Tennis in General - Results and Comments

The ATP and WTA have today announced the cancellation of the 2020 "VTB Kremlin Cup" in Moscow, due to issues relating to COVID-19. Cancellation of the ATP 250 event, scheduled to run from 19 to 25 October, and WTA Premier event, from 26 October to 1 November, follows a recent increase in the COVID-19 infection rate in Moscow. As mandated by the Moscow City Administration, the event will no longer be permitted to go ahead in 2020. Other ATP 250 events in the same week in Antwerp ("European Open") and Cologne ("Bett1HULKS Championships") are scheduled to proceed as normal. The decision also does not impact staging of the ATP 500 "St. Petersburg Open", scheduled for the week prior. The ATP and WTA look forward to the "VTB Kremlin Cup" returning in 2021.

Freshly crowned US Open champion Naomi Osaka pulled out of the French Open with a sore hamstring : Japan's Osaka made the announcement just days after lifting her third major title behind closed doors at the US Open in New York, the first Grand Slam tournament possible since the pandemic. "Unfortunately I won't be able to play the French Open this year," Osaka said in posts on Instagram and Twitter. "My hamstring is still sore so I won't have enough time to prepare for the clay -- these two tournaments came too close to each other for me this year." The French Open is due to start on September 27 at Roland Garros, rescheduled from earlier in the year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The withdrawal of third-ranked Osaka means Roland Garros will be missing two of the world's top three, after reigning champion Barty said earlier this month that she wouldn't return to defend her title. The Australian said she feared participation still carried health risks, and she had not been able to train with her coach because of the state border closures in her home country. Osaka's announcement also came just hours after French Open organisers were forced to slash daily attendance from 11,500 to 5,000 as Coronavirus cases surge in France.

2020 US OPEN - DAY 14 (LAST) :

Men' s Singles Final : Dominic Thiem (2) won his 13th ATP tournament in career (first Grand Slam and sixth on hard), defeating
Alexander Zverev (5) 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (6) after 4h 05'

The start of the match is unexpected, with Zverev more aggressive than usual, specially on his serve, and Thiem very tense, probably due to the importance of the match : the German gets the first break in third game, doubling it at seventh game and winning the set 6-2 in exactly half an hour; in second set the Austrian continues to be under pressure on his serve : after saving a break-point, the fourth in the match, in the opening game of the set, he get broken againin third game, going then down 1-4 shortly after, but, luckily for the Austrian, the German also feels a bit of tension when, after three set-points canceled on 5-1, he fails a fourth on serve on 5-2, but in the end, Zverev still manages to close the second set 6-4 after 49', going only one set away from his first Grand Slam title; the third set continues to see a not excellent level of play, with Zverev that, after breaking his opponent in third game, is immediately broken back, then, when serving at 4-5, he loses four consecutive points, allowing Thiem to win the third set after 51'; in fourth set the N° 2 of the seeding scores the decisive break in eighth game, closing then the set 6-3 after 43', with the match that has to be decided in the fifth set, where Zverev seems to run out of energy and get broken in the opening game, but he immediately break back the Austrian, then, on 4-3, Zverev forcing causes the break, sending the German to serve for the match : Sascha's arm, however, trembles once again and the match is still tied on 5-5, when every point seems like a battle and Zverev seems in troubles and gets broken again, sending the Austrian to serve for the match, but he starts walking with difficulty, calling then the physiotherapist to massage his thigh, so he gets broken back, sending the match to is more appropriate ending : the tie-break, where Zverev goes 2-0, but a double fault puts everything back in draw at 2-2, then another double error by the German gives Thiem a 5-3 advantage, which allows him to serve for the match, with two match-points on 6-4, both failed; however, on 6-6, Thiem gets his third match-point and this time he closes the match, lying on the ground exhausted to celebrate his tryumph.

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RANKINGS AT SEPTEMBER 14TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 10.860 points
2. Rafael Nadal ESP 9.850 points
3. Dominic Thiem AUT 9.125 points
4. Roger Federer SUI 6.630 points
5. Daniil Medvedev RUS 5.890 points
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.175 points
7. Alexander Zverev GER 4.650 points
8. Matteo Berrettini ITA 2.940 points
9. Gael Monfils FRA 2.860 points
10. (11.) Roberto Bautista-Agut ESP 2.620 points
11. (10.)David Goffin BEL 2.555 points
12. (14.) Andrey Rublev RUS 2.414 points
13. (12.) Fabio Fognini ITA 2.400 points
14. (17.) Denis Shapovalov CAN 2.345 points
15. (13.) Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.265 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 8.717 points
2. Simona Halep ROU 6.356 points
3. (9) Naomi Osaka JPN 5.780 points
4. (3.) Karolina Pliskova CZE 5.205 points
5. (4.) Sofia Kenin USA 4.700 points
6. (5.) Elina Svitolina UKR 4.580 points
7. (6.) Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 4.555 points
8. (7.) Kiki Bertens NED 4.335 points
9. (8) Serena Williams USA 4.080 points
10. Belinda Bencic SUI 4.010 points
11. (12.) Petra Kvitova CZE 3.736 points
12. (11.) Aryna Sabalenka BLR 3.615 points
13. Johanna Konta GBR 3.152 points
14. (27.) Victoria Azarenka BLR 3.122 points
15. (14.) Madison Keys USA 2.962 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Kitzbuhel : Miomir Kecmanovic won his first ATP tournament in career, defeating Yannick Hanfmann (q) 6-4, 6-4

WTA International Istanbul : Patricia-Maria Tig won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Eugenie Bouchard (q) 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4)

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Rome (Italy), 14-21 September : "2020 Internazionali BNL d' Italia"
Categories : ATP World Tour Masters 1000 & WTA Premier 5
Prize Money : € 6.168.080 (ATP) & $ 2.098.290 (WTA)
Surface : Red Clay

2020 US OPEN - DAY 13 :

Women' s Singles Final : Naomi Osaka (4) won her sixth WTA tournament in career (third Grand Slam and second US Open), defeating
Victoria Azarenka 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 after 1h 53'

In first set Azarenka went immediately 2-0, then, with two more breaks in fifth and seventh game, closed a dominated set 6-1 after only 26'; in second set the Belarusian player started again better, going 2-0, but this time Osaka reacted, immediately breaking back and then breaking again, twice in a row, her opponent, in seventh and ninth game, winning then the set 6-3 after 41'; in third set the Japanese player broke Azarenka in fourth game, going then 4-1, the Belarusian broke her back in seventh game, going 3-4, but, in the very following game, she lost again her serve, sending Osaka to serve for the match, with the Japanese closing at second match-point and winning her second title in the American Slam, after the one in 2018 against Serena Williams, while Azarenka lost her third final in New York, after the two against Serena Williams in 2012 and 2013.

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ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Kitzbuhel : Y. Hanfmann (q) def. L. Djere (q) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
M. Kecmanovic def. M-A. Huesler (q) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3

WTA International Istanbul : E. Bouchard (q) def. P. Badosa Gibert 6-3, 6-2
P-M. Tig def. T. Martincova (q) 6-3, 6-3

2020 US OPEN - DAY 12 :

Men' s Singles Semifinals : D. Thiem (2) def. D. Medvedev (3) 6-2, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5)
A. Zverev (5) def. P. Carreno Busta (20) 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3

Women' s Doubles Final : Laura Siegemund / Vera Zvonareva def. Nicole Melichar / Yi-Fan Xu (3) 6-4, 6-4

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2020 US OPEN - DAY 11 :

Women' s Singles Semifinals : N. Osaka (4) def. J. Brady (28) 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-3
V. Azarenka def. S. Williams (3) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3

Men' s Doubles Final : Mate Pavic / Bruno Soares def. Nikola Mektic / Wesley Koolhof (8) 7-5, 6-3

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2020 US OPEN - DAY 10 :
Quarter-finals Bottom Half Results :

Men' s Singles : D. Thiem (2) def. A. De Minaur (21) 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
D. Medvedev (3) def. A. Rublev (10) 7-6 (6), 6-3, 7-6 (5)

Women' s Singles : S. Williams (3) def. T. Pironkova (SR) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
V. Azarenka def. E. Mertens (16) 6-1, 6-0

Women' s Doubles Semifinals : L. Siegemund / V. Zvonareva def. A. Blinkova / V. Kudermetova 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
N. Melichar / Y-F. Xu (3) def. A. Muhammad / T. Townsend 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7)

Four new tournaments have been added to the provisional ATP calendar for the remainder of the 2020 season, the men's Tour announced on Thursday. The German city of Cologne will host back-to-back ATP 250 events on indoor hard while Sardinia will stage a claycourt event and Nur-Sultan in Kazakhstan will host an indoor event. The events will be on single-year licence as the ATP offers professionals the opportunity to earn money and ranking points in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown. All the events will be subject to satisfying strict health and safety, international travel and ATP event requirements. "Adding new events to the Tour calendar is a positive step given the many challenges our sport has faced this year, and I would like to thank all the event organisers on the calendar", ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi said. "Our goal was to create additional opportunities for players and entertainment for our fans, and to do so in a safe and practical way. We are delighted to have tennis back on court again and these new events will help us finish the year strongly, as we build towards the season-ending ATP Finals". The Cologne first event begin on October 12, the same day as the claycourt tournament in Sardinia, while the second event begin on October 19 and the Astana Open in Nur-Sultan starts on October 26.

2020 US OPEN - DAY 9 :
Quarter-finals Top Half Results :

Men' s Singles : A. Zverev (5) def. B. Coric (27) 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1), 6-3
P. Carreno Busta (20) def. D. Shapovalov (12) 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4), 0-6, 6-3

Women' s Singles : N. Osaka (4) def. S. Rogers 6-3, 6-4
J. Brady (28) def. Y. Putintseva (23) 6-3, 6-2

Men' s Doubles Semifinals : N. Mektic / W. Koolhof (8) def. J. Salisbury / R. Ram (3) 7-6 (3), 6-4
M. Pavic / B. Soares def. J-J. Rojer / H. Tecau 6-4, 7-5

2020 US OPEN - DAY 8 :
Fourth Round Bottom Half Results :

Men' s Singles : D. Thiem (2) def. F. Auger-Aliassime (15) 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-1
D. Medvedev (3) def. F. Tiafoe 6-4, 6-1, 6-0
A. Rublev (10) def. M. Berrettini (6) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
A. De Minaur (21) def. V. Pospisil 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-2

Women' s Singles : E. Mertens (16) def. S. Kenin (2) 6-3, 6-3
S. Williams (3) def. M. Sakkari (15) 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3
V. Azarenka def. K. Muchova (20) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
T. Pironkova (SR) def. A. Cornet 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3

2020 US OPEN - DAY 7 :
Fourth Round Top Half Results :

Men' s Singles : P. Carreno Busta (20) def. N. Djokovic (1) 6-5 Default (Unsportsmanlike Conduct, accidentally hitting a line judge on her throat with a ball)
A. Zverev (5) def. A. Davidovich Fokina 6-2, 6-2, 6-1
D. Shapovalov (12) def. D. Goffin (7) 6-7 (0), 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
B. Coric (27) def. J. Thompson 7-5, 6-1, 6-3

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Women' s Singles : N. Osaka (4) def. A. Kontaveit (14) 6-3, 6-4
S. Rogers def. P. Kvitova (6) 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (6)
Y. Putintseva (23) def. P. Martic (8) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
J. Brady (28) def. A. Kerber (17) 6-1, 6-4

2020 US OPEN - DAY 6 :
Third Round Bottom Half Results :

Men' s Singles : D. Thiem (2) def. M. Cilic (31) 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
D. Medvedev (3) def. J. J. Wolf (wc) 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
M. Berrettini (6) def. C. Ruud (30) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
V. Pospisil def. R. Bautista-Agut (8) 7-5, 2-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
A. Rublev (10) def. S. Caruso 6-0, 6-4, 6-0
A. De Minaur (21) def. K. Khachanov (11) 6-4, 0-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
F. Auger-Aliassime (15) def. C. Moutet 6-1, 6-0, 6-4
F. Tiafoe def. M. Fucsovics 6-2, 6-3, 6-2

Women' s Singles : S. Kenin (2) def. O. Jabeur (27) 7-6 (4), 6-3
S. Williams (3) def. S. Stephens (26) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
A. Cornet def. M. Keys (7) 7-6 (4), 3-2 ret. (Back Problem)
M. Sakkari (15) def. A. Anisimova (22) 6-3, 6-1
E. Mertens (16) def. C. McNally 7-5, 6-1
T. Pironkova (SR) def. D. Vekic (18) 6-4, 6-1
K. Muchova (20) def. S. Cirstea 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7)
V. Azarenka def. I. Swiatek 6-4, 6-2

2020 US OPEN - DAY 5 :
Second & Third Round Results :

Men' s Singles - Second Round Bottom Half Result : C. Moutet def. D. Evans (23) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1)

Third Round Top Half Results : N. Djokovic (1) def. J-L. Struff (28) 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
B. Coric (27) def. S. Tsitsipas (4) 6-7 (2), 6-4, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4)
A. Zverev (5) def. A. Mannarino (32) 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
D. Goffin (7) def. F. Krajinovic (26) 6-1, 7-6 (5), 6-4
D. Shapovalov (12) def. T. Fritz (19) 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2
P. Carreno Busta (20) def. R. Berankis 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
J. Thompson def. M. Kukushkin 7-5, 6-4, 6-1
A. Davidovich Fokina def. C. Norrie 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-2, 6-1

Women' s Singles - Second Round Bottom Half Results : E. Mertens (16) def. S. Sorribes Tormo 6-3, 7-5
C. McNally def. E. Alexandrova (23) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2)
I. Swiatek def. S. Vickery (wc) 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4

Third Round Top Half Results : N. Osaka (4) def. M. Kostyuk 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2
P. Kvitova (6) def. J. Pegula 6-4, 6-3
P. Martic (8) def. V. Gracheva 6-3, 6-3
A. Kontaveit (14) def. M. Linette (24) 6-3, 6-2
A. Kerber (17) def. A. Li 6-3, 6-4
Y. Putintseva (23) def. A. Sasnovich 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
J. Brady (28) def. C. Garcia 6-3, 6-3
S. Rogers def. M. Brengle 6-2, 6-4

2020 US OPEN - DAY 4 :
Second Round Bottom Half Results :

Men' s Singles : D. Thiem (2) b. S. Nagal 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
D. Medvedev (3) def. C. O'Connell 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
M. Berrettini (6) def. U. Humbert 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (6)
R. Bautista-Agut (8) def. M. Kecmanovic 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
A. Rublev (10) def. G. Barrere 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
K. Khachanov (11) def. An. Kuznetsov (PR) 6-3, 6-4, 6-1
M. Fucsovics def. G. Dimitrov (14) 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
F. Auger-Aliassime (15) def. A. Murray 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
A. De Minaur (21) def. R. Gasquet 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-5
D. Evans (23) vs C. Moutet 6-4, 3-6, 5-6 suspended due to rain and postponed to today
V. Pospisil def. M. Raonic (25) 6-7 (1), 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3
C. Ruud (30) def. E. Ruusuvuori 6-4, 6-3, 3-2 ret.
M. Cilic (31) def. N. Gombos 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5
J. J. Wolf (wc) def. R. Carballes Baena 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
F. Tiafoe def. J. Millman 7-6 (6), 3-6, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
S. Caruso def. E. Escobedo (ALT) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4

Women' s Singles : S. Kenin (2) def. L. A. Fernandez 6-4, 6-3
S. Williams (3) def. M. Gasparyan 6-2, 6-4
V. Azarenka def. A. Sabalenka (5) 6-1, 6-3
M. Keys (7) def. A. Bolsova Zadoinov 6-2, 6-1
S. Cirstea def. J. Konta (9) 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4
T. Pironkova (SR) def. G. Muguruza (10) 7-5, 6-3
M. Sakkari (15) def. B. Pera 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
E. Mertens (16) vs S. Sorribes Tormo 6-3, 1-0 suspended due to rain and postponed to today
D. Vekic (18) def. P-M. Tig 6-2, 6-1
K. Muchova (20) def. A. Kalinskaya 6-3, 7-6 (4)
E. Alexandrova (21) vs C. McNally 6-4, 3-6 suspended due to rain and postponed to today
A. Anisimova (22) def. K. Scott (wc) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
S. Stephens (26) def. O. Govortsova 6-2, 6-2
O. Jabeur (27) def. K. Kanepi 7-6 (8), 6-0
S. Vickery (wc) vs I. Swiatek 7-6 (5) suspended due to rain and postponed to today
A. Cornet def. Y. Bonaventure 7-6 (4), 6-3

2020 US OPEN - DAY 3 :
Second Round Top Half Results :

Men' s Singles : N. Djokovic (1) def. K. Edmund 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
S. Tsitsipas (4) def. M. Cressy (wc) 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4
A. Zverev (5) def. B. Nakashima (wc) 7-5, 6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-1
D. Goffin (7) def. L. G. Harris 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
D. Shapovalov (12) def. K. Soonwoo 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
M. Kukushkin def. Ch. Garin (13) 6-2, 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 7-5
T. Fritz (19) def. G. Simon 7-5, 6-3, 6-2
P. Carreno Busta (20) def. M. Krueger (wc) 6-1, 6-2, 6-2
A. Davidovich Fokina def. H. Hurkacz (24) 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
F. Krajinovic (26) def. M. Giron 6-4, 6-1, 6-3
B. Coric (27) def. J. I. Londero 7-5, 4-6, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-3
J-L. Struff (28) def. M. Mmoh (wc) 6-2, 6-2, 7-5
A. Mannarino (32) def. J. Sock (PR) 7-6 (5), 7-5, 6-2
R. Berankis def. S. Johnson 7-5, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (1)
J. Thompson def. E. Gerasimov 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
C. Norrie def. F. Coria 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

Women' s Singles : C. Garcia def. Ka. Pliskova (1) 6-1, 7-6 (2)
N. Osaka (4) def. C. Giorgi 6-1, 6-2
P. Kvitova (6) def. Kateryna Kozlova 7-6 (3), 6-2
P. Martic (8) def. K. Bondarenko (SR) 6-3, 6-4
S. Rogers def. E. Rybakina (N° 11) 7-5, 6-1
A. Sasnovich def. M. Vondrousova (12) 6-1, 6-2
A. Li def. A. Riske (13) 6-0, 6-3
A. Kontaveit (14) def. K. Juvan 6-4, 6-1
A. Kerber (17) def. A-L. Friedsam 6-3, 7-6 (6)
M. Brengle def. D. Yastremska (19) 6-2, 6-3
M. Kostyuk def. A. Sevastova (21) 6-3, 7-6 (5)
Y. Putintseva (23) def. V. Lapko (SR) 6-3, 6-3
M. Linette (24) def. D. Kovinic 6-1, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4)
J. Brady (28) def. C. C. Bellis (wc) 6-1, 6-2
V. Gracheva def. K. Mladenovic (30) 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-0
J. Pegula def. K. Flipkens 7-6 (1), 6-7 (3), 6-3