Tag: Tallon Griekspoor

  • Davis Cup: Great Britain beat France to advance to Final 8

    Davis Cup: Great Britain beat France to advance to Final 8

    (Photo credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports) Daniel Evans and Neal Skupski edged past Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 1-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6) to give Great Britain a 2-1 victory over France and secure a place for the British in Davis Cup Final 8 on Sunday in Manchester, England. Evans and Skupski saved four match…

  • Davis Cup: Netherlands stuns American stars

    Davis Cup: Netherlands stuns American stars

    (Photo credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports) The Netherlands surprised two of the top-ranked Americans in men’s tennis, upsetting the United States 2-1 on Thursday on the third day of group play at the Davis Cup final. In Group D action in Split, Croatia, Botic van de Zandschulp saw off Tommy Paul 7-6 (2), 6-2 before…

  • Davis Cup: Chile, France start fast in group stage

    Davis Cup: Chile, France start fast in group stage

    (Photo credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports) Chile, France, Serbia and the Netherlands won on Tuesday on the first day of the Davis Cup finals group stage. Chile beat Sweden 3-0 to start the Group A match in Bologna, Italy. France beat Switzerland 3-0 in Manchester, England, in Group B. Serbia topped South Korea 3-0 in…

  • ATP Roundup: Dominic Thiem advances to Estoril quarters

    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: Jiri Lehecka upsets Doha top seed Andrey Rublev

    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…

  • Peter Gojowczyk, Tallon Griekspoor earn sweep at Winston-Salem

    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

    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…

  • Cameron Norrie through, Andy Murray out at Wimbledon

    Cameron Norrie through, Andy Murray out at Wimbledon

    Britain won one and lost one in singles action for men in the second round on Wednesday at Wimbledon. Ninth-seeded Cameron Norrie put together a furious rally to advance to the third round while all-time favorite Andy Murray was thrown out by the great John Isner. Norrie gathered from the ace down to defeat Spain’s…

  • ATP compilation: The four best seeds roll into quarters in Doha

    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

    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

    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…