Tennis in General - Results and Comments

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Rio de Janeiro : Ch. Garin (3) vs B. Coric (5) 6-4, 4-4 suspended due to rain and postponed to tomorrow
G. Mager (q) vs A. Balazs (LL) 7-6 (4), 3-3 suspended due to rain and postponed to tomorrow

ATP 250 Marseille : S. Tsitsipas (2) def. A. Bublik 7-5, 6-3
F. Auger-Aliassime def. G. Simon 7-5, 7-6 (2)

ATP 250 Delray Beach : Y. Nishioka def. U. Humbert (6) 1-6, 6-4, 6-0
M. Raonic (2) vs R. Opelka (4) Match postponed to tomorrow due to rain

WTA Premier Dubai : E. Rybakina def. P. Martic (8) 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2)
S. Halep (1) def. J. Brady 6-2, 6-0
Final : Simona Halep (1) won her 20th WTA tournament in career (third WTA Premier and second in Dubai), defeating
Elena Rybakina 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)

RANKINGS AT FEBRUARY 17TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 9.720 points
2. Rafael Nadal ESP 9.395 points
3. Roger Federer SUI 7.130 points
4. Dominic Thiem AUT 7.045 points
5. Daniil Medvedev RUS 5.890 points
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 4.745 points
7. Alexander Zverev GER 3.885 points
8. Matteo Berrettini ITA 2.860 points
9. Gael Monfils FRA 2.860 points
10. David Goffin BEL 2.600 points
11. Fabio Fognini ITA 2.400 points
12. Roberto Bautista-Agut ESP 2.360 points
13. (14.) Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.265 points
14. (15.) Andrey Rublev RUS 2.219 points
15. (16.) Denis Shapovalov CAN 2.075 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 8.367 points
2. Simona Halep ROU 5.796 points
3. Karolina Pliskova CZE 5.290 points
4. (5.) Belinda Bencic SUI 4.720 points
5. (6.) Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 4.665 points
6. (4.) Elina Svitolina UKR 4.650 points
7. Sofia Kenin USA 4.495 points
8. Kiki Bertens NED 4.335 points
9. Serena Williams USA 3.915 points
10. Naomi Osaka JPN 3.626 points
11. Petra Kvitova CZE 3.566 points
12. Madison Keys USA 2.962 points
13. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 2.820 points
14. Johanna Konta GBR 2.753 points
15. Petra Martic CRO 2.586 points

THIS WEEK SCHEDULE :

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 17-23 February : "2020 Rio Open presented by Claro"
Category : ATP World Tour 500
Prize Money : $ 1.915.485
Surface : Red Clay

Marseille (France), 17-23 February : "2020 Open 13 Provence"
Category : ATP World Tour 250
Prize Money : € 769.670
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Delray Beach (United States), 17-23 February : "2020 Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com"
Category : ATP World Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 673.655
Surface : Hard

Dubai (United Arab Emirates), 17-22 February : "2020 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships"
Category : WTA Premier
Prize Money : $ 2.908.770
Surface : Hard

The scheduled "Hungarian Ladies Open" in Debrecen (Hungary) has been cancelled due to miscommunication between organizers and WTA (unanticipated complications in securing the venue).

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Rotterdam : Gael Monfils (3) won his 10th ATP tournament in career (third ATP 500 and second in Rotterdam), defeating
Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-2, 6-4

ATP 250 Buenos Aires : Casper Ruud (8) won his first ATP tournament in career, defeating Pedro Sousa 6-1, 6-4

ATP 250 New York : Kyle Edmund (8) won his second ATP tournament in career (both ATP 250 and on hard), defeating
Andreas Seppi 7-5, 6-1

WTA Premier Saint-Petersburg : Kiki Bertens (2) won her 10th WTA tournament in career (third WTA Premier and second consecutive in Saint Petersburg), defeating Elena Rybakina (8) 6-1, 6-3

WTA International Hua Hin : Magda Linette (5) won her second WTA tournament in career (both WTA International and on hard), defeating
Leonie Kung (q) 6-3, 6-2

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Rotterdam : F. Auger-Aliassime def. P. Carreno-Busta 7-6 (2), 6-4
G. Monfils (3) def. F. Krajinovic 6-4, 7-6 (5)

ATP 250 Buenos Aires : C. Ruud (8) def. J. I. Londero 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
P. Sousa def. D. Schwartzman (1) Walkover (Left Leg Adductor Tear)

ATP 250 New York : K. Edmund (8) def. M. Kecmanovic (6) 6-1, 6-4
A. Seppi def. J. Jung (q) 6-3, 6-2

WTA Premier Saint-Petersburg : E. Rybakina (8) def. M. Sakkari (6) 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
K. Bertens (2) def. E. Alexandrova 6-1, 4-6, 6-1

WTA International Hua Hin : M. Linette (5) def. P. M. Tig 7-5, 6-4
L. Kung (q) def. N. Hibino (8) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3

RANKINGS AT FEBRUARY 10TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 9.720 points
2. Rafael Nadal ESP 9.395 points
3. Roger Federer SUI 7.130 points
4. Dominic Thiem AUT 7.045 points
5. Daniil Medvedev RUS 5.890 points
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 4.745 points
7. Alexander Zverev GER 3.885 points
8. Matteo Berrettini ITA 2.860 points
9. Gael Monfils FRA 2.860 points
10. David Goffin BEL 2.600 points
11. Fabio Fognini ITA 2.400 points
12. Roberto Bautista-Agut ESP 2.360 points
13. Stanislas Wawrinka SUI 2.360 points
14. Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.325 points
15. Andrey Rublev RUS 2.174 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 8.367 points
2. Simona Halep ROU 6.101 points
3. Karolina Pliskova CZE 5.290 points
4. Elina Svitolina UKR 4.775 points
5. Belinda Bencic SUI 4.675 points
6. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 4.665 points
7. Sofia Kenin USA 4.495 points
8. Kiki Bertens NED 3.965 points
9. Serena Williams USA 3.915 points
10. Naomi Osaka JPN 3.626 points
11. Petra Kvitova CZE 3.466 points
12. Madison Keys USA 2.962 points
13. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 2.820 points
14. Johanna Konta GBR 2.753 points
15. Petra Martic CRO 2.586 points

THIS WEEK SCHEDULE :

Rotterdam (Netherlands), 10-16 February : "2020 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament"
Category : ATP World Tour 500
Prize Money : € 2.013.855
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

New York (United States), 10-16 February : "2020 New York Open"
Category : ATP World Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 804.180
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Buenos Aires (Argentina), 10-16 February : "2020 Argentina Open"
Category : ATP World Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 696.280
Surface : Red Clay

Saint Petersburg (Russia), 10-16 February : "2020 St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy"
Category : WTA Premier
Prize Money : $ 848.000
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Hua Hin (Thailand), 10-16 February : "2020 Thailand Open"
Category : WTA International
Prize Money : $ 275.000
Surface : Hard

ATP FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Pune : Jiri Vesely won his second ATP tournament in career (both ATP 250 and on hard), defeating
Egor Gerasimov (8) 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-3

ATP 250 Montpellier : Gael Monfils (1) won his 9th ATP tournament in career (7th ATP 250 and third in Montpellier), defeating
Vasek Pospisil 7-5, 6-3

ATP 250 Còrdoba : Christian Garin (3) won his third ATP tournament in career (all ATP 250 and on clay), defeating
Diego Schwartzmann (1) 2-6, 6-4, 6-0

ATP SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Pune : J. Vesely def. R. Berankis (2) 6-7 (8), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (7)
E. Gerasimov (8) def. J. Duckworth (6) 7-6 (2), 6-4

ATP 250 Montpellier : G. Monfils (1) def. F. Krajinovic (7) 7-6 (4), 6-2
V. Pospisil def. D. Goffin (2) 6-3, 1-6, 7-5

ATP 250 Còrdoba : Ch. Garin (3) def. A. Martin 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
D. Schwartzmann (1) def. L. Djere (4) 6-1, 1-6, 6-2

2020 FED CUP - QUALIFYING ROUND :
Final Results :

Everett (United States - Angel of the Winds Arena - Hard Indoor) : United States (1) 3 - Latvia 2
The Hague (Netherlands - Sportcampus Zuiderpark - Clay Indoor) : Netherlands 2 - Belarus (2) 3
Cluj-Napoca (Romania - BT Arena - Hard Indoor) : Romania (3) 2 - Russia 3
Florianòpolis (Brazil - Costão do Santinho Resort - Clay) : Brazil 0 - Germany (4) 4
Cartagena (Spain - Centro de Tenis La Manga Club - Clay) : Spain (5) 3 - Japan 1
Biel/Bienne (Switzerland - Swiss Tennis Arena - Hard Indoor) : Switzerland (6) 3 - Canada 1
Kortrijk (Belgium - SC Lange Munte - Hard Indoor) : Belgium (7) 3 - Kazakhstan 1
Bratislava (Slovakia - AXA Aréna NTC - Clay Indoor) : Slovakia 3 - Great Britain (8) 1

Teams advancing to 2020 Fed Cup Finals (14-19 April in Budapest, Hungary) : UNITED STATES (1) - BELARUS (2) - RUSSIA - GERMANY (4) -
SPAIN (5) - SWITZERLAND (6) - BELGIUM (7) - SLOVAKIA

2020 FED CUP - QUALIFYING ROUND :
Results After Matchday 1 :

Everett (United States - Angel of the Winds Arena - Hard Indoor) : United States (1) 2 - Latvia 0
The Hague (Netherlands - Sportcampus Zuiderpark - Clay Indoor) : Netherlands 1 - Belarus (2) 1
Cluj-Napoca (Romania - BT Arena - Hard Indoor) : Romania (3) 1 - Russia 1
Florianòpolis (Brazil - Costão do Santinho Resort - Clay) : Brazil 0 - Germany (4) 2
Cartagena (Spain - Centro de Tenis La Manga Club - Clay) : Spain (5) 2 - Japan 0
Biel/Bienne (Switzerland - Swiss Tennis Arena - Hard Indoor) : Switzerland (6) 2 - Canada 0
Kortrijk (Belgium - SC Lange Munte - Hard Indoor) : Belgium (7) 1 - Kazakhstan 1
Bratislava (Slovakia - AXA Aréna NTC - Clay Indoor) : Slovakia 2 - Great Britain (8) 0

RANKINGS AT FEBRUARY 3RD :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. (2.) Novak Djokovic SRB 9.720 points
2. (1.) Rafael Nadal ESP 9.395 points
3. Roger Federer SUI 7.130 points
4. (5.) Dominic Thiem AUT 7.045 points
5. (4.) Daniil Medvedev RUS 5.960 points
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 4.745 points
7. Alexander Zverev GER 3.885 points
8. Matteo Berrettini ITA 2.905 points
9. (10.) Gael Monfils FRA 2.700 points
10. (11.) David Goffin BEL 2.555 points
11. (12.) Fabio Fognini ITA 2.400 points
12. (9.) Roberto Bautista-Agut ESP 2.360 points
13. (15.) Stanislas Wawrinka SUI 2.360 points
14. Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.220 points
15. (16.) Andrey Rublev RUS 2.174 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Ashleigh Barty AUS 8.367 points
2. (3.) Simona Halep ROU 6.101 points
3. (2.) Karolina Pliskova CZE 5.290 points
4. (5.) Elina Svitolina UKR 4.775 points
5. (7.) Belinda Bencic SUI 4.675 points
6. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu CAN 4.665 points
7. (15.) Sofia Kenin USA 4.495 points
8. (10.) Kiki Bertens NED 3.965 points
9. Serena Williams USA 3.915 points
10. (4.) Naomi Osaka JPN 3.626 points
11. (8.) Petra Kvitova CZE 3.466 points
12. (11.) Madison Keys USA 2.962 points
13. (12.) Aryna Sabalenka BLR 2.820 points
14. (13.) Johanna Konta GBR 2.753 points
15. (14.) Petra Martic CRO 2.586 points

THIS WEEK SCHEDULE :

Montpellier (France), 3-9 February : "2020 Open Sud de France"
Category : ATP World Tour 250
Prize Money : € 606.350
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Pune (India) 3-9 February : "2020 Tata Maharashtra Open"
Category : ATP World Tour 250
Prize Money : € 546.355
Surface : Hard

Còrdoba (Argentina) 3-9 February : "2020 Còrdoba Open"
Category : ATP World Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 610.010
Surface : Red Clay

No WTA tournaments this week, due to the Qualifying Round of the 2020 Fed Cup; here' s the schedule :

Everett (United States, Hard Indoor) : United States (1) vs Latvia
The Hague (Netherlands, Clay Indoor) : Netherlands vs Belarus (2)
Cluj-Napoca (Romania, Hard Indoor) : Romania (3) vs Russia
Florianòpolis (Brazil, Clay) : Brazil vs Germany (4)
Cartagena (Spain, Clay) : Spain (5) vs Japan
Biel/Bienne (Switzerland, Hard Indoor) : Switzerland (6) vs Canada
Kortrijk (Belgium, Hard Indoor) : Belgium (7) vs Kazakhstan
Bratislava (Slovakia, Clay Indoor) : Slovakia vs Great Britain (8)

2020 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 14 (LAST) :
Results Finals :

Men' s Singles : Novak Djokovic (2) won his 78th ATP tournament in career (17th Grand Slam and 8th Australian Open), defeating
Dominic Thiem (5) 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 after 3h 58'

Nole' s great experience at these levels shows immediately, with the Serbian breaking his rival in his first service game. Thiem, however, breaks Djokovic back in seventh game, but then, with a bloody double-fault in 10th game, gives Djokovic the set 6-4 after 52'; the Austrian does not give up, wins the physical clash and, thanks to the decisive break in 9th game, takes the second set 6-4 after 50'; Nole seems to physically turn off in third set, gets nervous with the referee for two "warnings" and pays with two initial breaks that deliver the third set 6-2 after 46' to a cold and precise Thiem; when, however, he seems on the brink, Djokovic rises and, with a break in eighth game, he wins the fourth set 6-3 after 42'; the match goes to fifth set, where the Austrian seems to choke, losing his serve in third game : this is the decisive break that gives Nole the triumph in Rod Laver Arena; for the Serbian it is the eighthtitle in Melbourne, where he never lost a final and he gets closer in Major titles to Roger Federer (20) and Rafael Nadal (19); with this success, Djokovic will return from tomorrow world' s N° 1. Curiously, Nole has won his last two Slams (Wimbledon and Australian Open) both in five sets and he also becomes the first player to win a Major in three different decades in the Open era, while Dominic Thiem lost his third Slam final, the first on hard after the two consecutive at Roland Garros.

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Men' s Doubles : Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (11) def. Max Purcell / Luke Saville 6-4, 6-2

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2020 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 13 :
Results Finals :

Women' s Singles : Sofia Kenin (14) won her fourth WTA tournament in career (first Grand Slam and third on hard), defeating
Garbiñe Muguruza 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 after 2h 03'

Impressive start for Kenin in first set, with the American who won six of the first seven points of the match, but, on 0-30 in the second game, Muguruza "woke up", winning four points in a row and, in the next game (lasted 14 points), at the second chance, she broke the American and then, despite two double-faults in a row, confirmed the break, going 3-1, then, in the seventh game, Kenin bravely canceled 4 double-break opportunities (the first three in a row) and, in the following game, she broke the Spanish back, going 4-4. Taking advantage of a couple of incisive returns on the second service of her opponent, Muguruza took again a break of advantage, closing the set 6-4 after 53'; Kenin didn' t give up and started the second set by winning her first two service games and, in the fourth game, she broke Muguruza, who suddenly became not very incisive and convinced, going 4-1. Garbiñe, a little abandoned by her first serve (and with some back problems, for which she needed a medical time-out), was no longer able to stem the impetuosity of the American and, with a second break, Sofia balanced the match, with a 6-2 after 33'; in the decisive set, Kenin continued to be aggressive while Muguruza continued to struggle against an opponent who could cover the field very well and make very little mistakes. In fifth game, Sofia managed to save three break-points in a row, by winning five consecutive points, while, in the next game, it was Garbiñe to lose her serve with a double-fault, allowing the American to go up 4-2. Muguruza gave up on nerves and for Kenin the dream came true, also due to the eighth double-fault of the Spaniard; thanks to this result, from Monday, Kenin will enter for the first time in the "Top 10" at N° 7 (the youngest in her country in the last 21 years, before her there was, in 1999, Serena Williams), becoming the first American in the ranking, while Muguruza (former world' s N° 1 and now N° 32), who aimed to win her third Slam on three different surfaces (after Roland Garros 2016 and Wimbledon 2017), can console herself for her first Major final lost by returning closer to the "Top 15", since, from Monday, she will be N° 16.

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Mixed Doubles : Barbora Krejcikova / Nikola Mektic (5) def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Jamie Murray 5-7, 6-4, 10-1 (Long Tie-break)

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Boys' Singles : Harold Mayot (FRA, 1) def. Arthur Cazaux (FRA, 5) 6-4, 6-1

Girls' Singles : Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND, 9) def. Weronika Baszak (POL) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2

2020 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - DAY 12 :

Men' s Singles Second Semifinal : D. Thiem (5) def. A. Zverev (7) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4)

Women' s Doubles Final : Timea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic (2) def. Su-Wei Hsieh / Barbora Strycova (1) 6-2, 6-1

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Mixed Doubles Semifinals : B. Krejcikova / N. Mektic (5) def. G. Dabrowski / H. Kontinen (3) 3-6, 6-3, 10-5 (Long Tie-break)
B. Mattek-Sands / J. Murray def. A. Sharma / J-P. Smith 6-3, 7-6 (4)

Boys' Singles Semifinals : H. Mayot (FRA, 1) def. T. Legout (FRA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
A. Cazaux (FRA, 5) def. K. Ozolins (LAT, 12) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2

Girls' Singles Semifinals : V. Jimenez Kasintseva (AND, 9) def. Z. Bai (CHN, 13) 6-3, 6-2
W. Baszak (POL) def. A. Vecic (GER) 7-5, 2-6, 6-2

Boys' Doubles Final : Nicholas David Ionel (ROU, 5) / Leandro Riedi (SUI, 5) def. Mikolaj Lorens (POL, 6) / Karlis Ozolins (LAT, 6)
6-7 (8), 7-5, 10-4 (Long Tie-break)

Girls' Doubles Final : Alexandra Eala (PHI, 4) / Priska Madelyn Nugroho (IND, 4) def. Ziva Falkner (SLO) / Matilda Mutavdzic (GBR) 6-1, 6-2