Monday 25 February 2019

Tsitsipas, Van Uytvanck, Albot, Djere win titles

Four tournaments are on the tennis calendar this week and four titles were decided last Sunday.


Open 13 Provence 

Final

  • Stefanos Tsitsipas (1) defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 7-5 7-6(5)

Hungarian Ladies Open 

Final

Delray Beach Open

Final

  • Radu Albot defeated qualifier Daniel Evans 3-6 6-3 7-6(7)

Rio Open

Final

  • Laslo Djere defeated wildcard Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 7-5

This weeks tournaments


Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC - an ATP 500 category tournament, on Hard Solplex, in Acapulco, Mexico, 25 February - 2 March 2019.

Defending champion:

Juan Martin del Potro (6) who defeated Kevin Anderson (5) 6-4 6-4


Juan Martin del Potro will not be defending his 2018 trophy.  Additionally:

The following players withdrew after entering but before the main draw was published:

  • Kevin Anderson replaced by Mischa Zverev 
  • Grigor Dimitrov replaced by Cameron Norrie 
  • Martin Klizan by Yoshihito  Nishioka

Rafa Nadal, world number 2,  is top seed.

The other seven seeds are all in the top 40, two in the top ten.

There are no byes.


Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC - a WTA International category tournament, on Hard Solplex, in Acapulco, Mexico, 25 February - 2 March 2019.

Defending champion:

Lesia Tsurenko (7) who defeated Stefanie Voegele 7-5 6-7(2) 6-2


Lesia Tsurenko will not be defending her 2018 trophy

Additionally:

The following players withdrew after entering but before the main draw was published:

  • Ekaterina Alexandrova replaced by Laura Siegemund 
  • Eugenie Bouchard replaced by Amanda Anisimova 
  • Su-Wei Hsieh replaced by Marie Bouzková 
  • Ajla Tomljanovic replaced by Bianca Andreescu 

Sloane Stephens, world number 4,  is top seed.

The other seven seeds are all in the top 50.

There are no byes.


Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - an ATP 500 category tournament, on Hard Decoturf, in Dubai, UAE, 25 February - 2 March 2019

Defending champion:

Roberto Bautista Agut (3) who defeated Lucas Pouille (2) 6-3 6-4


The following players withdrew after entering but before the main draw was published:

  • Hyeon Chung replaced by Benoit Paire 
  • Pierre-Hugues Herbert replaced by Denis Kudla 
  • Andy Murray replaced by Robin Haase 

Kei Nishikori, world number 6, is top seed.

The other seven seeds are all in the top 20, two in the top 10

There are no byes.


Brasil Open - an ATP 250 category tournament, on Red Clay, in São Paulo, Brazil, 25 February - 3 March 2019.

Defending champion:

Fabio Fognini (2) who defeated Nicolas Jarry 1-6 6-1 6-4 


Fabio Fognini will not be defending his 2018 trophy


João Souza, world number 38, is top seed.

The other seven seeds are in the top 70, two in the top 50.

The top four seeds have first round byes.

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