Holger Rune stuns Stefanos Tsitsipas in Stockholm
No 7 seed Holger Rune of Denmark rolled over top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Stockholm Open in Sweden.
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ATP roundup: Stefanos Tsitsipas dashes into Stockholm final
Top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas converted 75 per cent of his first-serve points en route to a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori on Saturday that lifted him into the Stockholm Open final in Sweden.
'Pure Roger' - Carlos Alcaraz compared to Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic by Patrick Mouratoglou
Top tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou has explained why Carlos Alcaraz combines the qualities of legendary trio Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. The 19-year-old has enjoyed a breakthrough season as he clinched the US Open title, reached the quarter-finals at Roland-Garros and soared to the top of the ATP Tour world rankings. Ad Mouratoglou, who is currently coaching two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep and rising star Holger Rune, has been effusive in his praise for the prodigy from Murcia.
ATP roundup: Maxime Cressy fires 22 aces in Stockholm win
American Maxime Cressy served up 22 aces and rallied for a 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory over Ilya Ivashka of Belarus in first-round action at the Stockholm Open on Monday in Sweden.
Will injured Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini make the ATP Finals in Turin with one month of season left?
It's around this time of the year that the ATP Finals conversation hots up — but Italian hopes right now are lukewarm. There's one month of the season remaining and Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini have work to do to qualify for Turin. Ad Sinner is currently 12th in the standings, 390 points behind eighth-placed Alexander Zverev.
World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz loses to David Goffin in Astana opener
US Open champion Alcaraz suffered his first straight-sets defeat since November last year as Goffin made the most of his second chance as a lucky loser. Alcaraz, 19, was playing his first ATP tournament since his victory in New York that saw him become the youngest ever world number one. He played in last month's Davis Cup, winning one of his two singles rubbers as Spain claimed a place in the quarter-finals.
Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud fail to hit US Open heights in shock losses in Astana and Tokyo - too tired?
Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud have plotted different courses since meeting in the US Open final a month ago. World No. 1 Alcaraz chose only to play the Davis Cup following his remarkable maiden Grand Slam victory.
"Have To Take Lessons From This": Carlos Alcaraz After Loss To David Goffin In Astana Opener
World number one Carlos Alcaraz said he would "take lessons" from his shock first-round exit at the Astana Open on Tuesday after losing 7-5, 6-3 to Belgium's David Goffin. US Open champion Alcaraz suffered his first straight-sets defeat since last November as Goffin made the most of his second chance as a lucky loser. "He played better than me, really, really aggressive," said Alcaraz. "I couldn't handle that pressure that he was pushing on me and of course it's something that I have to learn and take lessons from this match."