Third-seeded Croatian Marin Cilic defeated Japanese Taro Daniel in the second round of the Singapore Tennis Open 7-5, 6-4, while Kazakh Alexander Bublik, fourth seed, was fought 6-2 and 6-2 by the Turk from the preliminary phase Altug Celikbilek. The Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka, fifth seed, also advanced from the round at the expense of American … Read more
Coincidences of fate, the action of the WTA circuit continued its course in this 2021 in the same tournament where a year ago women's tennis was paralyzed because of the pandemic. The Doha WTA 500 hosted the debut of Garbiñe Muguruza, who suffered greatly in the Qatari capital to seal her victory over Veronika Kudermetova. … Read more
Conchita Martínez, Garbiñe Muguruza's coach, remains isolated in a medicalized hotel in Doha (Qatar) after testing positive for coronavirus. “I feel fine, with mild symptoms and in a couple of days they will repeat the test,” reported the 48-year-old former Wimbledon champion. Conchita traveled from Spain on Wednesday with a negative PCR, but upon landing … Read more
Australian Alexei Popyrin beat Croatian veteran Marin Cilic, while Kazakh Alexander Bublik did the same with Moldovan Rudi Albot, and both will contest the ATP final in Singapore. Popyrin, 21 years old and 114 in the world, defeated the former ATP number three and third seed, 7-6 (5) 7-6 (2). Cilic, 32, had saved a … Read more
Albert Ramos he achieved a resounding victory over Diego Schwartzman and avoided an Argentine full in the semifinals of the Córdoba Open ATP 250 in Argentina, which is played on clay. Albert Ramos-Viñolas (47) achieved the seventh victory in 40 matches against tennis players of the top ten in the standings by beating Diego Schwartzman … Read more
Roger Federer is still planning his return to the slopes in 2021 after not competing in 2020 due to his knee injuries. After confirming that he will debut next week in Doha and that he will also play in Dubai, the Swiss has hinted that he will also play at the Miami Open, where he … Read more
Albert Ramos and the Argentine Juan Manuel Cerúndolo will define the Cordoba Open title ATP 250 from Argentina, that is disputed on clay, after prevailing in their respective semifinals against also Argentines Facundo Bagnis and Federico Coria. Albert Ramos-Viñolas (47) achieved his first victory in straight sets by 7-5 5-7 and 6-3 before Facundo Bagnis … Read more
The Spanish Jaume Munar, number 104 of the ATP classification, lost this Monday to the Chilean Nicolás Jarry (1,165 in the world) in his debut in the main draw of Argentina's Córdoba ATP 250 Open, which is played on clay. Munar won the first quarter by 7-5, but then fell by 6 (5) – (7) … Read more
The Japanese tennis player has posed before the graphic media with the Australian Open trophy. Naomi Osaka was proclaimed champion after beating Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 in 71 minutes in the Australian Open final. Photo: WILLIAM WEST AFP Updated to February 21, 2021 at 11:17 CET The Japanese tennis player has posed before the graphic … Read more
Novak Djokovic's victory against Alsan Karatsev on Thursday at the Australian Open once again ensured the presence of a member of the Big Three in another Grand Slam final. The hegemony of the legendary world tennis trio is impressive and is exemplified in a resounding fact: at least one of them, the Serbian, Rafa Nadal … Read more