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☆ Alcaraz breezes into Paris quarters, Djokovic also through
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Paris Masters - Accor Arena, Paris, France - November 3, 2022 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in action during his round of 16 match against Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov REUTERS/Christian HartmannPARIS, Nov 3 (Reuters) - World number one Carlos Alcaraz swept aside Grigor Dimitrov 6-1 6-3 to book his place in the Paris Masters quarter-finals on Thursday and reigning champion Novak Djokovic advanced with a 6-4 6-1 win over Karen Khachanov. Top seed Alcaraz dominated from the outset and dropped just two points on serve in the opening set before fending off a second-set fightback from Bulgarian Dimitrov to close out the match in one hour 12 minutes. "(Grigor's) level is very much not the level you saw today, but I played very well," said Spaniard Alcaraz, who is chasing a third ATP Masters 1000 title this season. Djokovic, a six-times winner at the ATP Masters 1000 event, delivered a commanding performance in his straight-sets victory over Russia's Khachanov, hitting 18 winners. Musetti, 20, fired 37 winners as he came from a set down to eliminate third-seeded Norwegian Ruud 4-6 6-4 6-4 and advance to his maiden ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final.

☆ Must work harder, Murray unhappy with fitness after Paris exit
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Simon battled back from a set down to beat Murray 4-6 7-5 6-3 on Monday, with the three-times Grand Slam champion suffering from cramp in the second set. I just think the reality is I need to work harder. Obviously, there's certain things I can and can't do nowadays, I need to be a bit more careful with some of the training that I do. "But I can certainly do more than what I have done and push myself harder than what I have done recently. "Maybe one of the mistakes that I made was like playing Newport.

☆ Fritz leads American quartet into Paris Masters second round
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Fritz, the highest-seeded American in the draw beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-5 6-2 on the back of a decent first serve despite trailing by a break in the opening set. He's got weapons on both sides, he's extremely quick as well, so there's nowhere you can really play with a lot of safety," Fritz said. "Felix has played really, really well, so he deserves it, but I am going to try to steal his spot this week for sure." Frances Tiafoe also moved into the second round without conceding a break point with a 6-4 6-4 win over Lorenzo Sonego while fellow American Maxime Cressy ousted Argentine Diego Schwartzman 6-3 6-3. Defending champion Novak Djokovic, world number one Carlos Alcaraz, Rafa Nadal and Daniil Medvedev are among the main seeds who received a bye into the second round.

☆ ATP roundup: Three-time champ Gilles Simon advances in Metz
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Emil Ruusuvuori of Finland beat the Czech Republic's Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4. San Diego OpenIn a matchup of two American qualifiers, Mitchell Krueger took down Christopher Eubanks 6-4, 6-4 in the first round at San Diego. Krueger, who will face Australian seventh seed James Duckworth in the second round, won a hefty 34 of his 39 first-service points (87.2 percent). Japan's Taro Daniel dispatched American qualifier Emilio Nava 6-4, 6-3. 1 seed Daniel Evans of Great Britain in the next round.

☆ Performanță extraordinară pentru Radu Albot; L-a bătut pe unul dintre cei mai bun tenismeni ai momentului — Cotidianul
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-11 | by ( De Către | Please Enter Your Name Here | ) cotidianul.md time to read: +1 min

Tenismanul moldovean Radu Albot s-a calificat în sferturile de finală ale turneului ATP de la Sofia, dotat cu premii în valoare totală de 325.615 euro, după ce a reuşit să-l învingă în două seturi, 6-2, 6-4, pe canadianul Denis Shapovalov, principalul favorit al competiţiei din capitala bulgară, într-o partidă disputată marţi. Albot (locul 93 ATP), care împlineşte astăzi (miercuri) 31 de ani, se va lupta pentru un loc în semifinale cu câştigătorul partidei dintre francezul Adrian Mannarino, cap de serie numărul 5, şi belarusul Egor Gherasimov. În primul tur, reprezentatul Republicii Moldova reuşise să treacă de japonezul Yuichi Sugita (6-4 6-1), în timp ce Shapovalov, aflat în prezent pe locul 12 mondial, a debutat direct în turul secund. Într-un alt meci din optimile de finală ale turneului de la Sofia, canadianul Vasek Pospisil s-a impus cu 6-3, 6-4 în faţa germanului Jan-Lennard Struff, al patrulea favorit, iar următorul său adversar va fi învingătorul meciului dintre australianul John Millman, campionul de la Astana Open, şi francezul Gilles Simon, scrie Agerpres.

Persons: Albot, Denis, Adrian, belarusul Egor, Jan, John Millman, Gilles Simon Organizations: Astana Open Locations: Sofia, bulgară, belarusul, Republicii Moldova, canadianul

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