ATP roundup: Action underway in Barcelona, Belgrade
Brandon Nakashima fought off two set points in a 7-6 (6), 6-3 win against Spanish qualifier Nicolas Alvarez Varona on Monday at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in Spain.
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Gael Monfils says it would be 'really hard' to face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at final French Open before retirement
Gael Monfils is “praying” he does not face fellow Frenchman Jo-Wilfred Tsonga when he retires from tennis at Roland Garros. Monfils and Tsonga, along with Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet, have largely carried men’s French tennis for the last 15 years. Ad/> Tsonga, 36, is the first of the quartet to announce that he will be calling time on his career.
ATP roundup: Felix Auger-Aliassime toppled in Morocco
Alex Molcan of Slovakia saved two match points Thursday and outlasted No. 1 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7) in the second round of the Grand Prix Hassan II at Marrakech, Morocco.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to retire after French Open
PARIS: Former Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga announced Wednesday he will retire after the French Open, hoping to put the final touches on an injury-plagued career in front of his home crowd.
¿A qué edad ganó Nadal su primer Masters 1000 y quién es el ganador más joven en la ATP?
La precocidad está de moda en el mundo del deporte. Cada vez es más habitual ver a jóvenes talentos reinando en las competiciones más importantes. La palabra prodigio, sin ir más lejos, se está pronunciando y escribiendo con mucha asiduidad. En ella, por ejemplo, encaja Iga Swiatek. La tenista polaca, de 20 años, heredará el número uno del ranking de Ashleig Barty, paradójicamente retirada a los 25, con muchos honores. Como campeona de Miami,, y encadenando los tres primeros Masters 1.000 (también Doha e Indian Wells) de la temporada, siendo la primera jugadora de la historia que lo logra. Juventud al poder. Gracias a su aportación, pero también a la de un Carlos Alcaraz que, ante sí, tiene la oportunidad de lograr su primer torneo de la mencionada categoría, después del ATP 500 cosechado en Río de Janeiro.
'Novak lived through hell' - Sergiy Stakhovsky says Novak Djokovic support has raised spirits in Ukraine
Retired Ukrainian tennis player Sergiy Stakhovsky, who joined the armed forces to help combat Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, says Novak Djokovic “completely understands” the war in Ukraine having “lived through hell when he was young”. Stakhovsky left his wife and three young children in Hungary and returned to his birthplace to help try and fight Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ad/> The 36-year-old has been working with a branch of the Ukraine armed forces that can only be used inside the city premises and reached out to the tennis community for financial support.
Felix Auger-Aliassime and Andrey Rublev to clash for Marseille title
Felix Auger-Aliassime reached his second successive final on Saturday to set up a Marseille title showdown with Russia's Andrey Rublev. Canadian world number nine Auger-Aliassime, who won his maiden ATP crown at Rotterdam last weekend after eight losses in finals, defeated Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin, ranked 163 in the world, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5). Seventh-ranked Rublev downed France's Benjamin Bonzi 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in his semi-final.
ATP roundup: Karen Khachanov starts strong in Doha
No. 6 seed Karen Khachanov of Russia bested American challenger Mackenzie McDonald 7-6 (3), 6-3, in the first round of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Monday at Doha, Qatar.