Author: Miles Cooper

Each Francisco Cerundolo and Alexandre Muller are in spectacular kind heading into the Rio de Janeiro quarterfinals on Friday. Alexander Zverev continues his marketing campaign because the No. 1 seed towards heavy underdog Francisco Comesana.(4) Francisco Cerundolo vs. Alexandre MullerCerundolo and Muller shall be going head-to-head for the second time of their careers once they conflict within the Rio Open quarterfinals on Friday night time. Their solely earlier encounter got here early final season on the laborious courts of Auckland, the place Muller rolled 6-1, 6-1. Cerundolo will like his possibilities higher on clay regardless that each guys are all-court…

Getty Pictures Upsets have been the norm this week in Doha, the place Andrey Rublev is the highest-seeded participant remaining at No. 5. Rublev will face Felix Auger-Aliassime, whereas Jiri Lehecka is coming off a win over Carlos Alcaraz and can meet Jack Draper.Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. (5) Andrey Rublev  Rublev and Auger-Aliassime shall be squaring off for the seventh time of their careers after they battle on Friday for a spot within the remaining of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. The top-to-head sequence stands at 5-1 in favor of Rublev, who prevailed twice in 2024–each occasions 7-5 within the third set…

World no. 25 Jiri Lehecka notched his career-best victory on the ATP 500 occasion in Doha. The Czech confronted world no.3 Carlos Alcaraz within the quarter-final and earned a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 victory in two hours and 9 minutes. The highest seed managed the scoreboard, taking the second set and constructing a 4-2 benefit within the decider. Jiri refused to surrender, rattling off the ultimate 4 video games and rising on the high. Lehecka will face Jack Draper within the semi-final. LEHECKA TAKES OUT ALCARAZ! 🤩Jiri Lehecka defeats World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 3-6 6-4 to succeed in the…

World no. 6 Daniil Medvedev performed nicely in Doha, particularly compared to his earlier tournaments. Nonetheless, the 2023 champion needed to finish his marketing campaign within the quarter-final after retiring versus Felix Auger-Aliassime following the opening set. Felix grabbed the opener 6-3 after a double break, and Daniil retired with out shaking arms together with his rival or the chair umpire. The Russian defined his setback, citing meals poisoning and hoping to recuperate for subsequent week’s ATP 500 occasion in Dubai. Medvedev: “Unfortunately I had food poisoning. Very disappointed to end my run here in Doha like this as I…

Felix Auger-Aliassime will compete within the semi-final of the ATP 500 occasion in Doha. The 24-year-old Canadian performed just one units within the second spherical and quarter-final, preserving power for the latter stage of the match. A day after receiving a walkover from injured Hamad Medjedovic, Felix received the opening set towards Daniil Medvedev 6-3 in 31 minutes. The Russian retired as a consequence of sickness, not shaking arms along with his rival and the chair umpire and leaving the court docket.  Medvedev abbandona il campo senza neanche stringere la mano advert Auger-Aliassime 🤨 pic.twitter.com/g8GXIGGEMs — Giovanni Pelazzo (@giovannipelazzo) February…

Mirra Andreeva delivered a surprising upset on the Dubai Responsibility Free Tennis Championships, toppling five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek 6-3 6-3 to succeed in the semifinals. At simply 17 years previous, Andreeva turned the youngest participant to advance to this stage for the reason that match’s inception in 2001.The teenage sensation showcased outstanding composure, rallying from a break down within the second set to defeat the match’s second seed in a single hour and 38 minutes. The world No. 14 broke Swiatek twice within the opening set and, after falling behind 3-1 within the second, stormed via the ultimate…

Carlos Alcaraz and Luca Nardi have recognized one another for years! Two coevals battled in youthful junior classes after they have been 13 and 14. The Spaniard and the Italian embraced their first skilled match within the second spherical in Doha.  World no. 3 earned a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 win in an hour and 52 minutes for a spot within the quarter-final. Alcaraz may have completed the job a lot earlier after main 6-1, 4-1, 40-40! Nonetheless, Nardi stepped in and embraced the deficit, rattling off 5 video games and forcing a decider.  Talking a couple of large lead he squandered,…

Alexander Zverev needed to work laborious within the second spherical of the ATP 500 occasion in Rio. World no. 2 defeated Alexander Shevchenko 7-6, 7-6 in two hours and 28 minutes for a spot within the quarter-final.  The German might have skilled an early exit, like in Buenos Aires final week! Shevchenko led 5-3 within the first set and had two set factors within the tie break of the second. The Kazakh squandered his alternatives and ended on the dropping aspect regardless of giving every thing. Zverev claimed 15 factors greater than his rival and produced extra environment friendly numbers behind…

Former world no. 1 Daniil Medvedev is lastly taking part in effectively once more! The Russian will compete within the quarter-final on the ATP 500 occasion in Doha following a one-sided 6-2, 6-1 victory over Zizou Bergs in 56 minutes.  The 2023 champion served at 75% and dropped eight factors in his video games. By no means going through a break level, Daniil saved the stress on the opposite facet and took his possibilities on the return. The Belgian dropped 55% of the factors behind the preliminary shot.  Medvedev clinched 5 breaks from 9 alternatives, controlling the scoreboard and crusing excessive…

Iga Swiatek could pull off a Novak Djokovic sooner or later and rent considered one of her largest rivals as her coach because the Polish tennis star hints she’d be interested by working with Aryna Sabalenka sooner or later. And if not for an unlucky muscle harm, the Serb and the Briton might have simply began their partnership with an Australian Open triumph. Over the past couple of days, Reem Abulleil has been asking WTA stars in Dubai if they’d sooner or later work with a rival. Swiatek, who beat Dayana Yastremska 7-5 6-0 within the Dubai quarterfinal on Wednesday,…