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☆ Rafael Nadal says he is unsure whether he will play in French Open
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Rafael Nadal said he is unsure whether he will be able to play at the French Open for likely the final time later this month, after he was defeated in the second round of the Italian Open by Hubert Hurkacz on Saturday. “The decision (to appear at the French Open) as you can imagine, is not clear in my mind today,” the 22-time grand slam winner said afterwards, according to the ATP Tour. 9 Hurkacz in Rome, in what was likely his last appearance at a tournament he has won a record 10 times. Nadal has won the Italian Open 10 times during his career. Nadal told reporters on Saturday that there were two ways for him to approach this year’s French Open.

Persons: CNN — Rafael Nadal, Hubert Hurkacz, Roland Garros, ” Nadal, Nadal, Guglielmo Mangiapane, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, ATP Locations: Rome

☆ Carlos Alcaraz knocked out of the Australian Open by Alex Zverev
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Carlos Alcaraz’s quest for a third grand slam title came to an end on Wednesday after the Spaniard was beaten by Alex Zverev in a four-set thriller at the Australian Open. Zverev eventually got the better of his opponent after three hours and five minutes of stunning tennis, winning 6-1 6-3 6-7(2-7) 6-4 to reach his second Australian Open semifinal. Zverev burst out of the blocks and quickly opened up a two sets to love lead. Sure enough, Zverev impressively put the disappointment of the third set behind him and broke Alcaraz with the world No. Edgar Su/ReutersWith Alcaraz out of the picture, Djokovic now no longer has to face the one player that most predicted would pose the biggest threat to his Australian Open reign.

Persons: CNN — Carlos Alcaraz’s, Alex Zverev, Zverev, Alcaraz, Dominic Thiem, “ I’m, he’s, ” Zverev, “ He’s, “ It’s, it’s, didn’t, ” Alcaraz, Edgar Su, Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Medvedev, Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz Organizations: CNN, Reuters, November’s ATP

☆ ATP Finals: Jannik Sinner beats Holger Rune to reach the semifinals – and also helps Novak Djokovic qualify
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Jannik Sinner became the first Italian in history to reach the semifinals of the ATP Finals after beating Holger Rune in three sets to maintain his perfect start to the tournament. “For me, it was really important resetting after the good win against Novak,” Sinner said, per the ATP. “I never won against [Rune], so I really tried my best. The 24-time grand slam singles champion beat Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (7-1) 4-6 6-1 earlier on Thursday but knew it wouldn’t be enough to reach the last four if Rune won later that evening. Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images“It means for sure more doing it here in Italy, in Turin, a special place, special tournament,” Sinner said of the milestone.

Persons: CNN —, Holger Rune, Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Rune, Novak, ” Sinner, “, Djokovic, Hubert Hurkacz, Sinner, Valerio Pennicino, Andrey Rublev, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, Medvedev Organizations: CNN, ATP, Green Group, “, ”, Red Group Locations: Italy, Turin, Friday’s

☆ Djokovic beats Hurkacz at ATP Finals but semis hopes hinge on Sinner
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TURIN, Nov 16 (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic beat ATP Finals alternate Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(1) 4-6 6-1 in their Green Group clash on Thursday but the six-time champion will be sweating over semi-final qualification. Djokovic will have to wait for the final group match between Sinner and Denmark's Holger Rune later on Thursday to learn his fate. But at 6-5 down, Djokovic switched gears and won 10 points in a row to take the contest into a tiebreak, setting up six set points in the blink of an eye. Although Hurkacz saved one set point, the Serbian closed out the set to take the upper hand. Although the Poler hit more winners than Djokovic, he also made 41 unforced errors which proved to be the difference.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Hubert Hurkacz, Djokovic's, Hurkacz, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jannik, Djokovic, Denmark's Holger Rune, Rune, Poland's Hurkacz, unreturned, Rohith Nair, Ken Ferris Organizations: ATP, Group, Thomson Locations: TURIN, Turin, Serbian, Bengaluru

☆ Novak Djokovic’s 19-match winning streak ended by Italian youngster Jannik Sinner
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Jannik Sinner brought Novak Djokovic’s 19-match unbeaten run to an end on Tuesday, defeating the world No. 1 at the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy. Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty ImagesIt was Sinner’s second win at this year’s ATP Finals – the end-of-season competition for men’s tennis. The ATP Finals sees the eight top-ranked men battle it out to become the end-of-season champion. The 36-year-old has won six ATP Finals titles during his career, including four consecutive wins between 2012-2015.

Persons: CNN —, Sinner, Novak Djokovic’s, –, “, Djokovic, ” Djokovic, ” Novak Djokovic, Tiziana Fabi, Denmark’s Holger Rune, Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, Hurkacz, Tsitsipas, Rune Organizations: CNN, ATP, tennis, Djokovic Locations: Turin, Italy, Serbian, AFP

☆ Sinner digs deep to down Djokovic in ATP Finals cracker
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Sinner has enjoyed his best year on Tour and now has 59 match wins in 2023, but none would have given him more pleasure than taking down six-time ATP Finals champion Djokovic. "In the second set tiebreak he played a bit better than me but I think I was brave in the big moments. Sinner made his move at 5-5 in the opening set as Djokovic briefly lost focus after leading 40-0 on serve. A double-fault at deuce was cheered by the crowd and Sinner then converted the break with two punishing backhands. When Sinner then moved 6-5 ahead on serve, Djokovic sat in his chair and conducted the jeers before a calm service hold sent an epic tussle into a shoot-out.

Persons: Novak Djokovic's, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Holger Rune, deafening, Rune, Djokovic, Hubert Hurkacz, Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, backhands, Martyn Herman, Toby Davis Organizations: ATP, Group, Wimbledon, Amazon, Thomson Locations: TURIN

☆ Injured Tsitsipas quits against Rune at ATP Finals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TURIN, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Stefanos Tsitsipas retired after just three games of his Green Group clash against Holger Rune at the ATP Finals on Tuesday, handing the Danish debutant his first victory in the event. It's a shame also not to give that spot to someone else to at least try and do something with it," Tsitsipas said. Had Tsitsipas withdrawn before the match, first reserve Hurkacz would have played Rune in a live match with the Pole still having a chance to progress in the tournament. "I hate retiring from matches," added Tsitsipas, who claimed the biggest title of his career at the event in 2019. "I have never played that well in my life and lost," Rune said on court.

Persons: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Holger Rune, Taylor Fritz, Hubert Hurkacz, Tsitsipas, Rune, I'm, Novak, Djokovic, Martyn Herman, Pritha Sarkar, Christian Organizations: Group, ATP, Danish, Thomson Locations: TURIN

☆ Tsitsipas marches into Paris semi-finals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Paris Masters - AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France - November 3, 2023 Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas speaks to the crowd after winning his quarter final match against Russia's Karen Khachanov REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Stefanos Tsitsipas maintained his stunning form at the Paris Masters with a 6-3 6-4 defeat of Russia's Karen Khachanov to reach the semi-finals on Friday. He will now face Grigor Dimitrov for a place in the final after the Bulgarian beat Hubert Hurkacz 6-1 4-6 6-4. Seventh seed Tsitsipas is yet to drop a set this week in disposing of Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime, Germany's Alexander Zverev and now Khachanov. He had far too much variety for Khachanov in the opening set, using his all-court game and accurate serving to great effect. He then moved a break ahead in the second set before Khachanov hit a brief purple patch to get back on terms.

Persons: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Russia's Karen Khachanov REUTERS, Stephanie Lecocq, Tsitsipas, Russia's Karen Khachanov, Grigor Dimitrov, Hubert Hurkacz, Canada's Felix Auger, Germany's Alexander Zverev, Khachanov, Dimitrov, Novak Djokovic, Denmark's Holger Rune, Alex de Minaur, Andrey Rublev, Martyn Herman, Toby Davis Organizations: Paris, Rights, ATP, Bulgarian, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Turin, raptures

☆ Dominant Djokovic wins Paris Masters opener
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Paris Masters - AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France - November 1, 2023 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his round of 32 match against Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Nov 1 (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic got off to a solid start in his quest for a record-extending seventh Paris Masters title with a resounding 6-3 6-2 win over Tomas Etcheverry in the second round on Wednesday. The 24-time Grand Slam winner made only nine unforced errors and did not drop serve throughout the match as he beat the Argentine world number 31 in one hour and 23 minutes. But I think it is normal to be rusty a little bit after not playing an official match for so long," the 36-year-old Djokovic said. World number three Daniil Medvedev lost to Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(2). The Argentine will next play 11th seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland, who earlier beat Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3 6-2 in less than an hour.

Persons: Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Stephanie Lecocq, Novak Djokovic, Tomas Etcheverry, Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, Djokovic, Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, Daniil Medvedev, Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Felix Auger, Alexander Zverev, Frenchman Ugo Humbert 6, Tommy Paul's, Botic Van de, Alex de Minaur, Dusan Lajovic, Francisco Cerundolo, Norwegian Casper Ruud, Hubert Hurkacz of, Roberto Bautista Agut, Janina Nuno Rios, Angelica Medina, Toby Davis Organizations: Paris, Rights, Davis, Argentine, Bulgarian, ATP, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Australia, Turin, Norwegian, Hubert Hurkacz of Poland, Mexico

☆ Safiullin stuns Alcaraz at Paris Masters
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Paris Masters - AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France - October 31, 2023 Russia's Roman Safiullin in action during his round of 32 match against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq Acquire Licensing RightsOct 31 (Reuters) - World number two Carlos Alcaraz crashed to a 6-3 6-4 loss to Russia's Roman Safiullin in the second round at the Paris Masters on Tuesday. The 20-year-old Spaniard seemed to recover as he again broke the feisty 45th-ranked Saffiullin's serve early in the second set to take a 3-1 advantage. Ninth seed Taylor Fritz's hopes of an ATP Finals berth diminished as the American withdrew before his second round match against Daniel Altmaier with an abdominal injury. The world number 10 will be out of the season-ending tournament should Denmark's sixth seed Holger Rune beat Dominic Thiem in his second round match. Reporting by Janina Nuno Rios in Mexico City; Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, Stephanie Lecocq, Carlos Alcaraz, Saffiullin's, Novak Djokovic, Argentina's Tomas Etcheverry, Taylor Fritz's, Daniel Altmaier, Holger Rune, Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev, Hungary's, Hungary's Marton Fucsovics, Poland's Hubert Hurkacz, American Sebastian Korda, Argentine Francisco Cerundolo, Monfils, Karen Khachanov, Russian Andrey Rublev, Janina Nuno Rios, Toby Davis Organizations: Paris, Wimbledon, Swiss, Serbian, ATP, American, Hungary's Marton, Argentine, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Russian, Turin, Mexico City

☆ ATP roundup: Top seed Holger Rune squeaks into Basel semis
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

1 seed Holger Rune of Denmark got past Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (6) Friday to reach the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors Basel. But on the 13th point, Rune hit a dead netcord for a flukey, if fortunate, point. Hurkacz rallied past Dutch opponent Tallon Griekspoor 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-4, while Humbert beat Swiss wild card Dominic Stricker 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. 1 seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia needing three sets to beat countryman and eighth seed Karen Khachanov 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the quarters. 2 seed Jannik Sinner of Italy won 32 of 38 first-service points (84.2 percent) to beat seventh-seeded American Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 6-4.

Persons: Holger Rune, Denmark, Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Rune, Felix Auger, Alexander Shevchenko, Hubert Hurkacz, Ugo Humbert of France, Hurkacz, Tallon Griekspoor, Humbert, Dominic Stricker, Daniil Medvedev, Karen Khachanov, Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Croatia's, Italy, Frances Tiafoe, Andrey Rublev, Alexander Zverev Organizations: Swiss Indoors Basel, Russian, Swiss, Erste Bank, Thomson Locations: Canadian, Poland, Vienna

☆ ATP roundup: Daniil Medvedev headlines day of sweeps at Vienna
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Overall, Medvedev won 28 of 31 first-service points while collecting 16 winners against just three unforced errors. Sinner topped American Ben Shelton 7-6 (2), 7-5; Gojo ousted Russia's Aslan Karatsev 6-3, 6-3; and Monfils downed Daniel Altmaier of Germany 6-4, 6-4. In second-round action, fifth-seeded German Alexander Zverev downed Great Britain's Cameron Norrie 6-2, 6-4, while No. Swiss Indoors BaselArgentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry rallied to beat Andy Murray of Great Britain 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2 in a second-round match at Basel, Switzerland. 4 seed Hurbert Hurkacz of Poland also won his second-round match, sweeping German Jan-Lennard Struff 6-1, 6-4.

Persons: Russia's Daniil Medvedev, Sebastian Korda, Aly, Daniil Medvedev, Frenchman Arthur Fils, Fils, Medvedev, Italy, Borna Gojo, Gael Monfils, Sinner, Ben Shelton, Gojo, Russia's Aslan Karatsev, Monfils, Daniel Altmaier, Alexander Zverev, Britain's Cameron Norrie, Karen Khachanov, Jiri Lehecka, Basel Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Andy Murray of, Etcheverry, Murray, Lennard, Casper Ruud, Taylor Fritz, Felix Auger, France's Ugo Humbert Organizations: Shanghai, Sports City Arena, U.S, REUTERS, Erste Bank, Swiss, Basel Argentina's, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, Vienna, Croatian, Germany, Russia, Czech, Andy Murray of Great Britain, Basel, Switzerland, Poland

☆ ATP roundup: Top seed Holger Rune rallies in Basel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

1 seed Holger Rune of Denmark bounced back from a rough first set to beat Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 in first-round action at the Swiss Indoors Basel on Tuesday. Rune overcame four double faults and 15 unforced errors by winning 30 of his 43 first-service points (69.8 percent). 4 seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland beat Serbia's Dusan Lajovic 7-6 (2), 6-3, while fifth seed Alex de Minaur of Australia beat Diego Schwartzman of Argentina 6-4, 6-4. 4 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece beat home-country favorite Dominic Thiem 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the first round in Vienna, Austria. 3 seed Andrey Rublev of Russia defeated Australia's Alexei Popyrin 7-6 (5), 6-4, and American sixth seed Tommy Paul took care of Frenchman Alexandre Muller 6-3, 6-1.

Persons: Holger Rune, Brandon Nakashima, Aly, Denmark, Serbia's, Rune, Hubert Hurkacz, Serbia's Dusan Lajovic, Alex de Minaur, Diego Schwartzman, Nicolas Jarry of, Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, Tallon Griekspoor, Russian Alexander Shevchenko, Dominic Stricker, Dominic Thiem, Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, Australia's Alexei Popyrin, Tommy Paul, Frenchman Alexandre Muller, Frances Tiafoe, Daniel Evans of Great, Grigor Dimitrov of, Tomas Machac, Lorenzo Sonego Organizations: Shanghai, Sports City Arena, U.S, REUTERS, Swiss, Basel, Australia, Erste Bank, Russia, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, Poland, Argentina, Nicolas Jarry of Chile, Netherlands, Russian, Swiss, Greece, Vienna, Austria, American, U.S, Daniel Evans of Great Britain, Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria, Czech

☆ Hurkacz wins thriller with Rublev to take Shanghai title
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

I had a match point and Andrey hit an amazing serve and then he had a match point and then I had some match points." Rublev broke Hurkacz's serve early in the second set but it was in the final set where the match really came to life. Rublev steadied himself to save match point and hold serve, and in the tiebreak he snatched early control to take a 3-0 lead. Two aces from the Polish player kept him in touch and at 5-6 down he served another ace to save match point. Both players broke serve again in quick succession to level the tiebreak at 8-8, but it was Hurkacz who had the last word and broke Rublev's serve again to win the title.

Persons: Poland's Hubert Hurkacz, China's Zhang Zhizhen, Aly, Hubert Hurkacz, Andrey Rublev, Hurkacz, Rublev, Andrey, Hurkacz's, Rublev steadied, Rublev's, Trevor Stynes, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Shanghai, Sports City Arena, Rights, Shanghai Masters, ATP, Miami, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, Russian

☆ Americans Tiafoe and Shelton secure Laver Cup title for Team World
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] Tennis - Laver Cup - 02 Arena, London, Britain - September 25, 2022 Team World players and captain John McEnroe celebrate with the trophy after winning the Laver Cup Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers Acquire Licensing RightsSept 24 (Reuters) - Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe handed Team World a second successive Laver Cup title after they squeezed past Team Europe duo Andrey Rublev and Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(4) 7-6(5) for a thrilling doubles victory on Sunday. The Americans, who met earlier this month in the U.S. Open quarter-finals, found their rhythm to wrap up a final-day victory that lifted captain John McEnroe's team to 13 points and crushed any remaining hopes for Team Europe. Team World took a 4-0 lead on the first day of competition, and extended it to 10-2 over Team Europe by the end of Saturday. This year the Swiss watched on as a spectator as Tiafoe come back to haunt Team Europe with another win. Team World will look to retain their title next year when the event is held in Berlin.

Persons: John McEnroe, Andrew Boyers, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe, Andrey Rublev, Hubert Hurkacz, John McEnroe's, Roger Federer's, Ben it's, Tiafoe, It's, Shelton, Angelica Medina, Toby Davis Organizations: Laver, Team, U.S, Team Europe, Europe, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Swiss, Berlin, Mexico

☆ 'Zombie' Jabeur refuses to let illness defeat her at US Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"I'm a zombie because I have a flu," said Jabeur, adding that she had taken a break in July following her Wimbledon final defeat to stay fresh for the rest of the season. Jabeur said she had been struggling for about a week with the illness and was "taking a lot of medicine". Jabeur meets Czech Marie Bouzkova in the next round and is determined to continue her run. Reuters has reached out to U.S. Open officials about the illnesses and they said they were looking into it. ESPN said earlier this week that John McEnroe was absent from his analyst duties at the U.S. Open after testing positive for COVID.

Persons: Colombia's Camila Osorio, Mike Segar, Linda Noskova, Jabeur, they've, Czech Marie Bouzkova, Dominic Thiem, Chris Eubanks, Hubert Hurkacz, John McEnroe, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Tennis, U.S, Noskova, Wimbledon, Reuters, U.S ., ESPN, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Czech, New York, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Alcaraz to face Djokovic for Cincinnati title
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Hurkacz, who narrowly lost to Alcaraz in the quarters of the Canadian Open, raced out to a 3-0 lead as Alcaraz mixed dazzling shotmaking with some head-scratching errors in the entertaining first set. Hurkacz captured the opener when he broke Alcaraz for a second time and had match point in the second set while returning serve and leading 5-4 but misfired on a forehand. Alcaraz drew Hurkacz to the net with a drop shot and then fired a sensational cross court winner to set up the tiebreak. A perfectly executed volley on his first match point delivered Alcaraz into his eighth final of the year and despite spending more than 10 hours on the court this week, he said he feels fresh. Djokovic, who won the Masters 1000 tournament in 2018 and 2020, has played Alcaraz three times.

Persons: Carlos Alcaraz, Hubert Hurkacz, Albert Cesare, Novak, Max Purcell, Hurkacz, Alcaraz, I'm, DJOKOVIC, ZVEREV, Alexander Zverez, Zverez, Djokovic, Rory Carroll, Deepa Babington, Kim Coghill Organizations: & Southern, Lindner, Tennis Center, Cincinnati, Spanish, England, Canadian, Spaniard, Wimbledon, Thomson Locations: Mason, OH, USA, Spain, Poland, Ohio, Madrid, Los Angeles

☆ Stefanos Tsitsipas complains about ‘a person imitating a bee’ during Western & Southern Open match
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The atmosphere was buzzing for Stefanos Tsitsipas’ second-round match at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati – though more in an annoying way for the Greek tennis star. Tsitsipas said that he was antagonized by a “person imitating a bee” in the seats behind him during his match against American Ben Shelton on Wednesday. “It’s a buzz right before I serve,” Tsitsipas told the umpire after abandoning a serve mid-action. 4 then went to have a word with the spectator himself before returning to speak with the umpire. The Western & Southern Open is staged each year ahead of the US Open, which gets underway on August 28 and runs until September 9.

Persons: Tsitsipas, American Ben Shelton, “, ” Tsitsipas, “ It’s, ”, …, Shelton, Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz Organizations: CNN, & Southern, American Locations: Cincinnati

☆ Alcaraz ends Purcell's dream Cincinnati run, Hurkacz advances
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Mandatory Credit: Kareem Elgazzar-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsAug 18 (Reuters) - World number one Carlos Alcaraz ended Australian qualifier Max Purcell's dream run with a 4-6 6-3 6-4 win to reach the Cincinnati Open semi-finals on Friday, while Poland's Hubert Hurkacz got past lucky loser Alexei Popyrin 6-1 7-6(8). The Spaniard failed to convert his only break point chance of the first set in the second game before helping Purcell to the crucial break in the seventh game with an unforced error. The win set up a semi-final with 20th-ranked Hurkacz, who sent over 10 aces and never faced a break point in his lopsided win over Australian Popyrin. "Alexei raised his level and was serving really good throughout that second set, I just got to the tiebreaker," Hurkacz said. Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Carlos Alcaraz, Tommy Paul, Kareem Elgazzar, Max Purcell's, Poland's Hubert Hurkacz, Alexei Popyrin, Purcell, Casper Ruud, Stan Wawrinka, Hurkacz, Alexei, Taylor Fritz, Novak Djokovic, France's Adrian Mannarino, Alexander Zverev, Amy Tennery, Ken Ferris Organizations: & Southern, Lindner, Tennis Center, Cincinnati, U.S, Court, Wimbledon, Thomson Locations: Mason, OH, USA, Spain, United States, Switzerland, Toronto, Serbian, New York

☆ Holder Coric beats Korda in Cincinnati opener, Fritz outlasts Lehecka
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Aug 15, 2023; Mason, OH, USA; Taylor Fritz, of the United States, reacts to scoring a point against Jiri Lehecka, of Czech Republic, during the Western & Southern Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Albert Cesare-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsAug 15 (Reuters) - Defending champion Borna Coric battled past American Sebastian Korda 7-6(5) 6-4 in the Cincinnati Open first round on Tuesday, as Taylor Fritz survived a first-set thriller to beat Czech Jiri Lehecka 7-6(14) 6-2. Korda, who has suffered a handful of early exits since reaching the Queen's Club semi-finals, appeared to have the edge as he converted a break point in the third game. Earlier on Tuesday, top American Fritz mustered all of his resources in an epic 30-point first set tiebreak with Lehecka. The momentum belonged to Fritz in the second set, though, when he never faced a break point and won all but one of his first-serve points.

Persons: Taylor Fritz, Jiri Lehecka, Albert Cesare, Borna Coric, Sebastian Korda, Czech Jiri Lehecka, Croatian Coric, Korda, Coric, Hubert Hurkacz, Fritz, Monte, Amy Tennery, Ken Ferris Organizations: & Southern, Lindner, Tennis Center, Cincinnati, Monte Carlo, Thomson Locations: Mason, OH, USA, United States, Czech Republic, Czech, Croatian, Toronto, Cincinnati, New York

The swashbuckling Spaniard got off to a nightmare start as Hurkacz jumped out to a 3-0 first set lead in just six minutes en route to capturing the first set. FOKINA TOPPLES RUUDEarlier, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina battled back from a third set deficit to beat Casper Ruud 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(4) and deny the third seed a place in the Canadian Open quarter-finals. Ruud was two points away from victory at 5-3 30-0 before Davidovich Fokina served his way out of trouble. Ruud dug himself into an early hole in the breaker with some tentative serving and poor forehands and Davidovich Fokina claimed the win with a drop shot. Up next for Davidovich Fokina is American Mackenzie McDonald, who reached his first quarter-final of a Masters 1000 tournament by dispatching Canadian Milos Raonic 6-3 6-3.

Persons: Carlos Alcaraz, Hubert Hurkacz, Dan Hamilton, Hurkacz, Tommy Paul, Marcos Giron, Scot Andy Murray, Italy's, FOKINA TOPPLES RUUD, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Casper Ruud, Ruud, Davidovich Fokina, Fokina, Mackenzie McDonald, Milos Raonic, Raonic's, McDonald, FRITZ FIZZLES Australia's Alex De Minaur, Taylor Fritz, Fritz, De Minaur, Daniil Medvedev, Italy's Lorenzo Musetti, Medvedev, Rory Carroll, Ken Ferris Organizations: Sobeys, Wimbledon, Canadian, Thomson Locations: Toronto , Ontario, Canada, Toronto, Alcaraz, Marcos Giron ., Norwegian, Los Angeles

☆ Novak Djokovic calls for earlier start times at Wimbledon amid curfew controversy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Novak Djokovic has urged Wimbledon organizers to start matches earlier on Centre Court to avoid play being stopped by the tournament’s curfew. However, since 2009, play is stopped on Wimbledon’s show courts at 11 p.m. local time (6 p.m. The 23-time grand slam champion Djokovic plays the majority of matches on Centre Court – with matches starting at 1.30 p.m local time – but says the curfew throws up issues for players. I think it would make a difference.”Djokovic's match against Hubert Hurkacz was stopped on Sunday as play approached the curfew. The curfew was introduced for the opening of the Centre Court roof in 2009.”The AELTC did not immediately respond to CNN Sport’s request for comment.

Persons: CNN — Novak Djokovic, Djokovic, Djokovic’s, Hubert Hurkacz, ” Djokovic, “, Zac Goodwin, Stan Wawrinka, Wawrinka, ”, Russia’s Andrey Rublev, Elina Svitolina, Świątek Organizations: CNN, Wimbledon, Court, Lawn Tennis, Croquet Locations: Serbian

☆ Wimbledon curfew: what is it and what does it mean?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

18 Hubert Hurkacz at Wimbledon, play was stopped for the day. What is the curfew at Wimbledon? Already at this year’s Wimbledon, two matches haven fallen foul of the curfew. And after Murray had won the third set to take a 2-1 lead, the match was stopped approximately 20 minutes before the curfew. The other match to be suspended because of the curfew was Djokovic’s clash with Hurkacz on Sunday.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Hubert Hurkacz, Andy Murray, Liam Broady’s, Casper Ruud, Alize, Elena Rybakina, Murray, Tsitsipas, Carlos Alcaraz, Glyn Kirk, Andrey Rublev, Alexander Bublik, Iga Świątek, Belinda Bencic, Djokovic, Hurkacz, Marcos Baghdatis, Merton, Stephen Alambritis, ”, ” Alambritis Organizations: CNN —, Wimbledon, Lawn Tennis, –, Australian, Croquet Club, Stefanos, Tsitsipas, Getty, Center Court, All England Club, Wimbledon Guardian Locations: Serbian, AFP

☆ Wimbledon day eight
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 9, 2023 Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Poland's Hubert Hurkacz pack their equipment up as play is interrupted during their fourth round match REUTERS/Dylan MartinezJuly 10 (Reuters) - Highlights of the eighth day at the Wimbledon tennis championships on Monday (times GMT):1209 KEYS SEALS COMEBACK WIN OVER ANDREEVAAmerican 25th seed Madison Keys reached the quarter-finals with a 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2 victory over 16-year-old qualifier Mirra Andreeva of Russia. Keys will play in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon for the first time since 2015. READ MOREDark horse Berrettini prepared for 'great fight' with AlcarazOrder of play on MondaySwiatek survives scare to set up Svitolina clashDjokovic leads despite Hurkacz ace barrageTop seed Swiatek fights back from the brink to beat BencicPegula produces dazzling display to reach first Wimbledon quartersRublev flying high after learning to diveSvitolina comes out on top in blockbuster battle with AzarenkaAzarenka booed off court for failing to offer Svitolina obligatory handshakeSinner not saintly but reaches Wimbledon quarter-finalsRublev tames Bublik fightback to reach Wimbledon quartersRussian teenager Andreeva uses Nadal as role modelSafiullin knocks out Shapovalov to reach maiden major quarter-finals at Wimbledon1006 PLAY UNDERWAYPlay began under cloudy skies, with the temperature hovering around 21 degrees Celsius. Reporting by Hritika Sharma and Aadi Nair; editing by Clare FallonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Poland's Hubert Hurkacz, Dylan Martinez, Madison Keys, Mirra Andreeva, Keys, Berrettini, Swiatek, Bencic, Svitolina, Azarenka Azarenka, Andreeva, Nadal, Shapovalov, Hritika Sharma, Aadi Nair, Clare Fallon Organizations: Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, Wimbledon, Madison, Alcaraz, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Russia

☆ Djokovic calls for earlier Centre Court starts
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - Wimbledon should start matches earlier on Centre Court to avoid players falling foul of the strict 11pm curfew, defending champion Novak Djokovic said on Monday after needing two days two beat Hubert Hurkacz in the fourth round. For the second match in succession the 36-yrear-old Djokovic faced a race against the clock to finish when he stepped on court at around 8.30pm on Sunday to face Hurkacz. Play starts at 1pm on Court One and 11am on the outside courts at the All England Club with the late Centre Court start partly to accommodate those with hospitality tickets. Djokovic said that walking on to Centre Court not knowing whether there is time to finish added to the stress. "Andrey Rublev is a fantastic player who's got one of the best forehands in the game," Djokovic said.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Hubert Hurkacz, Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka, Russia's Andrey Rublev, Andy Murray, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Wawrinka, Swiatek's, Elina Svitolina, Rublev, Andrey Rublev, who's, Martyn Herman, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, Russian, Thomson Locations: Wimbledon

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