Tennis in General - Results and Comments

2023 FRENCH OPEN - DAY 2 :
First Round Main Results :

Men' s Singles : C. Alcaraz (1) def. F. Cobolli (q) 6-0, 6-2, 7-5
N. Djokovic (3) def. A. Kovacevic 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (1)
J. Sinner (8) def. A. Muller 6-1, 6-4, 6-1
F. Fognini def. F. Auger-Aliassime (10) 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
F. Tiafoe (12) def. F. Krajinovic 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
C. Norrie (14) def. B. Paire (wc) 7-5, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
B. Coric (15) def. F. Coria 7-6 (3), 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3
A. De Minaur (18) def. I. Ivashka 6-1, 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
R. Bautista-Agut (19) def. Y. Wu 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-1
J. Lehecka def. J-L. Struff (21) 7-5, 1-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
T. A. Tirante (q) def. B. Van De Zandschulp (25) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
D. Shapovalov (26) def. B. Nakashima 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3
A. Davidovich Fokina (29) def. A. Fils (wc) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
D. Schwartzman def. B. Zapata Miralles (32) 1-6, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-0, 6-4
L. Van Assche def. M. Cecchinato 6-1, 6-1, 6-3

Women' s Singles : C. Garcia (5) def. X. Wang 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4
E. Cocciaretto def. P. Kvitova (10) 6-3, 6-4
A. K. Schmiedlova def. V. Kudermetova (11) 6-3, 6-1
E. Avanesyan (LL) def. B. Bencic (12) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
B. Haddad Maia (14) def. T. Maria 6-0, 6-1
S. Stephens def. Ka. Pliskova (16) 6-0, 6-4
J. Ostapenko (17) def. T. Martincova 6-3, 7-5
M. Keys (20) def. K. Kanepi 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
D. Vekic (22) def. D. Yastremska (q) 6-2, 7-5
E. Alexandrova (23) def. V. Tomova 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
E. Svitolina (PR) def. M. Trevisan (26) 6-2, 6-2

RANKINGS AT MAY 29TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 6.815 points
2. Daniil Medvedev RUS 6.330 points
3. Novak Djokovic SRB 5.955 points
4. Casper Ruud NOR 4.960 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 4.775 points
6. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 4.375 points
7. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.270 points
8. (9.) Taylor Fritz USA 3.470 points
9. (8.) Jannik Sinner ITA 3.435 points
10. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.100 points
11. Karen Khachanov RUS 2.945 points
12. Frances Tiafoe USA 2.790 points
13. (14.) Cameron Norrie GBR 2.565 points
14. (13.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 2.525 points
15. Rafael Nadal ESP 2.445 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 8.940 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 7.541 points
3. Jessica Pegula USA 5.205 points
4. Elena Rybakina KAZ 5.090 points
5. Caroline Garcia FRA 5.025 points
6. Cori Gauff USA 4.305 points
7. Ons Jabeur TUN 3.541 points
8. Maria Sakkari GRE 3.391 points
9. Daria Kasatkina RUS 3.275 points
10. Petra Kvitova CZE 3.162 points
11. Veronika Kudermetova RUS 2.950 points
12. Belinda Bencic SUI 2.750 points
13. Barbora Krejcikova CZE 2.680 points
14. Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 2.420 points
15. Liudmila Samsonova RUS 2.236 points

2023 FRENCH OPEN - DAY 1 :
First Round Main Results :

Men' s Singles Top Half : S. Tsitsipas (5) def. J. Vesely (PR) 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7)
A. Rublev (7) def. L. Djere 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
K. Khachanov (11) def. C. Lestienne 3-6, 1-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3
H. Hurkacz (13) def. D. Goffin 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
L. Musetti (17) def. M. Ymer 7-5, 6-2, 6-4
T. Kokkinakis (wc) def. D. Evans (20) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
S. Korda (24) def. M. McDonald 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
L. Sonego def. B. Shelton (30) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
M. Arnaldi def. D. E. Galan Riveros 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, 6-2

Women' s Singles Bottom Half : A. Sabalenka (2) def. M. Kostyuk 6-3, 6-2
J. Pegula (3) def. D. R. Collins 6-4, 6-2
K. Muchova def. M. Sakkari (8) 7-6 (5), 7-5
D. Kasatkina (9) def. J. Niemeier 6-3, 6-4
L. Samsonova (15) def. K. Volynets 6-0, 6-1
Q. Zheng (19) def. T. Zidansek (q) 6-3, 6-1
L. A. Fernandez def. M. Linette (21) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
A. Potapova (24) def. T. Townsend (q) 6-1, 6-2
I-C. Begu (27) def. A. Bondar 6-4, 6-2
E. Mertens (28) def. V. Hrunkacova (LL) 6-1, 6-4
M. Frech def. S. Zhang (29) 6-1, 6-1
C. Giorgi def. A. Cornet 6-3, 6-4
S. Errani def. J. B. Teichmann 3-6, 6-4, 6-2

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Geneva : Nicolas Jarry won his third ATP tournament in career (all ATP 250 and on red clay), defeating
Grigor Dimitrov (4) 7-6 (1), 6-1

ATP 250 Lyon : Arthur Fils (wc) won his first ATP tournament in career, defeating Francisco Cerundolo (4) 6-3, 7-5

WTA 250 Rabat : Lucia Bronzetti won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Julia Grabher 6-4, 5-7, 7-5

WTA 250 Strasbourg : Elina Svitolina (wc) won her 17th WTA touranment in career (second WTA 250 and in Strasbourg and sixth on red clay), defeating
Anna Blinkova 6-2, 6-3

NEXT WEEKS SCHEDULE :

The Second Grand Slam Tournament of the 2023 Season : THE FRENCH OPEN

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Location : Paris (XVI°), France
Venue : Stade Roland Garros
Date : 28 May - 11 June
Edition : 127TH
Prize Money : € 49.600.000
Surface : Red Clay

Official Site (in English) : [hidden link - please register]

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS :

Men' s Singles : Rafael Nadal (ESP, but he won' t defend the title due to injury)
Women' s Singles : Iga Świątek (POL)
Men' s Doubles : Marcelo Arevalo (SLV) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED)
Women' s Doubles : Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
Mixed Doubles : Ena Shibahara (JPN) / Wesley Koolhof (NED)

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Geneva : G. Dimitrov (4) def. T. Fritz (2) 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (2)
N. Jarry def. A. Zverev (N° 3) 7-6 (3), 6-3

ATP 250 Lyon : F. Cerundolo (4) def. C. Norrie (2) 6-3, 6-0
A. Fils (wc) def. B. Nakashima (8) 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (5)

WTA 250 Rabat : J. Grabher def. J. Riera 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (6)
L. Bronzetti def. S. Stephens (2) 6-1, 6-1

WTA 250 Strasbourg : A. Blinkova def. L. Davis (7) 6-2, 6-2
E. Svitolina (wc) def. C. Burel 4-6, 7-5, 6-3

2023 FRENCH OPEN SEEDED PLAYERS :

Men' s Singles : 1. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
2. Daniil Medvedev (RUS)
3. Novak Djokovic (SRB)
4. Casper Ruud (NOR)
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)
6. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (DEN)
7. Andrey Rublev (RUS)
8. Jannik Sinner (ITA)
9. Taylor Fritz (USA)
10. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
11. Karen Khachanov (RUS)
12. Frances Tiafoe (USA)
13. Hubert Hurkacz (POL)
14. Cameron Norrie (GBR)
15. Borna Coric (CRO)
16. Tommy Paul (USA)
17. Lorenzo Musetti (ITA)
18. Alex de Minaur (AUS)
19. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)
20. Daniel Evans (GBR)
21. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)
22. Alexander Zverev (GER)
23. Francisco Cerundolo (ARG)
24. Sebastian Korda (USA)
25. Botic van de Zandschulp (NED)
26. Denis Shapovalov (CAN)
27. Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN)
28. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
29. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP)
30. Ben Shelton (USA)
31. Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB)
32. Bernabe Zapata Miralles (ESP)

Women' s Singles : 1. Iga Swiatek (POL)
2. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
3. Jessica Pegula (USA)
4. Elena Rybakina (KAZ)
5. Caroline Garcia (FRA)
6. Coco Gauff (USA)
7. Ons Jabeur (TUN)
8. Maria Sakkari (GRE)
9. Daria Kasatkina (RUS)
10. Petra Kvitova (CZE)
11. Veronika Kudermetova (RUS)
12. Belinda Bencic (SUI)
13. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE)
14. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA)
15. Liudmila Samsonova (RUS)
16. Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
17. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
18. Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
19. Qinwen Zheng (CHN)
20. Madison Keys (USA)
21. Donna Vekic (CRO)
22. Magda Linette (POL)
23. Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS)
24. Anastasia Potapova (RUS)
25. Anhelina Kalinina (UKR)
26. Martina Trevisan (ITA)
27. Irina Camelia Begu (ROU)
28. Elise Mertens (BEL)
29. Shuai Zhang (CHN)
30. Sorana Cirstea (ROU)
31. Marie Bouzkova (CZE)
32. Shelby Rogers (USA)

2023 BILLIE JEAN KING CUP FINALS DRAW :
Seville (Spain), 7-12 November :

Group A : Switzerland (1) - Czech Republic - United States

Group B : Australia (2) - Kazakhstan - Slovenia

Group C : Spain (3) - Canada - Poland

Group D : France (4) - ITALY - Germany

Group Stage : 7-10 November

Semifinals (November 11th) : 1. Winner Group A vs Winner Group C
2. Winner Group D vs Winner Group B

Final (November 12th) : Winner Semifinal 1 vs Winner Semifinal 2

RANKINGS AT MAY 22ND :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. (2.) Carlos Alcaraz ESP 6.815 points
2. (3.) Daniil Medvedev RUS 6.330 points
3. (1.) Novak Djokovic SRB 5.955 points
4. Casper Ruud NOR 4.915 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 4.775 points
6. (7.) Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 4.375 points
7. (6.) Andrey Rublev RUS 4.270 points
8. Jannik Sinner ITA 3.435 points
9. Taylor Fritz USA 3.390 points
10. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.065 points
11. Karen Khachanov RUS 2.945 points
12. Frances Tiafoe USA 2.790 points
13. (15.) Hubert Hurkacz POL 2.525 points
14. (13.) Cameron Norrie GBR 2.520 points
15. (14.) Rafael Nadal ESP 2.445 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 8.940 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 7.541 points
3. Jessica Pegula USA 5.205 points
4. (6.) Elena Rybakina KAZ 5.090 points
5. (4.) Caroline Garcia FRA 5.025 points
6. (5.) Cori Gauff USA 4.305 points
7. Ons Jabeur TUN 3.541 points
8. Maria Sakkari GRE 3.391 points
9. Daria Kasatkina RUS 3.275 points
10. Petra Kvitova CZE 3.162 points
11. (12.) Veronika Kudermetova RUS 2.950 points
12. (11.) Belinda Bencic SUI 2.750 points
13. (12.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 2.680 points
14. (15.) Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 2.420 points
15. (16.) Liudmila Samsonova RUS 2.236 points

ATP & WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1.000 Rome : Daniil Medvedev (3) won his 20th ATP tournament in career (sixth ATP Masters 1.000 and first on red clay), defeating
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (7) 7-5, 7-5

WTA 1.000 Rome : Elena Rybakina (7) won her fifth WTA tournament in career (second WTA 1.000 and on red clay), defeating
Anhelina Kalinina (30) 6-4, 1-0 ret. (Left Thigh Problem)

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Geneva (Switzerland), 21-27 May : "2023 Gonet Geneva Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 562.815
Surface : Red Clay

Lyon (France), 21-27 May : "2023 Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : € 630.705
Surface : Red Clay

Strasbourg (France), 21-27 May : "2023 Internationaux de Strasbourg"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 259.303
Surface : Red Clay

Rabat (Morocco), 21-27 May : "2023 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 259.303
Surface : Red Clay

ATP SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1.000 Rome Semifinals : H. V. N. Rune (7) def. C. Ruud (4) 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-2
D. Medvedev (3) def. S. Tsitsipas (5) 7-5, 7-5

WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

WTA 1.000 Rome : A. Kalinina (30) def. V. Kudermetova (11) 7-5, 5-7, 6-2
E. Rybakina (7) def. J. Ostapenko (20) 6-2, 6-4

RANKINGS AT MAY 8TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 6.775 points
2. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 6.770 points
3. Daniil Medvedev RUS 5.330 points
4. Casper Ruud NOR 5.165 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.015 points
6. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.190 points
7. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 3.865 points
8. Jannik Sinner ITA 3.525 points
9. (10.) Taylor Fritz USA 3.380 points
10. (9.) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.235 points
11. (12.) Karen Khachanov RUS 3.025 points
12. (11.) Frances Tiafoe USA 2.755 points
13. Cameron Norrie GBR 2.680 points
14. Rafael Nadal ESP 2.535 points
15. Hubert Hurkacz POL 2.525 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 9.625 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 7.881 points
3. Jessica Pegula USA 5.300 points
4. (5.) Caroline Garcia FRA 5.025 points
5. (6.) Cori Gauff USA 4.345 points
6. (7.) Elena Rybakina KAZ 4.195 points
7. (4.) Ons Jabeur TUN 4.116 points
8. (9.) Maria Sakkari GRE 3.516 points
9. (8.) Daria Kasatkina RUS 3.505 points
10. Petra Kvitova CZE 3.162 points
11. Belinda Bencic SUI 2.750 points
12. (13.) Veronika Kudermetova RUS 2.660 points
13. (12.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 2.616 points
14. (15.) Karolina Pliskova CZE 2.245 points
15. (14.) Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 2.206 points

ATP FINAL OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1.000 Madrid : Carlos Alcaraz (1) won his 10th ATP tournament in career (7th on red clay, fourth ATP Masters 1.000 and second consecutive
in Madrid), defeating Jan-Lennard Struff (LL) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

NEXT WEEKS SCHEDULE :

Rome (Italy), 9-21 May : "2023 Internazionali BNL d' Italia"
Categories : ATP Tour Masters 1.000 & WTA 1.000 (Mandatory)
Prize Money : € 7.705.780 (ATP) & € 3.572.618 (WTA)
Surface : Red Clay

WTA FINAL OF THE WEEK :

WTA 1.000 Madrid : Aryna Sabalenka (2) won her 12th WTA tournament in career (second WTA 1.000 and on red clay, both in Madrid), defeating
Iga Swiatek (1) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

ATP & WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP Masters 1.000 Madrid : C. Alcaraz (1) def. B. Coric (17) 6-4, 6-3
J-L. Struff (LL) def. A. Karatsev (q) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

WTA 1.000 Madrid : A. Sabalenka (2) def. M. Sakkari (9) 6-4, 6-1
I. Swiatek (1) def. V. Kudermetova (12) 6-1, 6-1

RANKINGS AT APRIL 24TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 7.135 points
2. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 6.770 points
3. (4.) Daniil Medvedev RUS 5.240 points
4. (3.) Casper Ruud NOR 5.210 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 5.195 points
6. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.280 points
7. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 4.070 points
8. Jannik Sinner ITA 3.615 points
9. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 3.405 points
10. Taylor Fritz USA 3.290 points
11. (12.) Frances Tiafoe USA 2.870 points
12. (11.) Karen Khachanov RUS 2.855 points
13. Cameron Norrie GBR 2.725 points
14. Rafael Nadal ESP 2.715 points
15. Hubert Hurkacz POL 2.660 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Iga Swiatek POL 8.975 points
2. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 6.891 points
3. Jessica Pegula USA 5.735 points
4. Ons Jabeur TUN 5.116 points
5. Caroline Garcia FRA 5.030 points
6. Cori Gauff USA 4.400 points
7. Elena Rybakina KAZ 4.305 points
8. Daria Kasatkina RUS 3.505 points
9. Maria Sakkari GRE 3.191 points
10. Petra Kvitova CZE 3.162 points
11. Belinda Bencic SUI 2.870 points
12. Barbora Krejcikova CZE 2.497 points
13. Veronika Kudermetova RUS 2.280 points
14. Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA 2.276 points
15. (17.) Karolina Pliskova CZE 2.255 points