Daniil Medvedev is the king of tennis until someone proves otherwise, because his 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 win over the world No 3 and US Open champion Dominic Thiem to lift the ATP Tour Finals trophy left the game’s best players, young and old, in a heap at his feet.more
The trainer, Iga Świątek, Piotr Sierzputowski was nominated for the "WTA Trainer of the Year" award - the organization dealing with women's tennis announced. The 19-year-old Polish woman under his leadership achieved a historic success this season, triumphing in the Grand Slam French Open.more
Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo finished their 2020 ATP Tour season and four-year partnership with an impressive victory on Thursday, as they ended Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic’s unbeaten start to the Nitto ATP Finals.more
Dominic Thiem became the first man to move into the last four of the ATP Finals event in London. The Austrian beat Rafael Nadal 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-4) in a high-quality match for his second victory of the season-ending event at the O2 Arena in London.more
Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo lost their second match in the ATP Finals tennis tournament in London and they have only a minimal chance of reaching the semi-finals. The Polish-Brazilian duo succumbed yesterday to the German Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies 2: 6, 6: 7 (5-7).more
Daniil Medvedev defeated Alexander Zverev for his first victory at the Nitto ATP Finals. The Russian made his debut at London's O2 12 months ago but failed to win any of his three round-robin matches, "choking" - in his own words - in a loss to Rafael Nadal.more
Iga Swiatek earned $ 2,261,213 on the court in the 2020 season. This puts her in third place on the tennis payroll. Only the American Sofia Kenin - 4 302 970 and the Japanese Naomi Osaka - 3 352 755 got richer.more
Rafael Nadal was in impressive form on Sunday as he beat Andrey Rublev in straight sets in his first match of the ATP Finals. The Spaniard, who drew level with Roger Federer on 20 grand slam singles titles when he won last month's French Open, needed just under 78 minutes to defeat Rublev 6-3 6-4 in London and claim a first opening win at the event since 2015.more
Felix Auger-Aliassime and Hubert Hurkacz saved five championship points on Sunday to capture their first team title at the Rolex Paris Masters. The unseeded pair recovered from the brink of defeat to upset second seeds Mate Pavic and Bruno Soares 6-7(3), 7-6(7), 10-2 in one hour and 52 minutes.more
Novak Djokovic on Friday emulated childhood hero Pete Sampras by claiming the year-end world No.1 ranking for the sixth time. The 33-year-old Serb was confirmed in the position after Rafael Nadal, the only man who could deny him top spot, opted not to play in the Sofia event next week.more
Top seed Rafa Nadal was handed an opening night fright by his good friend Feliciano Lopez at the Paris Masters on Wednesday, but rallied to beat his fellow Spaniard 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 and claim his 1,000th ATP Tour win.more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced England will be in lockdown through December 2nd due to spiking Coronavirus cases. The ATP is still planning to hold the ATP Finals at the O2 Arena in London without fans.more
Łukasz Kubot and the Brazilian Marcelo Melo won the ATP tennis tournament on hard courts in Vienna. In the final, seeded with number 3, the duo defeated the British Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski 7: 6 (7-5), 7: 5. This is the Pole's fourth triumph in the Austrian capital.more
The leader of the world ranking of tennis players, Novak Djokovic, was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the ATP indoor tournament on hard courts in Vienna (prize pool of EUR 1.4 million). The Serb lost smoothly 2: 6, 1: 6 to Italian Lorenzo Sonego, who eliminated Hubert Hurkacz in the previous round.more
The second test for Covid-19, carried out at Iga Świątek, gave a negative result. This does not mean, however, that now a tennis player can calmly think about preparations for the new season - planning them is hampered by restrictions applied in various countries due to the pandemic.more
One of the best tennis players in the world, second in the ATP ranking, Rafael Nadal is also doing well on the golf course. The Spaniard finished sixth at the Balearic Championships in Llucmajor in his native Majorca.more
Iga Świątek is still 17th in the WTA ranking. There were also no changes in the top ten of the ranking. Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty remains the leader. The second is Romanian Simona Halep, and the third is Japanese Naomi Osaka.more
Today Iga Świątek was awarded by President Andrzej Duda with the Gold Cross of Merit for sports achievements and promotion of the country. The 19-year-old player on October 10 won the French Open tournament - this is the first Grand Slam title in a single in the history of Polish tennis.more
Boris Becker has been charged with concealing trophies and medals won during his illustrious tennis career, including two from his three Wimbledon singles victories, from bankruptcy trustees.more
Novak Djokovic has played some of the best tennis of his life in 2020 but he regrets the failure to win either the U.S. Open or the French Open in his bid to become the world's most trophy-laden player, the world No. 1 said on Thursday.more
Novak Djokovic has decided not to enter the Paris Masters because he has no points to win at the November 2-8 event as he bids to retain the world number one spot come end of season, the 33-year-old Serb said.more
While Novak Djokovic has chosen to play the ATP Erste Bank Open in Vienna and skip the ATP Paris Masters in November, rival Rafael Nadal has decided to enter the tournament in France.more
The famous Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, a 20-time Grand Slam tournament winner, admitted that he no longer feels pain and believes he will play at the Australian Open in January. This year he has undergone two knee surgeries and has been undergoing rehabilitation for a long time.more
