Tennis in General - Results and Comments

ATP FINAL OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1000 Madrid : Carlos Alcaraz (7) won his fifth WTA tournament in career (second ATP Masters 100 and fourth on red clay), defeating
Alexander Zverev (2) 6-3, 6-1

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Rome (Italy), 8-15 May : "2022 Internazionali BNL d' Italia"
Categories : ATP Tour Masters 1000 & WTA 1000 (Non-mandatory)
Prize Money : € 5.415.410 (ATP) & $ 2.527.250 (WTA)
Surface : Red Clay

ATP SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1000 Madrid : C. Alcaraz (7) def. N. Djokovic (1) 6-7 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (5)
A. Zverev (2) def. S. Tsitsipas (4) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2

WTA FINAL OF THE WEEK :

WTA 1000 Madrid : Ons Jabeur (8) won her second WTA tournament in career (first WTA 1000 and on red clay), defeating
Jessica Pegula (12) 7-5, 0-6, 6-2

WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

WTA 1000 Madrid : O. Jabeur (8) def. E. Alexandrova (q) 6-2, 6-3
J. Pegula (12) def. J. B. Teichmann 6-3, 6-4

RANKING AT MAY 2ND :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 8.400 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 8.080 points
3. Alexander Zverev GER 7.420 points
4. Rafael Nadal ESP 6.435 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.690 points
6. Matteo Berrettini ITA 4.495 points
7. Casper Ruud NOR 4.110 points
8. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.025 points
9. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 3.818 points
10. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.625 points
11. Cameron Norrie GBR 3.335 points
12. Jannik Sinner ITA 3.015 points
13. Taylor Fritz USA 3.010 points
14. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.008 points
15. Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.805 points

The WTA ranking will be updated again next week, after the end of the WTA 1000 "Mutua Madrid Open"

ATP FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Munich : Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (wc) won his first ATP tournament in career, defeating Botic Van De Zandschulp (8) 3-4 ret. (Chest Problem)

ATP 250 Estoril : Sebastian Baez won his first ATP tournament in career, defeating Frances Tiafoe (5) 6-3, 6-2

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Madrid (Spain), 28 April - 8 May : "2022 Mutua Madrid Open"
Categories : ATP Tour Masters 1000 & WTA 1000 (Mandatory)
Prize Money : € 6.744.165 (ATP) & $ 6.575.560 (WTA)
Surface : Red Clay

ATP SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Munich : B. Van De Zandschulp (8) def. M. Kecmanovic (7) 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4
H. V. N. Rune (wc) def. O. Otte 6-4, 6-4

ATP 250 Estoril : S. Baez def. A. Ramos-Vinolas (6) 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-0
F. Tiafoe (5) def. S. Korda (8) 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4

2022 DAVIS CUP FINALS GROUP STAGE DRAW :

Group A ("Unipol Arena" - Bologna, Italy) : Croatia (1) - ITALY (7 - Host) - Argentina (12) - Sweden (13).

Group B ("Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís" - Valencia, Spain) : Spain (2 - Host) - Canada (6 - wc) - Serbia (11) - Korea Republic (16).

Group C ("Am Rothenbaum" - Hamburg, Germany) : France (3) - Germany (5 - Host) - Belgium (10) - Australia (14).

Group D ("Emirates Arena" - Glasgow, Great Britain) : USA (4) - Great Britain (8 - Host - wc) - Kazakhstan (9) - Netherlands (15).

Group Stage : 14-18 September
Knockout Stage : 21-27 November

RANKINGS AT APRIL 25TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 8.400 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 8.080 points
3. Alexander Zverev GER 7.465 points
4. Rafael Nadal ESP 6.435 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.770 points
6. Matteo Berrettini ITA 4.570 points
7. Casper Ruud NOR 4.110 points
8. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.025 points
9. (11.) Carlos Alcaraz ESP 3.827 points
10. (9.) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.625 points
11. (10.) Cameron Norrie GBR 3.440 points
12. Jannik Sinner ITA 3.029 points
13. Taylor Fritz USA 3.010 points
14. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.008 points
15. Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.805 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 7.181 points
2. (3.) Paula Badosa Gibert ESP 5.045 points
3. (2.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 5.043 points
4. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 4.711 points
5. Maria Sakkari GRE 4.651 points
6. Anett Kontaveit EST 4.511 points
7. Karolina Pliskova CZE 4.207 points
8. Danielle Rose Collins USA 3.151 points
9. Garbine Muguruza ESP 3.070 points
10. Ons Jabeur TUN 3.015 points
11. (12.) Emma Raducanu GBR 2.797 points
12. (11.) Jelena Ostapenko LAT 2.780 points
13. Belinda Bencic SUI 2.561 points
14. Jessica Pegula USA 2.510 points
15. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 2.472 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Barcelona Semifinals : P. Carreno Busta (8) def. D. Schwartzman (6) 6-3, 6-4
C. Alcaraz (5) def. A. De Minaur (10) 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-4
Final : Carlos Alcaraz (5) won his fourth ATP tournament in career (second ATP 500 and third on red clay), defeating
Pablo Carreno Busta (8) 6-3, 6-2

ATP 250 Belgrade : Andrey Rublev (2) won his 11th ATP tournament in career (6th ATP 250 and third on red clay), defeating
Novak Djokovic (1) 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-0

WTA 500 Stuttgart : Iga Swiatek (1) won her 7th WTA tournament in career (fourth this season, second WTA 500 and third on red clay), defeating
Aryna Sabalenka (3) 6-2, 6-2

WTA 250 Istanbul : Anastasia Potapova won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Veronika Kudermetova (3) 6-3, 6-1

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Munich (Germany), 25 April - 1 May : "2022 Bavarian International Tennis Championships"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 597.900
Surface : Red Clay

Cascais (Portugal), 25 April - 1 May : "2022 Millennium Estoril Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 534.555
Surface : Red Clay

Madrid (Spain), 28 April - 7 May : "2022 Mutua Madrid Open"
Category : WTA 1000 (Mandatory)
Prize Money : $ 6.575.560
Surface : Red Clay

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Barcelona : D. Schwartzman (6) vs P. Carreno Busta (8) suspended due to rain (score 2-2) and postponed to tomorrow
C. Alcaraz (5) vs A. De Minaur (10) suspended due to rain (score 2-2) and postponed to tomorrow

ATP 250 Belgrade : N. Djokovic (1) def. K. Khachanov (3) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
A. Rublev (2) def. F. Fognini (6) 6-2, 6-2

WTA 500 Stuttgart : A. Sabalenka (3) def. P. Badosa Gibert (2) 7-6 (5), 6-4
I. Swiatek (1) def. L. Samsonova 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5

WTA 250 Istanbul : A. Potapova def. Y. Putintseva 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
V. Kudermetova (3) def. S. Cirstea (2) 6-3, 6-3

I like the post, just not the content! Athletes train all their lives to show what they can do and politicians negate their efforts!

Russian and Belarussian tennis players have been banned from competing at Wimbledon this summer because of Vladimir Putin's "unjustified" war in Ukraine. Stars including men's world number two Daniil Medvedev and number eight Andrey Rublev, both of Russia, and women's number four, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, will no longer be allowed to play in the third grand slam of the year. The All England Club, which holds the tournament in southwest London every summer, is the first tennis organisation to refuse Russian players outright. In a statement, chairman Ian Hewitt said: "We recognise that this is hard on the individuals affected, and it is with sadness that they will suffer for the actions of the leaders of the Russian regime. "We have very carefully considered the alternative measures that might be taken within the UK Government guidance but, given the high profile environment of The Championships, the importance of not allowing sport to be used to promote the Russian regime and our broader concerns for public and player (including family) safety, we do not believe it is viable to proceed on any other basis at The Championships". The news comes as Russia faces continued pressure from the West to end its war in Ukraine, which has forced millions of people to flee their homes. Belarus has been supportive of President Putin's war efforts, hosting Russian troops and allowing them to use the country as a staging ground. The ATP and WTA Tours and the International Tennis Federation have allowed players from Russia and Belarus to continue competing, but they are barred from displaying their national flags or playing their national anthems.The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) echoed the comments from the All England Club, saying that after "careful consideration" it believes the sport must join others in sending a "clear signal" to the Russian and Belarusian states. In a statement they added: "The continuing participation of Russian and Belarusian nationals at events risks providing a boost to these regimes when there is an unprecedented international effort to isolate them and sanction their actions". The LTA said it recognised that individual Russian and Belarussian players may not agree with the actions of their governments but added that the association must do all it can to support Ukraine.

RANKINGS AT APRIL 18TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 8.340 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 8.230 points
3. Alexander Zverev GER 7.465 points
4. Rafael Nadal ESP 6.935 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.980 points
6. Matteo Berrettini ITA 4.945 points
7. Casper Ruud NOR 4.110 points
8. Andrey Rublev RUS 3.865 points
9. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.625 points
10. Cameron Norrie GBR 3.440 points
11. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 3.330 points
12. Jannik Sinner ITA 3.189 points
13. Taylor Fritz USA 3.010 points
14. Hubert Hurkacz POL 3.008 points
15. (16.) Diego Schwartzman ARG 2.715 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 6.711 points
2. Barbora Krejcikova CZE 4.975 points
3. Paula Badosa Gibert ESP 4.885 points
4. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 4.711 points
5. Maria Sakkari GRE 4.705 points
6. Anett Kontaveit EST 4.511 points
7. Karolina Pliskova CZE 4.252 points
8. Danielle Rose Collins USA 3.151 points
9. (10.) Garbine Muguruza ESP 3.070 points
10. (9.) Ons Jabeur TUN 3.015 points
11. Jelena Ostapenko LAT 2.805 points
12. Emma Raducanu GBR 2.698 points
13. Belinda Bencic SUI 2.561 points
14. Jessica Pegula USA 2.510 points
15. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 2.473 points

ATP FINAL OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo : Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) won his 8th ATP tournament in career (second Masters 1000, second consecutive in Monte-Carlo and
fourth on red clay), defeating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 7-6 (3)

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Barcelona (Spain), 18-24 April : "2022 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell"
Category : ATP Tour 500
Prize Money : € 2.681.825
Surface : Red Clay

Belgrade (Serbia), 18-24 April : "2022 Serbia Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 534.555
Surface : Red Clay

Stuttgart (Germany), 18-24 April : "2022 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix"
Category : WTA 500
Prize Money : $ 757.900
Surface : Red Clay (Indoor)

Istanbul (Turkey), 18-24 April : "2022 TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championship Istanbul"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 239.477
Surface : Red Clay