T8: Cordoba, Montpellier, Singapur 2021

[Damian]

Cordoba Open



Cordoba - wyniki 1/2 finału turnieju głównego:

[5] Albert Ramos-Vinolas d. [Q] Facundo Bagnis 7-5 5-7 6-3 R. Maia

[Q] Juan Manuel Cerundolo d. Federico Coria 6-4 4-6 6-2 P. Estevez

[Damian]

Cordoba Open



Cordoba - finał turnieju głównego:

[5] Albert Ramos-Vinolas vs [Q] Juan Manuel Cerundolo

[Damian]

[Damian]

[Damian]

Open Sud de France



Montpellier - plan gier na niedzielę:

Court Patrice Dominguez - start o 11:30:
[1] Henri Kontinen / Edouard Roger-Vasselin vs Jonathan Erlich / Andrei Vasilevski

Nie przed 15:
[1] Roberto Bautista Agut vs [2] David Goffin

[Damian]

Cordoba Open



Cordoba - plan gier na niedzielę:

Cancha Central - start o 21:
Rafael Matos / Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves vs Romain Arneodo / Benoit Paire

Nie przed 23:
[5] Albert Ramos-Vinolas vs [Q] Juan Manuel Cerundolo

[Damian]

Cerundolo, 19, Reaches Cordoba Final In ATP Tour Debut

Spoiler:

Argentine will face No. 5 seed Ramos-Vinolas
Argentine qualifier Juan Manuel Cerundolo had never played an ATP Tour main draw match before this week at the Cordoba Open. Now, the 19-year-old is one victory away from lifting his first trophy on home soil after defeating Federico Coria 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.

Cerundolo is now the first player to make the final in his Tour debut since Spain’s Santiago Ventura in 2004 Casablanca. He will face fifth seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the championship match.

“Honestly, I still can’t believe what is happening,” Cerundolo said in an on-court interview. “It was a really tough match, I was playing very solid in the first set but he started to come back and then anything could happen. After the second set, I did well to recover mentally and withstand him.”

Cerundolo and Coria were both in uncharted waters on Saturday as they each contested their first ATP Tour semi-final. But their roads to get to that point couldn’t be more different: 28-year-old Coria was making a late-career breakthrough, while young Cerundolo was in the midst of the best week of his career after making his ATP Tour main draw debut. In fact, Cerundolo had only played 14 matches in the ATP Challenger Tour and owned a 7-7 record coming into Cordoba.

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But the 19-year-old looked more like the veteran on Cancha Central, doing damage with his lefty forehand as he redirected Coria’s power back at his countryman. Cerundolo finished the match with 30 winners against Coria’s 19 as he sealed the victory after two hours and 10 minutes.

“I would describe myself… as a defensive counter puncher,” Cerundolo said. “I like to hit with the other guy’s power. When you face powerful opponents like Fede [Coria], you have to go after them a little bit or else things can get complicated.”

The victory made Cerundolo the youngest Argentine to reach an ATP Tour final since Jose Acasuso, 18, at 2001 Buenos Aires. At that tournament, Acasuso was coached by Alejandro Cerundolo, Juan Manuel’s father.

How To Watch

Cerundolo will take on fifth seed Ramos-Vinolas in the final. The Spaniard needed nearly three hours to end another Argentine qualifier’s dream run as he defeated Facundo Bagnis 7-5, 5-7, 6-3.

All of the Spaniard’s matches in Cordoba have gone three sets, and it was no different against qualifier Bagnis, who was contesting his first ATP Tour semi-final. Ramos-Vinolas edged through the first set and held three match points at 5-4 in the second set, but things took a turn when Bagnis saved all three and took them into a third set. The fifth seed regained control with two breaks of serve to book his spot in the final after two hours and 50 minutes.

Ramos-Vinolas has been crashing the Argentine party all week long in Cordoba, defeating four consecutive Argentine players en route to the final. His biggest victory came over top seed Diego Schwartzman, No. 9 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, in the quarter-finals, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.

He will be looking to make it five wins against Argentines when he faces Cerundolo in the final. Ramos-Vinolas is in the hunt for his third ATP Tour trophy, and his first since 2019 Gstaad.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/ramos-v ... 1-saturday

[Damian]

Tenisiści, którzy w debiucie w cyklu ATP osiągnęli finał (na żółto wygrali turniej).


@TennisMyLife68

[Damian]

Gille/Vliegen Clinch Singapore Title

Spoiler:

Top seeds did not drop a set en route to the trophy

Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen extended their unbeaten record in ATP Tour finals on Sunday with a 6-2, 6-3 victory against Matthew Ebden and John-Patrick Smith at the Singapore Tennis Open.

The Belgians converted four of their five break points to improve to 5-0 in tour-level championship matches after 66 minutes. Gille and Vliegen entered the tournament with a 1-2 record this season, but they produced their best tennis in Singapore to win all four of their matches at the ATP 250 in straight sets.

“It is going really well in the finals,” said Gille. “We had been talking about [our record]… We have got our fifth title now and it is giving us a lot of confidence as well. It had been going well in the past and we were full of confidence this week. We just carried that through to today and we are very happy and satisfied with our level and the title.”

“We started the year in Australia and had a good feeling. It didn’t really work out for us… [It is] a really big motivation boost for us, winning the title here… We played really well all week and we are very happy to finish it off with a win,” said Vliegen.

Ebden and Smith were attempting to capture their first team title. The Aussie pair owns an 8-3 record this season, following runs to the Great Ocean Road Open semi-finals and the Australian Open quarter-finals.

Gille and Vliegen receive 250 FedEx ATP Doubles Ranking points and split $8,630 in prize money. Ebden and Smith gain 150 points and share $6,330.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/gille-v ... bles-final

[DUN I LOVE]

Al rozdziewiczony.

[Damian]

Popyrin Serves Up Maiden Title In Singapore

Spoiler:

Aussie becomes second first-time winner of the year


Alexei Popyrin completed a dream week at the Singapore Tennis Open on Sunday, as he rallied from a set down to defeat Alexander Bublik 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 and claim his maiden ATP Tour title.

The unseeded Aussie produced a dominant serving performance to overcome the fourth seed in 84 minutes. Popyrin dropped just six points behind his serve (46/52) and won seven consecutive service games to love from 3-5 in the first set.

Prior to this week, Popyrin had never advanced beyond the quarter-finals at an ATP Tour event. When the latest FedEx ATP Rankings are released on Monday, the 21-year-old will rise to a new career-high.

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Popyrin’s victory against Bublik was his second win against seeded opposition this week. In the semi-finals, the Aussie claimed a 7-6(5), 7-6(2) victory against third seed Marin Cilic. Throughout the week, Popyrin played well in pressure moments and won all five tie-break sets he contested.

Bublik was also attempting to lift his first ATP Tour trophy. The Kazakhstani was competing in his second final of the year after retiring from last month’s Antalya Open championship match with a right ankle injury. Bublik also reached finals in Newport and Chengdu in 2019.

Popyrin received 250 FedEx ATP Rankings points and $24,770 in prize money. Bublik collected 150 points and $18,310.

Did You Know?
Popyrin is the second first-time ATP Tour titlist of 2021. Earlier this month, Daniel Evans claimed his maiden tour-level trophy at the Murray River Open.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/popyrin ... 2021-final

[DUN I LOVE]

Moment awansu do pierwszego finału w karierze - Juan Manuel Cerundolo.

[Barty]

No i mamy 19-latka w finale ATP. Rzadki widok w ostatnich latach.

Jeszcze mój dziennik, lajkuję kolegę na Flashscorze.

[Damian]

Kontinen/Roger-Vasselin Triumph In Montpellier

Spoiler:

Top seeds dropped one set en route to the trophy

Henri Kontinen and Edouard Roger-Vasselin lifted their second tour-level title as a team on Sunday, following a 6-2, 7-5 victory against Jonathan Erlich and Andrei Vasilevski in the Open Sud de France final.

The top seeds saved all seven break points they faced to beat Erlich and Vasilevski in 66 minutes. Kontinen and Roger-Vasselin doubled their ATP Tour team title count, following their success at the 2019 Stockholm Open.

Kontinen and Roger-Vasselin dropped just one set en route to the ATP 250 title. In the first round, the Finnish-French duo rallied from a set down to overcome Hubert Hurkacz and Szymon Walkow 6-7(5), 6-2, 10-8.

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Roger-Vasselin is the first player to win three doubles titles at this event. The 37-year-old previously triumphed in Montpellier alongside Nicolas Mahut in 2012 and Ivan Dodig in 2019.

Erlich and Vasilevski were attempting to clinch their first ATP Tour doubles trophy as a partnership in their second final. Last year’s Pune finalists beat fourth seeds Divij Sharan and Igor Zelenay en route to the championship match.

Kontinen and Roger-Vasselin receive 250 FedEx ATP Doubles Ranking points and share $7,550 in prize money. Erlich and Vasilevski collect 150 points and split $5,530.

Did You Know?
Kontinen has an 80 per cent success rate in tour-level doubles finals. The 30-year-old holds a 24-6 record in tour-level championship matches.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/kontine ... bles-final

[DUN I LOVE]

No i mamy 19-latka w finale ATP. Rzadki widok w ostatnich latach.

Jeszcze mój dziennik, lajkuję kolegę na Flashscorze.

Fajna ciekawostka.

[Damian]

[DUN I LOVE]

Aa.

+1.

Trwa finał RBA - Goffin w Montpellier. Po zainteresowaniu na forum od razu wiadomo, że grają tenisiści z Top-15.

[Lleyton]

Liczę na RBA.

[no-handed backhand]

A ja za Goffinkiem.

[Barty]

Całym sercem za hobbitem.