New Haven, CT, USA, 22 August 2017 | AAP
Australian Daria Gavrilova has reached the Connecticut Open second round after a three-set win over world No.40 Kristyna Pliskova.
Gavrilova gritted to a 7-5 4-6 7-5 victory on Monday at the WTA tournament in the week leading to the US Open.
Ranked 26th in the world, Gavrilova lost serve in the opening game before breaking back twice to win the opening set.
© Tennis.Com.AU
Almost nine years to the day since he first became No. 1, Spain’s Rafael Nadal today returned to the top of the Emirates ATP Rankings for his fourth stint at the pinnacle of men’s professional tennis. Nadal, who has already spent 141 total weeks at No. 1, replaces Great Britain’s Andy Murray, who had held the top spot for 41 weeks since 7 November 2016.
Nadal, who first ascended to No. 1 on 18 August 2008 at the age of 22, last held top spot three years and 45 days ago on 6 July 2014. The Spaniard will now look to stay ahead of his great Swiss rival Roger Federer and finish atop the year-end Emirates ATP Rankings for the first time since 2013 and for the fourth time in his career (2008, 2010, 2013).
"Being No. 1 after all the things that I have been going through the last couple of years is something unbelievable, so [it] is, for me, an amazing achievement to be back to that position after [a] few years, three years," said Nadal
On 12 June, Nadal became the first player to qualify for the 2017 season-ending Nitto ATP Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from 12-19 November. It is the 13th straight year that he has qualified for the elite eight-player tournament.
© Tennis.Com.AU
Melbourne VIC, Australia, 21 August 2017 | tennis.com.au
Daria Gavrilova will look to get in some valuable match practice as she gears up for the US Open, beginning next Monday in New York.
Gavrilova is in the draw at the WTA Connecticut Open in New Haven, as the world No.26 missing out on a seed by one place (25th-ranked Peng Shuai is the No.8 seed).
The Australian opens her campaign against qualifier Kristyna Pliskova, with the winner to face either fourth seed Kristina Mladenovic or Timea Babos.
© Tennis.Com.AU
Title-winning Aussies Jacob Grills and Astra Sharma were among five Aussies appearing in professional-level finals around the world at the weekend.
Melbourne VIC, Australia, 21 August 2017 | tennis.com.au
Jacob Grills won his second career title with victory in the Thailand F6 Futures tournament in Nonthaburi.
The 22-year-old continued his good form in his tour of Asia, with the Nonthaburi triumph coming in his third Futures final in the past two months.
Grills beat fellow Aussie Blake Ellis in the semifinals before recording a 7-6(4) 7-5 win over sixth seed N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth in the final.
© Tennis.Com.AU
Melbourne VIC, Australia, 21 August 2017 | tennis.com.au
Men
ATP
| Western and Southern Open – Cincinnati, OH, USA (Hard) | ||||
| R16 | Nick Kyrgios (ACT) | d | Ivo Karlovic (CRO) | 4-6 7-6(6) 6-3 |
| QF | Nick Kyrgios (ACT) | d | [1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) | 6-2 7-5 |
| SF | Nick Kyrgios (ACT) | d | David Ferrer (ESP) | 7-6(3) 7-6(4) |
| F | [7] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) | d | Nick Kyrgios (ACT) | 6-3 7-5 |
Challenger
© Tennis.Com.AU
New Haven, CT, USA, 21 August 2017 | tennis.com.au
Arina Rodionova has come through a play-off to secure a US Open wildcard.
The Victorian, the top seed at the eight-player Australian event staged at New Haven, beat second seed Lizette Cabrera of Queensland 7-6(5) 6-1.
Rodionova, who qualified for Wimbledon, will now play her second Grand Slam main draw in a row and her sixth overall; this will be her first time in the main draw at Flushing Meadows.
© Tennis.Com.AU
Nick Kyrgios found Grigor too strong in the Western & Southern Open final in Cincinnati, going down to the Bulgarian in his first ATP Masters decider.
Cincinnati, OH, USA, 21 August 2017 | AAP
Nick Kyrgios went down in the Cincinnati Masters final to Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets on Sunday.
Kyrgios lost 6-3 7-5, the Australian unable to reproduce the form which saw him beat world No.1 Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals.
Kyrgios capitulated with three double faults in the 11th game of the second set, handing Bulgarian Dimitrov a decisive break and a 6-5 lead.
© Tennis.Com.AU
Fifteen-time Grand Slam champion and new world No.1 Rafael Nadal has confirmed his highly anticipated return to the tenth edition of the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp in January.
“A lot of things have happened since the last time I was in this spot. Injuries and some tough moments, of course, but I have held the passion and the love for the game, and that’s why I have the chance to be back in that position again,” Nadal said prior to the Cincinnati Masters last week.
Nadal played Brisbane for the first time in January, with the tournament proving the ideal preparation for his Australian Open campaign after the 31-year-old reached the final at Melbourne Park against career rival Roger Federer (SUI).
“I’m very happy to be back, last year for me was the first experience and was very successful. The atmosphere is great and there’s a lot of nice people supporting the event. I really enjoyed the experience.”
© Tennis.Com.AU
New Haven, CT, USA, 20 August 2017 | tennis.com.au
Arina Rodionova and Lizette Cabrera will do battle for a wildcard into the main draw of the US Open.
The pair advanced to the final of the wildcard play-off in New Haven on Saturday with contrasting semifinal victories.
Cabrera took on Olivia Rogowska, scoring an early break and building a 4-1 first-set lead with some exceptional returning against an error-prone Rogowska.
© Tennis.Com.AU
Cincinnati, OH, USA, 20 August 2017 | AAP
Nick Kyrgios has surged into his first ATP World Tour Masters final in Cincinnati as excitement mounts about his US Open prospects.
A day after knocking over Ivo Karlovic and world No.1 Rafael Nadal within hours, Kyrgios beat Spanish veteran David Ferrer 7-6(3) 7-6(4) in the semifinals.
The 22-year-old Australian will play Grigor Dimitrov for the title after the Bulgarian tamed the big serve of John Isner to win 7-6(4) 7-6(10) in Saturday’s earlier semifinal.
© Tennis.Com.AU
| Stats |
|---|
| Archive |
|---|
| - Выберите месяц -2012 May2012 June2012 July2012 August2012 September2012 October2012 November2012 December2013 January2013 February2013 March2013 April2013 May2013 June2013 July2013 August2013 September2013 October2013 November2013 December2014 January2014 February2014 March2014 April2014 May2014 June2014 July2014 August2014 September2014 October2014 November2014 December2015 January2015 February2015 March2015 April2015 May2015 June2015 July2015 August2015 September2015 October2015 November2015 December2016 January2016 February2016 March2016 April2016 May2016 June2016 July2016 August2016 September2016 October2016 November2016 December2017 January2017 February2017 March2017 April2017 May2017 June2017 July2017 August |
11:12 PHOTOS/VIDEO: 2017 Cincinnati QF Rafael Nadal vs. Nick Kyrgios |
2017 Cincinnati QF Rafael Nadal vs. Nick Kyrgios 2/6 5/7 "He obviously is a tough match always," said Nadal. "Nick is a great player, but I played poorly. I started the match well and then I played a very bad game in the second set when he broke me. I played some good points. He had some mistakes and I was able to be back in the match. And then I played a terrible game. So it was a bad match for me. Congrats to him. That's it." "I love this tournament so much. It is improving every year. But I don't know why I don't find my rhythm here. It is tough for me to compete well here. But I'm going to keep trying next year." |
© Tennis.Com.AU
Melbourne & Olympic Parks, Olympic Blvd, Melbourne VIC • 3001, Australia, 19 August 2017 | Tennis Australia
Nick Kyrgios has upset Rafael Nadal to book his place in the semifinals of the Cincinnati Masters and secure his 100th win on the ATP World Tour. The Australian, who had earlier downed Ivo Karlovic in three tight sets, dominated Nadal as he secured a 6-2 7-5 win in one hour 20 minutes.
In what was an impressive performance throughout, Kyrgios raced away to a 4-0 lead at the start of the match. Nadal was able to work his way onto the scoreboard, but Kyrgios’s serve was firing and he was connecting brilliantly on his ground strokes.
It was a similar story in the second set.
© Tennis.Com.AU
Melbourne & Olympic Parks, Olympic Blvd, Melbourne VIC • 3001, Australia, 19 August 2017 | Tennis Australian
The semifinals are set for Day 2 of the US Open wildcard playoff.
Due to intermittent rain forecasted for much of the day, a decision was made to move the matches indoors. Fortunately, the Yale Tennis Facility has eight prestige indoor courts and a 30-person viewing area (which was full to capacity).
In the day’s first match, Destanee Aiava was too strong for Kimberly Birrell during her 6-1 6-1 win. Aiava served accurately and effectively, refusing to allow Birrell the time to dial in her normally aggressive returns. Aiava, the No.3 seed. will now play Arina Rodionova in tomorrow’s the semifinals. Arina advanced through to the next round after Priscillla Hon was forced to withdraw from the event because of her impressive run at the $100k ITF in Vancouver.
© Tennis.Com.AU
Melbourne & Olympic Parks, Olympic Blvd, Melbourne VIC • 3001, Australia, 19 August 2017 | AAP
Nick Kyrgios has danced into the Cincinnati Masters quarterfinals, and a date with Rafael Nadal, after winning his rain-delayed match against Ivo Karlovic. The Australian No.1 prevailed 4-6 7-6(6) 6-3 on Friday.
Karlovic was leading 4-3 on serve on Thursday before rain put a stop to proceedings after he had hit eight aces to Kyrgios’ one.
The big-serving Croatian took the first set when play resumed but Kyrgios fought back via a second-set tiebreaker, showing the Ohio crowd a preview of his dance moves in celebration.
© Tennis.Com.AU
Melbourne & Olympic Parks, Olympic Blvd, Melbourne VIC • 3001, Australia, 19 August 2017 | Tennis Australia
Sam Stosur has been forced to withdraw from the US Open because of injury. The 33 year-old had been hoping to be ready for the final Grand Slam of the season, but is still struggling with the stress fracture that she sustained at Roland Garros.
“Obviously I am extremely disappointed to have to pull out of the US Open,” Stosur said in a short statement.
“The US Open holds such special memories for me and it is a tournament I really look forward to every year.
© Tennis.Com.AU
| Stats |
|---|
| Archive |
|---|
| - Выберите месяц -2012 May2012 June2012 July2012 August2012 September2012 October2012 November2012 December2013 January2013 February2013 March2013 April2013 May2013 June2013 July2013 August2013 September2013 October2013 November2013 December2014 January2014 February2014 March2014 April2014 May2014 June2014 July2014 August2014 September2014 October2014 November2014 December2015 January2015 February2015 March2015 April2015 May2015 June2015 July2015 August2015 September2015 October2015 November2015 December2016 January2016 February2016 March2016 April2016 May2016 June2016 July2016 August2016 September2016 October2016 November2016 December2017 January2017 February2017 March2017 April2017 May2017 June2017 July2017 August |
23:53 PHOTOS/VIDEO: 2017 Cincinnati R3 Rafael Nadal vs. Albert Ramos-Vinolas |
2017 Cincinnati R3 Rafael Nadal bt. Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7/6(1) 6/2 Next - Nick Kyrgios "I'm very happy to be in the quarter-finals," said Nadal. "It was a tough match this afternoon against Albert, and now [it will be] another very, very difficult match against Kyrgios. So I just need to be ready, to play my best. The only way to try to have success in that match against Nick is just playing aggressive and play very focused all the time, and, of course play at a great level of tennis." |
© Tennis.Com.AU
Vancouver, BC, Canada, 18 August 2017 | tennis.com.au
Priscilla Hon has built a five-match winning streak in a stunning run to the quarterfinals of the $100,000 ITF event in Vancouver, Canada.
The 19-year-old Queenslander began the week in qualifying but now features in the last eight after beating 92nd-ranked Jana Cepelova of Slovakia, the tournament’s No.3 seed.
Hon, ranked No.354, will next line-up against Belgian Maryna Zanevska.
© Tennis.Com.AU
Cincinnati, OH, USA, 18 August 2017 | AP
Nick Kyrgios has been forced to wait to play for a place in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Masters after his clash with Ivo Karlovic was delayed by rain.
The match will resume on Friday after bad weather interrupted the third-round encounter; Karlovic leads the Australian 4-3, with games going on serve.
© Tennis.Com.AU
Cincinnati, OH, USA, 18 August 2017 | AAP
Caroline Wozniacki has given Ash Barty a reality check one day after the 21-year-old Australian recorded the biggest win of her career.
Wozniacki won their Cincinnati Open third-round clash 6-4 6-2 on Thursday, barely 24 hours after Barty eliminated Wimbledon and Australian Open runner-up Venus Williams to record her first top-10 win.
The Dane next faces the winner of the match between top seed and world No.1 Karolina Pliskova and Italy’s Camila Giorgi.
© Tennis.Com.AU
| Stats |
|---|
| Archive |
|---|
| - Выберите месяц -2012 May2012 June2012 July2012 August2012 September2012 October2012 November2012 December2013 January2013 February2013 March2013 April2013 May2013 June2013 July2013 August2013 September2013 October2013 November2013 December2014 January2014 February2014 March2014 April2014 May2014 June2014 July2014 August2014 September2014 October2014 November2014 December2015 January2015 February2015 March2015 April2015 May2015 June2015 July2015 August2015 September2015 October2015 November2015 December2016 January2016 February2016 March2016 April2016 May2016 June2016 July2016 August2016 September2016 October2016 November2016 December2017 January2017 February2017 March2017 April2017 May2017 June2017 July2017 August |
12:49 PHOTOS/VIDEO: 2017 Cincinnati R2 Rafael Nadal vs. Richard Gasquet |
2017 Cincinnati R2 Rafael Nadal bt. Richard Gasquet 6/3 6/4 Next opponent - Albert Ramos-Vinolas "Just the start of the tournament. Was important start for me," Nadal said afterward. "Always important to win the first match, especially after what happened last week, losing the match that way. So, just happy for the way that I played, and of course for the victory, no? So let's see. Tomorrow another tough match against, you know, against Albert. I know him very well. He know me very well. Going to be a tough one. I hope to be ready to play well." |
© Tennis.Com.AU
