Tag: Karen Khachanov
ATP roundup: Jack Draper reaches Adelaide semi-finals
Jack Draper of Great Britain advanced to the Adelaide International 2 semi-finals in Australia on Thursday with a 6-4, 7-6 (3) victory over third seed Karen Khachanov of Russia. Draper delivered 10 aces and had just two break points (saving one) in the quarter-final match, avenging last week’s loss to Khachanov in Adelaide. Draper, 21, […]
Tennis recap: Novak Djokovic wins first win in 2023
Top seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia won his first singles match of the season on Tuesday, beating France’s Constant Lestienne 6-3, 6-2 to reach the second round of the Adelaide International 1 in Australia. Making his first appearance in the competition since claiming the title in 2007 at the age of 19, Djokovic won 44 […]
Marc-Andrea Huesler upsets Jannik Sinner in the first round in Paris
Swiss qualifier Marc-Andrea Huesler cruised to victory on Monday, upsetting 11th seed Jannik Sinner of Italy 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the Rolex Paris Masters in France. It was a dominant performance for Huesler, who hit 20 winners against just three unforced errors. He also hit six aces compared to Sinner’s two. Sinner […]
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: Fifth seed falls in Hamburg’s premiere
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain defeated fifth-seeded Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-4, to open the main draw of the Hamburg European Open Monday in Hamburg, Germany. The 25th ranked player in the world, van de Zandschulp encountered six double errors in the match when he fell to world number 35 Fokina, […]
ATP compilation: The four best seeds roll into quarters in Doha
Canadian Denis Shapovalov defeated Alex Molcan of Slovakia 6-4, 6-0 on Wednesday to lead a parade of top seed to the quarterfinals of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, Qatar. The top-seeded Shapovalov needed just 53 minutes to send Molcan out and advance. Shapovalov will play against Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, who rallied to upset 7th-placed […]
ATP roundup: Stefanos Tsitsipas survives in Rotterdam
Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas was tested against Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina but eventually won a marathon match on Tuesday and won 7-5, 6-7 (1), 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. , The Netherlands. The match lasted for over two and a half hours, despite Tsitsipas, ranked No. […]
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 […]
