ATP Cup

The Australian Summer of tennis is upon us, and it is all happening in Melbourne, 6 tournaments in one week before the Australian Open, all run concurrently at Melbourne Park.

Included amongst them the ATP Cup.

2021 ATP Cup - an ATP teams event, on Hard, in Melbourne, Australia, 2 - 6 February 2021.

Defending champion: Serbia 

4 groups of 3 nations will contest a round robin series of matches within the group, after which the winners of each group will be the semi finalists.

Group A: Serbia, Germany, Canada 

Group B: Spain, Greece, Australia 

Group C: Austria, Italy, France

Group D: Russia, Argentina, Japan

ATP - Great Ocean Road Open

The Australian Summer of tennis is upon us, and it is all happening in Melbourne, 6 tournaments in one week before the Australian Open, all run concurrently at Melbourne Park.

Included amongst them 2 men’s trophies up for grabs.

2021 Great Ocean Road Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Melbourne, Australia, 1-7 February 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new event.

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

- Kyle Edmund replaced by Gianluca Mager   

- Cristian Garin replaced by Yasutaka Uchiyama 

- John Isner replaced by Andreas Seppi 

- Steve Johnson replaced by Kamil Majchrzak 

David Goffin, world number 14, is top seed.

The other 15 seeds are all in the top 63

The top 8 seeds all have first round byes.

ATP - Murray River Open

The Australian Summer of tennis is upon us, and it is all happening in Melbourne, 6 tournaments in one week before the Australian Open, all run concurrently at Melbourne Park.

Included amongst them 2 men’s trophies up for grabs.

2021 Murray River Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Melbourne, Australia, 1-7 February 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new event.

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

- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina replaced by Yuichi Sugita  

- Joao Sousa replaced by James Duckworth 

Stan Wawrinka, world number 18, is top seed.

The other 15 seeds are all in the top 55

The top 8 seeds all have first round byes.

WTA - Grampians Trophy

The Australian Summer of tennis is upon us, and it is all happening in Melbourne, 6 tournaments in one week before the Australian Open, all run concurrently at Melbourne Park.

Included amongst them 3 women’s trophies up for grabs.

2021 Grampians Trophy - a WTA 500 tournament, on Hard, in Melbourne, Australia, 3 - 7 February 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new event.

Bianca Andreescu, world number 8, is top seed.

The other 7 seeds are all in the top 25

The top 4 seeds all have first round byes.

WTA - Gippsland Trophy

The Australian Summer of tennis is upon us, and it is all happening in Melbourne, 6 tournaments in one week before the Australian Open, all run concurrently at Melbourne Park.

Included amongst them 3 women’s trophies up for grabs.

2021 Gippsland Trophy - a WTA 500 tournament, on Hard, in Melbourne, Australia, 31 January - 6 February 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new event.

Simona Halep, world number 2, is top seed.

The other 15 seeds are all in the top 51

The top 10 seeds all have first round byes.

WTA - Yarra Valley Classic

The Australian Summer of tennis is upon us, and it is all happening in Melbourne, 6 tournaments in one week before the Australian Open, all run concurrently at Melbourne Park.

Included amongst them 3 women’s trophies up for grabs.

2021 Yarra Valley Classic - a WTA 500 tournament, on Hard, in Melbourne, Australia, 31 January - 6 February 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new event.

Ashleigh Barty, world number 1, is top seed.

The other 15 seeds are all in the top 52

The top 10 seeds all have first round byes.

Best of 3 ? No way !

Apparently some of the male tennis players feel so affected by being placed in quarantine that their AO matches should be shortened to best of three sets.

This has had the expected reaction but also raised the issue of equal prize money at Grand Slam tournaments.

The argument that more prize money should be offered to men because they are potentially longer on court is one with which I disagree. Just because the poor things can’t resolve a dispute in as quick a time as the women shouldn’t allow them a greater share of the pie, but all jokes aside, all Grand Slam prize money is grossly beyond any sense of decency.

Therefore any debate over how much more or less should be added or subtracted from an obscene total is purely academic, and to be honest not worth having.

The top players are all over paid, end of story.

P.S. If the men have their way and matches are best of three at the AO, then I suggest reduce prize money accordingly, or better still, make them collect the balls and give the ball kids a rest.

ATP - Hurkacz wins Delray Beach

Final in Delray Beach.

2021 Delray Beach Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Delray Beach, USA, 7-13 January 2021.

2020 champion (not defending):

Reilly Opelka (4) who defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 7-5 6-7(4) 6-2

Final:

Hubert Hurkacz (4) (Poland) v Sebastian Korda (USA)

This was the first time the pair had met and Korda broke Hurkacz to love in the opening game. Thereafter the Polish player did not face another break point. Instead he broke Korda four times, twice in each set, to comfortably take home the trophy 6-3 6-3.

A second title for Hurkacz, following his win in Winston-Salem, August 2019.

ATP - de Minaur wins Antalya

Final in Antalya.

2021 Antalya Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Antalya, Turkey, 7-13 January 2021.

2019 champion:

Lorenzo Sonego who defeated Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-1

Final:

Alexander Bublik (8) (Kazakhstan) v Alex de Minaur (4) (Australia)

Sadly the final lasted only two games before Bublik was forced to retire injured, enabling de Minaur to claim the title.

Not the way de Minaur would want to win a fourth career trophy, although his form throughout the tournament suggested he was favourite for victory in any case.

Bublik still moves up four places to a career high ranking of #45.

WTA - Sabalenka wins Abu Dhabi

Final in Abu Dhabi.

2021 Abu Dhabi Women’s Tennis Open - a WTA 500 tournament, on Hard, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 5-13 January 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new event

Final:

Aryna Sabalenka (4) (Belarus) v Veronika Kudermetova (Russia)

In their first meeting Sabalenka dominated set one, winning 16 of 21 points on serve and converting both break points available to her. Those were in the sixth and eighth games, and the second was also a set point.

Set two was once again Sabalenka’s but littered with break opportunities for both players. Four breaks of serve occurred in six games, three obtained by the fourth seed for a 5-1 lead.

Sabalenka couldn’t use a match point, and was eventually broken, but Kudermetova’s extension of the match lasted only one game as she faltered on her next effort at the line.

Aryna Sabalenka won 6-2 6-2 to claim the title, her ninth, and third in succession, following victories in Ostrava (Oct 20) and Linz (Nov 20).

The win enables Sabalenka to jump three places to a career high ranking of #7.

ATP - Delray Beach semi finals

Semi final day in Delray Beach.

2021 Delray Beach Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Delray Beach, USA, 7-13 January 2021.

2020 champion (not defending):

Reilly Opelka (4) who defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 7-5 6-7(4) 6-2

Semi final results:

- Hubert Hurkacz (4) defeated qualifier Christian Harrison 7-6(4) 6-4

- Sebastian Korda defeated Cameron Norrie 6-3 7-5

Final will be Hubert Hurkacz (4) v Sebastian Korda in the first meeting between the pair.

Already, Korda has moved up 16 places to a career high ranking of #103.

ATP - Antalya semi finals

Semi final day in Antalya.

2021 Antalya Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Antalya, Turkey, 7-13 January 2021.

2019 champion:

Lorenzo Sonego who defeated Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-1

Semi final results:

Alexander Bublik (8) defeated Jeremy Chardy 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3

Alex de Minaur (4) defeated David Goffin (2) 6-4 3-6 6-2

Final will be Alexander Bublik (8) v Alex de Minaur (4)

They have never met before in an ATP tour match.

WTA - Abu Dhabi semi finals

Semi final day in Abu Dhabi.

2021 Abu Dhabi Women’s Tennis Open - a WTA 500 tournament, on Hard, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 5-13 January 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new event

Semi finals:

Aryna Sabalenka (4) (Belarus) v Maria Sakkari (9) (Greece)

Sabalenka led the head to head 3-1, including winning the past two encounters, both in February 2020. 

She began this one in devastating fashion, holding her first three serves to love, and breaking Sakkari in the second and sixth games, the latter to love.

At 5-1 and serving for the set, Sabalenka was unexpectedly broken, but next chance a love game sealed it 6-3.

Set two was more even until the fifth game where Sakkari saved four break points. A fifth was converted by Sabalenka and an insurance break in the seventh game allowed the Belarusian to serve for the match at 5-2. Another love game saw her through to the final, triumphing 6-3 6-2.

Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine) v Veronika Kudermetova (Russia)

In their first meeting, the teenage Kostyuk saved a break point in the third game before breaking Kudermetova in the fourth. The Russian immediately broke back, and repeated the dose in game seven. Kostyuk levelled things at 5-5, and a tie break was eventually required. 

After the players changed ends at 3-3, the next eight points all went against serve. Kostyuk lost one of the points on her serve at 7-8, giving Kudermetova a third set point which was converted. 7-6(8) to Russia.

Three breaks of serve in the second set, two against Kostyuk, saw Kudermetova lead 5-3 and serving for the match. Two match points were saved, and the second of two break points was converted. At 4-5, Kostyuk saved another pair of match points, but couldn’t avoid a third, leaving Kudermetova the victor 7-6(8) 6-4.

Veronika Kudermetova advances to her first final, where she will meet Aryna Sabalenka (4). By reaching the final, Kudermetova has achieved a new career high ranking of #36. A win would see this improve further.

Marta Kostyuk, by reaching the semis, jumps 21 places to a new career high ranking of #78.

ATP - Delray Beach quarter finals

Quarter final day in Delray Beach.

2021 Delray Beach Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Delray Beach, USA, 7-13 January 2021.

2020 champion (not defending):

Reilly Opelka (4) who defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 7-5 6-7(4) 6-2

Quarter final results:

- Qualifier Christian Harrison defeated Gianluca Mager 7-6(2) 6-4

- Hubert Hurkacz (4) defeated qualifier Roberto Quiroz 6-4 6-4

- Cameron Norrie defeated Frances Tiafoe (8) 6-0 3-6 6-4

- Sebastian Korda defeated John Isner (2) 6-3 4-6 6-3

Semi final match ups 

Qualifier Christian Harrison v Hubert Hurkacz (4)

Cameron Norrie v Sebastian Korda 

ATP - Antalya quarter finals

Quarter final day in Antalya.

2021 Antalya Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Antalya, Turkey, 7-13 January 2021.

2019 champion:

Lorenzo Sonego who defeated Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-1

Quarter final results:

- Alexander Bublik (8) defeated Matteo Berrettini (1) 7-6(6) 6-4

- Jeremy Chardy defeated Jan-Lennard Struff (5) 4-6 6-2 7-6(8)

- Alex de Minaur (4) defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili (6) 6-2 6-4

- David Goffin (2) defeated Stefano Travaglia 6-3 6-2

Semi final match ups 

Alexander Bublik (8) v Jeremy Chardy 

Alex de Minaur (4) v David Goffin (2)

WTA - Abu Dhabi quarter finals

Quarter final day in Abu Dhabi.

2021 Abu Dhabi Women’s Tennis Open - a WTA 500 tournament, on Hard, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 5-13 January 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new event

Quarter final results:

- Maria Sakkari (9) defeated Sofia Kenin (1) 2-6 6-2 6-0

- Aryna Sabalenka (4) v defeated Elena Rybakina (6) 6-4 4-6 6-3

- Marta Kostyuk defeated Sara Sorribes Tormo 0-6 6-1 6-4

- Veronika Kudermetova defeated Elina Svitolina (2) 5-7 6-3 7-6(3)

Semi final match ups 

Maria Sakkari (9) v Aryna Sabalenka (4)

Marta Kostyuk v Veronika Kudermetova 

ATP - Delray Beach second round complete

Second round complete and quarter finals set in Delray Beach.

2021 Delray Beach Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Delray Beach, USA, 7-13 January 2021.

2020 champion (not defending):

Reilly Opelka (4) who defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 7-5 6-7(4) 6-2

Second round results: 

- Hubert Hurkacz (4) defeated Daniel Elahi Galan 6-2 6-2

- Qualifier Roberto Quiroz defeated Ivo Karlovic 6-2 6-4

- Frances Tiafoe (8) defeated Bjorn Fratangelo 6-4 3-6 6-1

- Cameron Norrie defeated Adrian Mannarino (3) 6-2 7-5

Quarter final match ups 

Qualifier Christian Harrison v Gianluca Mager 

Hubert Hurkacz (4) v qualifier Roberto Quiroz 

Frances Tiafoe (8) v Cameron Norrie

Sebastian Korda v John Isner (2)

WTA - Abu Dhabi round of sixteen

Round of sixteen in Abu Dhabi.

2021 Abu Dhabi Women’s Tennis Open - a WTA 500 tournament, on Hard, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 5-13 January 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new event

Round of sixteen results:

- Sofia Kenin (1) defeated Yulia Putintseva (13) 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4

- Maria Sakkari (9) defeated Garbiñe Muguruza (5) 7-5 6-4

- Aryna Sabalenka (4) defeated Ons Jabeur (15) 6-2 6-4

- Elena Rybakina (6) defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-3 6-4

- Marta Kostyuk defeated Tamara Zidansek 6-1 6-1

- Sara Sorribes Tormo defeated qualifier Anastasia Gasanova 7-5 6-3

- Veronika Kudermetova defeated Paula Badosa 6-4 4-6 6-1

- Elina Svitolina (2) defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(8)

Quarter final match ups 

Sofia Kenin (1) v Maria Sakkari (9)

Aryna Sabalenka (4) v Elena Rybakina (6)

Marta Kostyuk v Sara Sorribes Tormo 

Veronika Kudermetova v Elina Svitolina (2)

ATP - Antalya 2nd round complete

Second round complete and quarter finals set in Antalya.

2021 Antalya Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Antalya, Turkey, 7-13 January 2021.

2019 champion:

Lorenzo Sonego who defeated Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-1

Second round results:

- Matteo Berrettini (1) defeated qualifier Dimitar Kuzmanov 6-2 6-3

- Alexander Bublik (8) defeated Tristan Lamasine 6-2 6-4

- Jeremy Chardy defeated Fabio Fognini (3) 7-6(4) 6-7(1) 7-6(5)

- Jan-Lennard Struff (5) received a walkover from Hugo Grenier 

Quarter final match ups 

Matteo Berrettini (1) v Alexander Bublik (8)

Jeremy Chardy v Jan-Lennard Struff (5)

Nikoloz Basilashvili (6) v Alex de Minaur (4)

Stefano Travaglia v David Goffin (2)

ATP - Delray Beach 2nd round start

Second round commenced in Delray Beach.

2021 Delray Beach Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Delray Beach, USA, 7-13 January 2021.

2020 champion (not defending):

Reilly Opelka (4) who defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 7-5 6-7(4) 6-2

Second round results: 

- Qualifier Christian Harrison defeated Cristian Garin (1) 7-6(3) 6-2

- Gianluca Mager defeated Sam Querrey (6) 7-6(8) 6-1

- Sebastian Korda defeated Tommy Paul (5) 4-6 6-3 6-2

- John Isner (2) defeated Thiago Monteiro 6-4 7-6(4)

WTA - Abu Dhabi 2nd round complete

Second round complete in Abu Dhabi.

2021 Abu Dhabi Women’s Tennis Open - a WTA 500 tournament, on Hard, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 5-13 January 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new event

Second round results:

- Maria Sakkari (9) defeated CoCo Gauff 7-5 6-2

- Garbiñe Muguruza (5) defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-1 6-4

- Daria Kasatkina received a walkover from Karolina Muchova (12)

- Elena Rybakina (6) defeated Wang Xiyu 6-4 6-4

- Marta Kostyuk defeated Hsieh Su-Wei 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3

- Qualifier Anastasia Gasanova defeated Karolina Pliskova (3) 6-2 6-4

- Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Heather Watson 7-5 6-7(7) 6-3

- Elina Svitolina (2) defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-4 6-1

ATP - Antalya 2nd round start

Second round commenced in Antalya.

2021 Antalya Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Antalya, Turkey, 7-13 January 2021.

2019 champion:

Lorenzo Sonego who defeated Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-1

Second round results:

- Alex de Minaur (4) defeated qualifier Adrian Andreev 6-3 6-1

- Nikoloz Basilashvili (6) defeated wildcard Altug Celikbilek 7-6(1) 6-4

- David Goffin (2) defeated Nicola Kuhn 6-0 6-2

- Stefano Travaglia defeated Emil Ruusuvuori 7-6(5) 6-3

ATP - Delray Beach 1st round complete

First round complete in Delray Beach.

2021 Delray Beach Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Delray Beach, USA, 7-13 January 2021.

2020 champion (not defending):

Reilly Opelka (4) who defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 7-5 6-7(4) 6-2

First round results: 

- Qualifier Christian Harrison defeated Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-4 6-2

- Daniel Elahi Galan defeated Andrej Martin 6-4 6-4

- Qualifier Roberto Quiroz defeated wildcard Noah Rubin 7-6(1) 6-3

- Ivo Karlovic defeated Pablo Andujar (7) 6-3 5-7 6-4

- Frances Tiafoe (8) defeated qualifier Donald Young 6-3 6-4

- Bjorn Fratangelo defeated qualifier Kevin King 6-2 6-2

- Cameron Norrie defeated wildcard JC Aragone 6-2 6-1

WTA - Abu Dhabi 2nd round start

Second round commenced in Abu Dhabi.

2021 Abu Dhabi Women’s Tennis Open - a WTA 500 tournament, on Hard, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 5-13 January 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new event

Second round results:

- Sofia Kenin (1) defeated Kirsten Flipkens 5-7 5-4 (retired)

- Yulia Putintseva (13) defeated Barbora Krejcikova 6-4 7-5

- Aryna Sabalenka (4) defeated Ajla Tomljanovic 7-5 6-4

- Ons Jabeur (15) defeated Katerina Bondarenko 5-7 6-3 6-2

- Tamara Zidansek defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-4

- Sara Sorribes Tormo defeated Bernarda Pera 5-7 6-3 6-4

- Paula Badosa defeated Alizé Cornet 6-4 6-4

- Veronika Kudermetova defeated qualifier Bianca Turati 6-2 6-1

ATP - Antalya 1st round complete

First round complete in Antalya.

2021 Antalya Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Antalya, Turkey, 7-13 January 2021.

2019 champion:

Lorenzo Sonego who defeated Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-1

First round results:

- Matteo Berrettini (1) defeated wildcard Ergi Kirkin 6-0 6-4

- Qualifier Dimitar Kuzmanov defeated Laslo Djere 6-1 3-2 (retired)

- Tristan Lamasine defeated Egor Gerasimov 7-6(6) 6-2

- Fabio Fognini (3) defeated qualifier Michael Vrbensky 6-4 7-6(4)

- Jeremy Chardy defeated Radu Albot 6-3 6-4

- Hugo Grenier defeated qualifier Alex Molcan 7-5 6-4

- Jan-Lennard Struff (5) defeated qualifier Pavel Kotov 6-4 6-3

- Qualifier Adrian Andreev defeated wildcard Marsel Ilhan 6-4 6-3

- Alex de Minaur (4) defeated Malek Jaziri 6-2 6-1

- Nicola Kuhn defeated qualifier Matthias Bachinger 3-6 6-3 4-1 (retired)

ATP - Delray Beach 1st round start

First round commenced in Delray Beach.

2021 Delray Beach Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Delray Beach, USA, 7-13 January 2021.

2020 champion (not defending):

Reilly Opelka (4) who defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 7-5 6-7(4) 6-2

First round results: 

- Gianluca Mager defeated wildcard Ryan Harrison 3-6 6-1 6-4

- Sam Querrey (6) defeated Mackenzie McDonald 6-3 6-4

- Tommy Paul (5) defeated Nam Ji-sung 6-1 6-4

- Sebastian Korda defeated Kwon Soonwoo 6-4 6-4

- Thiago Monteiro defeated Thomaz Bellucci 6-3 7-5

WTA - Abu Dhabi 1st round complete

First round complete in Abu Dhabi.

2021 Abu Dhabi Women’s Tennis Open - a WTA 500 tournament, on Hard, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 5-13 January 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new event

The following players withdrew before their first round matches:

- Elise Mertens, seeded seventh, due to a shoulder injury - her replacement was lucky loser Valentini Grammatikopoulou.

- Sorana Cirstea due to an abdominal injury - her replacement was lucky loser Despina Papamichail.

First round results:

- Sofia Kenin (1) defeated qualifier Yang Zhaoxuan 7-6(4) 6-2

- CoCo Gauff defeated Ulrikke Eikeri 6-0 6-1

- Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated qualifier Anna Bondar 6-2 6-3

- Garbiñe Muguruza (5) defeated Kristina Mladenovic 6-2 6-4

- Aryna Sabalenka (4) defeated Polona Hercog 7-6(5) 6-2

- Qualifier Katerina Bondarenko defeated Wang Yafan 6-3 3-6 7-5

- Karolina Muchova (12) defeated Danka Kovinic 6-4 6-1

- Wang Xiyu defeated Arantxa Rus 6-3 3-6 6-4

- Elena Rybakina (6) defeated qualifier Lucrezia Stefanini 6-1 6-3

- Hsieh Su-Wei defeated Marketa Vondrousova (8) 3-6 6-3 7-6(3)

- Marta Kostyuk defeated qualifier Lucie Hradecka 6-2 6-4

- Tamara Zidansek defeated Jennifer Brady (11) 0-6 6-3 6-4

- Sara Sorribes Tormo defeated Nadia Podoroska 6-3 6-3

- Qualifier Anastasia Gasanova defeated Mona Barthel 6-2 6-4

- Karolina Pliskova (3) defeated lucky loser Despina Papamichail 6-2 7-6(4)

- Alizé Cornet defeated lucky loser Valentini Grammatikopoulou 6-2 6-2

- Qualifier Bianca Turati defeated Yaroslava Shvedova 6-1 6-2

- Heather Watson defeated lucky loser Jodie Burrage 4-6 6-2 7-5

- Vera Zvonareva defeated qualifier Amandine Hesse 6-3 6-4

- Elina Svitolina (2) defeated Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-3

ATP - Antalya first round start

First round commenced in Antalya.

2021 Antalya Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Antalya, Turkey, 7-13 January 2021.

2019 champion:

Lorenzo Sonego who defeated Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-1

First round results:

- Alexander Bublik (8) defeated Salvatore Caruso 6-3 6-3

- Nikoloz Basilashvili (6) defeated Andrea Arnaboldi 4-6 7-5 6-1

- Wildcard Altug Celikbilek defeated Kacper Zuk 7-6(7) 7-5

- Stefano Travaglia defeated Miomir Kecmanovic (7) 1-6 6-4 6-0

- Emil Ruusuvuori defeated Jiri Vesely 6-3 7-6(4)

- David Goffin (2) defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert 3-6 7-5 6-0

WTA - Abu Dhabi 1st round start

First round commenced in Abu Dhabi.

2021 Abu Dhabi Women’s Tennis Open - a WTA 500 tournament, on Hard, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 5-13 January 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new event

First round results:

- Kirsten Flipkens defeated Laura Siegemund 5-7 7-5 6-4

- Barbora Krejcikova defeated Jamie Loeb 6-1 6-3

- Yulia Putintseva (13) defeated Martina Trevisan 6-3 6-3

- Maria Sakkari (9) defeated Anastasia Potapova 6-4 6-2

- Ajla Tomljanovic defeated Zhu Lin 6-2 7-6(1)

- Ons Jabeur (15) defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-6(3) 6-3

- Daria Kasatkina defeated Wang Qiang 6-2 3-6 6-2

- Leylah Fernandez defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-4 6-2

- Bernarda Pera defeated Donna Vekic (16) 7-6(10) 2-6 6-4

- Paula Badosa defeated Anastasija Sevastova 6-2 5-7 6-2

- Veronika Kudermetova defeated Anett Kontaveit (10) 7-5 6-1

- Ekaterina Alexandrova (17) defeated Zarina Diyas 6-4 6-4

ATP - Antalya

The ATP Tour begins 2021 in the USA and Europe. The Antalya tournament in Turkey, normally staged in June, has been repositioned as part of a calendar adjustment due to the Australian Open being pushed back three weeks.

The tournament was not held in 2020 due to COVID-19.

2021 Antalya Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Antalya, Turkey, 7-13 January 2021.

2019 champion:

Lorenzo Sonego who defeated Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-1

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

- Marco Cecchinato replaced by Wu Tung-lin  

- Borna Coric replaced by Yuichi Sugita 

- Lloyd Harris replaced by Nicola Kuhn 

- Benoit Paire replaced by Evgeny Karlovskiy 

- Jannik Sinner replaced by Malek Jaziri 

- Joao Sousa replaced by Hugo Grenier

Matteo Berrettini, world number 10, is top seed.

The other 7 seeds are all in the top 49

There are no byes.

ATP - Delray Beach

The ATP Tour begins 2021 in the USA and Europe. The Delray Beach tournament in Florida, normally staged in February, has been repositioned as part of a calendar adjustment due to the Australian Open being pushed back three weeks.

2021 Delray Beach Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Delray Beach, USA, 7-13 January 2021.

2020 champion (not defending):

Reilly Opelka (4) who defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 7-5 6-7(4) 6-2

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

- Federico Delbonis replaced by Sebastian Korda 

- Daniel Evans replaced by Daniel Elahi Galan

- Dominik Koepfer replaced by Mackenzie McDonald 

- Kei Nishikori replaced by Bjorn Fratangelo

- Reilly Opelka replaced by Thomaz Bellucci 

- Vasek Pospisil replaced by Nam Ji-sung

- Milos Raonic replaced by Tomas Martin Etcheverry

- Mikael Ymer replaced by Ivo Karlovic 

Cristian Garin, world number 22, is top seed.

The other 7 seeds are all in the top 62

The top four seeds have first round byes.

WTA - Abu Dhabi

The WTA Tour begins 2021 in the Middle East. The Abu Dhabi tournament was previously a singles exhibition tournament held in December for men and women. It has now been added as an official WTA event as part of a calendar adjustment due to the Australian Open being pushed back three weeks.

The exhibition tournament was not held in 2020 due to COVID-19.

2021 Abu Dhabi Women’s Tennis Open - a WTA 500 tournament, on Hard, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 5-13 January 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new event

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

- Belinda Bencic replaced by Vera Zvonareva 

- Danielle Collins replaced by Tamara Zidansek 

- Fiona Ferro replaced by lucky loser Jodie Burrage

- Caroline Garcia replaced by Jasmine Paolini  

- Svetlana Kuznetsova replaced by Wang Xiyu 

- Jelena Ostapenko replaced by Marta Kostyuk 

- Katerina Siniakova replaced by Aliaksandra Sasnovich 

- Patricia Maria Tig replaced by Anastasia Potapova 

- Alison Van Uytvanck replaced by Jamie Loeb

- Zheng Saisai replaced by Leylah Fernandez 

- 14th seed Amanda Anisimova replaced by Ulrikke Eikeri

Amanda Anisimova withdrew due to illness and Ekaterina Alexandrova was instated as 17th seed.

Alexandrova is drawn to play 2nd seed Elina Svitolina in the round of sixteen.

Sofia Kenin, world number 4, is top seed.

The other 15 seeds are all in the top 33

There are no byes.