Zverev wins in latest-ever finish to professional tennis match
ACAPULCO: Alexander Zverev edged to victory over Jenson Brooksby in Acapulco early Tuesday (Feb 22) morning in the latest-ever finish to a professional tennis match.
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Zverev sufre para ganar en Acapulco... ¡a las 5 de la mañana!
Alexander Zverev sufrió de lo lindo para superar la primera ronda del Abierto Mexicano Telcel de Acapulco en un partido en el que, además de a su rival, tuvo que imponerse a las intempestivas horas a las que terminó el partido, ya que el encuentro finalizó cerca de las 5 de la madrugada hora local.
Alcaraz, en el Top-20; Djokovic se la juega con Medvedev
La victoria de Carlos Alcaraz en el Torneo ATP 500 de Río le ha supuesto un salto en el ranking ATP, donde el joven tenista español sigue escalando posiciones a sus 18 años en su camino hacia la élite del tenis.
Nadal, contra Opelka por el lado del cuadro de Medvedev
tendrá un duro inicio la semana que viene en el que se disputará en Acapulco en un nuevo estadio. El balear se enfrentará en primera ronda a Reilly Opelka, el gigante estadounidense de 2,11, 24 años y 20º del mundo que viene de ganar el ATP 250 de Dallas y semifinalista esta semana en Delray Beach. Será el segundo enfrentamiento entre ambos jugadores, que se vieron el año pasado en el Masters 1.000 de Roma, sobre tierra, con triunfo de Nadal en dos sets (6-4). Por primera vez pelearán en pista dura, un terreno que favorece a Opelka, temible sacador.
Novak Djokovic targeting Olympic gold at Paris 2024
World number one Novak Djokovic says he plans to compete at Paris 2024 as he bids to add Olympic gold to his 20 Grand Slam titles.
Novak Djokovic prepares to make belated start to season in Dubai
World number one Novak Djokovic said he has unfinished business at the Olympics and will be gunning for gold at Paris 2024, adding that he is keen to return to Australia despite his deportation this year. Djokovic's quest for an Olympic gold in Tokyo ended in a semi-final defeat to Germany's Alexander Zverev, marring an otherwise stellar 2021 in which he won the first three grand slam events and reached the final of the fourth. A day after his loss to Zverev, he went down to Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta in the bronze medal match to return empty-handed from Japan.
Novak Djokovic targeting gold medal at Paris 2024 Olympics and set to be allowed to play at Italian Open in May
Novak Djokovic has described an Olympic gold medal as a “big wish” as the Serbian targets a tilt at Paris 2024. The Serbian took a bronze medal at his first Games in Beijing in 2008, but has since failed to finish on the podium. Ad/> Djokovic had hoped to keep his hopes of completing the Golden Slam — winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and Olympic gold in a single year — alive with victory in Tokyo last summer, but lost to Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals, before being beaten to bronze by Pablo Carreno Busta.
Novak Djokovic sets sights on Paris Olympics, wants to return to Australia
Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic said he has unfinished business at the Olympics and will be gunning for gold at Paris 2024, adding that he is keen to return to Australia despite his deportation this year. Djokovic's quest for an Olympic gold in Tokyo ended in a semi-final defeat to Germany's Alexander Zverev, marring an otherwise stellar 2021 in which he won the first three Grand Slams and reached the final of the fourth. A day after his loss to Zverev, he went down to Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta in the bronze medal match to return empty-handed from Japan.