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I'm really starting to like tennis!!

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the curse of ATP Madrid 2024

remember toronto's chaos? yeah this one's crazier

(shoutout @rodlaveraryna for helping me find the toronto post when I totally lost it)

first of all, the World #1 Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the tournament, making the fairly new #2 Jannik Sinner the top seed at a Masters 1000 for the first time.

In the first round, Félix Auger-Aliassime (who, keep in mind, took Nadal to five sets at Roland Garros) loses the first set to Nishioka. However, he comes back in the second and third sets to win the match 4-6 6-1 6-4. We'll be seeing a lot of him. In a Next Gen battle, young phenomenon João Fonseca loses the first set to the clay incompetent Alex Michelsen but proceeds to bagel him in the second set and then win the third with 4-6 6-0 6-2. Fabian Marozsan (of beating Alcaraz in Rome fame) saves eleven set points against Karatsev to win the first set and goes on to win the match 7-6 7-6. Moutet and Shang play an almost four hour match in which Moutet caused a massive delay by demanding the umpire give him coffee. And, most insane of all, teenager Darwin Blanch is drawn against Rafael Nadal for his second tour match ever. The scoreline is 6-1 6-0 (at least he got a game!)

Second round - here come the seeds. Jakub Menšík, yet another Next Gen wonder, upsets Dimitrov in three intense sets 6-2 6-7 6-3. Félix bagels known clay flop Mannarino. Fonseca loses quite brutally to Norrie. The ultimate clay hater himself, Daniil Medvedev, loses the first set to Matteo Arnaldi and looks absolutely done but comes back to win 2-6 6-4 6-4. Another known clay hater, Alexander Bublik, jokes his way through a win against Carballés Baena, who was so frustrated that he hit a serve directly at Bublik. Ben Shelton bagels Machac. Rafa manages to beat de Minaur, who he just lost to in Barcelona. Stefanos Tsitsipas, fresh off of two clay finals, is beaten by qualifier Monteiro 6-4 6-4.

In the third round, our top seed Jannik Sinner starts to show sign of discomfort, and his opponent Kotov is serving for the second set after Jannik won the first. Kotov has set point... and hits a questionable underarm serve that Jannik crushes down the line. Jannik goes on to break back and win the match 6-2 7-5. In the beginning of a long line of strange occurrences, Félix's opponent Menšik retires in the second set. Daniil loses the first set to Korda, yells at everyone, accuses the umpire of working for the Illuminati, but comes back to win the match 5-7 7-6 6-3. Bublik, the other resident clay hater, beats Ben Shelton 3-6 7-6 6-4, stetting up a match against who but Daniil. Holger Rune, who made two clay masters finals, loses to Griekspoor 6-4 4-6 6-3.

We start off the fourth round with another shaky Jannik match where he barely gets past Khachanov 5-7 6-3 6-3. At the exact same time - I kid you not, the exact same time - is a rematch of last year’s final. Carlos Alcaraz has match points over Struff at the very same minute as Jannik, but loses all three of them and extends the match another half hour or so, eventually winning it 6-3 6-7 7-6. Daniil comfortably wins the clay hater battle 7-6 6-4, and Bublik seems perfectly fine with it. In a strange occurrence of two varying levels of servebots on clay, Taylor Fritz beats Hurkacz 7-6 6-4 (including a very predictable tiebreak). Perhaps the strangest of all, Félix takes out Casper Ruud, the man who would marry clay if he could, 6-4 7-5.

And now to the quarterfinals. Think these matches have predictable outcomes? Wrong! Only Taylor manages to emerge as the favorite who wins, beating Cerundolo 6-1 3-6 6-3, an American servebot into clay masters semis. Meanwhile, Jannik withdraws entirely, giving Félix yet another walkover. In what may be the calmest match of his career, Andrey Rublev beats Carlos 4-6 6-3 6-2, ending his Madrid title streak. And, Daniil retires against Jiri Lehecka.

So, the semifinals no one expected. Andrey dispatches Fritz 6-4 6-3 after they traded breaks in the opening two games. And Félix receives yet another walkover when Lehecka retires a few games into the match. Yes, he received not one, not two, but three walkovers en route to the final.

In the end, though, Andrey wins it and claims a second masters title. So, that’s the end of the story, right? No, because in his interviews afterwards, Andrey reveals that he has been extremely sick for the entirety of the tournament and that he could barely sleep or eat. A bizarre yet fitting end to this strange tournament.

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Mon Feb 8th, 2021

Australian Open, Melbourne

Round of 128 (R1)

Djokovic (1) #1 – Chardy #61: 6–3, 6–1, 6–2

Tiafoe #64 – Travaglia #60: 7–6 (5), 6–2, 6–2

Opelka #38 – Y-H. Lu (PR) #1009: 6–3, 7–6 (2), 6–3

Fritz (27) #31 – Ramos-Vinolas #46: 7–6 (6), 3–6, 6–2, 7–6 (6)

Wawrinka (17) #18 – P. Sousa #107: 6–3, 6–2, 6–4

Fucsovics #55 – Polmans (WC) #126: 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–7 (3), 6–3

Moutet #71 – Millman #39: 6–4, 6–7 (4), 3–6, 6–2, 6–3

Raonic (14) #14 – Coria #92: 6–3, 6–3, 6–2

Ruusuvuori #86 – Monfils (10) #11: 3–6, 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3

P. Martinez #87 – Nishioka #58: 6–7 (3), 6–1, 6–1, 6–1

Bublik #45 – Bedene #57: 6–4, 7–5, 5–7, 6–4

Lajovic (23) #27 – Stakhovsky (Q) #200: 5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4

Mannarino (32) #36 – Novak #98: 6–2, 6–4, 7–6 (2)

Kecmanovic #41 – Majchrzak #109: 6–2, 6–4, 6–3

Cressy (Q) #172 – Daniel (LL) #118: 7–6 (1), 7–6 (3), 6–4

Zverev (6) #7 – Giron #75: 6–7 (8), 7–6 (5), 6–3, 6–2

Thiem (3) #3 – Kukushkin #90: 7–6 (2), 6–2, 6–3

Koepfer #70 – Dellien (LL) #112: 7–5, 6–2, 6–4

Kyrgios #47 – Ferreira Silva (Q) #185: 6–4, 6–4, 6–4

Humbert (29) #34 – Uchiyama #106: 6–3, 6–4, 6–7 (3), 6–3

Dimitrov (18) #21 – Cilic #43: 6–4, 6–2, 7–6 (5)

Bolt (WC) #166 – Gombos #89: 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3

Vesely #68 – Coppejans (Q) #178: 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 (3), 6–3, 6–3

Carreno Busta (15) #16 – Nishikori #42: 7–5, 7–6 (4), 6–2

Shapovalov (11) #12 – Sinner #32: 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4

Tomic (Q) #233 – Sugita #104: 3–6, 6–1, 4–1 ret.

Duckworth #105 – Dzumhur (LL) #120: 6–3, 6–2, 6–4

Auger-Aliassime (20) #19 – Stebe (LL) #129: 6–2, 6–4, 6–2

Gerasimov #79 – Paire (25) #29: 6–2, 2–6, 7–6 (5), 7–5

Karatsev (Q) #114 – Mager #96: 6–3, 6–3, 6–4

Muller (LL) #210 – Londero #83: 4–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–3

Schwartzman (8) #9 – E. Ymer #205: 7–6 (3), 6–4, 2–6, 6–2

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Rafael Nadal wins 300th Grand Slam match, reaches Roland Garros third round [PHOTOS]

Rafael Nadal wins 300th Grand Slam match, reaches Roland Garros third round [PHOTOS]

Rafael Nadal—a 21-time Grand Slam champion, and 13-time winner at Roland Garros—became only the third man (after Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic) to record 300 match wins at the four Grand Slam championships (300-41) with a 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 victory over Frenchman wildcard Corentin Moutet in two hours and nine minutes on Court Philippe Chatrier. Over a third of Rafa’s wins at majors have come in…

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World number one Novak Djokovic moves into round three of the Paris Masters with a 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 win over France's Corentin Moutet. via BBC Sport - Tennis

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Roland Garros Travel Sessions : VALIDÉ !

Roland Garros Travel Sessions : VALIDÉ !

A l’heure où l’on découvre le programme des premiers juifs de Roland-Garros, les hamsters les plus populaires n’ont pas pu débourser 150 euros pour un match de gonesses, aurais les boules. Outside, un peu moins gross/beaufs, évoquaient plus un risque ne ne pas en avoir tout à fait pour son argent, en comparaison avec une seisé seerée avec Rafael Nadal face à Corentin Moutet, ou Novak Djokovic…

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Rafael Nadal sinks Moutet to win 300th grand slam match

Rafael Nadal sinks Moutet to win 300th grand slam match

Rafael Nadal recorded his 300th grand slam match win via easing into the third round of the French Open, beating Corentin Moutet in straight units on Thursday. The “King of Clay” is in search of a record-extending 22nd major title at Roland Garros, where he was dethroned via Novak Djokovic last year. On this evidence, Nadal is in the shape to re-establish his dominion of the tournament. He…

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Roland Garros diary - Day 3 - Wednesday the 30th of May 2018

This is a long one, bear with me and blame Domi (and my English is still on court with him so please please please forgive all the mistakes, I’ll proofread myself on the morning).

Once again, we arrived there early enough to be at the front of the queue, therefore on the inside thirty seconds after the opening of the gates. Why this desire to go in at 9:30 when matches start only at 11 ? Well, early practices are obviously our main motivation, but also, there's something magical about Roland-Garros in the morning, when there's no one in the alleys except for the ball kids warming up. It looks so pretty and peaceful. And also, players are still free to wander around with no security and that's another plus. Talking about that… We had been in for like maybe five minutes, and the day turned epic already. We were heading towards the Lenglen, when out of the sudden and out of nowhere, Novak appeared, walking down the stairs on the main alley, smiling, unguarded and completely unnoticed. The way I gasped "Jue ! Look up !" was pretty epic too. We rushed, but by the time we got to him, he had already entered an area we couldn't follow him in. It didn't prevent Jue from freaking out and getting very very emotional. Then she became even more emotional when she found out he would be practicing on the Lenglen, which we had tickets for. There wasn't any other practice we wished to attend and Jue had a bit of time to get ready for her upcoming death, so we made our way to Court 18. Okay so, I need to explain before carrying on. We had reserved seats on the Lenglen where the order of play was Svitolina, then Djokovic, then Goffin VS Baby Corentin Moutet, then Frenchie Alizée VS Frenchie Pauline. Pretty good, right ? Right. But. On Court 18, the order of play was Naomi Osaka, then the end of Pierre-Hugues match, then Grigor, then Dominic. I mean, you know me by now. I'm not gonna pretend I hesitated for a single second… Now the thing with Court 18 is that, despite its size, it remains a side court which works on a "first in first served basis", where absolutely EVERYBODY can go to and where the program was highly appealing. Also, it was Wednesday and on Wednesdays, Roland-Garros is full of kids and teenagers who can only access the side courts and it's a bit of a nightmare. So I went there at 10am to secure a spot, ready to go through the day without moving, peeing, smoking, standing, drinking (so I wouldn't need to pee) if needed. But I didn't need to. The great thing was, we had reinforcement : my mum and my step-dad were here for the day. So we grabbed four great seats on 18 (sixth row, a tiny bit on the side, facing the players benches so the umpire chair wouldn't obstruct the view), leaving at least two of us there at all time while the others were going to the Lenglen (or to the toilets in my case). Although, after 4pm it became more and more complicated to make our way back into 18 and after 7pm, it was just impossible so that was good the four of us were back. Before telling you about MY day on 18, let's talk about Jue attending Novak's practice, front row, and getting a picture with him !!!!! She's dead, but she's okay, and I'm so freaking happy for her. Let's talk about Jue metting Pierre-Hugues in an alley and getting a picture with him !!! Let's talk about my mum spotting Lucas in practice (when he wasn't supposed to be practicing here) ! Let's talk about Sascha's freaking stressful match that we followed on the app ! And also Goffin won ! And Karen won ! Now… Hélène's day on Court 18… It started with the practice of Tsitsipas that I spent on my phone, because (probably an unpopular opinion here) I can't stand the guy, sorry not sorry. Then Naomi's match ! She played so well, she was amazing ! And she's so cute ! Next was Pierre-Hugues, resuming his match at one set all, and he played epic tennis in a freaking awesome atmosphere (French people love their Frenchies), it was so cool. Then Grigor's match… Oh my. Grigor. I mean, first of all, GRIGOR. He's one of my ultimate fav and I had already seen him in London last November, but from afar and during a match he had won super easily. So watching him up close, fighting a proper battle against Donaldson (who was playing great tennis, but he's an absolute dick, just so you know) was the best thing. At first… Grigor, were you kidding me ??? Four hours and twenty-two minutes ???? When 50% of me was just waiting for Domi and stressing my life out ??? Then it went to 70% of me, then 90%, then 100%. I couldn't stand it anymore. I was absolutely terrified. Grigor's match was so tight, and the "no tie break in the 5th set" thing got me completely distressed and paranoid, that they would carry on for two more hours. That Domi's match would never start and would be postponed to the next day and moved to Court 1 (where you need a special ticket to go). It was completely irrational, but the sun was going down already and I was starving, dehydrated, sleep deprived and I had spent nine hours on that stupid seat. And freaking Grigor was breaking just to get broken right after. The atmosphere in the crowd was mental, like football stadium mental, and in other circumstances, the end of that match would have been the best thing ever, really. But I was way too scared to enjoy it. Thankfully, Grigor finally won !! But let me tell you : if he had lost after all this, after giving me a nervous breakdown, he would have stopped being one of my favs for a little while. But he won, just in time for Domi to not be taken away from me ! So all good, I still adore him. But, oh Grigor… Domi's match started super quickly after that and the court remained absolutely packed. Now, there's something you need to know about me : watching Domi's matches always turn me into a person you don't really want to meet. Every single point stresses the hell out of me, his inconstancy drives me crazy and things that come out of my mouth aren't always pretty. So I had been worrying a bit at the thought of watching him for real, without the possibility of turning off the stream for 5 minutes or going for a cigarette every two games. But… I believe my anxiety crisis during Grigor's fifth set had just drained me from anything remotely negative and I became a ball of happiness and excitement and OHMYGOD DOMINIC. He was so close, he was perfect. Guys. I can't find the words. And his first set was such a walk in the park (because Tsitsipas wasn't really there yet…). The second set was a joke, Domi went brainless, like he does way too often. In a 3 sets match, I would probably have turned into Dark Hélène a tiny bit. But it was a 5 sets match. And I truly trusted him. And I was just too happy and grateful to have him in front of me. And also, we were having so much fun. You need to understand that, after four hours and a half of Grigor under the burning sun, the crowd was literally cooked. So during the first set, it was dead. Silent and non-reactive. There were only three people screaming their lungs out : Jue, my mum and I (and my tiny Austrian flag haha). And I know, for an absolute fact, that Domi had spotted us from the very beginning (so had his box). I'm not saying he was looking at us at every change over, but he was facing our direction super often. Between the first and the second set, three guys managed to get in and sat behind us. One of them said straight away "Okay, let's make some noise, this crowd is dead !" so we said "Yes please, help us !". They hadn't really picked a player to support, but because we were rooting for Domi, they decided to root for him too and let me assure you that the six of us woke up the entire Court 18 ! And despite Domi playing dreadful tennis during that set, I laughed so hard and enjoyed it so freaking much ! Like there was no place on Earth I would have rather been. Then came the third set. The crowd was finally on fire, both were playing epic tennis and Domi was better. Masterful. Perfection. Everything I had dreamed of. Guys. I love him so much it's unreal. It was obvious they would interrupt the match after this one as it was super late and getting really dark. And I was now so happy about it. I was grateful to Grigor for his never ending battle and to Domi for losing a set. Because a match always resumes on the court it has started on. So it would resume on 18, where I could go. That meant an extra day of Domi. I'm the luckiest person alive. When Domi left the court, the entire crowd was cheering, but he was walking his face down at first. Until he looked up and aside, towards us. The six of us, who had been cheering for him all along. He gave us a smile and a little wave before leaving the court and excuse me while I go cry on my bathroom floor. Well no, actually, I'm gonna go get four hours of sleep and think about my review of day 4. Coming up tomorrow !

[2021maindraw]

Fri Feb 5th, 2021

ATP Cup, Melbourne

Round Robin

Djokovic #1 – Zverev #7: 6–7 (3), 6–2, 7–5

Struff #37 – Lajovic #26: 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Struff / Zverev – Cacic / Djokovic: 7–6 (4), 5–7, 10–7

Carreno Busta #16 – Pervolarakis #462: 6–3, 6–4

Tsitsipas #6 – Bautista Agut #13: 7–5, 7–5

Kalovelonis / Tsitsipas – Carreno Busta / Granollers: 1–0 ret.

Mahut #239 – Novak #100: 7–6 (2), 6–2

Thiem #3 – Paire #28: 6–1 ret.

Mahut / Roger-Vasellin – Oswald / Weissborn: 6–3, 6–3

ATP 250

Murray River Open, Melbourne

Semifinals

Auger-Aliassime (3) #21 – Moutet #80: 6–1, 6–2

Evans (8) #33 – Chardy #66: 6–2, 6–2

ATP 250

Great Ocean Road Open, Melbourne

Semifinals

Sinner (4) #36 – Khachanov (2) #20: 7–6 (4), 4–6, 7–6 (4)

Travaglia #71 – T. Monteiro #83: 6–3, 6–4

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News 388: Madrid Open ngày 1: Halep vùi dập đối thủ Trung Quốc, Osaka thua sốc

Cựu số 1 thế giới Simona Halep đã có trận đấu khá dễ dàng trước tay vợt người Trung Quốc Zheng Saisai để chính thức đoạt vé dự vòng 3 Madrid Open.

Màn so tài giữa hạt giống số 3 Simona Halep và Zheng Saisai ở vòng 2 đơn nữ Madrid Open là lần thứ 3 họ đối đầu nhau. 2 lần trước, tại bán kết giải WTA Thâm Quyến 2015 và vòng 2 Wimbledon 2018, Halep đều giành thắng lợi. Lần này, cựu số 1 thế giới người Romania cũng đã chơi áp đảo. Halep thắng 6-0 trong set 1 trước khi hạ Saisai 6-4 ở set 2 để giành vé đi tiếp. Tại vòng 3 Madrid Open năm nay, Halep sẽ gặp người thắng trong cặp đấu giữa hạt giống số 13 Elise Mertens và Elena Rybakina. 

Denis Shapovalov đã khởi đầu chiến dịch Madrid Open thuận lợi với chiến thắng 6-1, 6-3 trước Dusan Lajovic. Tay vợt người Canada thể hiện sự vượt trội trong khâu giao bóng khi thắng tới 90% số điểm giao bóng 1, đồng thời cứu cả 3 break point mà anh phải đối mặt để kết thúc trận đấu sau 63 phút.

Karolina Muchova đã có thêm chiến thắng thứ 3 trước các tay vợt top 5 trong năm nay khi cô bất ngờ đánh bại Naomi Osaka ở vòng 1 Madrid Open. Nhà đương kim vô địch Australian Open đã khởi đầu không tốt và để thua 4-6 trong set 1, và mặc dù cô vùng dậy thắng 6-3 trong set 2, Muchova có một set 3 chơi hoàn toàn áp đảo và đoạt break sớm ngay ở game 2 để giành thắng lợi 6-1.

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Đây là một thắng lợi đáng chú ý cho Muchova bởi sau khi vào tới bán kết Australian Open năm nay, cô đã bị chấn thương làm ảnh hưởng phong độ và Madrid Open thực tế là giải thứ 2 cô thi đấu kể từ sau Grand Slam.

Dusan Lajovic (Serbia, xếp hạng 37 thế giới) – Hạt giống số 11 Denis Shapovalov (Canada, xếp hạng 14 thế giới): Khoảng 19h30, 2/5, vòng 1 đơn nam Madrid Open, sân Manolo Santana

Cặp đấu đáng chú ý nhất của ngày thi đấu đầu tiên tại vòng mở màn Madrid Masters năm nay chính là màn đọ sức của Dusan Lajovic (người bạn đồng hương với tay vợt đương kim số 1 thế giới Novak Djokovic) và hạt giống số 11 Denis Shapovalov.

Lajovic từng gây tiếng vang đầu mùa giải 2021 khi anh đã thắng sốc Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (4), 6-4 ở vòng 1 Rotterdam Open. Nhưng sau đó, phong độ sau đó của Lajovic lại khá đáng lo khi 3/4 giải gần nhất, anh bị loại ngay tại trận ra quân. Màn so tài với hạt giống số 11 Denis Shapovalov sắp tới vẫn sẽ là thử thách rất khó nhằn với tay vợt đang xếp thứ 37 trên BXH ATP hiện tại.

Về phần mình, Shapovalov cũng đang không có khởi đầu tốt trong mùa giải sân đất nện năm nay khi anh đã thất bại trước người đồng hương Felix Auger-Aliassime ở vòng 3 Barcelona Open và vừa thua Corentin Moutet ngay trận mở màn giải đấu tại Estoril.

Shapovalov từng vào bán kết Madrid Open khi ra mắt giải đấu này vào năm 2018. Nhưng Lajovic thậm chí còn gây ấn tượng hơn khi đã đoạt ngôi á quân Monte Carlo Masters năm 2019. Màn so tài lần đầu tiên giữa họ sắp tới hứa hẹn nhiều hấp dẫn và bất ngờ thú vị trên sân chính Manolo Santana.

Karolina Muchova (Cộng hòa Séc, xếp hạng 20 thế giới) – Hạt giống số 2 Naomi Osaka (Nh���t Bản, xếp hạng 2 thế giới): 16h, 2/5, vòng 2 đơn nữ Madrid Open, sân Manolo Santana

Sau khi thắng Misaki Doi 7-5, 6-2 ở vòng 1 giải WTA Madrid Open năm nay, hạt giống số 2 Naomi Osaka sẽ chạm trán khó khăn thực sự khi tái đấu người đẹp Karolina Muchova.

Lần đầu tiên họ chạm trán nhau, tại vòng 2 giải WTA Cincinnati năm ngoái, cựu số 1 thế giới người Nhật Bản Osaka đã phải khá vất vả mới lội ngược dòng đánh bại đối thủ đến từ Cộng hòa Séc Muchova 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2.

Muchova đang khá tự tin sau khi vừa thắng dễ tay vợt Trung Quốc Wang Qiang 6-1, 6-3 tại trận ra quân Madrid Open 2021. Trên sân đất nện vốn không phải là sở trường của Osaka, Muchova hoàn toàn có thể gây bất ngờ khi tay vợt này sở hữu những cú giao bóng khá và dứt điểm thuận lẫn trái tay đều rất uy lực nên sẽ không loại trừ bất ngờ sẽ đến tại cuộc tái đấu giữa họ.

Zheng Saisai (Trung Quốc, xếp hạng 57 thế giới) – Hạt giống số 3 Simona Halep (Romania, xếp hạng 3 thế giới): Khoảng 21h, 2/5, vòng 2 đơn nữ Madrid Open, sân Manolo Santana

Vừa vượt qua Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-0, 7-5 tại trận ra quân, hạt giống số 3 Simona Halep sẽ tiếp tục hành trình chinh phục chức vô địch thứ 3 tại Madrid Open sau 2 lần đăng quang liên tiếp vào các năm 2016 và 2017 bằng thử thách mang tên Zheng Saisai.

Trong quá khứ, Halep toàn thắng cả 2 trận gặp đối thủ người Trung Quốc này cùng với tỷ số 2-0. Đó là ở bán kết giải đấu tại Thâm Quyến năm 2015 và vòng 2 Wimbledon 2018. Cuộc so tài sắp tới có thể sẽ đánh dấu “hat-trick” thắng lợi của cựu số 1 thế giới Halep trước Saisai.

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Tin ieuro2020: Madrid Open ngày 1: Halep vùi dập đối thủ Trung Quốc, Osaka thua sốc

Cựu số 1 thế giới Simona Halep đã có trận đấu khá dễ dàng trước tay vợt người Trung Quốc Zheng Saisai để chính thức đoạt vé dự vòng 3 Madrid Open.

Màn so tài giữa hạt giống số 3 Simona Halep và Zheng Saisai ở vòng 2 đơn nữ Madrid Open là lần thứ 3 họ đối đầu nhau. 2 lần trước, tại bán kết giải WTA Thâm Quyến 2015 và vòng 2 Wimbledon 2018, Halep đều giành thắng lợi. Lần này, cựu số 1 thế giới người Romania cũng đã chơi áp đảo. Halep thắng 6-0 trong set 1 trước khi hạ Saisai 6-4 ở set 2 để giành vé đi tiếp. Tại vòng 3 Madrid Open năm nay, Halep sẽ gặp người thắng trong cặp đấu giữa hạt giống số 13 Elise Mertens và Elena Rybakina. 

Denis Shapovalov đã khởi đầu chiến dịch Madrid Open thuận lợi với chiến thắng 6-1, 6-3 trước Dusan Lajovic. Tay vợt người Canada thể hiện sự vượt trội trong khâu giao bóng khi thắng tới 90% số điểm giao bóng 1, đồng thời cứu cả 3 break point mà anh phải đối mặt để kết thúc trận đấu sau 63 phút.

Karolina Muchova đã có thêm chiến thắng thứ 3 trước các tay vợt top 5 trong năm nay khi cô bất ngờ đánh bại Naomi Osaka ở vòng 1 Madrid Open. Nhà đương kim vô địch Australian Open đã khởi đầu không tốt và để thua 4-6 trong set 1, và mặc dù cô vùng dậy thắng 6-3 trong set 2, Muchova có một set 3 chơi hoàn toàn áp đảo và đoạt break sớm ngay ở game 2 để giành thắng lợi 6-1.

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Đây là một thắng lợi đáng chú ý cho Muchova bởi sau khi vào tới bán kết Australian Open năm nay, cô đã bị chấn thương làm ảnh hưởng phong độ và Madrid Open thực tế là giải thứ 2 cô thi đấu kể từ sau Grand Slam.

Dusan Lajovic (Serbia, xếp hạng 37 thế giới) – Hạt giống số 11 Denis Shapovalov (Canada, xếp hạng 14 thế giới): Khoảng 19h30, 2/5, vòng 1 đơn nam Madrid Open, sân Manolo Santana

Cặp đấu đáng chú ý nhất của ngày thi đấu đầu tiên tại vòng mở màn Madrid Masters năm nay chính là màn đọ sức của Dusan Lajovic (người bạn đồng hương với tay vợt đương kim số 1 thế giới Novak Djokovic) và hạt giống số 11 Denis Shapovalov.

Lajovic từng gây tiếng vang đầu mùa giải 2021 khi anh đã thắng sốc Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (4), 6-4 ở vòng 1 Rotterdam Open. Nhưng sau đó, phong độ sau đó của Lajovic lại khá đáng lo khi 3/4 giải gần nhất, anh bị loại ngay tại trận ra quân. Màn so tài với hạt giống số 11 Denis Shapovalov sắp tới vẫn sẽ là thử thách rất khó nhằn với tay vợt đang xếp thứ 37 trên BXH ATP hiện tại.

Về phần mình, Shapovalov cũng đang không có khởi đầu tốt trong mùa giải sân đất nện năm nay khi anh đã thất bại trước người đồng hương Felix Auger-Aliassime ở vòng 3 Barcelona Open và vừa thua Corentin Moutet ngay trận mở màn giải đấu tại Estoril.

Shapovalov từng vào bán kết Madrid Open khi ra mắt giải đấu này vào năm 2018. Nhưng Lajovic thậm chí còn gây ấn tượng hơn khi đã đoạt ngôi á quân Monte Carlo Masters năm 2019. Màn so tài lần đầu tiên giữa họ sắp tới hứa hẹn nhiều hấp dẫn và bất ngờ thú vị trên sân chính Manolo Santana.

Karolina Muchova (Cộng hòa Séc, xếp hạng 20 thế giới) – Hạt giống số 2 Naomi Osaka (Nhật Bản, xếp hạng 2 thế giới): 16h, 2/5, vòng 2 đơn nữ Madrid Open, sân Manolo Santana

Sau khi thắng Misaki Doi 7-5, 6-2 ở vòng 1 giải WTA Madrid Open năm nay, hạt giống số 2 Naomi Osaka sẽ chạm trán khó khăn thực sự khi tái đấu người đẹp Karolina Muchova.

Lần đầu tiên họ chạm trán nhau, tại vòng 2 giải WTA Cincinnati năm ngoái, cựu số 1 thế giới người Nhật Bản Osaka đã phải khá vất vả mới lội ngược dòng đánh bại đối thủ đến từ Cộng hòa Séc Muchova 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2.

Muchova đang khá tự tin sau khi vừa thắng dễ tay vợt Trung Quốc Wang Qiang 6-1, 6-3 tại trận ra quân Madrid Open 2021. Trên sân đất nện vốn không phải là sở trường của Osaka, Muchova hoàn toàn có thể gây bất ngờ khi tay vợt này sở hữu những cú giao bóng khá và dứt điểm thuận lẫn trái tay đều rất uy lực nên sẽ không loại trừ bất ngờ sẽ đến tại cuộc tái đấu giữa họ.

Zheng Saisai (Trung Quốc, xếp hạng 57 thế giới) – Hạt giống số 3 Simona Halep (Romania, xếp hạng 3 thế giới): Khoảng 21h, 2/5, vòng 2 đơn nữ Madrid Open, sân Manolo Santana

Vừa vượt qua Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-0, 7-5 tại trận ra quân, hạt giống số 3 Simona Halep sẽ tiếp tục hành trình chinh phục chức vô địch thứ 3 tại Madrid Open sau 2 lần đăng quang liên tiếp vào các năm 2016 và 2017 bằng thử thách mang tên Zheng Saisai.

Trong quá khứ, Halep toàn thắng cả 2 trận gặp đối thủ người Trung Quốc này cùng với tỷ số 2-0. Đó là ở bán kết giải đấu tại Thâm Quyến năm 2015 và vòng 2 Wimbledon 2018. Cuộc so tài sắp tới có thể sẽ đánh dấu “hat-trick” thắng lợi của cựu số 1 thế giới Halep trước Saisai.

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During his very long career, which officially began way back in 1998, the Swiss Roger Federer has achieved 1242 victories against only 271 defeats, with a success rate of over 80%. In singles he earned almost 130 million dollars, second only to Serbian Novak Djokovic (with 147 million). Roger won 103 ATP titles and occupies the second position in this special ranking, still led by the American Jimmy Connors (at 109). With his 20 Grand Slam trophies, the Swiss is now forced to share his record with arch rival Rafael Nadal, who last October at Roland Garros marked his thirteenth seal on clay in Paris. Roger Federer's last ATP Tour event was last year's Australian Open, where he made it to the semi-finals before being beaten by Djokovic in three sets. The champion's return will take place in a few weeks at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, scheduled for March 8-13. Federer holds the record for tournament victories, having triumphed here on three occasions (2005, 2006 and 2011). Last year the Russian Andrei Rublev won against Corentin Moutet, with a score of 6-2 7-6. On the occasion of his return to Qatar, Uniqlo presented the suit that the champion from Basel will show off in the prestigious ATP 250: in the images we see two shirts, one dark green and the other white, with green on the sleeves. Absent the famous “RF” logo, which instead appears on the two caps (it is possible that Federer will return to wear it starting from Wimbledon). After the Doha round, King Roger's participation in the Dubai Tennis Championships cannot be ruled out, where he also boasts the record of successes (eight, between 2003 and 2019). Roger Federer's comeback is being eagerly awaited by millions across the world. The 20-time Grand Slam champion is scheduled to return to the men's tour in early March, after more than a year on the sidelines. Former World No. 2 Michael Stich believes that a ninth Wimbledon title would serve as the perfect setting for Federer to announce his retirement.

Stich on Roger Federer

"You should never write Roger Federer off because he is a player who has a gifted set of skills that help him to still play tennis that good at his age," Michael Stich said. "But especially at Wimbledon, Roger Federer is certainly still a candidate for the title, because there he has this mental strength, because there he has the greatest joy." Stich also asserted that Federer has nothing left to prove, and that he is only returning because he believes he can still win titles. "Roger Federer has nothing to lose," Stich went on. "He doesn't have to prove anything to himself, he doesn't have to prove anything to the fans out there. He's really doing it because he thinks he can still win titles."

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Australian Open schedule: Novak Djokovic, Nick Kyrgios, Serena Williams headline day one

Novak Djokovic will attempt to defend his Australian Open crown in Melbourne but he will face stiff competition from the likes of Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev. Serena Williams is also looking to equal Margaret Court’s 24 Grand Slam title record.

Rod Laver Arena

00:00: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) v (3) Naomi Osaka (Jpn), Laura Siegemund (Ger) v (10) Serena Williams (USA)

08:00: (3) Dominic Thiem (Aut) v Mikhail Kukushkin (Kaz), Lizette Cabrera (Aus) v (2) Simona Halep (Rom), (1) Novak Djokovic (Ser) v Jeremy Chardy (Fra)

Margaret Court Arena

00:00: Kirsten Flipkens (Bel) v Venus Williams (USA), Bernarda Pera (USA) v (23) Angelique Kerber (Ger), Marcos Giron (USA) v (6) Alexander Zverev (Ger), Greet Minnen (Bel) v (9) Petra Kvitova (Cze)

08:00: (11) Denis Shapovalov (Can) v Jannik Sinner (Ita)

John Cain Arena

00:00: (17) Stan Wawrinka (Swi) v Pedro Sousa (Por), Misaki Doi (Jpn) v Ajla Tomljanovic (Aus), (8) Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Can) v Mihaela Buzarnescu (Rom)

08:00: Frederico Ferreira Silva (Por) v Nick Kyrgios (Aus)

1573 Arena

00:00: Federico Coria (Arg) v (14) Milos Raonic (Can), (15) Iga Swiatek (Pol) v Arantxa Rus (Ned), (27) Ons Jabeur (Tun) v Andrea Petkovic (Ger), Kei Nishikori (Jpn) v (15) Pablo Carreno-Busta (Spa)

Court 3

00:00: Corentin Moutet (Fra) v John Millman (Aus), (19) Marketa Vondrousova (Cze) v Rebecca Peterson (Swe), (18) Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) v Marin Cilic (Cro), (7) Aryna Sabalenka (Blr) v Viktoria Kuzmova (Svk)

Court 5

00:00: Zarina Diyas (Kaz) v Tamara Zidansek (Slo), Alex Bolt (Aus) v Norbert Gombos (Svk), (32) Veronika Kudermetova (Rus) v Marta Kostyuk (Ukr), Frances Tiafoe (USA) v Stefano Travaglia (Ita)

Court 6

03:00: Miomir Kecmanovic (Ser) v Kamil Majchrzak (Pol), Federico Delbonis (Arg) v Juan Ignacio Londero (Arg)

Court 7

00:00: Rebecca Marino (Can) v Kimberly Birrell (Aus), Mayo Hibi (Jpn) v Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (Svk), Damir Dzumhur (Bih) v James Duckworth (Aus), Elias Ymer (Swe) v (8) Diego Sebastian Schwartzman (Arg)

Court 8

00:00: Yaroslava Shvedova (Kaz) v Camila Giorgi (Ita), Sara Errani (Ita) v (30) Qiang Wang (Chn), (25) Benoit Paire (Fra) v Egor Gerasimov (Blr), Yuichi Sugita (Jpn) v Bernard Tomic (Aus)

Court 10

03:00: Gianluca Mager (Ita) v Aslan Karatsev (Rus), Kimmer Coppejans (Bel) v Jiri Vesely (Cze)

Court 12

00:00: Reilly Opelka (USA) v Yen-Hsun Lu (Tpe), Timea Babos (Hun) v Ysaline Bonaventure (Bel), Aljaz Bedene (Slo) v Alexander Bublik (Kaz), Alize Cornet (Fra) v Valeria Savinykh (Rus)

Court 13

00:00: (10) Gael Monfils (Fra) v Emil Ruusuvuori (Fin), Su-Wei Hsieh (Tpe) v Tsvetana Pironkova (Bul), (24) Alison Riske (USA) v Anastasia Potapova (Rus), Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (Ger) v (20) Felix Auger-Aliassime (Can)

Court 14

00:00: Nina Stojanovic (Ser) v Irina-Camelia Begu (Rom), Marton Fucsovics (Hun) v Marc Polmans (Aus), Dominik Koepfer (Ger) v Hugo Dellien (Bol), Vera Zvonareva (Rus) v (17) Elena Rybakina (Kaz)

Court 15

02:00: Albert Ramos-Vinolas (Spa) v (27) Taylor Harry Fritz (USA), Varvara Gracheva (Rus) v Anna Blinkova (Rus), Taro Daniel (Jpn) v Maxime Cressy (USA)

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Djokovic hält sich schadlos Supertalent Alcaraz wendet Paris-K.o. wild ab 25.05.2022, 23:24 Uhr Titelverteidiger Novak Djokovic erreicht bei den French Open ohne große Mühe die dritte Runde. Supertalent und Mitfavorit Carlos Alcaraz muss dagegen im spanischen Generationenduell überraschend lange um den Sieg kämpfen und sogar einen Matchball abwehren. Mitfavorit Carlos Alcaraz hat bei den French Open mit großem Kampf ein frühes Aus verhindert. Der 19 Jahre alte Shootingstar der Szene gewann ein spanisches Duell der Generationen gegen seinen 15 Jahre älteren Landsmann Albert Ramos-Vinolas in 4:34 Spielzeit mit 6:1, 6:7 (7:9), 5:7, 7:6 (7:2), 6:4 und darf weiter vom ersten Grand-Slam-Triumph träumen. Mit vier Turniersiegen in diesem Jahr, darunter die Masters in Miami und Madrid, und dem Sprung auf Rang sechs der Weltrangliste hatte sich der Athlet aus Murcia in den Kreis der Titelanwärter für das wichtigste Sandplatzturnier gespielt. Nach seinem souveränen Erstrundensieg gegen den argentinischen Qualifikanten Juan Ignacio biss er sich an Ramos-Vinolas lange die Zähne aus und schlug nach dem verwandelten Matchball erleichtert die Hände über dem Kopf zusammen. "Ich bin ziemlich müde", sagte Alcaraz, der im vierten Satz einen Matchball abwehren musste: "Ich bin so glücklich mit meiner Leistung." "Alles läuft in die richtige Richtung" Mehr zum Thema Novak Djokovic und Rafael Nadal lösten ihre Aufgabe deutlich souveräner. Der Weltranglistenerste und Titelverteidiger aus Serbien entschied sein Zweitrundenduell mit 6:2, 6:3, 7:6 (7:4) gegen den Slowaken Alex Molcan für sich und bleibt ohne Satzverlust. Djokovic beendete das Match nach 2:16 Stunden. "Alles läuft in die richtige Richtung", sagte er anschließend. Nadal, 13-maliger Turniersieger, setzte sich im Abendmatch mit 6:3, 6:1, 6:4 gegen den Franzosen Corentin Moutet durch und bleibt ebenso auf Kurs. Für den Mallorquiner war es der 300. Grand-Slam-Sieg seiner Karriere. "Die letzten Monate waren nicht leicht für mich", sagte Nadal: "Die Siege helfen mir sehr." Von den körperlichen Problemen, die ihn immer wieder beschäftigen, war keine Spur. Djokovics bisherige Saison lief alles andere als geräuschlos ab. Durch die Ausweisung aus dem Land verpasste Djokovic die Australian Open, die Nadal gewann, und durfte aufgrund seiner Impfverweigerung auch bei den Masters in Indian Wells und Miami nicht antreten. Sein Comeback im April in Monte Carlo missglückte, aber dann fand der 35-Jährige mehr und mehr in die Spur zurück und meldete mit dem Triumph beim Masters in Rom eindrucksvoll seine Ansprüche an. Nun will Djokovic auch in Paris wieder die Trophäe gewinnen und nach Grand-Slam-Titeln zu Rekordchampion Nadal (21 Titel) aufschließen.