Thursday 7 November 2024

ATP - Metz 2R complete

Second round completed and quarter finals set in Metz.

2024 Moselle Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, Metz, France, 3-9 November 2024.

Defending champion:
Ugo Humbert (4) who defeated Alexander Shevchenko 6-3 6-3

Fourth seed Holger Rune withdrew after the main draw was published due to back pain, and was replaced by lucky loser Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
Qualifier Jesper de Jong took the place in the draw previously occupied by Rune, and received the first round bye originally given to Rune.
Third seed Grigor Dimitrov withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Luca Van Assche.
Van Assche received the first round bye originally given to Dimitrov.

Second round results:
- Cameron Norrie defeated lucky loser Luca Van Assche 6-3 3-6 6-1
- Zizou Bergs defeated Hugo Gaston 6-4 7-5
- Bu Yunchaokete defeated qualifier Jesper de Jong 6-4 7-6(1)
- Qualifier Quentin Halys defeated lucky loser Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-1 4-6 6-4
- Qualifier Benjamin Bonzi defeated Casper Ruud (2) 6-4 6-4

Quarter final match ups:

Andrey Rublev (1) v Corentin Moutet 
Cameron Norrie v Zizou Bergs 
Alex Michelsen (8) v Bu Yunchaokete 
Qualifier Quentin Halys v qualifier Benjamin Bonzi

ATP - Belgrade 2R complete

Second round completed and quarter finals set in Belgrade.

2024 Belgrade Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, Belgrade, Serbia, 3-9 November 2024.

Second edition of this tournament - first held in 2021.

2021 champion (not defending):
Novak Djokovic (1) who defeated qualifier Alex Molcan 6-4 6-3

Top seed Alex de Minaur withdrew after the main draw was published due to a hip injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Duje Ajdukovic.
Ajdukovic received the first round bye originally given to de Minaur.
With the withdrawal of second seed Tommy Paul before the tournament, Nuno Borges was moved in the draw to the place which would have been occupied by Paul, and he received the first round bye originally provided for Paul.

Second round results:
- Wildcard Laslo Djere defeated lucky loser Duje Ajdukovic 6-1 7-6(8)
- Fabian Marozsan defeated Dusan Lajovic 6-3 7-5
- Francisco Cerundolo (3) defeated Roman Safiullin 6-4 6-4
- Christopher O’Connell defeated Daniel Altmaier 6-3 6-1
- Qualifier Denis Shapovalov defeated Nuno Borges 6-2 6-4

Quarter final match ups:

Wildcard Laslo Djere v Fabian Marozsan
Francisco Cerundolo (3) v wildcard Hamad Medjedovic 
Qualifier Lukas Klein v Jiri Lehecka (4)
Christopher O’Connell v qualifier Denis Shapovalov

2024 WTA Finals - Day 5

2024 WTA Finals - Day 5 in Riyadh.

2023 WTA Finals Riyadh, the WTA season ending championship, on Hard Indoor, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2-9 November 2024.

Defending champion: 
Iga Swiatek (2) who defeated Jessica Pegula (5) 6-1 6-0

The field consists of the top 8 singles players based on results throughout the season.
Qualified players are split into two groups of four and participate in a round robin event.
Each player meets the other three players in her group with the winner and runner-up in each group advancing to the semi finals.
1st in one group plays 2nd in other group.
The semi final winners meet in the championship match.

(seedings in brackets):

Purple Group

Elena Rybakina (5) defeated Aryna Sabalenka (1) 6-4 3-6 6-1
Zheng Qinwen (7) defeated Jasmine Paolini (4) 6-1 6-1

Finishing order in Purple Group

1. Aryna Sabalenka (1) 2-1 semi finalist
2.,Zheng Qinwwn (7) 2-1 semi finalist 
3. Jasmine Paolini 1-2
4. Elena Rybakina 1-2

Wednesday 6 November 2024

ATP - Metz 2R start

Second round commenced in Metz.
Including final first round matches.

2024 Moselle Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, Metz, France, 3-9 November 2024.

Defending champion:
Ugo Humbert (4) who defeated Alexander Shevchenko 6-3 6-3

Fourth seed Holger Rune withdrew after the main draw was published due to back pain, and was replaced by lucky loser Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
Qualifier Jesper de Jong took the place in the draw previously occupied by Rune, and received the first round bye originally given to Rune.
Fifth seed Ugo Humbert withdrew after the main draw was published due to a back injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Titouan Droguet.
Arthur Cazaux withdrew after the main draw was published due to a thigh injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Manuel Guinard.
Third seed Grigor Dimitrov withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Luca Van Assche.
Van Assche received the first round bye originally given to Dimitrov.

First round results:
- Zizou Bergs defeated lucky loser Manuel Guinard 6-4 6-4
- Hugo Gaston defeated lucky loser Titouan Droguet 7-6(6) 4-6 6-3
-:Bu Yunchaokete defeated Adrian Mannarino 7-6(4) 6-4
- Qualifier Benjamin Bonzi defeated Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(3) 6-3

Second round results:
- Andrey Rublev (1) defeated Lorenzo Sonego 7-6(3) 7-5
- Corentin Moutet defeated Jan-Lennard Struff (7) 7-6(2) 5-7 6-3
- Alex Michelsen (8) defeated wildcard Richard Gasquet 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 7-6(8)

ATP - Belgrade 2R start

Second round commenced in Belgrade.
Including final first round matches.

2024 Belgrade Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, Belgrade, Serbia, 3-9 November 2024.

Second edition of this tournament - first held in 2021.

2021 champion (not defending):
Novak Djokovic (1) who defeated qualifier Alex Molcan 6-4 6-3

Top seed Alex de Minaur withdrew after the main draw was published due to a hip injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Duje Ajdukovic.
Ajdukovic received the first round bye originally given to de Minaur.
With the withdrawal of second seed Tommy Paul before the tournament, Nuno Borges was moved in the draw to the place which would have been occupied by Paul, and he received the first round bye originally provided for Paul.

First round results:
- Wildcard Laslo Djere defeated wildcard Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-4
- Roman Safiullin defeated Fabio Fognini 6-3 6-3

Second round results:
- Wildcard Hamad Medjedovic defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic 7-6(5) 6-4
- Qualifier Lukas Klein defeated Tomas Martin Etcheverry (7) 6-4 7-6(6)
- Jiri Lehecka (4) defeated Marin Cilic 6-4 7-6(4)

2024 WTA Finals - Day 4

2024 WTA Finals - Day 4 in Riyadh.

2023 WTA Finals Riyadh, the WTA season ending championship, on Hard Indoor, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2-9 November 2024.

Defending champion: 
Iga Swiatek (2) who defeated Jessica Pegula (5) 6-1 6-0

The field consists of the top 8 singles players based on results throughout the season.
Qualified players are split into two groups of four and participate in a round robin event.
Each player meets the other three players in her group with the winner and runner-up in each group advancing to the semi finals.
1st in one group plays 2nd in other group.
The semi final winners meet in the championship match.

(seedings in brackets):

Orange Group

CoCo Gauff (3) defeated Iga Swiatek (2) 6-3 6-4
Barbora Krejcikova (8) defeated Jessica Pegula (6) 6-3 6-3

Tuesday 5 November 2024

ATP - Metz 1R continued

First round continued in Metz.

2024 Moselle Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, Metz, France, 3-9 November 2024.

Defending champion:
Ugo Humbert (4) who defeated Alexander Shevchenko 6-3 6-3

Fourth seed Holger Rune withdrew after the main draw was published due to back pain, and was replaced by lucky loser Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
Qualifier Jesper de Jong took the place in the draw previously occupied by Rune, and received the first round bye originally given to Rune.
Fifth seed Ugo Humbert withdrew after the main draw was published due to a back injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Titouan Droguet.
Facundo Diaz Acosta withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Gregoire Barrere.
Arthur Cazaux withdrew after the main draw was published due to a thigh injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Manuel Guinard.
Arthur Rinderknech withdrew after the main draw was published, and was replaced by lucky loser Theo Papamalamis.
Third seed Grigor Dimitrov withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Luca Van Assche.
Van Assche received the first round bye originally given to Dimitrov.

First round results:
- Lorenzo Sonego defeated lucky loser Gregoire Barrere 6-4 7-5
- Jan-Lennard Struff (7) defeated Alexander Shevchenko 3-6 6-4 6-4
- Cameron Norrie defeated Roberto Carballes Baena 3-6 6-4 6-3
- Wildcard Richard Gasquet defeated Thiago Monteiro 4-6 6-4 7-6(6)
- Lucky loser Pierre-Hugues Herbert defeated Pedro Martinez 6-3 3-6 7-6(4)
- Qualifier Quentin Halys defeated lucky loser Theo Papamalamis 6-3 6-1