Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, UAE [1] Naomi Osaka (JPN) vs. [67] Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) For the second consecutive year, Osaka faced Mladenovic in Dubai; however, this time there would be no domination by the Japanese player. Mladenovic seems to have recovered the form that once saw her ranked as high as number ten. She…
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At 6’11” the twenty-one-year-old American proved that height is not an obstacle on the tennis court. Moving well despite his height, Opelka fought his way through the draw and the number one seed to get to his first ATP World Tour title. Winning that first title is never easy and Opelka showed his composure after…
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New York Open, USA Championship Match: [89] Reilly Opelka (USA) vs. [154] Brayden Schnur (CAN) At stake was a first ATP World Tour title as well as valuable ranking points. For Schnur, this was his break through tournament; he had never won a match on the ATP World Tour until he won his first match…
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Qatar Total Open, Doha Championship Match: [3] Simona Halep (ROU) vs. [21] Elise Mertens (BEL) BREAKS WAS THE THEME OF THE MATCH Three straight breaks started the match before Halep finally held; however, unlike their previous two matches on clay where she completely dominated Mertens, Halep had no such domination in this match. It was…
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MOVER OF THE WEEK: Juan Ignacio Londero Londero needed a wild card to play in the Cordoba Open. Prior to this tournament, the Argentinian had never won a match on the ATP Tour. He did not drop a set until the final, and that was understandable. Down a set and a break, it looked like…
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Open Sud de France, Montpellier [44] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) vs. [210] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) One is looking to reestablish himself as a contender amongst the elite and the other is hoping to claim his first ATP Tour singles title. Tsonga leads their head-to-head 2:0; however, that was two years ago. A lot has changed for…
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