Tag: Emil Ruusuvuori
Former US Open champion Cilic among top players to compete in Tata Open Maharashtra
Pune (Maharashtra)[India]December 22 (ANI): As India’s biggest tennis event, the Tata Open Maharashtra returns to the opening week of the international tennis calendar. The action gets even more exciting with the presence of top names from around the world, including 17 top-100 players. The tournament is celebrating its fifth edition in Pune and will be […]
ATP summary: Frances Tiafoe fights back in Stockholm
no. 3 seed Frances Tiafoe won two tiebreaks to complete a 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) comeback win over Swedish wildcard Elias Ymer in the second round of the Stockholm Open on Thursday in Sweden. Despite Ymer winning 47 of his 59 first-serve points (80 percent) and holding a 20-11 advantage in aces, Tiafoe controlled […]
ATP roundup: Tommy Paul rally in Stockholm
American eighth-seeded Tommy Paul shook off a tight first-set loss to beat Swedish wildcard Leo Borg 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 in the first round on Tuesday at the Stockholm Open. Paul, ranked No. 31 in the world, fell behind early to Borg, ranked No. 577. But he took care of business, winning 26 of 38 total […]
ATP roundup: Daniel Evans struck out in Seoul
Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan toppled fifth seed Daniel Evans of Great Britain 6-2, 7-6 (3) in the first round on Tuesday at the Eugene Korea Open Tennis Championships in Seoul. Evans held a 6-3 edge in aces, saving 10 of 14 break points, but Nishioka won 30 of 43 forehand points to hold on for […]
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 […]
Holger Rune gets a landmark victory
Finnish strong?– It was a difficult match from the beginning. He is in the top three in the world and has played some incredible tennis, especially in the last year of winning so many great titles, ” said Rune after the match. “I have great respect for him and of course I did not expect […]
ATP Summary: Andy Murray notes easy win in Doha
In the draw as a wild card, Andy Murray of Great Britain beat Japan’s Taro Daniel 6-2, 6-2 on Tuesday in the first round of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Monday in Doha, Qatar. Murray won 25 of 28 first-hand points (89 percent), hit four aces and broke Daniels’ serve five of 11 times. He […]
ATP roundup: Alexander Zverev rolls into the final in Montpellier
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev from Germany needed just 52 minutes to defeat Sweden’s Mikael Ymer 6-1, 6-3 on Saturday, earning a place in the final of the Open Sud de France in Montpellier. Zverev will be met by Alexander Bublik from Kazakhstan, a 6-4, 6-2 winner over Serbia’s Filip Krajinovic. The sixth-seeded Bublik shot 13 aces. […]
Maharashtra Open: Ruusuvuori beat Majchrzak to advance to final at maiden tour level
Pune (Maharashtra) [India]February 5 (ANI): World number 87 Emil Ruusuvuori entered unknown territory on Saturday at the Maharashtra Open as he stormed into his first final at tour level in Pune. The Finn shot 10 aces and recovered from a break down in the second set to defeat Kamil Majchrzak 6-4, 7-6 (0) in one […]
ATP roundup: Alexander Zverev rolls into the semifinals in Montpellier
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany needed just 50 minutes on Friday to complete a 6-1, 6-0 victory over France’s Adrian Mannarino to reach the semi-finals of the Open Sud de France in Montpellier. Zverev had an 8-0 edge in aces in the easy quarter-final victory. He will next face Sweden’s Mikael Ymer, who knocked out […]
Australian Open: Kyrgios puts on best-selling Medvedev crash; Raducanu, Sabalenka fight through
Melbourne [Australia], January 18 (ANI): Australian Nick Kyrgios defeated British qualifier Liam Broady on Tuesday to create a second round match against world number two Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open at John Cain Arena. The dynamic Aussie showed off his repertoire of trick shots throughout his 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 victory, which brought the crazy […]
Kyrgios, Medvedev on round two Australian Open clash course
SYDNEY, January 18 (Xinhua) – Australian showman Nick Kyrgios and Russian world number 2 Daniil Medvedev will face each other in round two after both won their matches in round one on the second day of the Australian Open. Medvedev did an effective job in his match against Swiss opponent Henri Laaksonen on Tuesday and […]
ATP summary: Spain overtakes Poland to lock in the ATP Cup final
Spain defeated Poland 2-1 in the semi-finals of the ATP Cup in Australia on Friday, thanks to a couple of singles victories from Pablo Carreno Busta and Roberto Bautista Agut. Spain will next face the winner of the semi-final between Canada and Russia, which will be held on Saturday. Russia is the reigning champion of […]
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 […]
Jenson Brooksby tops Frances Tiafoe in Washington
Jenson Brooksby, who wants to build on the best tournament in his short ATP Tour career, defeated 16th seeded Frances Tiafoe 7-6 (4), 7-5 on Tuesday in the second round of the Citi Open. The match featured a pair of young American players. Brooksby, 20, had never reached an ATP Tour quarterfinal before advancing to […]
Daniil Medvedev survived the heat of the Miami Open
Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev from Russia survived a tough match on Sunday in round 32 of the Miami Open, but some higher seeds fell at the roadside. The No. 2 ranked player in the world, Medvedev and Australia’s Alexei Popyrin fought for more than 2 1/2 hours before Medvedev won, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (7), 6-4. “It’s […]
