Tag: Carlos Alcaraz
ATP roundup: Jiri Lehecka upsets Doha top seed Andrey Rublev
Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic took down Russian No. 1 seed Andrey Rublev 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Thursday in Doha. Rublev, who survived a third-set tiebreak to defeat Dutch opponent Tallon Griekspoor in the previous round, fired 10 aces but was unable to break Lehecka’s serve […]
Yearender: Top 10 World Sports News Events 2022
BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) — Here is Xinhua News Agency’s selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2022, in chronological order: – Beijing successfully hosted the Olympic Winter Games from 4 to 20 February and the Paralympic Winter Games from 4 to 13 March. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the […]
Holger Rune beats the world number one, but is still criticized for his behavior on the court
The Danish tennis player Holger Rune beat world number one Carlos Alcaraz a few seconds ago at the Paris Rolex Masters. Leading 6-3, 6-6, the Spaniard pulled away to hand the 19-year-old the biggest scalp of his career. In just two weeks he has won the Stockholm Open, reached the final of the Swiss Indoors […]
Tommy Paul upsets No. 2 Rafael Nadal at the Paris Masters
Seven years into his professional career, Tommy Paul claimed arguably his biggest victory on Wednesday, beating second-seeded Rafael Nadal 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1 in the second round of the Rolex Paris Masters. Paul, a 25-year-old native of North Carolina, is ranked 31st in the world and has one ATP Tour Championship in his career. Nadal, […]
Holger Rune beats world number five to win the title and break into the top 25
Rising Danish tennis star Holger Rune again underlined his huge potential by claiming his second tournament win of the season: this time thanks to a straight sets defeat of world number five Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Stockholm Open on Sunday. The Greek was not the only notable scalp of Rune’s week as […]
ATP summary: Top seed Carlos Alcaraz is fighting back in Hamburg
Seed No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz lost his first set but bounced back to defeat German wildcard Nicola Kuhn 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday during the first round of the Hamburg European Open in Germany. The Spanish teenager, ranked sixth in the world, won 47 of 63 first-service points (74.6 percent) to advance, even as […]
Brutal French Open scenario revealed for Djokovic and Nadal
The two giants have been placed on an early collision course in Paris Tennis titans Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal can face in a quarter-final settlement in the French Open after the men’s draw was released for the gravel court before it starts this weekend. Defending champions Djokovic and ‘King of Clay’ Nadal are both […]
ATP summary: Top Canadians will play in the Stockholm semi
Canadians Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime booked a head-to-head match in the semifinals of the Stockholm Open in Sweden on Thursday. Second-seeded Auger-Aliassime defeated Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-3 in a quarter-final. No. 3-seed Shapovalov had to gather in his superior Arthur Rinderknech from France 4-6, 6-3, 7-5. Auger-Aliassime leads the […]
Mikael Ymer, Ilya Ivashka win the road to the Winston-Salem final
The last of the seeded players in the Winston-Salem Open was bounced in the semifinals when No. 15 Carlos Alcaraz in Spain fell to Mikael Ymer in Sweden 7-5, 6-3 in Winston-Salem, NC Ymer, ranked 90th in the world, needed 76 minutes to finish the win and will face Ilya Ivashka from Belarus. Ivashka had […]
Richard Gasquet pulls himself up in the Winston-Salem Open
Richard Gasquet of France, 14th seed at Winston-Salem Open, knocked out third-seeded Daniel Evans of Great Britain 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the tournament’s quarterfinals on Wednesday in Winston-Salem, NC Gasquet, ranked 82nd in the world, fell behind in the second set tiebreaker 2-1 when he failed to hold the serve, but then he won consecutive […]
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal reach milestones in French Open victories
Top seed Novak Djokovic and number 3 champion Rafael Nadal crossed into the fourth round of the French Open in Paris on Saturday and reached milestones along the way. Djokovic, a Serb, defeated Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 in one hour and 32 minutes at Court Philippe-Chatrier at Roland Garros. Nadal needed just […]
