Doubles win puts Canada into ATP Cup final against Spain
3 years ago

Doubles win puts Canada into ATP Cup final against Spain

The Hindu  

Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov qualified Canada for its first ATP Cup final on Saturday when they defeated Daniil Medvedev and Roman Safiullin 4-6, 7-5, 10-7 in doubles to complete a 2-1 win against Russia. We had a tough start in the doubles, so to be able to come back in this way, it’s really a team effort. It’s really about the team effort and we’re happy to be through.“ On Friday, Roberto Bautista Agut clinched Spain’s spot in the final with a 7-6, 2-6, 7-6 victory over Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz. Earlier, Pablo Carreno Busta gave Spain the lead with a 6-2, 6-1 win against late replacement Jan Zielinski.

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Gauff, Pegula put US up 2-0 vs. Austria in BJK Cup qualifier
1 year, 8 months ago

Gauff, Pegula put US up 2-0 vs. Austria in BJK Cup qualifier

The Hindu  

Coco Gauff enjoyed playing in front of family and friends in a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier in her hometown of Daytona Beach, Florida, on Friday, teaming with Jessica Pegula — who also lives nearby — to give the United States a 2-0 lead over Austria. “It’s very sad, and I would like to help the young tennis players that …

Canada sweeps past Spain to win maiden ATP Cup
3 years ago

Canada sweeps past Spain to win maiden ATP Cup

The Hindu  

Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Spanish star Roberto Bautista Agut in a gripping encounter to earn Canada a maiden ATP Cup title here on Sunday. This followed Denis Shapovalov ending Pablo Carreno Busta’s winning start to the season 6-4, 6-3. 11 Auger-Aliassime beat third-ranked Alexander Zverev during the tournament and again showed his class to down 19th-ranked Bautista Agut 7-6, 6-3 and …

Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime Fire Canada to ATP Cup Triumph over Spain
3 years ago

Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime Fire Canada to ATP Cup Triumph over Spain

News 18  

Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime put in commanding performances against Spanish opponents to win their respective singles matches and fire Canada to the ATP Cup title on Sunday. Shapovalov showed plenty of aggression to beat Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 6-4 6-3 in the opening singles rubber to put Canada one win away from winning the $10 million team-based competition. World …

ATP Cup 2022: Canada beats Spain to win maiden title
3 years ago

ATP Cup 2022: Canada beats Spain to win maiden title

The Hindu  

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime stormed through a gripping clash with Spanish star Roberto Bautista Agut for a massive victory that earned his country a maiden ATP Cup title on Sunday. Their Sydney showdown followed Denis Shapovalov ending Pablo Carreno Busta's winning start to the season 6-4, 6-3 to set the scene for a crunch second singles rubber. The Novak Djokovic-led Serbia …

Canada bag ATP Cup final spot with doubles win over Russia
3 years ago

Canada bag ATP Cup final spot with doubles win over Russia

The Independent  

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ATP Cup 2022: Canada stun defending champions Russia to make final
3 years ago

ATP Cup 2022: Canada stun defending champions Russia to make final

Firstpost  

Russia face Spain on Sunday with a big task ahead against the unflappable Roberto Bautista Agut and his teammate Pablo Carreno Busta. Sydney: Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov stunned defending champions Russia Saturday in a decisive doubles rubber to send Canada storming into an ATP Cup final against Spain. But world number two Daniil Medvedev then thrashed 11th-ranked Auger-Aliassime 6-4, …

Britain, Russia win ATP Cup matches in doubles deciders
3 years ago

Britain, Russia win ATP Cup matches in doubles deciders

The Hindu  

Britain staged a come-from-behind win in the decisive doubles to complete a 2-1 victory over the United States and keep its hopes alive of a semifinal spot at the ATP Cup. Jamie Murray and Dan Evans rallied from a set and a service break down to beat Americans Taylor Fritz and John Isner 6-7, 7-5, 10-8. In Thursday's other day …

Spain beats Serbia, joins Poland in ATP Cup semifinals
3 years ago

Spain beats Serbia, joins Poland in ATP Cup semifinals

The Hindu  

Hubert Hurkacz beat Diego Schwartzman 6-1, 6-4 to secure Poland’s victory over Argentina on Wednesday and a spot in the ATP Cup semifinals. I think the atmosphere that we bring helps us play better.” Pablo Carreno Busta beat Filip Krajinovic 6-3, 6-4 to secure an ATP Cup semifinal spot for Spain and Roberto Bautista Agut completed the group-stage victory over …

Defending champion Russia takes group lead at ATP Cup
3 years ago

Defending champion Russia takes group lead at ATP Cup

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — Daniil Medvedev and Roman Safiullin won their singles matches before combining to win the doubles Tuesday to give defending champion Russia a sweep of Australia and first place in Group B at the ATP Cup. Italy rebounded from its upset loss to Australia last Sunday to sweep France, with Jannik Sinner beating Arthur Rinderknech 6-3, 7-6 and Matteo …

Stefanos Tsitsipas beaten as Argentina and Spain stay undefeated in ATP Cup
3 years ago

Stefanos Tsitsipas beaten as Argentina and Spain stay undefeated in ATP Cup

The Independent  

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ATP Cup: Stefanos Tsitsipas goes down to Diego Schwartzman as Argentina beat Greece
3 years ago

ATP Cup: Stefanos Tsitsipas goes down to Diego Schwartzman as Argentina beat Greece

Firstpost  

Tsitsipas went under the knife in late November after pulling out of the ATP Finals in Turin, hoping to be at full fitness for the Australian Open later this month Sydney, Australia: World number four Stefanos Tsitsipas crashed to defeat in his first singles match since elbow surgery Monday, losing an epic battle with feisty Argentinian Diego Schwartzman 6-7 6-3, …

Spain, Poland win 2nd consecutive matches at ATP Cup
3 years ago

Spain, Poland win 2nd consecutive matches at ATP Cup

The Hindu  

Spain and Poland remained perfect at the ATP Cup with 3-0 wins in their matches on Monday, their second consecutive victories in the team event. Robert Bautista Agut clinched the match for Spain by beating Casper Ruud of Norway 6-4, 7-6 after Pablo Carreno Busta defeated Viktor Durasovic 6-3, 6-3. “Casper is playing unbelievable tennis an unbelievable performance last year, …

ATP Cup 2022: United States thump Canada as Russia beat France
3 years ago

ATP Cup 2022: United States thump Canada as Russia beat France

Firstpost  

The United States beat Canada and defending champion Russia defeated France at the ATP Cup on Sunday, with the Americans taking a much easier route. John Isner and Taylor Fritz beat their Canadian singles opponents and then clinched the match in doubles for a 3-0 win. But Medvedev and Safiullin came back to beat two fresh opponents in the doubles …

ATP Cup: Frenchman Humbert stuns Russia's Medvedev; US beats Canada; Britain, Australia secure wins
3 years ago

ATP Cup: Frenchman Humbert stuns Russia's Medvedev; US beats Canada; Britain, Australia secure wins

The Hindu  

Russian Daniil Medvedev's 2022 season opened with a stunning defeat at the hands of Frenchman Ugo Humbert after a three-hour dogfight in a steamy Ken Rosewall Arena at the ATP Cup on Sunday. The world number two had been expected to seal the Group B tie for Russia after Roman Safiullin beat Arthur Rinderknech in the opening singles match, but …

John Isner gives U.S. early lead over Canada at ATP Cup
3 years ago

John Isner gives U.S. early lead over Canada at ATP Cup

The Hindu  

John Isner beat Canada’s Brayden Schnur 6-1, 6-4 in 66 minutes to give the United States an early 1-0 lead at the ATP Cup on Sunday. “You always work hard in the off-season, but you never really know what could happen in that first match of the year.” Isner broke twice in the first set and used his strong serve …

Spain, Argentina secure easy wins at ATP Cup, Serbia downs Norway
3 years ago

Spain, Argentina secure easy wins at ATP Cup, Serbia downs Norway

The Hindu  

Spain and Argentina both won their ATP Cup ties with some ease as men's professional tennis returned for the 2022 season in the lucrative team tournament at Sydney's Olympic Park on Saturday. Bautista Agut then steamrollered world number 17 Garin 6-0 6-3 to give the Spaniards an unassailable lead in the Group A tie before Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Pedro …

US eliminated from Davis Cup Finals after loss to Colombia
3 years, 1 month ago

US eliminated from Davis Cup Finals after loss to Colombia

The Hindu  

U.S. captain Mardy Fish hinted at a lack of passion within his team after the record 32-time champion Americans were eliminated from the Davis Cup Finals by following up a lopsided loss to host Italy and a humbling defeat to Colombia on Sunday. The Americans left Turin 0-2 when Reilly Opelka and Jack Sock retired from the decisive doubles match …

ATP Cup: Italy Seal Spot in Semis, Germany Edge Tight Canada Tie
3 years, 11 months ago

ATP Cup: Italy Seal Spot in Semis, Germany Edge Tight Canada Tie

News 18  

Italy sealed a place in the semi-finals of the ATP Cup by winning both singles matches against France on Wednesday, while Germany did their chances of progressing no harm by taking an unassailable 2-0 lead over Canada at the Rod Laver Arena. With the second edition of the national team competition truncated because of Australian Open coronavirus quarantine, victory for …

ATP Finals 2020: Wesley Koolhof, Nikola Mektic claim doubles trophy with gritty win in decider
4 years, 1 month ago

ATP Finals 2020: Wesley Koolhof, Nikola Mektic claim doubles trophy with gritty win in decider

Firstpost  

It was a case of third time lucky for the Dutch-Croatian fifth seeds, who lost their first two finals, in Marseille and at the US Open, earlier in the year. London: Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic beat Jurgen Melzer and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-2, 3-6, 10-5 to claim the ATP Finals doubles trophy at the end of their first season together …

ATP Cup Final HIGHLIGHTS: Novak Djokovic's Serbia Beat Rafael Nadal's Spain to Win Title
4 years, 11 months ago

ATP Cup Final HIGHLIGHTS: Novak Djokovic's Serbia Beat Rafael Nadal's Spain to Win Title

News 18  

ATP Cup Final HIGHLIGHTS: Rafael Nadal’s Spain lost to Novak Djokovic’s Serbia in the final of the ATP Cup at Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney on Sunday. Djokovic beat Nadal 6-2, 7-6 in the second match of the day after Roberto Bautista Agut beat Dusan Lajovic 7-5, 6-1 in the first match of the tie. Earlier in the evening, Roberto …

ATP Cup: Novak Djokovic sends Serbia into semifinals
5 years ago

ATP Cup: Novak Djokovic sends Serbia into semifinals

The Hindu  

Novak Djokovic dropped his first set of the ATP Cup Friday in a titanic struggle with Canada's Denis Shapovalov, surviving a scare before rallying to guide Serbia into a semi-final against Russia. His impressive teammate Dusan Lajovic, buoyed by a huge contingent of Serbian fans at Ken Rosewall Arena, earlier crushed world number 21 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-2. Well done.” …

ATP Cup: Australia and Russia reach semis, Argentina out
5 years ago

ATP Cup: Australia and Russia reach semis, Argentina out

The Hindu  

Alex de Minaur and Nick Kyrgios sealed Australia's place in the ATP Cup semifinals with an epic doubles win over Great Britain while Russia also marched into the last four on Thursday. De Minaur and Kyrgios saved four match points before beating Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury 3-6, 6-3, 18-16 in Sydney to seal a 2-1 victory for the host. …

ATP Cup: Djokovic, Serbia top Group A to advance to quarters
5 years ago

ATP Cup: Djokovic, Serbia top Group A to advance to quarters

The Hindu  

Serbian superstar Novak Djokovic said Wednesday that the ATP Cup was the ideal preparation for his bid to win an eighth Australian Open crown. Speaking after Serbia beat Chile 2-1 to remain unbeaten after the round-robin stage, Djokovic said he wasn't fazed by having to play three top players in a row to start the season. Djokovic made it three …

ATP Cup: Hubert Hurkacz stuns world number four Dominic Thiem
5 years ago

ATP Cup: Hubert Hurkacz stuns world number four Dominic Thiem

The Hindu  

Polish youngster Hubert Hurkacz upset tennis world number four Dominic Thiem at the ATP Cup Wednesday, his third top 30 scalp at the inaugural team tournament, to remain unbeaten this year. Hurkacz came into the match on the back of beating world number 13 Diego Schwartzman and the 28th-ranked Borna Coric, and said he was playing some of his best …

ATP Cup: Australia thumps Canada to storm into quarterfinals
5 years ago

ATP Cup: Australia thumps Canada to storm into quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Australia, led by the 20-year-old Alex de Minaur, has become the first team to qualify for the quarterfinals of the inaugural ATP Cup, defeating Canada 3-0 in the group stage. On Sunday afternoon, Alex de Minaur rallied from a set down to win for the second time in as many matches and steered the host country to the 'Final Eight' …

ATP Cup: Tsitsipas bounces back as Zverev searches for answers
5 years ago

ATP Cup: Tsitsipas bounces back as Zverev searches for answers

The Hindu  

Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas was clinical as he picked up his first win of the season at the ATP Cup in Brisbane on Sunday against a temperamental Alexander Zverev of Germany, who was almost reduced to tears due to problems over his serve. ATP Finals champion Tsitsipas made it five straight wins against the German world number seven with a breezy …

Canada notch first victory at new ATP Cup, beating Greece
5 years ago

Canada notch first victory at new ATP Cup, beating Greece

India TV News  

Canada swept the first match of the new ATP Cup with Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime winning singles encounters against Stefanos Tsitsipas and Michail Pervolarakis of Greece and then combining to win the doubles. The 24-team tournament is kicking off the men's tennis season for 2020, with matches underway Friday in Brisbane and Sydney on Australia's east coast and Perth …

ATP Cup: Shapovalov beats Tsitsipas as Canada beats Greece
5 years ago

ATP Cup: Shapovalov beats Tsitsipas as Canada beats Greece

The Hindu  

Canadian young gun Denis Shapovalov edged world number six Stefanos Tsitsipas in his country's clean sweep against Greece on the first day of the inaugural ATP Cup on Friday. READ | Nadal insists ATP Cup about much more than Australian Open preparation “It was definitely a great start to the event -- these boys played awesome,” Canadian captain Adriano Fuorivia …

Rafael Nadal says he gave it all in Davis Cup triumph
5 years, 1 month ago

Rafael Nadal says he gave it all in Davis Cup triumph

The Hindu  

Rafael Nadal admitted he gave everything he had left to lead Spain to its sixth Davis Cup success on Sunday after it beat Canada in the final in Madrid. Nadal’s 6-3, 7-6 victory over Shapovalov confirmed another triumph for Spain after Roberto Bautista Agut had earlier seen off Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6, 6-3. We knew we had to convert this opportunity.” …

Nadal powers Spain past Great Britain into Davis Cup final
5 years, 1 month ago

Nadal powers Spain past Great Britain into Davis Cup final

The Hindu  

Spain will face Canada in Sunday's Davis Cup final after Rafael Nadal and Feliciano Lopez edged the host past Great Britain. With Andy Murray roaring on the British team from courtside, his older brother and Skupski pushed Nadal and Lopez through two intense sets before falling just short, losing 7-6, 7-6. It was always likely Britain would need Kyle Edmund …

Davis Cup: Nadal helps Spain past Russia, Canada stuns USA
5 years, 1 month ago

Davis Cup: Nadal helps Spain past Russia, Canada stuns USA

The Hindu  

Rafael Nadal helped Spain to an opening win over Russia at the Davis Cup Finals, while Canada stunned the United States on Tuesday. 21#DavisCupMadridFinals#byRakutenpic.twitter.com/TC80vWPwjz — Davis Cup by Rakuten Madrid Finals November 20, 2019 Spain will face Croatia, which lost its opener to Russia, in Group B on Wednesday. The meeting of the two north American neighbours was over after …

Bopanna and Shapovalov reach doubles quarterfinals in Tokyo
5 years, 3 months ago

Bopanna and Shapovalov reach doubles quarterfinals in Tokyo

The Hindu  

Rohan Bopanna in partnership with Denis Shapovalov of Canada made the doubles quarterfinals with a 6-3, 7-6 victory over wild card entrants Fabrice Martin and Yasutaka Uchiyama in the $2,046,340 ATP-500 tennis tournament in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday. READ| China Open 2019: Murray beats Norrie to reach quarterfinals In the Challenger in Barcelona, Ramkumar Ramanathan was beaten in the singles …

Rogers Cup: Rohan Bopanna - Denis Shapovalov ousted in semis
5 years, 4 months ago

Rogers Cup: Rohan Bopanna - Denis Shapovalov ousted in semis

The Hindu  

Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov were knocked out of the Rogers Cup after losing 6-7, 6-7 to the Dutch duo of Robin Haase and Wesley Koolhof in the men's doubles semifinal. The Indo-Canadian pair got off to a strong start and broke twice to take a 4-2 lead, but their Dutch opponents fought back to force the first set to …

Rogers Cup: Canadians Denis Shapovalov, Milos Raonic register straight-sets win; Stan Wawrinka advances
5 years, 5 months ago

Rogers Cup: Canadians Denis Shapovalov, Milos Raonic register straight-sets win; Stan Wawrinka advances

Firstpost  

Canadians Denis Shapovalov and Milos Raonic fed off a supportive home crowd to advance in straight sets to the second round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Monday. Shapovalov defeated France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3, 7-5 to snap a five-match losing streak while Raonic crushed 16 aces en route to a 6-4, 6-4 win over another Frenchman, Lucas Pouille, earlier …

ATP Rogers Cup: Wawrinka breezes past Dimitrov in Montreal opener, Raonic and Shapovalov advance
5 years, 5 months ago

ATP Rogers Cup: Wawrinka breezes past Dimitrov in Montreal opener, Raonic and Shapovalov advance

The Hindu  

Stan Wawrinka had no trouble progressing to the second round of the Rogers Cup, while Canadian duo Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov gave locals plenty to cheer about. Three-time grand slam champion Wawrinka outclassed Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets on day one of the ATP 1000 event in Montreal. Former world number three and 2013 runner-up Raonic beat Lucas Pouille …

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