On Sunday, Novak Djokovic capped off his incredible year by lifting his 7th ATP Finals title, cementing as the most successful player ever. Novak wins 7th ATP Finals title After a slow start to the final tournament of the year, the Serb saved his best tennis for his last match of the year, defeating Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-3 to deny the Italian a home-crowd victory. Sinner had already beaten Djokovic in group-stages, and was looking for his second win over the world number 1 in the space of five days. In the final, Djokovic put a stop to any suggestion …
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We’re back with another edition of This Week in Tennis. Djokovic claims his 40th Masters title, and we finish the WTA Finals in Cancun. This Week in Tennis – Djokovic Claims 40th Masters Title On Sunday, Novak Djokovic claimed his 7th Paris Masters title and a record-extending 40th Masters title. In the final, Djokovic motored through a resurgent Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets to remain the world number one. At the beginning of the week, Djokovic looked understandably rusty. Besides not playing since US Open, the Serb also suffered from a stomach virus as detailed here. In the round of …
There are lots of tennis going on right now like the WTA Finals in Cancun, the Masters in Paris, and more. Here is “This Week in Tennis”. WTA Finals in Cancun Before we get into the WTA Finals in Cancun, let’s look at what happened last week. Maia, one week, two titles Beatriz Haddad Maia won the biggest two titles of her career the same weekend as she lifted the singles and doubles Elite trophy. The Brazilian remained undefeated all week, topping her group with impressive wins over Madison Keys, Caroline Garcia, and Daria Kasatkina. In the final, Maia came through a …
Alex Mann is back with his regular feature, This Week in Tennis. This edition deals with Monfils title in Stockholm and much more. This Week in Tennis – Monfils Title in Stockholm Gael Monfils rolled back the years to become the oldest man to win the Stockholm Open. The 37-year-old came back from a set down in the final to beat qualifier Pavel Kotov in three tight sets to win his 12th ATP title. The win puts Monfils back into the top 100 as he looks to climb his way back up the ATP rankings. This was Monfils’ second title win in …
Was it the match of the year? The spectacular Alcaraz vs Djokovic final in the Cincinnati Masters surely spellbound the crowd. Alcaraz vs Djokovic On Sunday, Novak Djokovic came back from a set down to defeat world number 1 Carlos Alcaraz in a grueling match to win his record-extending 39th Masters 1000 title. It was the Serb’s first tournament back since losing to Alcaraz in the final of Wimbledon, but Djokovic looked anything but rusty. In a match just shy of four hours, the two best players in the world battled it out, producing some spectacular shotmaking and saving match …
Alexander Zverev collected his 20th ATP title of his career with a straight sets win over Serbia’s Laslo Djere. Does this mean Zverev returns to top 10? Zverev Nearing Top 10 (This week in Tennis) No German had won the clay-court tournament in Hamburg since Michael Stich, in 1993. 30 years later, Zverev ended the wait with a flawless performance in the final. Surprisingly, it was the German’s first ATP title since winning his second ATP Finals title in 2021. The win catapults Zverev up the ATP rankings as he looks to return to the top 10. He is currently at 16 in …
Is anyone suffering from Wimbledon blues? I’m sure. But I think Alex Michelsen was pretty happy with his week. Wimbledon Blues? Not for Alex Michelsen This week saw some of the top ATP and WTA players return to the clay courts. Off the back of his quarter-final appearance at The All England Club, Andrey Rublev continued his stellar season, lifting the trophy in Bastad, Sweden. The world number 7 defeated top seed, and defending champion, Casper Ruud 7-6 (3), 6-0 to lift his second ATP of the year, and 14th overall. On the grass courts of Newport, Rhode Island, USA, the …
In the last edition of this year’s, This Week in Tennis, let’s round up the ATP Finals. Let’s also look at the Top 10 ATP players 2022. Top 10 ATP Players 2022 It was a sensational sixth title for Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals as he defeated Casper Ruud, 7-5, 6-3, in Turin, Italy. A close first set saw Djokovic and Ruud battle it out from the back of the court, with neither player able to break. Serving at 5-6, it looked like Ruud was going to take the first set into a tie-break; however, Djokovic had other ideas. The Serb hit …
Alex Mann is back with This Week in Tennis, and here he writes about Switzerland being Billie Jean King Cup champions and the ongoing ATP Finals. Switzerland, Billie Jean King Cup Champions Switzerland defeated 7-time champions Australia in the final to win their first Billie Jean King Cup. In Glasgow, Jil Teichmann gave Switzerland an early lead, defeating Australian Storm Sanders, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Switzerland’s number 1 player, Olympic Gold medalist Belinda Bencic secured the win for her nation, defeating Ajla Tomljanovic, 6-2, 6-1. In the semi-final, Switzerland overcame the Czech Republic, who had won the competition five times in the past …
Last week was a good tennis week! Caroline Garcia won the WTA Finals, and Holger Rune took home the Paris Masters. Let’s look at This Week in Tennis. Caroline Garcia won the WTA Finals Caroline Garcia won the biggest title of her career as she defeated Aryna Sabalenka to win the 2022 WTA Finals. The Frenchwoman beat Sabalenka 7-6(4), 6-4 in the final to win her fourth title of the season. In the first set, it was a serving masterclass from both players. Neither faced a breakpoint as they fired aces down the opposite ends of the court. However, Sabalenka couldn’t sustain …