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Wimbledon MS Q3: Meet Your Qualifiers (1/2)

Wimbledon qualifying rounds, illustration (📸 CNN)

The condensed version in a Twitter thread can be found here.

After a grueling competition spanning 2 rounds, the Wimbledon Championships' qualifying rounds in Roehampton wrapped up with 16 best-of-five matches playing simultaneously. These qualifiers might be dangerous, but before the draw is made, it is not proper if the qualifiers are yet to be met. Therefore, before freaking out "Who are they and what are they doing to the favorites" yet again, here are some summaries from the last qualification round.

They are written in the order they advance. Beware, this is probably another long read.

Section 3: Zizou Bergs [3] def. Denis Yevseyev 6-1, 6-2, 6-2

Zizou Bergs' point to 5-1* 15-30, 1st set (left) and to break for the match at 6-2 in the 3rd set (right) (📸 Wimbledon qualifications feed)

One of the most in-form seeds, third seed Zizou Bergs, advanced to the third qualifying round after defeating Omar Jasika and Pierre-Hugues Herbert, the latter in the most scenic route possible (6-3, 6-7(4), 6-4). He faced Denis Yevseyev, who stunned 28th seed Titouan Droguet 6-4, 7-6(3) in the second qualifying round, as well as defeating Matteo Martineau in three tight sets. This match turned out to be a masterclass from Z. Bergs, where he scored an almost flawless performance throughout the match.

The third seed began this match with an early break, followed by a running forehand to generate his one-point lead before serving the first-set breadstick (6-1). His dominance continued through the second set as he took it 6-2, and somehow found his way breaking for the match thanks to his forehand winner as D. Yevseyev's balance went completely off, also taking the third set 6-2 to confirm his spot in the main draw.

Section 4: Mark Lajal def. James Duckworth [4] 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

Mark Lajal's point to *3-3 40-40 (1st deuce), 1st set (📸 Wimbledon qualifications feed)

One of the notable fast-court/indoor goats, Mark Lajal, despite having a questionable hard-court form back in the first portion of the Asian Challenger swing earlier this year, the Estonian had a decent grass-court season as he made it through the second qualifying rounds of the Surbiton and Nottingham Challengers, but he could not make it to the main draw, somehow finding himself defeating Francesco Passaro and Henrique Rocha in the two qualifying rounds. In contrast, fourth seed James Duckworth had more experience as he qualified for Halle (500) despite the loss to Hubert Hurkacz in the second round.

While this match was expected to be a tough, possible servefest at best, it turned out to come down to several crucial rallies. For instance, after a preceding unforced error, M. Lajal's forehand down-the-line error secured an important deuce before the Estonian broke to 4-3, followed by a consolidation to 5-3. While M. Lajal took the first set 6-4, J. Duckworth took a medical timeout midway, but despite his best efforts to stay competitive, he fell short in the exemplified said moments. As a result, M. Lajal became the first Estonian to qualify for a Grand Slam main draw since Jurgen Zopp became the lucky loser in the Roland Garros 2018, where he was eliminated in the third round against Maximilian Marterer.

Section 7: Quentin Halys def. Beibit Zhukayev 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

Quentin Halys' point to 3-3* 30-40, 2nd set (📸 Wimbledon qualifications feed)

Quentin Halys might have had a questionable form within the past year, but he tried to salvage it in the Wimbledon qualifying rounds a year after taking a set off Jannik Sinner (in the third round) as he defeated seventh seed Gregoire Barrere 6-3, 6-4 and survived a three-setter against wild card Jay Clarke 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, and faced a decent test in Beibit Zhukayev, who stunned Jurij Rodionov 7-6(5), 7-6(7) and 17th seed Hamad Medjedovic 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-4 in the second qualifying round. Staying aggressive on return while maintaining service game consistency became important in this match, and it proved itself as the match progressed.

After taking the first set 6-3, the Frenchman tried to stay consistent as he was spotted finishing his shots down the line: a forehand one that got B. Zhukayev ran over from his forehand side to minimize the gap, followed by a timely backhand down-the-line winner before he broke due to another unforced error from the unseeded Kazakh. By then, Q. Halys broke to 4-3 and strengthened his position with a service game hold straight away, where he successfully took the second set 6-4 right after, with a similar process from his groundstrokes neutralized B. Zhukayev's usually effective first serve to take the third set 6-4, securing his spot once again in the main draw as a result.

Section 14: Elias Ymer def. Sho Shimabukuro 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-1

Elias Ymer's point to force another deuce at *0-0, 2nd set (left) and to set up his set point to 5-3* 15-40, also in the 2nd set (right) (📸 Wimbledon qualification feed)

Despite struggling to find his form back, Elias Ymer started to rebuild his form by reaching the Oeiras 4 Challenger final back on clay (l. Jaime Faria) and has tried to maintain his form since. He defeated Lukas Neumayer in straight sets in the first two qualifying rounds before fighting thick and thin to defeat Marco Trungelliti 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2 in an entertaining encounter. E. Ymer then faced Sho Shimabukuro, who also made the cut last year and notably made it to the second round of the Surbiton Challenger (l. Leandro Riedi), as well as having a competitive first-round exit against Cameron Norrie in the Nottingham (grass) Challenger as a qualifier before stunning 14th seed Jozef Kovalik and recent Sassuolo Challenger champion Jesper de Jong in both qualifying rounds.

E. Ymer initially had a neat start to the match as he brought S. Shimabukuro to the tie-breaker, ultimately taking the first set 7-6(4) despite starting the tie-breaker in an unideal manner (with a double fault), recovering the mini-break deficit through his groundstrokes (mostly through his forehand side) before setting up the mini-break through S. Shimabukuro's forehand mishit. The Swede had not looked back since, taking the first set 7-6(5) before scoring a backhand down-the-line winner to force another deuce before breaking early to 1-0 to start the second set. Eventually, E. Ymer outhit S. Shimabukuro through his occasional slices in between his forehands, breaking for the second set 6-3 before dominating the third set that ended with a breadstick (6-1) to secure his third Wimbledon main draw qualification after 2015 & 2022.

Section 10: Alejandro Moro Canas def. Damir Dzumhur 7-6(6), 6-4, 0-1 ret.

Alejandro Moro Canas' point to create his break points in the first game of the second set, with the earlier (left) and the later (right) attempts (📸 Wimbledon qualification feed)

Alejandro Moro Canas started to prove himself to be an all-around player (outside of his usual clay and occasionally hard-court prowess), continuing his form after winning the Rome (Italy) Challenger during the clay season, followed by qualifying for the main draw of Roland Garros (d. Mattia Bellucci). For the Challenger-level grass season, he made it as far as the second qualifying round of the Ilkley Challenger (l. M. Tomas Barrios Vera) before stunning Joao Fonseca 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(10) in a topsy-turvy match, followed by 29th Matteo Gigante 7-5, 6-2 in the first two qualifying rounds. On the other hand, 10th seed Damir Dzumhur defeated Tristan Schoolkate and Nick Hardt to make it to the third qualifying round despite his first-round loss to Joris de Loore back in Ilkley.

However, the likely physical first two sets already took a toll on the 10th seed throughout the match. A. Moro Canas then successfully took the first set 7-6(5) despite being comebacked when he should have served for the first set at 5-3, ultimately mini-breaking for the set thanks to his timely forehand winner. A working volley to Dzumhur's drop shot also secured A. Moro Canas' earlier break point to start the second set, but even though it was foiled, the Spaniard created another one through a forehand winner, which was successfully converted, and he had not looked back since. There was several close-call-related chaos midway, but the physicality of this game prompted Dzumhur to retire despite holding the first game to start the third set (1-0), sending A. Moro Canas to another Grand Slam main draw appearance.

Section 6: Lucas Pouille def. Luca van Assche [6] 7-6(4), 7-5, 6-2

Lucas Pouille's point to *5-2 40-40 (break point save) in the third set as he served for the match (📸 Wimbledon qualifications feed)

Despite some questions surrounding his comeback and inability to catch a break, Lucas Pouille got himself together in this year's Wimbledon qualification rounds and convincingly defeated British sensation Jack Pinnington Jones 6-0, 6-3 in the first qualifying rounds before stunning Jiri Vesely 7-6(6), 6-2 in a classic encounter. The third qualifying round became an all-French generational battle as he faced sixth seed Luca van Assche, who defeated both Jules Marie and Li Tu in three sets, with the third set being brought into a (match) tie-breaker.

This match turned out to test their range consistency, which became evident toward the end of the match.

Section 12: Cristian Garin [12] def. Timofey Skatov 6-2, 7-5, 6-3

Cristian Garin's point to break 4-2 in the 1st set (📸 Wimbledon qualifications feed)

Having to miss last year's Wimbledon due to his injuries, 12th seed and 2022 quarterfinalist Cristian Garin was determined to be back on track despite his questionable form throughout the past few years. Here, he defeated Enzo Couacaud 7-6(5), 7-5 in the first qualifying round before defeating M. Tomas Barrios Vera 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 in an all-Chilean battle, facing Timofey Skatov in the final qualifying round as the latter defeated Andrea Pellegrino 6-3, 6-3 and stunned 26th seed Lukas Klein 7-6(6), 7-6(5) in the first two qualifying rounds.

Somehow, although this match was thought to be slightly more competitive, C. Garin turned out to dominate from his forehand side as he capitalized on T. Skatov's previous second-serve errors, utilizing his cross-court forehand to break 4-2 before he held his serves to 5-2. The Chilean ultimately broke for the first set 6-2, and even though T. Skatov tried to raise his level in the second set, C. Garin cleaned up his act to finally take the second set 7-5 and continued his form as he took the third set 6-3 to secure his main draw qualification round for another occasion.

Section 1: Maxime Janvier def. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard [1] 6-7(10), 7-5, 7-6(4), 7-6(5)

Maxime Janvier's points to 6-6(6-4, first set point save) in the first set and to *4-2 40-ad to create a break point in the second set (📸 Wimbledon qualification feed)

After his Stuttgart (250) and Queen's Club (500) breakthrough, both eliminated in the first and second round as a qualifier, respectively, first seed Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard carried on his breakthrough season with straight-set victories over Ugo Blanchet and Antoine Escoffier. Somehow, he found himself facing another, more experienced Frenchman in Maxime Janvier, who defeated Yu-Hsiou Hsu 7-5, 6-3 and knocked out 30th seed Emilio Nava 7-6(1), 6-3 to secure the third qualifying round appearance.

Interestingly, this match became another rollercoaster coming down to Gio's second serves and some follow-up returns. M. Janvier tried to exert more pressure through his passes to prolong the first set even if the first seed took it 7-6(10), but the former managed to come back from 1-4 down in the second set as he brought Gio off-balance thanks to his slightly deep returns, passing the latter through his forehand (and a forehand return ace beforehand) before breaking back to 4-3 several games later. Ultimately, frequent double faults and a forehand error resulted in M. Janvier taking the second set 7-5, and he started nailing these moments for the next two sets, nailing the thinnest margins as he took the third set 7-6(4) due to Gio's failed drop shot, and generating his match point through the first seed's +1 backhand error before finally taking the whole match, securing his maiden Grand Slam-level qualification for the main draw after receiving a wild card to compete in Roland Garros' first rounds between 2018-2020.

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Somdev Devvarman in main draw of Chennai Open

Somdev Devvarman in main draw of Chennai Open

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India’s top singles tennis player Somdev Devvarman has been handed a direct entry in the main draw of the ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament after Estonia’s Jurgen Zopp pulled out of the event due to a back injury.

World number 90 Somdev was to play in the qualifying round of the tournament but Zopp’s withdrawal ensured that the…

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Roberto Bautista Agut Enters Swiss Open Semis

New Delhi : Second-seed Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain defeated Japan's Taro Daniel 7-5, 6-1 here to reach the semi-finals of the Swiss Open tennis tournament.

Bautista, the world No. 17, needed an hour and 28 minutes on Friday to prevail over 88th-ranked Daniel in the first-ever match between the two players, reports EFE news agency.

Next up for Bautista will be Laslo Djere of Serbia, who got past Croatia's Kitor Galovic 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 7-6 (7-5).

The other semi-final will pit Estonia's Jurgen Zopp against Matteo Berrettini of Italy.

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French Open 2018: Time, TV/live stream info, and match schedule for Monday

Can Serena Williams make it into the quarterfinals against an old foe on Monday?

Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep will all try and punch their tickets into the quarterfinals of the 2018 French Open on Monday. Williams, unseeded due to her absence from tennis for the birth of her child, has only looked like she’s getting better and better. She will face an old foe in Maria Sharapova, the 28th seed who is more notable for a doping violation than any recent success.

Play begins at 5 a.m. ET (11 a.m. local time) and will be broadcast by the Tennis Channel through 3 p.m., or the end of play. Live streaming of every court can be had with a subscription to Tennis Channel Plus.

Williams has bested two seeded opponents thus far, first taking down the 17th-seeded Ashleigh Barty in three sets, and then dominating the 11th-seeded Julia Goerges in straight sets. Sharapova cruised through her victory over sixth seed Karolina Pliskova in the third round.

Halep, the top seed for the women and the highest-profile name without a Grand Slam win, easily thrashed Andrea Petkovic in her third-round matchup, and will face Elise Mertens, the 16th seed, on Monday.

Nadal, looking for his 11th title at Roland Garros, bested Frenchman Richard Gasquet, the 27th seed, in straight sets in the third round. He faces the unseeded Maximilian Marterer, who thus far has bested Ryan Harrison, Denis Shapovalov and Jurgen Zopp.

The winner of Nadal vs. Marterer will face the winner of Kevin Anderson, the sixth seed, versus Diego Schwartzman, the 11th seed. The other quarterfinal for this half of the draw will feature the two men’s winners on Monday. Third seed Marin Cilic will face the 18th seed, Fabio Fognini, while fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro will face ninth seed John Isner.

On the men’s side, two quarterfinals are already set: the first will pit second seed Alexander Zverev up against seventh seed Dominic Thiem, both considered the top potential challengers for Nadal on clay.

The other quarterfinal is between No. 20 Novak Djokovic and Marco Cecchinato, an unseeded player who bested eighth seed David Goffin and 10th seed Pablo Carreno-Busta in the past two rounds.

Only one quarterfinal is set in the women’s bracket: No. 13 Madison Keys, an American, up against the unseeded Yulia Putintseva. Another American, the 10th-seeded Sloane Stephens, awaits the winner of the match between Caroline Wozniacki and Daria Kasatkina, the second and 14th seeds. Their match is set to finish on Monday, with Kasatkina up a set.

You can find full schedule and results for the men’s draw here and the women’s draw here. Below is all you need to know to watch and follow the French Open, including a list of men’s and women’s singles matches.

How to watch the French Open

All times Eastern

Date: Monday, June 4

Location: Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France

Time: 5 a.m.

TV: Tennis Channel

Online Streaming: Tennis Channel Plus

Men’s Singles

No. 1 Rafael Nadal vs. Maximilian Marterer No. 3 Marin Cilic vs. No. 18 Fabio Fognini No. 5 Juan Martin del Potro vs. No. 9 John Isner No. 6 Kevin Anderson vs. No. 11 Diego Schwartzman

Women’s Singles

No. 1 Simona Halep vs. No. 16 Elise Mertens No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki vs. No. 14 Daria Kasatkina (to finish) 6-7(5), 3-3 No. 3 Garbine Muguruza vs. Lesia Tsurenko No. 7 Caroline Garcia vs. No. 12 Angelique Kerber No. 28 Maria Sharapova vs. Serena Williams

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Jurgen Zopp – Chaleechan Tanasugarn Canlı İzle 10 Ocak 2017,Salı 11:15 tarihinde Challenger Bangkok 2 Round of 32 karşılaşmasında Jurgen Zopp ve Chaleechan Tanasugarn karşılaşacak.

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Tennis Scores, Draws, Highlights, News, Results

http://www.internetunleashed.co.uk/?p=34768 Tennis Scores, Draws, Highlights, News, Results - http://www.internetunleashed.co.uk/?p=34768 Carreno Busta, Pablo Spain vs Nishioka, Yoshihito Japan 0 0 , , , , 01:00 Raonic, Milos Canada vs Goffin, David Belgium 3 3 , 4 4 , , , 01:05 Schwartzman, Diego Sebastian Argentina vs Edmund, Kyle Great Britain 1 1 , 2 2 , , , 01:15 Pospisil, Vasek Canada vs Coric, Borna Croatia 6 6 , 6 6 , , , 02:55 Wawrinka, Stanislas Switzerland vs Kyrgios, Nick Australia , , , , 17:00 Querrey, Sam USA vs Mannarino, Adrian France , , , , 17:00 Nishikori, Kei Japan vs Haase, Robin Netherlands , , , , 17:00 Krajinovic, Filip Serbia vs Khachanov, Karen Russia , , , , 17:00 Bautista Agut, Roberto Spain vs Harrison, Ryan USA , , , , 17:00 Tiafoe, Frances USA vs Cecchinato, Marco Italy , , , , 18:30 Dzumhur, Damir Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Tsitsipas, Stefanos Greece , , , , 18:30 McDonald, Mackenzie USA vs Harrison, Ryan USA , , , , 18:30 Chung, Hyeon Korea Republic vs Djokovic, Novak Serbia , , , , 19:00 Johnson, Steve USA vs Fognini, Fabio Italy , , , , 20:00 Auger Aliassime, Felix Canada vs Pouille, Lucas France , , , , 20:30 Donskoy, Evgeny Russia vs Rublev, Andrey Russia , , , , 21:30 Dimitrov, Grigor Bulgaria vs Verdasco, Fernando Spain , , , , 23:00 Begu, Irina-Camelia Romania vs Barty, Ashleigh Australia , , , , 17:10 Konta, Johanna Great Britain vs Ostapenko, Jelena Latvia , , , , 17:10 Niculescu, Monica Romania vs Cirstea, Sorana Romania , , , , 17:10 Van Uytvanck, Alison Belgium vs Zhuk, Sofya Russia , , , , 17:10 Osaka, Naomi Japan vs Suarez Navarro, Carla Spain , , , , 18:30 Sabalenka, Aryna Belarus vs Bogdan, Ana Romania , , , , 18:30 Kontaveit, Anett Estonia vs Kvitova, Petra Czech Republic , , , , 18:30 Safarova, Lucie Czech Republic vs Goerges, Julia Germany , , , , 18:30 Maria, Tatjana Germany vs Cornet, Alize France 4 4 , 2 2 , , , 20:00 Zhao, Carol Canada vs Bertens, Kiki Netherlands , , , , 20:00 Sharapova, Maria Russia vs Karatantcheva, Sesil Kazakhstan 1 1 , , , , 20:00 Wang, Qiang China vs Buzarnescu, Mihaela Romania , , , , 20:00 Mertens, Elise Belgium vs Bouchard, Eugenie Canada , , , , 21:30 Pavlyuchenkova, Anastasia Russia vs McHale, Christina USA , , , , 21:30 Kasatkina, Daria Russia vs Sakkari, Maria Greece , , , , 22:30 Zhang, Shuai China vs Krejcikova, Barbora Czech Republic , , , , 23:00 Gao, Xin China vs Zhang, Zhizhen China 7 7 , 2 2 , , , 04:00 Ward, James Great Britain vs He, Yecong China 6 6 , 5 5 , 1 1 , , 04:00 Manish, Sureshkumar India vs Lee, Duckhee Korea Republic 6 6 , 6 6 , , , 04:00 Wang, Tak Khunn France vs Wu, Di China 7 7 , 7 7 , , , 04:00 XIa, Zihao China vs Laaksonen, Henri Switzerland , , , , 09:30 Ramanathan, Ramkumar India vs Heliovaara, Harri Finland 6 6 , 6 6 , , , 09:35 Santillan, Akira Australia vs Yang, Tsung Hua Taiwan 5 5 , , , , 09:40 Popyrin, Alexei Australia vs Bai, Yan China 3 3 , 5 5 , , , 09:40 XIa, Zihao China vs Wu, Tung-Lin Taiwan 6 6 , 1 1 , , , 09:45 Takahashi, Yusuke Japan vs Ehara, Hiroyasu Japan 4 4 , 3 3 , , , 11:25 Moriya, Hiroki Japan vs Zhang, Ze China 6 6 , 6 6 , , , 11:30 Vatutin, Alexey Russia vs Vesely, Jiri Czech Republic 6 6 , 7 7 , 6 6 , , 11:10 De Greef, Arthur Belgium vs Coppejans, Kimmer Belgium 6 6 , 5 5 , 6 6 , , 11:10 Mager, Gianluca Italy vs Lorenzi, Paolo Italy 4 4 , 6 6 , 2 2 , , 11:10 Hanfmann, Yannick Germany vs Sousa, Pedro Portugal , , , , 12:30 Muller, Alexandre France vs Sousa, Pedro Portugal 6 6 , 6 6 , , , 13:30 Puetz, Tim Germany vs Ruud Casper Norway 2 2 , 6 6 , 6 6 , , 13:50 Zopp, Jurgen Estonia vs Cachin, Pedro Argentina 4 4 , 6 6 , 1 1 , , 14:00 Kolar, Zdenek Czech Republic vs Krawietz, Kevin Germany 6 6 , 6 6 , , , 14:00 Majchrzak, Kamil Poland vs Bachinger, Matthias Germany 3 3 , 4 4 , , , 15:00 Ojeda Lara, Ricardo Spain vs Klizan, Martin Slovakia 6 6 , 4 4 , , , 16:00 Berlocq, Carlos Argentina vs Oliveira, Goncalo Portugal 4 4 , , , , 16:20 Ymer, Mikael Sweden vs Molleker, Rudolf Germany 4 4 , , , , 16:35 Moraing, Mats Germany vs Clezar, Guilherme Brazil , , , , 17:15 Struff, Jan Lennard Germany vs Masur, Daniel Germany , , , , 17:45 Lestienne, Constant France vs Gaio, Frederico Italy 3 3 , 2 2 , , , 10:10 Eriksson, Markus Sweden vs Galovic, Viktor Croatia 4 4 , 7 7 , 1 1 , , 10:10 Miedler, Lucas Austria vs Nielsen, Frederik Denmark 3 3 , 2 2 , , , 10:10 Stakhovsky, Sergiy Ukraine vs Rola, Blaz Slovenia , , , , 11:00 Safranek, Vaclav Czech Republic vs Serdarusic, Nino Croatia 7 7 , 6 6 , , , 11:40 Caruso, Salvatore Italy vs Karatsev, Aslan Russia 3 3 , 3 3 , , , 13:00 Kotov, Pavel Russia vs Bonzi, Benjamin France 4 4 , 3 3 , , , 15:10 Razborsek, Nik Slovenia vs Koepfer, Dominik Germany 6 6 , 0 0 , , , 16:10 Quinzi, Gianluigi Italy vs Moroni, Gian Marco Italy 4 4 , , , , 16:35 Nedelko, Ivan Russia vs Menendez Maceiras, Adrian Spain , , , , 17:30 Celikbilek, Altug Turkey vs Kaplja, Aljaz Jakob Slovenia , , , , 17:30 Baldi, Filippo Italy vs Vanni, Luca Italy , , , , 19:00 Arnaboldi, Andrea Italy vs Kocevar-Desman, Tom Slovenia , , , , 19:00 Stakhovsky, Sergiy Ukraine vs Heyman, Christopher Belgium , , , , 21:00 Paul Tommy USA vs Giron, Marcos USA 6 6 , 6 6 , , , 01:30 King, Evan USA vs Mmoh, Michael USA 6 6 , 3 3 , 6 6 , , 03:00 Clarke, Jay Great Britain vs Marchenko, Illya Ukraine , , , , 19:00 De Loore, Joris Belgium vs Blanch, Ulises USA , , , , 19:00 Kokkinakis, Thanasi Australia vs Purcell, Max Australia , , , , 20:30 Eubanks, Christopher USA vs Ward, Alexander Great Britain , , , , 20:30 Broady, Liam Great Britain vs Polmans, Marc Australia , , , , 22:00 King, Kevin USA vs Vukic, Aleksandar Australia , , , , 22:00 Novikov, Dennis USA vs Napolitano, Stefano Italy , , , , 23:30 Harris George, Lloyd South Africa vs Halys, Quentin France , , , , 23:30 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ATP roundup: Zopp zaps top seed in Gstaad

Estonia's Jurgen Zopp, ranked 107th in the world, took down top seed and defending champion Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 on Thursday in the second round of the J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open at Gstaad, Switzerland.

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ATP Daily Tennis Update: Hamburg: Dominic Thiem improves from his opening match for a 62 62 win over John Millman Pablo Carreno Busta led 62 40 before his opponent Aljaz Bedene had to retire Atlanta: Nick Kyrgios makes it simple as he defeats Noah Rubin in straight sets with a comofrtable 75 62 win Matthew Ebden continues the solid runs of seeds with a 64 64 win over Donald Young Gstaad: Jurgen Zopp defeats a match fatigued Fabio Fognini 61 36 63 with the Italian still recovering from a title run last week Laslo Djere picks up his form striding over to a 76 75 win over Denis Istomin

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Little Rock Ch F: Mark Lajal def. Beibit Zhukayev [Q] 6-4, 7-5 Match Stats

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Eventually, the one who took more initiative would reap the most rewards. This was the case with Lajal thanks to his forehand (and working backhands too, at times) and the way he willed to move forward, becoming one of the aspects that differentiated both players as the match progressed.

Even though Zhukayev had a 100% break point conversion rate at the expense of Lajal's previous errors in the second set, Lajal managed to bounce back right when Zhukayev should have served for the set, blasting a lot of forehand passes in between to save and even to break. That contributed to his 8 opportunities to break, including his first attempts to go after Zhukayev's baseline defense, with his backhand as the notably vulnerable shot.

On the other hand, even though both players appeared solid and clutch in their service games, Lajal stood out in this regard. Scoring 2 more aces than Zhukayev, he backed it up by winning 77% points from his first serves. Somehow, Zhukayev's second serves remained the most vulnerable despite the kick-serves carriage since he won 6% lesser points than Lajal, inclusive of the non-aiding 5 double faults.

This title marked a big milestone not only for Lajal as a person, who won his maiden Challenger title and landed at 229 for his Top 300 entrance (than Zhukayev's 254) per the current state of the live rankings, but also becoming the second Estonian person to win an ATP Challenger title since 2017 (Jurgen Zopp). This year could be a breakthrough year for both of them, so should be exciting to see what's next.

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Bleak outlook for American men at Wimbledon: McEnroe

(Reuters) – Big-servers John Isner and Sam Querrey are unlikely to end an 18-year championship drought for American men at Wimbledon next week despite the service-friendly grass surface, former world number one John McEnroe said on Friday.

FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Laver Cup – 1st Day – Prague, Czech Republic – September 22, 2017 – Captain John McEnroe of team World during the match. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo

Ninth-seeded Isner has the best shot of breaking through given his favorable draw but his past struggles at the All England Club do not inspire confidence, the three-times Wimbledon champion told reporters on a call.

“Somewhat inexplicably for a guy that serves as big as Isner, he’s really had very poor results,” American McEnroe said of the towering world number 10, who has never advanced past the tournament’s third round.

“But he’s got about as good a draw as I’ve seem him have.”

Isner will first face German world number 134 Yannick Maden and then either countryman Steve Johnson or Belgian Ruben Bemelmans with 20th-seeded Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta lurking as a possible third-round opponent.

Isner showed he is more than just his blazing serve en route to his first Miami Open title in April but was knocked out of the French Open in the round of 16 by fellow power-hitter Juan Martin Del Potro in straight sets.

“His movement and his return of serve have been issues but he’s got about as good an opportunity to make a run as he ever has,” McEnroe said.

The 11th-seeded Querrey, who defeated twice champion Andy Murray on his way to the Wimbledon semi-finals last year, is riding a wave of confidence heading into what he calls his favorite tournament.

YOUNG GUN

Querrey advanced to the quarter-finals of the Queen’s Club Championship this month and defeated Australian young gun Nick Kyrgios in straight sets at The Boodles this week.

But McEnroe, 59, said the hard-hitting Californian will struggle to advance as far as he did last year given his draw, where he could face top seed Roger Federer in the quarter-finals.

“Sam is the most confident and plays the best on grass but he has what I see as the toughest draw of any American,” McEnroe said.

“He’s got to go through some pretty solid grass court players to even get where he was last year.”

And while the veterans face an uphill battle, it is probably too early to expect a breakthrough by any of the next generation of American men.

“The young guys still have a ways to go in terms of figuring out what they can do to max out their game,” McEnroe said, referring to 20-year-old Frances Tiafoe and 21-year-old Jared Donaldson.

“We’re still a work in progress with the young guys.”

The biggest question mark of the group is baseline specialist Jack Sock, who reached a career-high ranking of world number eight at the end of last year but has struggled in 2018, posting a 5-12 record.

Sock has lost his opener in his last three majors including an ugly first-round defeat by French Open lucky loser Jurgen Zopp in a match that included an outburst from the 25-year-old at the chair umpire.

“He hasn’t been playing with really any confidence in a while and I’m not quite sure what’s happened with him,” McEnroe said.

“Even though I think he could play on grass and do well, I haven’t seen any indication from him that he believes he has much of a shot either at this point.”

Pete Sampras was the last American man to win Wimbledon, claiming his seventh title at the All England Club in 2000. Andy Roddick finished runner-up in 2004, 2005 and 2009.

Wimbledon runs from July 2-15.

Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles, editing by Ed Osmond

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Bleak outlook for American men at Wimbledon: McEnroe

(Reuters) – Big-servers John Isner and Sam Querrey are unlikely to end an 18-year championship drought for American men at Wimbledon next week despite the service-friendly grass surface, former world number one John McEnroe said on Friday.

FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Laver Cup – 1st Day – Prague, Czech Republic – September 22, 2017 – Captain John McEnroe of team World during the match. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo

Ninth-seeded Isner has the best shot of breaking through given his favorable draw but his past struggles at the All England Club do not inspire confidence, the three-times Wimbledon champion told reporters on a call.

“Somewhat inexplicably for a guy that serves as big as Isner, he’s really had very poor results,” American McEnroe said of the towering world number 10, who has never advanced past the tournament’s third round.

“But he’s got about as good a draw as I’ve seem him have.”

Isner will first face German world number 134 Yannick Maden and then either countryman Steve Johnson or Belgian Ruben Bemelmans with 20th-seeded Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta lurking as a possible third-round opponent.

Isner showed he is more than just his blazing serve en route to his first Miami Open title in April but was knocked out of the French Open in the round of 16 by fellow power-hitter Juan Martin Del Potro in straight sets.

“His movement and his return of serve have been issues but he’s got about as good an opportunity to make a run as he ever has,” McEnroe said.

The 11th-seeded Querrey, who defeated twice champion Andy Murray on his way to the Wimbledon semi-finals last year, is riding a wave of confidence heading into what he calls his favorite tournament.

YOUNG GUN

Querrey advanced to the quarter-finals of the Queen’s Club Championship this month and defeated Australian young gun Nick Kyrgios in straight sets at The Boodles this week.

But McEnroe, 59, said the hard-hitting Californian will struggle to advance as far as he did last year given his draw, where he could face top seed Roger Federer in the quarter-finals.

“Sam is the most confident and plays the best on grass but he has what I see as the toughest draw of any American,” McEnroe said.

“He’s got to go through some pretty solid grass court players to even get where he was last year.”

And while the veterans face an uphill battle, it is probably too early to expect a breakthrough by any of the next generation of American men.

“The young guys still have a ways to go in terms of figuring out what they can do to max out their game,” McEnroe said, referring to 20-year-old Frances Tiafoe and 21-year-old Jared Donaldson.

“We’re still a work in progress with the young guys.”

The biggest question mark of the group is baseline specialist Jack Sock, who reached a career-high ranking of world number eight at the end of last year but has struggled in 2018, posting a 5-12 record.

Sock has lost his opener in his last three majors including an ugly first-round defeat by French Open lucky loser Jurgen Zopp in a match that included an outburst from the 25-year-old at the chair umpire.

“He hasn’t been playing with really any confidence in a while and I’m not quite sure what’s happened with him,” McEnroe said.

“Even though I think he could play on grass and do well, I haven’t seen any indication from him that he believes he has much of a shot either at this point.”

Pete Sampras was the last American man to win Wimbledon, claiming his seventh title at the All England Club in 2000. Andy Roddick finished runner-up in 2004, 2005 and 2009.

Wimbledon runs from July 2-15.

Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles, editing by Ed Osmond

The post Bleak outlook for American men at Wimbledon: McEnroe appeared first on World The News.

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French Open 2018: Time, TV/live stream info, and match schedule for Saturday

Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal will both be in third-round action at the 2018 French Open on Saturday.

Serena Williams and Rafaeal Nadal will both see the court in third-round action at Roland Garros on Saturday. Both have looked great at the French Open, though they had a much different story coming into the tournament.

Play begins at 5 a.m. and will be broadcast by the Tennis Channel through 3 p.m. NBC will also have coverage of select matches from 12 noon to 3 p.m. Live streaming of the NBC coverage is available via fuboTV, NBC Sports or the NBC Sports app, while live streaming of every court can be had with a subscription to Tennis Channel Plus.

Nadal, looking for his 11th French Open victory, faces his first seeded competition of the tournament in Richard Gasquet. The Frenchman is seeded 27th and has looked good thus far ... but not as good as Nadal, who handily dispatched Guido Pella in his second-round matchup, only dropping four games in total.

Williams is facing her second seeded competitor, after she managed to get through No. 17 Ashleigh Barty in three sets the last time out. Williams dropped the first set, but powered through the next two to win just her second Grand Slam match since the finals of the 2017 Australian Open.

Simona Halep, the top seed for the women, will be in action after blazing through her second-round opponent, Taylor Townsend. Halep will be up against Andrea Petkovic on Saturday.

You can find full schedule and results for the men’s draw here and the women’s draw here. Below is all you need to know to watch and follow the French Open, including a list of men’s and women’s singles matches.

How to watch the French Open

All Times Eastern

Date: Saturday, June 2

Location: Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France

Time: 5 a.m.

TV: Tennis Channel (5 a.m. - 3 p.m.), NBC (12 p.m. - 3 p.m.)

Online Streaming: NBC Sports, NBC Sports app, fuboTV, Tennis Channel Plus

Men’s Singles

No. 1 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 27 Richard Gasquet No. 3 Marin Cilic vs. Steve Johnson No. 5 Juan Martin del Potro vs. No. 31 Albert Ramos-Vinolas No. 6 Kevin Anderson vs. Mischa Zverev No. 8 David Goffin vs. No. 32 Gael Monfils (to finish), 6-7(6), 6-3, 3-2 No. 9 John Isner vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert No. 11 Diego Schwartzman vs. Borna Coric No. 15 Lucas Pouille vs. Karen Khachanov (to finish), 3-6, 5-7, 1-1 No. 16 Kyle Edmund vs. No. 18 Fabio Fognini Maximilan Marterer vs. Jurgen Zopp

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Bleak outlook for American men at Wimbledon: McEnroe

(Reuters) – Big-servers John Isner and Sam Querrey are unlikely to end an 18-year championship drought for American men at Wimbledon next week despite the service-friendly grass surface, former world number one John McEnroe said on Friday.

FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Laver Cup – 1st Day – Prague, Czech Republic – September 22, 2017 – Captain John McEnroe of team World during the match. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo

Ninth-seeded Isner has the best shot of breaking through given his favorable draw but his past struggles at the All England Club do not inspire confidence, the three-times Wimbledon champion told reporters on a call.

“Somewhat inexplicably for a guy that serves as big as Isner, he’s really had very poor results,” American McEnroe said of the towering world number 10, who has never advanced past the tournament’s third round.

“But he’s got about as good a draw as I’ve seem him have.”

Isner will first face German world number 134 Yannick Maden and then either countryman Steve Johnson or Belgian Ruben Bemelmans with 20th-seeded Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta lurking as a possible third-round opponent.

Isner showed he is more than just his blazing serve en route to his first Miami Open title in April but was knocked out of the French Open in the round of 16 by fellow power-hitter Juan Martin Del Potro in straight sets.

“His movement and his return of serve have been issues but he’s got about as good an opportunity to make a run as he ever has,” McEnroe said.

The 11th-seeded Querrey, who defeated twice champion Andy Murray on his way to the Wimbledon semi-finals last year, is riding a wave of confidence heading into what he calls his favorite tournament.

YOUNG GUN

Querrey advanced to the quarter-finals of the Queen’s Club Championship this month and defeated Australian young gun Nick Kyrgios in straight sets at The Boodles this week.

But McEnroe, 59, said the hard-hitting Californian will struggle to advance as far as he did last year given his draw, where he could face top seed Roger Federer in the quarter-finals.

“Sam is the most confident and plays the best on grass but he has what I see as the toughest draw of any American,” McEnroe said.

“He’s got to go through some pretty solid grass court players to even get where he was last year.”

And while the veterans face an uphill battle, it is probably too early to expect a breakthrough by any of the next generation of American men.

“The young guys still have a ways to go in terms of figuring out what they can do to max out their game,” McEnroe said, referring to 20-year-old Frances Tiafoe and 21-year-old Jared Donaldson.

“We’re still a work in progress with the young guys.”

The biggest question mark of the group is baseline specialist Jack Sock, who reached a career-high ranking of world number eight at the end of last year but has struggled in 2018, posting a 5-12 record.

Sock has lost his opener in his last three majors including an ugly first-round defeat by French Open lucky loser Jurgen Zopp in a match that included an outburst from the 25-year-old at the chair umpire.

“He hasn’t been playing with really any confidence in a while and I’m not quite sure what’s happened with him,” McEnroe said.

“Even though I think he could play on grass and do well, I haven’t seen any indication from him that he believes he has much of a shot either at this point.”

Pete Sampras was the last American man to win Wimbledon, claiming his seventh title at the All England Club in 2000. Andy Roddick finished runner-up in 2004, 2005 and 2009.

Wimbledon runs from July 2-15.

Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles, editing by Ed Osmond

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