Tag: Dominic Thiem
ATP roundup: Tommy Paul beats NCAA singles champion in Newport
(Photo credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports) Top seed Tommy Paul registered six aces as he cruised to a 6-4, 6-2 victory over wild card Ethan Quinn in the second round of the Infosys Hall of Fame Open in Newport, RI Paul won 85.2 percent (23 of 27) of his first-serve points while beating Quinn, the…
ATP roundup: Dominic Thiem wins first round in Switzerland
(Photo credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports) Former world No.3 Dominic Thiem recorded nine aces as he cruised to a 6-1, 7-6 (4) victory over Alexandre Muller of France in the first round of the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad in Switzerland on Monday. The Austrian saved all four break points he faced during the 95-minute victory.…
ATP Roundup: Dominic Thiem advances to Estoril quarters
Austria’s Dominic Thiem, the 2020 US Open champion, cruised past American eighth seed Ben Shelton 6-2, 6-2 in the second round of the Millennium Estoril Open on Thursday in Estoril, Portugal. Thiem, the former world No. 3 player, is chasing his first title since his 2020 grand slam breakthrough and a subsequent wrist injury. Against…
ATP roundup: Maxime Cressy deposed in Morocco
Roberto Carballes Baena of Spain took down American fifth seed Maxime Cressy 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-1 in the round of 16 at the Grand Prix Hassan II on Tuesday in Marrakech, Morocco. Cressy served nine aces but committed a whopping 20 double faults to put herself in a tie. Carballes Baena also pushed him to…
Peter Gojowczyk, Tallon Griekspoor earn sweep at Winston-Salem
Germany’s Peter Gojowczyk, Dutch lucky loser Tallon Griekspoor and American Steve Johnson were among those who won in straight sets on Monday in the round of 16 at the Winston-Salem Open in Winston-Salem, NC Gojowczyk defeated Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-3, Griekspoor toppled Japan’s Taro Daniel 7-6 (3), 6-3 and Johnson won…
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…
Medvedev best in the tennis world right now
The 24-year-old Russian Daniil Medvedev won the ATP finals late on Sunday night, where the eight best players participated. In the final he turned and won against world number three Dominic Thiem and on the way forward both world number two Rafael Nadal and number one Novak Djokovic were defeated. The goal for Daniil Medevedev…
Austria’s Thiem took home the US Open
The men’s final in the US Open was decided in front of empty stands, and it was the Austrian Dominic Thiem who won over the German Alexander Zverev. Thiem lost the first two sets, but recovered and won 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (6). It was the first time ever that the US Open was…
Tonight, Serena Williams continues to chase the Grand Slam record
Serena Williams has been chasing her 24th Grand Slam title since winning the 2017 Australian Open. And why this focus on just 24. Well that’s a record, Margret Court from Australia won 24 singles titles in the Grand Slam in her time. On Friday night, Serena Williams will play in the semifinals of the US…