Alcaraz youngest entrant into ATP top 10 since Nadal
Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz, aged 18, on Monday became the youngest player to enter the top 10 of the ATP world rankings since his compatriot Rafael Nadal did so at the same age in 2005.
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Carlos Alcaraz youngest entrant into ATP top 10 since Rafael Nadal
Carlos Alcaraz, aged 18, on Monday became the youngest player to enter the top 10 of the ATP world rankings since his compatriot Rafael Nadal did so at the same age in 2005. Alcaraz climbed two places to ninth in the world due to his straight-sets victory over Pablo Carreno Busta in the Barcelona Open final on Sunday. Britain's Cameron Norrie drops out of the top 10 to number 11.
Teenager Alcaraz the youngest entrant into ATP top 10 since Nadal
Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz, aged 18, on Monday became the youngest player to enter the top 10 of the ATP world rankings since his compatriot Rafael Nadal did so at the same age in 2005.
Alexander Zverev joins chorus of Wimbledon critics after Russian and Belarusian ban
World No 3 Alexander Zverev has joined the voices of discontent over Wimbledon's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from this year's tournament. On Wednesday, the All England Club released a statement explaining their stance, saying: "In the circumstances of such unjustified and unprecedented military aggression, it would be unacceptable for the Russian regime to derive any benefits from the involvement of Russian or Belarusian players with The Championships."
Zverev joins chorus of stars opposed to Wimbledon's ban
Olympic champion Alexander Zverev on Friday joined the chorus of criticism against the decision by the organisers of Wimbledon to ban tennis players from Russia and Belarus at this year's Grand Slam tournament in London.
Defending champion Tsitsipas to face Davidovich Fokina in Monte Carlo final
Tsitsipas brushed aside Alexander Zverev on Saturday to set up a Monte Carlo Masters final against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the conqueror of world number one Novak Djokovic. Greek world number five Tsitsipas beat third-ranked Zverev 6-4, 6-2, showing no ill effects of a marathon quarter-final win over Diego Schwartzman which finished at 11:00pm Friday. "It was hard to resume today after a difficult match last night" said 23-year-old Tsitsipas.
Becker 'soluciona' las faltas de respeto: "Reaccionarán con 4 o 5 torneos sin jugar"
La reacción de numerosos tenistas tras sus partidos en los torneos de la primera parte de la temporada en el tenis ha generado el debate sobre si ciertos comportamientos sobre la pista deberían ser castigados con más dureza, y más aún tras los episodios protagonizados por Nick Kyrgios en los Masters 1.000 de Indian Wells (donde casi dio a un recogepelotas tras arrojar su raqueta tras perder ante Nadal) y Miami o el de Alexander Zverev en Acapulco, que le costó la descalificación tras golpear la silla del árbitro con su raqueta varias veces tras caer en el cuadro de dobles.
Monte Carlo Masters: Stefanos Tsitsipas Defends Crown, Sets Sight On "Top Two"
Stefanos Tsitsipas said he is aiming to finish the season in the world's top two after successfully defending his Monte Carlo Masters title with a hard-fought victory over Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in Sunday's final. Third seed Tsitsipas hammered 21 winners and made only 11 unforced errors in the Monaco sunshine to win 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) in an hour and 36 minutes. It was the 23-year-old Greek's eighth ATP title and first in 11 months as he made the perfect start to the clay-court season.