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 6-4, 6-4, while Shapovalov snapped a five-match losing streak to defeat Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Raonic – the 17th seed – will face either Felix Auger-Aliassime or Vasek Pospisil for a spot in the third round as Shapovalov prepares to meet world number four Dominic Thiem.

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ATP Rankings: Arthur Fils, Christopher Eubanks achieve new career-highs
1 year, 5 months ago

ATP Rankings: Arthur Fils, Christopher Eubanks achieve new career-highs

The Hindu  

Here is all you need to know about the latest ATP Rankings released on July 31, 2023. Stan Wawrinka returned to Top 50 in the latest ATP Rankings released on Monday. Three-time Major winner Wawrinka fell just short of his first ATP title in six years as he lost to Australia’s Alexei Popyrin in the final of the Croatia Open …

Wawrinka beats Murray at rare ATP Challenger Tour match
1 year, 7 months ago

Wawrinka beats Murray at rare ATP Challenger Tour match

China Daily  

Andy Murray of Britain shakes hands with Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka during the Day 3 of BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux in Bordeaux of France May 17, 2023. BORDEAUX, France — Far from the Grand Slam stages on which both have starred, Stan Wawrinka beat Andy Murray 6-3, 6-0 on Wednesday in what is believed to be the first ATP Challenger Tour …

Italian Open: Stan Wawrinka breezes past Ilya Ivashka in straight sets after rain causes delayed start
1 year, 8 months ago

Italian Open: Stan Wawrinka breezes past Ilya Ivashka in straight sets after rain causes delayed start

Firstpost  

Wawrinka, a three-time Grand Slam champion, next faces 26th-seeded Grigor Dimitrov, with the winner potentially meeting top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the third round. Rome: Stan Wawrinka wasted little time securing a 6-2, 6-4 win over Ilya Ivashka in the first round of the Italian Open on Wednesday after the start was delayed for 90 minutes due to rain. Stan goes …

Wawrinka beats Ivashka after rain delay at Italian Open
1 year, 8 months ago

Wawrinka beats Ivashka after rain delay at Italian Open

The Hindu  

Stan Wawrinka wasted little time securing a 6-2, 6-4 win over Ilya Ivashka in the first round of the Italian Open on Wednesday after the start was delayed for 90 minutes due to rain. Wawrinka, a three-time Grand Slam champion, next faces 26th-seeded Grigor Dimitrov, with the winner potentially meeting top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the third round. Also, Marton Fucsovics …

Wawrinka, Thiem advance at Monte Carlo; Murray loses
1 year, 9 months ago

Wawrinka, Thiem advance at Monte Carlo; Murray loses

China Daily  

Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka celebrates winning his first round match against Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor during the Monte Carlo Masters at Monte-Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France April 10, 2023. MONACO — Three-time Grand Slam winners Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka had contrasting fortunes in the first round of the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters on Monday. Former champion Wawrinka rallied to win 5-7, …

Stan Wawrinka wins in return to Indian Wells after 4 years away
1 year, 10 months ago

Stan Wawrinka wins in return to Indian Wells after 4 years away

The Hindu  

Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka made a successful return to the BNP Paribas Open after four years away, beating qualifier Aleksandar Vukic 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 on Thursday. Thanasi Kokkinakis claimed 32 of 34 points he served in a 6-4, 6-1 victory over wild-card entry Brandon Holt to earn a matchup on Saturday against reigning U.S. Open champion and No. …

Stan Wawrinka stuns Daniil Medvedev to reach Metz quarters, Dominic Thiem beaten
2 years, 3 months ago

Stan Wawrinka stuns Daniil Medvedev to reach Metz quarters, Dominic Thiem beaten

Firstpost  

Stan Wawrinka will next face Mikael Ymer in his first ATP Tour-level quarter-final since January 2021. Metz, France: Stan Wawrinka produced an impressive display to beat former world number one Daniil Medvedev for his first top-10 win since 2020 in Metz on Thursday. “But respect to Stan, I didn’t think he was 37.” Wawrinka will next face Sweden’s Mikael Ymer …

Italian Open: Veteran Stan Wawrinka registers first win in more than a year
2 years, 8 months ago

Italian Open: Veteran Stan Wawrinka registers first win in more than a year

Firstpost  

Stan Wawrinka last tasted success in the opening round of the 2021 Australian Open when he beat Marton Fucsovics in five sets. Rome: Stan Wawrinka believes he has what it takes to get back to playing “great tennis” again, the former world number three said after claiming his first victory in 15 months at the Italian Open on Monday. The …

Stan Wawrinka Loses on Return After Year Out Injured
2 years, 8 months ago

Stan Wawrinka Loses on Return After Year Out Injured

News 18  

Stan Wawrinka lost to Alexander Bublik in the opening round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday as the three-time Grand Slam champion played his first ATP Tour match in 13 months. Bublik, ranked 36th, will meet Pablo Carreno Busta in the second round, the Spaniard getting past Argentine qualifier Sebastian Baez 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Italy’s Fabio Fognini, ranked 32, …

Stan Wawrinka, Dominic Thiem Go Down in Straight Sets on Return from Injury
2 years, 9 months ago

Stan Wawrinka, Dominic Thiem Go Down in Straight Sets on Return from Injury

News 18  

Stan Wawrinka and Dominic Thiem suffered straight sets defeats on Tuesday at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Marbella, Spain, on their return to competition after being sidelined for extended spells due to injury. Three-times major champion Wawrinka, who was out for over a year with a foot injury, lost 6-2 6-4 to Sweden’s 131st-ranked Elias Ymer at the claycourt …

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 …

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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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 …

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 …

Tsitsipas, Rublev advance; Wawrinka loses in Rotterdam
3 years, 10 months ago

Tsitsipas, Rublev advance; Wawrinka loses in Rotterdam

The Hindu  

Second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas, in his first match since reaching the Australian Open semifinal, advanced to the second round of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament by beating Belarusian Egor Gerasimov 7-6, 7-5 on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Greek player, who upset second-ranked Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open quarterfinal, will face Hubert Hurkacz in the second round after the Polish player …

Stan Wawrinka dumped out of Rotterdam ATP, Andrey Rublev, Stefanos Tsitsipas advance
3 years, 10 months ago

Stan Wawrinka dumped out of Rotterdam ATP, Andrey Rublev, Stefanos Tsitsipas advance

Firstpost  

Rotterdam: Stan Wawrinka was knocked out of the Rotterdam ATP meeting in the first round on Tuesday after losing in straight sets 6-4, 7-5 to Russia’s Karen Khachanov. The three-time Grand Slam winner, playing in his first match since going down in a five-set epic to Marton Fucsovics at the Australian Open, was beaten by world number 21 Khachanov in …

Mexican Open: Nadal into Acapulco semis, Dimitrov beats Wawrinka
4 years, 10 months ago

Mexican Open: Nadal into Acapulco semis, Dimitrov beats Wawrinka

The Hindu  

Rafael Nadal cruised into the Mexican Open semifinals after the top seed outclassed Kwon Soon-woo in straight sets. Dimitrov – the 2014 Mexican Open champion – had not beaten Wawrinka since 2016 but the former world number three ended his drought in one hour, 25 minutes. John Isner – the fifth seed – booked his spot in the semis for …

ATP Marseille: Medvedev's misery continues, falls to Simon
4 years, 10 months ago

ATP Marseille: Medvedev's misery continues, falls to Simon

The Hindu  

Daniil Medvedev's run of poor results continued at the Open 13 Marseille as he suffered a heavy straight-sets defeat to Gilles Simon. Top seed Medvedev looked to have put his shock loss to Vasek Pospisil in Rotterdam behind him when he beat teenager Jannik Sinner in three sets to reach the last eight in the south of France. READ: Simon's …

ATP Cup: Kyrgios beats Tsitsipas; Russia, Britain enter quarters
5 years ago

ATP Cup: Kyrgios beats Tsitsipas; Russia, Britain enter quarters

The Hindu  

A battling Nick Kyrgios earned a morale-boosting victory over World No. he's an amazing player and so young and is going to do some special things in this sport,” said Kyrgios, who missed his last match with a sore back. “Generally I'm not playing good, so there's a lot of things that I still need to improve, but it's the …

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 …

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 …

Wawrinka pulls out of Federer quarterfinal at Swiss Indoors
5 years, 2 months ago

Wawrinka pulls out of Federer quarterfinal at Swiss Indoors

The Hindu  

Stan Wawrinka has been forced to pull out of a dream home quarterfinal against Roger Federer at the Swiss Indoors Basel due to a back injury. The seventh seed Wawrinka displayed plenty of grit to dispatch of Frances Tiafoe 6-3 3-6 7-5 on Thursday and was set to meet Swiss great Federer in the last-eight. READ| Swiss Indoors Basel 2019: …

Cincinnati Open: Tsitsipas, Zverev crash out; Rublev sets up Federer date
5 years, 4 months ago

Cincinnati Open: Tsitsipas, Zverev crash out; Rublev sets up Federer date

The Hindu  

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev were surprise second-round casualties at the Western & Southern Open, where Andrey Rublev set up a showdown with a seven-time champion. @Struffitennis notches his fourth Top 10 win of 2019 with a 6-4 6-7 7-6 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas at #CincyTennispic.twitter.com/i8BWy7RRBV — Tennis TV August 14, 2019 Tsitsipas was tamed by Germany's Struff, who claimed …

Rogers Cup: Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic advance in Cincinnati
5 years, 4 months ago

Rogers Cup: Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic advance in Cincinnati

Deccan Chronicle  

Cincinnati: Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic overwhelmed opponents at the WTA-ATP Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday, where Serena Williams withdrew because of back trouble. But the 23-time Grand Slam champion said her back was "still not right" casting a further shadow on her chances at the US Open starting in Flushing Meadows on August 26. Defending champion Novak Djokovic double faulted …

Rogers Cup: Rohan Bopanna - Denis Shapovalov ousted in semis
5 years, 5 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: Rafael Nadal overcomes Fognini to storm into semis; Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev sent packing
5 years, 5 months ago

Rogers Cup: Rafael Nadal overcomes Fognini to storm into semis; Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev sent packing

The Hindu  

Rafael Nadal kept his Rogers Cup title defence alive with a three-set victory over Fabio Fognini in their quarterfinal clash on Friday. Nadal lost to Fognini at Monte Carlo earlier this year, but his win at the ATP Masters 1000 event marked his 12th in 16 meetings between the pair. Nadal, an 18-time Grand Slam winner, sent a forehand long …

ATP Rogers Cup: Nadal shakes off rust to win Montreal opener, Tsitsipas stunned
5 years, 5 months ago

ATP Rogers Cup: Nadal shakes off rust to win Montreal opener, Tsitsipas stunned

The Hindu  

Top seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal dug deep to make a winning start at the Rogers Cup, while Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas suffered a shock defeat in Montreal. NADAL ON TRACK FOR RECORD-EXTENDING MASTERS TITLE Picking up where he left off Defending champ @RafaelNadal edges a tight encounter with Evans 7-6 6-4 to move through in Montreal#CoupeRogerspic.twitter.com/rLzqFSuAAQ — Tennis …

Rogers Cup: Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem enter third round of tournament; Stefanos Tsitsipas crashes out
5 years, 5 months ago

Rogers Cup: Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem enter third round of tournament; Stefanos Tsitsipas crashes out

Firstpost  

Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem advanced into the third round of the ATP Montreal Masters on Wednesday, with Thiem achieving a personal best in Canada. Montreal: Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem advanced into the third round of the ATP Montreal Masters on Wednesday, with Thiem achieving a personal best in Canada. I’m also happy that I could swing free some …

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 …

WTA Tour: Maria Sharapova ousted at Rogers Cup, Wozniacki wins in Toronto
5 years, 5 months ago

WTA Tour: Maria Sharapova ousted at Rogers Cup, Wozniacki wins in Toronto

The Hindu  

Former world number one Maria Sharapova lost a three-set epic against Anett Kontaveit in the first round of the WTA Rogers Cup. Former Australian Open winner Caroline Wozniacki moved through to the second round, while Serena Williams will open her campaign against Elise Mertens. Sofia Kenin set up a clash with world number one and top seed Ashleigh Barty with …

ATP Tour Sofia Open: Stan Wawrinka out in first round
5 years, 11 months ago

ATP Tour Sofia Open: Stan Wawrinka out in first round

The Hindu  

Stan Wawrinka's first outing since the Australian Open ended in defeat as he threw away a one-set lead against Marius Copil at the Sofia Open. Monday's other first-round match in Sofia also went the distance, Matt Ebden edging out home wildcard Adrian Andreev in a third-set tie-breaker to set up a meeting with Roberto Bautista-Agut. READ | All hail the …

Australian Open: Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Wawrinka move into second round
5 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open: Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Wawrinka move into second round

India TV News  

Novak Djokovic opened his quest for a record seventh Australian Open title and his 15th Grand Slam singles championship with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 win over American qualifier Mitchell Krueger. ALEX ZVEREV OFF TO WINNING START Fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev broke Aljax Bedene's serve in the seventh game of the third set and went on to complete a 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 …

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