Tennis in General - Results and Comments

WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

WTA 1.000 Beijing : I. Swiatek (2) def. C. Gauff (3) 6-2, 6-3
L. Samsonova def. E. Rybakina (5) 7-6 (7), 6-3

ATP RANKING AT OCTOBER 5TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 11.545 points
2. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 8.715 points
3. Daniil Medvedev RUS 7.490 points
4. (7.) Jannik Sinner ITA 4.910 points
5. (4.) Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 4.640 points
6. (5.) Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 4.615 points
7. (6.) Andrey Rublev RUS 4.550 points
8. Taylor Fritz USA 3.865 points
9. Casper Ruud NOR 3.605 points
10. Alexander Zverev GER 3.450 points
11. (12.) Alex De Minaur AUS 2.685 points
12. (13.) Tommy Paul USA 2.660 points
13. (11.) Frances Tiafoe USA 2.645 points
14. Karen Khachanov RUS 2.385 points
15. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 2.340 points

ATP FINAL OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Beijing : Jannik Sinner (6) won his 9th ATP tournament in career (third this season, second ATP 500 and fourth on hard), defeating
Daniil Medvedev (2) 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2)

ATP SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 500 Beijing : D. Medvedev (2) def. A. Zverev (8) 6-4, 6-3
J. Sinner (6) def. C. Alcaraz (1) 7-6 (4), 6-1

ATP 250 Nur-Sultan : S. Korda (5) def. H. Medjedovic (wc) 6-7 (8), 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3)
A. Mannarino (6) def. S. Ofner 6-4, 6-2
Final : Adrian Mannarino (6) won his fourth ATP tournament in career (all ATP 250 and second on hard), defeating
Sebastian Korda (5) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

WTA RANKING AT OCTOBER 2ND :

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 9.266 points
2. Iga Swiatek POL 8.195 points
3. Cori Gauff USA 6.165 points
4. Jessica Pegula USA 5.955 points
5. Elena Rybakina KAZ 5.665 points
6. Maria Sakkari GRE 4.365 points
7. Ons Jabeur TUN 4.145 points
8. Marketa Vondrousova CZE 3.830 points
9. Karolina Muchova CZE 3.718 points
10. Caroline Garcia FRA 3.335 points
11. (12.) Madison Keys USA 2.940 points
12. (11.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 2.940 points
13. Daria Kasatkina RUS 2.830 points
14. Petra Kvitova CZE 2.695 points
15. Belinda Bencic SUI 2.605 points

The new ATP ranking will be published after the end of the two tournaments still ongoing.

WTA FINAL OF THE WEEK :

WTA 500 Tokyo : Veronika Kudermetova (8) won her second WTA tournament in career (both WTA 500 and first on hard), defeating
Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-1

NEXT WEEKS SCHEDULE :

Shanghai (China), 4-15 October : "2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters"
Category : ATP Tour Masters 1.000
Prize Money : $ 8.800.000
Surface : Hard

Beijing (China), 30 September - 8 October : "2023 China Open"
Category : WTA 1.000 (Mandatory)
Prize Money : $ 8.127.389
Surface : Hard

WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

WTA 500 Tokyo : V. Kudermetova (8) def. A. Pavlyuchenkova 7-6 (6), 6-7 (2), 6-3
J. Pegula (2) def. M. Sakkari (4) 6-2, 6-3

WTA 250 Ningbo : D. Shnaider def. L. Fruhvirtova 6-4, 6-1
O. Jabeur (1) def. N. Podoroska 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
Final : Ons Jabeur (1) won her fifth WTA tournament in career (second WTA 250 and first on hard), defeating
Diana Shnaider 6-2, 6-1

ATP RANKING AT SEPTEMBER 27TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 11.795 points
2. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 8.535 points
3. Daniil Medvedev RUS 7.280 points
4. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 4.710 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 4.615 points
6. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.515 points
7. Jannik Sinner ITA 4.465 points
8. Taylor Fritz USA 3.955 points
9. Casper Ruud NOR 3.560 points
10. Alexander Zverev GER 3.280 points
11. Frances Tiafoe USA 2.690 points
12. Alex De Minaur AUS 2.685 points
13. Tommy Paul USA 2.660 points
14. (15.) Karen Khachanov RUS 2.385 points
15. (14.) Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 2.340 points

ATP FINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Chengdu : Alexander Zverev (1) won his 21st ATP tournament in career (8th ATP 250 and 7th on hard), defeating
Roman Safiullin 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-3

ATP 250 Zhuhai : Karen Khachanov (1) won his fifth ATP tournament in career (fourth ATP 250 and second on hard), defeating
Yoshihito Nishioka (8) 7-6 (2), 6-1

ATP SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

ATP 250 Chengdu : R. Safiullin def. L. Musetti (2) 6-3, 6-4
A. Zverev (1) def. G. Dimitrov (3) 6-3, 7-6 (2)

ATP 250 Zhuhai : K. Khachanov (1) def. S. Korda (4) 7-5, 6-4
Y. Nishioka (8) def. A. Karatsev 6-4, 6-4

2023 LAVER CUP :
"Rogers Arena", Vancouver (Canada), 22-24 September :

Final Result : Team World 13 - Team Europe 2

Frances Tiafoe / Ben Shelton (Team World) def. Andrey Rublev / Hubert Hurkacz (Team Europe) 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5)
Frances Tiafoe (Team World) vs Andrey Rublev (Team Europe) Not Played
Felix Auger-Aliassime (Team World) vs Hubert Hurkacz (Team Europe) Not Played

TEAM WORLD win the 2023 Laver Cup, the second in the history of the team

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WTA RANKING AT SEPTEMBER 25TH :

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 9.266 points
2. Iga Swiatek POL 8.195 points
3. Cori Gauff USA 6.165 points
4. Jessica Pegula USA 5.755 points
5. Elena Rybakina KAZ 5.665 points
6. (9.) Maria Sakkari GRE 4.360 points
7. Ons Jabeur TUN 3.875 points
8. (6.) Marketa Vondrousova CZE 3.830 points
9. (8.) Karolina Muchova CZE 3.765 points
10. (11.) Caroline Garcia FRA 3.335 points
11. (10.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 3.165 points
12. Madison Keys USA 2.940 points
13. Daria Kasatkina RUS 2.790 points
14. Petra Kvitova CZE 2.695 points
15. Belinda Bencic SUI 2.655 points

The new ATP ranking will be published at the end of the two tournaments still ongoing.

WTA FINAL OF THE WEEK :

WTA 1.000 Guadalajara : Maria Sakkari (2) won her second WTA tournament in career (first WTA 1.000 and on hard), defeating
Caroline Dolehide 7-5, 6-3

2023 LAVER CUP :
"Rogers Arena", Vancouver (Canada), 22-24 September :

Result After Matchday 2 : Team World 10 - Team Europe 2

Taylor Fritz (Team World) def. Andrey Rublev (Team Europe) 6-2, 7-6 (3)
Casper Ruud (Team Europe) def. Tommy Paul (Team World) 7-6 (6), 6-2
Frances Tiafoe (Team World) def. Hubert Hurkacz (Team Europe) 7-5, 6-3
Felix Auger-Aliassime / Ben Shelton (Team World) def. Hubert Hurkacz / Gael Monfils (Team Europe) 7-5, 6-4

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Beijing (China), 28 September - 4 October : "2023 China Open"
Category : ATP Tour 500
Prize Money : $ 3.633.875
Surface : Hard

Astana (Kazakhstan), 27 September - 3 October : "2023 Astana Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 1.017.850
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Tokyo (Japan), 25 September - 1 October : "2023 Toray Pan Pacific Open"
Category : WTA 500
Prize Money : $ 780.637
Surface : Hard

Ningbo (China), 25-30 September : "2023 Ningbo Open"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 259.303
Surface : Hard

WTA SEMIFINALS OF THE WEEK :

WTA 1.000 Guadalajara : C. Dolehide def. S. Kenin 7-5, 6-3
M. Sakkari (2) def. C. Garcia (3) 6-3, 6-0

WTA 250 Guangzhou : M. Linette (1) def. Y. Putintseva 6-2, 6-3
Xiy. Wang def. G. Minnen (7) 6-3, 6-4
Final : Xiyu Wang won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Magda Linette (1) 6-0, 6-2

2023 LAVER CUP :
"Rogers Arena", Vancouver (Canada), 22-24 September :

Result After Matchday 1 : Team World 4 - Team Europe 0

Ben Shelton (Team World) def. Arthur Fils (Team Europe) 7-6 (4), 6-1
Francisco Cerundolo (Team World) def. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (Team Europe) 6-3, 7-5
Felix Auger-Aliassime (Team World) def. Gael Monfils (Team Europe) 6-4, 6-3
Tommy Paul / Frances Tiafoe (Team World) def. Andrey Rublev / Arthur Fils (Team Europe) 6-3, 4-6, 10-6 (Match Tie-break)

2023 DAVIS CUP FINALS - KNOCK-OUT PHASE - QUARTER-FINALS DRAW :
Malaga (Spain), 21-26 November

Canada (1) vs Finland
Czech Republic vs Australia (2)
ITALY (wc) vs Netherlands
Serbia vs Great Britain

RANKINGS AT SEPTEMBER 18TH :

ATP TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Novak Djokovic SRB 11.795 points
2. Carlos Alcaraz ESP 8.535 points
3. Daniil Medvedev RUS 7.280 points
4. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune DEN 4.710 points
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 4.615 points
6. Andrey Rublev RUS 4.515 points
7. Jannik Sinner ITA 4.465 points
8. Taylor Fritz USA 3.955 points
9. Casper Ruud NOR 3.560 points
10. Alexander Zverev GER 3.030 points
11. Frances Tiafoe USA 2.690 points
12. Alex De Minaur AUS 2.685 points
13. Tommy Paul USA 2.660 points
14. Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 2.340 points
15. Karen Khachanov RUS 2.135 points

WTA TOUR (FIRST 15 PLACES) : 1. Aryna Sabalenka BLR 9.266 points
2. Iga Swiatek POL 8.195 points
3. Cori Gauff USA 6.165 points
4. (5.) Jessica Pegula USA 5.755 points
5. (4.) Elena Rybakina KAZ 5.665 points
6. Marketa Vondrousova CZE 3.830 points
7. Ons Jabeur TUN 3.771 points
8. Karolina Muchova CZE 3.765 points
9. Maria Sakkari GRE 3.560 points
10. (13.) Barbora Krejcikova CZE 3.220 points
11. (10.) Caroline Garcia FRA 3.050 points
12. (11.) Madison Keys USA 2.940 points
13. (12.) Daria Kasatkina RUS 2.790 points
14. Petra Kvitova CZE 2.750 points
15. Belinda Bencic SUI 2.715 points

2023 DAVIS CUP FINALS - GROUP STAGE - DAY 6 (LAST) :
Results Matchday 3 (Last) :

Group A : "Unipol Arena" (Hard Indoor), Bologna (Italy)
ITALY (wc) 2 - Sweden 1
M. Arnaldi (ITA) def. L. Borg (SWE) 6-4, 6-3
L. Sonego (ITA) def. E. Ymer (SWE) 6-4, 6-4
F. Bergevi / A. Goransson (SWE) def. S. Bolelli / L. Musetti (ITA) 4-6, 7-6 (4), 10-8 (Match Tie-break)

Group B : "Manchester Arena" (Hard Indoor), Manchester (Great Britain)
Great Britain 2 - France 1
D. Evans (GBR) def. A. Fils (FRA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
U. Humbert (FRA) def. C. Norrie (GBR) 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-5
D. Evans / N. Skupski (GBR) def. N. Mahut / E. Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 1-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6)

Group C : "Pavelló Municipal Font de Sant Lluís" (Hard Indoor), Valencia (Spain)
Spain (3, wc) 2 - South Korea 1
B. Zapata Miralles (ESP) def. S. C. Hong (KOR) 6-4, 7-5
A. Davidovich Fokina (ESP) def. S. Kwon (KOR) 6-4, 6-4
J. S. Nam / M-K. Song (KOR) def. M. Granollers-Pujol / A. Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 6-7 (2), 7-6 (6), 10-8 (Match Tie-break)

Group D : "Arena Gripe" (Hard Indoor), Split (Croatia)
Croatia (4) 2 - Netherlands 1
B. Van De Zandschulp (NED) def. D. Ajdukovic (CRO) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
B. Gojo (CRO) def. T. Griekspoor (NED) 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4
D. Ajdukovic / M. Pavic (CRO) def. W. Koolhof / M. Middelkoop (NED) 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 (Match Tie-break)

FINAL STANDINGS :

Group A : Canada (1) 3 points, ITALY (wc) 2 points, Chile 1 point, Sweden 0 points.

Group B : Great Britain 3 points, Australia (2) 2 points, France 1 point, Switzerland 0 points.

Group C : Czech Republic 3 points, Serbia 2 points, Spain (3, wc) 1 point, South Korea 0 points.

Group D : Netherlands & Finland 2 points, United States & Croatia (4) 1 point.

Canada (1), ITALY (wc), Great Britain, Australia (2), Serbia, Czech Republic, Netherlands & Finland advance to Quarter-finals

WTA FINALS OF THE WEEK :

WTA 500 San Diego : Barbora Krejcikova (4) won her 7th WTA tournament in career (second WTA 500 and third on hard), defeating
Sofia Kenin (wc) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4

WTA 250 Osaka : Ashlyn Krueger won her first WTA tournament in career, defeating Lin Zhu (1) 6-3, 7-6 (6)

NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE :

Chengdu (China), 20-26 September : "2023 Chengdu Open"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 1.261.555
Surface : Hard

Zhuhai (China), 20-26 September : "2023 Zhuhai Championships"
Category : ATP Tour 250
Prize Money : $ 1.057.295
Surface : Hard

Vancouver (Canada), 22-24 September : "2023 Laver Cup"
Category : Two Team Exhibition Event
Surface : Hard (Indoor)

Team Europe : Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune (DEN) - Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) - Andrey Rublev (RUS) - Casper Ruud (NOR) - Hubert Hurkacz (POL) -
Gael Monfils (FRA) - Arthur Fils (FRA).

Team World : Taylor Fritz (USA) - Frances Tiafoe (USA) - Tommy Paul (USA) - Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) - Ben Shelton (USA) -
Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) - Christopher Eubanks (USA).

Guadalajara (Mexico), 17-23 September : "2023 Guadalajara Open Akron"
Category : WTA 1.000 (Non-mandatory)
Prize Money : $ 2.788.468
Surface : Hard

Guangzhou (China), 18-23 September : "2023 Galaxy Holding Group Guangzhou Open"
Category : WTA 250
Prize Money : $ 259.303
Surface : Hard