break)

Osijek (Croatia), Gradski vrt Hall (Red Clay Indoor) : Croatia (4) 3 - Canada 1
B. Coric (CRO) def. D. Shapovalov (CAN) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
V. Galovic (CRO) vs V. Pospisil (CAN) Not Played

Nis (Serbia), Čair Sports Center (Red Clay Indoor) : Serbia (7) 1 - United States 3
P. Krstin (SRB) def. S. Johnson (USA) 6-1, 7-5
L. Djere (SRB) vs J. Isner (USA) Not Played

Liège (Belgium), Country Hall Liège (Hard Indoor) : Belgium (2) 3 - Hungary 2
D. Goffin (BEL) def. M. Fucsovics (HUN) 7-5, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Z. Piros (HUN) def. J. Cagnina (BEL) 6-3, 7-6 (3)

Teams Qualified for Quarter-finals : FRANCE (1) - ITALY (8) - SPAIN - GERMANY -
KAZAKHSTAN - CROATIA (4) - UNITED STATES - BELGIUM (2)

Quarter-finals Schedule (6-8 April) : ITALY (8) vs France (1) - Spain vs Germany -
Croatia (4) vs Kazakhstan - United States vs Belgium (2)

WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

WTA Premier Saint-Petersburg : Petra Kvitova won her 21st WTA tournament in career (8th WTA Premier and 16th on hard), defeating
Kristina Mladenovic (4) 6-1, 6-2

WTA International Taipei : Timea Babos (4) win her third WTA tournament in career (all WTA International and on hard), defeating
Kateryna Kozlova 7-5, 6-1

2018 DAVIS CUP - FIRST ROUND :
Results After Match day 2 :

Albertville (France), Halle Olympique (Hard Indoor) : France (1) 2 - Netherlands 1
P.H. Herbert/ N. Mahut (FRA) def. R. Haase / J-J. Rojer (NED) 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2)

Morioka (Japan), Morioka Takaya Arena (Hard Indoor) : Japan 1 - ITALY (8) 2
S. Bolelli / F. Fognini (ITA) def. B. McLachlan / Y. Uchiyama (JPN) 7-5, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 7-5

Marbella (Spain), Club de Tenis Puente Romano (Red Clay) : Spain 2 - Great Britain (3) 1
P. Carreno-Busta / F. Lopez (ESP) def. D. Inglot / J. Murray (GBR) 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (4)

Brisbane (Australia), Pat Rafter Arena (Hard) : Australia (6) 1 - Germany 2
T. Puetz / J-L. Struff (GER) def. M. Ebden / J. Peers (AUS) 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-4

Astana (Kazakhstan), Daulet National Tennis Centre (Hard Indoor) : Kazakhstan 3 - Switzerland (5) 0 - KAZAKHSTAN advance to Quarter-finals
T. Khabibulin / A. Nedovyesov (KAZ) def. M. Huesler / L. Margaroli (SUI) 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (5), 6-3

Osijek (Croatia), Gradski vrt Hall (Red Clay Indoor) : Croatia (4) 2 - Canada 1
M. Cilic / I. Dodig (CRO) def. D. Nestor / V. Pospisil (CAN) 2-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2

Nis (Serbia), Čair Sports Center (Red Clay Indoor) : Serbia (7) 0 - United States 3 - UNITED STATES advance to Quarter-finals
R. Harrison / S. Johnson (USA) def. N. Milojevic / M. Zekic (SRB) 6-7 (3), 6-2, 7-5, 6-4

Liège (Belgium), Country Hall Liège (Hard Indoor) : Belgium (2) 2 - Hungary 1
A. Balazs / M. Fucsovics (HUN) def. R. Bemelmans / J. De Loore (BEL) 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 4-6, 7-5

WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

WTA Premier Saint-Petersburg : P. Kvitova def. J. Goerges (5) 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
K. Mladenovic (4) def. D. Kasatkina (8) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

WTA International Taipei : Kat. Kozlova def. S. Lisicki 7-5, 6-4
T. Babos (4) def. Y. Wang 6-3, 6-4

2018 DAVIS CUP - FIRST ROUND :
Results After Match day 1 :

Albertville (France), Halle Olympique (Hard Indoor) : France (1) 1 - Netherlands 1
T. de Bakker (NED) def. A. Mannarino (FRA) 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-3
R. Gasquet (FRA) def. R. Haase (NED) 6-4, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-5

Morioka (Japan), Morioka Takaya Arena (Hard Indoor) : Japan 1 - ITALY (8) 1
F. Fognini (ITA) def. T. Daniel (JPN) 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Y. Sugita (JPN) def. A. Seppi (ITA) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (1)

Marbella (Spain), Club de Tenis Puente Romano (Red Clay) : Spain 1 - Great Britain (3) 1
A. Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) def. L. Broady (GBR) 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (6)
C. Norrie (GBR) def. R. Bautista-Agut (ESP) 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

Brisbane (Australia), Pat Rafter Arena (Hard) : Australia (6) 1 - Germany 1
A. Zverev (GER) def. A. de Minaur (AUS) 7-5, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
N. Kyrgios (AUS) def. J-L. Struff (GER) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

Astana (Kazakhstan), Daulet National Tennis Centre (Hard Indoor) : Kazakhstan 2 - Switzerland (5) 0
D. Popko (KAZ) def. H. Laaksonen (SUI) 6-2, 7-6 (7), 3-6, 7-5
M. Kukushkin (KAZ) def. A. Bodmer (SUI) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3

Osijek (Croatia), Gradski vrt Hall (Red Clay Indoor) : Croatia (4) 1 - Canada 1
B. Coric (CRO) def. V. Pospisil (CAN) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
D. Shapovalov (CAN) def. V. Galovic (CRO) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2

Nis (Serbia), Čair Sports Center (Red Clay Indoor) : Serbia (7) 0 - United States 2
S. Querrey (USA) def. L. Djere (SRB) 6-7 (4), 6-2, 7-5, 6-4
J. Isner (USA) def. D. Lajovic (SRB) 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4)

Liège (Belgium), Country Hall Liège (Hard Indoor) : Belgium (2) 2 - Hungary 0
R. Bemelmans (BEL) def. M. Fucsovics (HUN) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
D. Goffin (BEL) def. A. Balazs (HUN) 6-4, 6-4, 6-0

RANKINGS AT JANUARY 29TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Rafael Nadal ESP 9.760 points
2. Roger Federer SUI 9.605 points
3. (6.) Marin Cilic CRO 4.960 points
4. (3.) Grigor Dimitrov BUL 4.6300 points
5. (4.) Alexander Zverev GER 4.610 points
6. (5.) Dominic Thiem AUT 4.060 points
7. David Goffin BEL 3.460 points
8. (9.) Jack Sock USA 2.880 points
9. (10.) Juan Martin Del Potro ARG 2.815 points
10. (11.) Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 2.705 points
11. (12.) Kevin Anderson RSA 2.620 points
12. (13.) Sam Querrey USA 2.490 points
13. (14.) Novak Djokovic SRB 2.470 points
14. (17.) Nick Kyrgios AUS 2.395 points
15. (8.) Stanislas Wawrinka SUI 2.385 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. (2.) Caroline Wozniacki DEN 7.965 points
2. (1.) Simona Halep ROU 7.715 points
3. (4.) Elina Svitolina UKR 5.785 points
4. (3.) Garbine Muguruza ESP 5.690 points
5. (6.) Karolina Pliskova CZE 5.445 points
6. (7.) Jelena Ostapenko LAT 4.901 points
7. (8.) Caroline Garcia FRA 4.495 points
8. (5.) Venus Williams USA 4.278 points
9. (16.) Angelique Kerber GER 3.031 points
10. (11.) Kristina Mladenovic FRA 2.935 points
11. (10.) Johanna Konta GBR 2.825 points
12. Julia Goerges GER 2.825 points
13. Sloane Stephens USA 2.813 points
14. (20.) Madison Keys USA 2.644 points
15. Anastasija Sevastova LAT 2.540 points

THIS WEEK SCHEDULE :

No ATP tournaments this week, there will be the First Round of the 2018 Davis Cup (2-4 February), here' s the World Group schedule :

Albertville (France), Hard (Indoor) : France (1) vs Netherlands
Morioka (Japan), Hard (Indoor) : Japan vs ITALY (8)
Marbella (Spain), Red Clay : Spain vs Great Britain (3)
Brisbane (Australia), Hard : Australia (6) vs Germany
Astana (Kazakhstan), Hard (Indoor) : Kazakhstan vs Switzerland (5)
Osijek (Croatia), Red Clay (Indoor) : Croatia (4) vs Canada
Nis (Serbia), Red Clay (Indoor) : Serbia (7) vs United States
Liège (Belgium), Hard (Indoor) : Belgium (2) vs Hungary

Saint Petersburg (Russia), 29 January - 4 February : "2018 Saint-Petersburg Ladies' Trophy"
Category : WTA Premier
Prize Money : $ 799.000
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Taipei (Taiwan), 29 January - 4 February : "2018 Taiwan Open"
Category : WTA International
Prize Money : $ 250.000
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 14 (LAST) :
Finals Results :

Men' s Singles : Roger Federer (2) won his 96th ATP tournament in career (20th Grand Slam and 6th Australian Open, second consecutive), defeating Marin Cilic (6) 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 after 3h 05'

In the tenth head-to-head between this two players (the only win of the Croatian in the US Open 2014 semi-final) it was a bit fearful the start of Cilic, who struggled with his first service, with the second always attacked by the Swiss champion, able to immediately going 2-0. The ability of King Roger, at the 107th match in Melbourne, to take the time to his opponents and put them under pressure, almost without letting them breathe, have led to a series of error of the Croatian, who went down 4-0, before finally breaking the ice; but in his service turns Federer was almost unplayable and the 6-2 in just 25 minutes was the logical consequence. At the opening of the second set first moment of difficulty for the 36 year old from Basel, who cancelled two consecutive break-points before grabbing 1-1. And in the next complicated game (16 points), it was Cilic who saved one break-point after having committed three consecutive errors. Clinging to the first service, the Croatian has faced another break-point in the next service game, but he managed to lead 3-2, while on 4-4 30-40 had the courage to place a central ace with the second serve. On 4-5 the service of Federer suddenly went to sobs, with two double faults from the right to grant a set point, wasted by Cilic with a backhand slashed into the net, so the set was decided by the tie-break, where Marin (at the first match with the closed roof, a situation already experienced by Federer against Chung in the semifinal) from 3-2 for the Swiss changed pace, climbing on 6-4 with a powerful forehand on the line and then closing 7-5 with a precise smash after 1h 01', with Federer forced to lose his first set in the 2018 edition of this tournament. In third set the Swiss champion' s proud reaction did not wait too long : with a break in sixth game he went 4-2, and with the 19th ace of his match he closed the set 6-3 after 30'. Immediately at the start of the fourth set Cilic lost his serve and also canceled a 0-3 chance, which looked a lot like a match point, managing to hang on 3-3 Federer (first break suffered by the Swiss in this match, immediately followed by another), with Cilic closing the set 6-3 after 37'; in the opening game of the final set King Roger saved two break-points and then broke Cilic and went 3-0 : at that point the Croatian could not do anything to stop the race of his rival : second break for 5-1 and apotheosis with a second kick-serve in which Cilic managed only to touch the ball and even the challenge, asked more for whim than anything else, confirmed the triumph of the Swiss phenomenon, who could raise again his arms to the sky, almost in tears, equaling with 6 successes in the Slam down-under the record of Novak Djokovic and Roy Emerson, while Cilic remains with only one Slam title.

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Mixed Doubles : Gabriela Dabrowski / Mate Pavic (8) def. Timea Babos / Rohan Bopanna (5) 2-6, 6-4, 11-9 (Match Tie-break)

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2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 13 :
Finals Results :

Women' s Singles : Caroline Wozniacki (2) won her 28th WTA tournament in career (first Grand Slam), defeating
Simona Halep (1) 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4 after 2h 49'

Wozniacki started the match better, thanks to a break in the second game (3-0). Solid and determined the Danish defended the advantage without giving a chance to Halep, a little contracted until the ninth game (after being forward 5-2 and have come two points from the set). Here suddenly the arm of the 27 year old from Odense shook and three break chances for the Romanian came together : Wozniacki saved the first two but not the third. Shortly after Simona reached the 5-5 Caroline recovered almost immediately and the set was decided at the tie-break, the first ever between these two players : Wozniacki ended up dominating it 7 points to 2 after 52'; in the second set Halep was still in trouble, forced in a very long third game (18 points) and saving four break-points, then, on 3-2, the Romanian asked for a medical time out, due to pressure problems; at the restart Simona tried to shorten the rallies as much as possible and in the eighth game a straight on the line forehand gave the break to Halep and in the next one the 26 year old from Costanta equalized the set count at the fourth opportunity after 49', with another long game of 14 points. After a break of 10 minutes (heat rule), at the resumption of the match Caroline had to recover from 0-30 on her service but then in the second game broke Simona, too often forced to rely on the second service (2-0). With a deadly third game of 18 points Halep recovered the break of disadvantage at the sixth useful ball (with the opponent who in turn has failed two for 3-0). In the fourth game another break for the Danish, who went to lead 3-1. But Halep, back again to hit strongly, especially backhand, recovered immediately on 3-3. Caroline seemed suddenly very tired, but also terrified by the idea of ​​failing again : Simona took advantage of the many mistakes of the 27 year old with her third game in a row, going to lead 4-3. This time it was Wozniacki who asked for the trainer' s intervention due to a problem with her left hamstring. At the restart there was another break, with Caroline that managed to move forward (5-4), then, in the most important service game of the match Simona committed her first double fault, with Caroline earning a match-point by winning the most incredible rally of the match and shortly after a backhand on the net of Halep gave Wozniacki the most beautiful evening of her career, with her first Slam trophy and the return to world' s N° 1 spot, 6 years after her last time, while for Halep the Slam taboo continues, with her third final lost (two at Roland Garros).

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Men' s Doubles : Oliver Marach / Mate Pavic (7) def. Juan Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah (11) 6-4, 6-4

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Junior Boys Singles : Sebastian Korda (USA) def. Chun Hsin Tseng (TPE, 6) 7-6 (6), 6-4

Junior Girls Singles : En Shuo Liang (TPE, 2) def. Clara Burel (FRA) 6-3, 6-4

Junior Girls Doubles : En Shuo Liang (TPE, 1) / Xin Yu Wang (CHN, 1) def. Violet Apisah (AUS, 7) / Lulu Sun (SUI, 7)
7-6 (4), 4-6, 10-5 (Match Tie-break)

2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 12 :
Semifinals & Finals Results :

Men' s Singles Bottom Half Semifinal : R. Federer (2) def. H. Chung 6-1, 5-2 ret. (Left Foot Blisters)

Women' s Doubles Final : Timea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic (5) def. Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (2) 6-4, 6-3

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Mixed Doubles Semifinals : G. Dabrowski / M. Pavic (8) def. E. Makarova / B. Soares (3) 6-1, 6-4
T. Babos / R. Bopanna (5) def. M. J. Martinez Sanchez / M. Demoliner 7-5, 5-7 10-6 (Match Tie-break)

Junior Boys Singles Semifinals : S. Korda (USA, 7) def. M. Miladinovic (SRB, 2) 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
C. H. Tseng (TPE, 6) def. A. McHugh (GBR) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4

Junior Girls Singles Semifinals : E. S. Liang (TPE, 2) def. E. Cocciaretto (ITA) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
C. Burel (FRA) def. X. Y. Wang (CHN, 1) 2-6, 6-1, 6-0

Junior Boys Doubles Final : Hugo Gaston / Clement Tabur (FRA, 7) def. Rudolf Molleker / Henri Squire (GER) 6-2, 6-2

Junior Girls Doubles Final : En Shuo Liang (TPE, 1) / Xin Yu Wang (CHN, 1) vs Violet Apisah (AUS, 7) / Lulu Sun (SUI, 7)
MATCH POSTPONED TO TOMORROW DUE TO RAIN

2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 11 :
Semifinals Results :

Men' s Singles Top Half : M. Cilic (6) def. K. Edmund 6-2, 7-6 (4), 6-2

Women' s Singles : C. Wozniacki (2) def. E. Mertens 6-3, 7-6 (2)
S. Halep (1) def. A. Kerber (21) 6-3, 4-6, 9-7

Men' s Doubles : O. Marach / M. Pavic (7) def. B. McLachlan / J-L. Struff 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4)
J. S. Cabal / R. Farah (11) def. B. & M. Bryan (6) 7-6 (1), 7-5

Junior Boys Doubles : R. Molleker / H. Squire (GER) def. F. C. Jianu (ROU) / T. A. Tirante (ARG) 6-2, 6-3
H. Gaston / C. Tabur (FRA, 7) def. T. Machac / O. Styler (CZE, 6) 6-4, 7-6 (5)

Junior Girls Doubles : V. Apisah (AUS, 7) / L. Sun (SUI, 7) def. S. Waltert (SUI, 2) / Xiy. Wang (CHN, 2) 0-6, 6-3, 10-7 (Match Tie-break)
E. S. Liang (TPE, 1) / X. Y. Wang (CHN, 1) def. Y. Naito / N. Sato (JPN, 3) 4-6, 6-3, 10-7 (Match Tie-break)