Canada's Shapovalov falls to unseeded Ivashka at Geneva Open
Third-seeded Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., lost his opening match at the Geneva Open on Wednesday in Switzerland, falling 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-3 to Ilya Ivashka of Belarus.
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Shapovalov eliminated at Geneva Open after second-round loss to Ivashka
GENEVA — Canada's Denis Shapovalov was eliminated from the Geneva Open on Wednesday with a 6-4, 7-6 (2), 6-3 loss to Ilya Ivashka of Belarus in the second round.
Nadal aterriza y entrena en París
De la ilusión al miedo y, de nuevo, a la casilla de salida. Cerca de las 18:00 de la tarde de hoy, Rafa Nadal dejaba. El balear, en medio de una gran ovación, salía a la Philippe-Chatrier, la pista central de Roland Garros, para preparar su debut en Francia. Pese a caer en el Masters 1.000 de Roma con mucho dolor en el pie izquierdo, debido a su lesión crónica (síndrome de Müller-Weiss), el tenista español tenía clara su presencia en el Grand Slam que ha ganado 13 veces. "¿Si voy a ir a Roland Garros? No estoy lesionado. Soy un jugador que vive con una lesión constante", remarcaba tras caer frente a Denis Shapovalov en Italia.
Tennis World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev loses on post-operation return
Daniil Medvedev lost at the Geneva Open on Tuesday in his first match after a hernia operation, leaving him short of practice ahead of next week's French Open. The US Open champion, back on the tour after surgery, was beaten 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) by French veteran Richard Gasquet in the round of 16.
Rafael Nadal ready for Roland Garros despite injury issues
The 13-time Roland Garros champion had said last week that daily training was a challenge and he would take a doctor with him to Paris after a chronic foot injury flared up during his defeat by Denis Shapovalov at the Italian Open. Nadal, 35, who only recently returned from a stress fracture in the ribs, struggled towards the end of his match against the Canadian as he went down 1-6 7-5 6-2 in the last-16.
Daniil Medvedev keen for clay play before Paris
Daniil Medvedev said he was ready and raring to go as he returns from a hernia operation, tuning up for next week's French Open on the Geneva clay. The world number two underwent surgery last month after losing in the quarter-finals in Miami, missing the early clay-court season. "It's never been easy for me on a clay court to start good straight away.
French Open 2022: Will Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka, Emma Raducanu, Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Serena Williams play?
The second Grand Slam of the tennis season is set to start in Paris on May 22 as tennis’ top stars challenge for the French Open. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are looking to compete for the men’s title while women’s world No. 1 Iga Swiatek is the leading contender for the women’s title.
Novak Djokovic Makes It 370 Weeks At Number One, Rafael Nadal Slips To 5th
Novak Djokovic extended his record at the top of the ATP rankings to 370 weeks on Monday while Rafael Nadal drops down a place to number five. The Spaniard was knocked out of the Italian Open in the last 16 and is leapfrogged by the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas who made it all the way to the final where he was turned over in straight sets by an inspired Djokovic.