US Open 2021 - Day 1 Men’s Singles 1R

US Open 2021 - Day One Men’s Singles first round 

US Open - a Grand Slam tournament, on Hard, in New York City, New York, USA, 30 August - 12 September 2021.

2020 champion (not defending):

Dominic Thiem (2) who defeated Alexander Zverev (5) 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(6)

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withdrew after the main draw was published due to a calf injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Yuichi Sugita.

First round results:

- Andrey Rublev (5) defeated qualifier Ivo Karlovic 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3

- Pedro Martinez defeated James Duckworth 4-6 4-6 7-6(7) 6-2 6-2

- Frances Tiafoe defeated qualifier Christopher Eubanks 7-6(8) 5-7 6-3 6-4

- Guido Pella defeated Filip Krajinovic (32) 6-7(2) 6-3 6-2 6-2

- Roberto Bautista Agut (18) defeated Nick Kyrgios 6-3 6-4 6-0

- Emil Ruusuvuori defeated qualifier Kamil Majchrzak 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-1

- Lucky loser Bernabe Zapata Miralles defeated Feliciano Lopez 5-7 7-6(6) 4-6 6-3 6-3

- Felix Auger-Aliassime (12) defeated qualifier Evgeny Donskoy 7-6(0) 3-6 7-6(1) 7-6(8)

- Cristian Garin (16) defeated Norbert Gombos 6-3 4-6 6-4 7-6(4)

- Qualifier Henri Laaksonen defeated John Millman 7-6(6) 7-6(2) 6-1

- Dusan Lajovic defeated Benoit Paire 6-3 7-5 2-6 6-4

- Qualifier Peter Gojowczyk defeated Ugo Humbert (23) 1-6 6-1 6-2 5-7 6-4

- Carlos Alcaraz defeated Cameron Norrie (26) 6-4 6-4 6-3

- Arthur Rinderknech defeated Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7(10) 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-4

- Adrian Mannarino defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3

- Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) defeated Andy Murray 2-6 7-6(7) 3-6 6-3 6-4

- Casper Ruud (8) defeated lucky loser Yuichi Sugita 6-3 6-2 6-2

- Qualifier Botic van de Zandschulp defeated Carlos Taberner 2-6 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-3

- Facundo Bagnis defeated Taro Daniel 6-3 6-3 6-3

- Qualifier Marco Trungelliti defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (29) 5-7 6-3 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4

- Wildcard Brandon Nakashima defeated John Isner (19) 7-6(7) 7-6(6) 6-3

- Qualifier Alex Molcan defeated qualifier Cem Ilkel 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-1

- Kevin Anderson defeated Jiri Vesely 7-6(1) 4-6 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4)

- Diego Schwartzman (11) defeated Ricardas Berankis 7-5 6-3 6-3

- Grigor Dimitrov (15) defeated wildcard Sam Riffice 6-1 7-6(3) 6-3

- Alexei Popyrin defeated Radu Albot 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3

- Marcos Giron defeated qualifier Antoine Hoang 6-3 6-4 7-5

- Daniel Evans (24) defeated Thiago Monteiro 6-3 6-7(6) 6-4 6-1

- Philipp Kohlschreiber defeated Marin Cilic (30) 6-7(4) 6-7(3) 6-2 6-1 2-0 (retired)

- Pablo Andujar defeated lucky loser Mikhail Kukushkin 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-2

- Dominik Koepfer defeated qualifier Quentin Halys 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4

- Daniil Medvedev (2) defeated Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-3 6-1

US Open 2021 - Day 1 Women’s Singles 1R

US Open 2021 - Day One Women’s Singles first round 

US Open - a Grand Slam tournament, on Hard, in New York City, New York, USA, 30 August - 12 September 2021.

Defending champion:

Naomi Osaka (4) who defeated Victoria Azarenka 1-6 6-3 6-3

13th seed Jennifer Brady withdrew after the main draw was published due to a knee injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Stefanie Voegele.

27th seed Jelena Ostapenko withdrew after the main draw was published due to undisclosed medical reasons, and was replaced by lucky loser Greet Minnen.

Johanna Konta withdrew after the main draw was published due to a thigh injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Kamilla Rakhimova.

First round results:

- Elina Svitolina (5) defeated qualifier Rebecca Marino 6-2 6-3

- Qualifier Rebeka Masarova defeated Ana Bogdan 6-7(9) 7-6(2) 7-6(9)

- Marketa Vondrousova defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse 7-5 6-0

- Daria Kasatkina (25) defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-2 6-1

- Elena Rybakina (19) defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2 6-3

- Caroline Garcia defeated qualifier Harriet Dart 6-7(6) 6-4 6-2

- Lucky loser Kristina Kucova defeated Ann Li 7-5 6-1

- Simona Halep (12) defeated Camila Giorgi 6-4 7-6(3)

- Angelique Kerber (16) defeated Dayana Yastremska 3-6 6-4 7-6(3)

- Anhelina Kalinina defeated lucky loser Mayar Sherif 4-6 6-1 6-1

- Sloane Stephens defeated Madison Keys 6-3 1-6 7-6(7)

- CoCo Gauff (21) defeated Magda Linette 5-7 6-3 6-4

- Kaia Kanepi defeated Yulia Putintseva (31) 2-6 7-6(4) 6-2

- Leylah Fernandez defeated qualifier Ana Konjuh 7-6(3) 6-2

- Qualifier Olga Danilovic defeated wildcard Alycia Parks 6-3 7-5

- Naomi Osaka (3) defeated Marie Bouzkova 6-4 6-1

- Barbora Krejcikova (8) defeated qualifier Astra Sharma 6-0 6-4

- Christina McHale defeated wildcard Emma Navarro 6-1 7-6(5)

- Lucky loser Kamilla Rakhimova defeated Kristina Mladenovic 2-6 6-2 6-3

- Ekaterina Alexandrova (32) defeated Sara Errani 6-3 6-2

- Victoria Azarenka (18) defeated Tereza Martincova 6-4 6-0

- Jasmine Paolini defeated Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3 6-4

- Andrea Petkovic defeated Irina-Camelia Begu 6-2 7-6(3)

- Garbiñe Muguruza (9) defeated Donna Vekic 7-6(4) 7-6(5)

- Elise Mertens (15) defeated Rebecca Peterson 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(5)

- Qualifier Valentini Grammatikopoulou defeated Anna Blinkova 6-3 6-2

- Maria Camila Osorio Serrano defeated Ivana Jorovic 6-2 6-2

- Ons Jabeur (20) defeated Alizé Cornet 7-5 7-5

- Danielle Collins (26) defeated Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2 6-4

- Kaja Juvan defeated Heather Watson 6-1 6-4

- Tamara Zidansek defeated Bernarda Pera 6-4 7-6(4)

- Aryna Sabalenka (2) defeated Nina Stojanovic 6-4 6-7(4) 6-0

Ivashka’s first ATP title

Final in Winston-Salem.

2021 Winston-Salem Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, 21-28 August 2021.

Event not held last year due to COVID-19

2019 champion (not defending):

Hubert Hurkacz (3) who defeated Benoit Paire (1) 6-3 3-6 6-3

Final:

Ilya Ivashka (Belarus) v Mikael Ymer (Sweden)

Both players made their debut appearance in an ATP final, and this was their first meeting.

Ivashka dominated set one, breaking Ymer in each of the Swede’s service games, and not losing a single point on his own serve.

6-0 the result.

Set two was almost as destructive, Ymer broken twice, and Ivashka winning 16 of 18 points on serve.

Ilya Ivashka won easily 6-0 6-2.

The win takes Ivashka 10 places up to a career high ranking of #53.

Svitolina wins Chicago Women’s Open

Final in Chicago. 

2021 Chicago Women’s Open - a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 22-28 August 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new tournament on the WTA calendar.

Final:

Wildcard Elina Svitolina (1) (Ukraine) v Alizé Cornet (9) (France)

Head to head, Svitolina led 4-3, with Cornet winning the last encounter - Eastbourne June 2019.

In this match, the top seed grabbed the early break and had a 3-0 lead. Corner broke back in the fifth game and consolidated for 3-3.

Svitolina saved a break point in the next game while Cornet was more convincing when levelling at 4-4.

Three more break points were saved by Svitolina in the eleventh game, and she guaranteed at least a tie break by leading 6-5.

Cornet let a 40-15 lead slip, and Svitolina converted the first set point that arrived to lead 7-5.

The first five games of set two were a repeat of set one, Svitolina racing to 3-0, before Cornet breaking back to reach 2-3.

The next four games were breaks of serve which left Cornet serving at 4-5 to stay in the match.

At 30-30, the ninth seed lost the next two points, and Svitolina won the match 7-5 6-4.

This was the sixteenth title for Elina Svitolina from nineteen finals, and her first since Strasbourg - September 2020.

Kontaveit wins in Cleveland

Final in Cleveland.

2021 Tennis in the Land - a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 22-28 August 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new tournament on the WTA calendar.

Final:

Irina-Camelia Begu (Romania) v Anett Kontaveit (2) (Estonia)

In their first meeting, games went to serve in the opening set before Kontaveit converted a break point in the sixth game to lead 4-2.

Begu’s first opportunities came in the ninth game, and four of those were saved by Kontaveit. The fifth wasn’t and the match was back on level terms.

The eventual tie break was sitting at 5-5, with all points going to the server, but Kontaveit stopped that trend by winning the final two points and the set 7-6(5).

There was just a single break point offered in set two, and Kontaveit converted it in game three. It was sufficient for her to be able to serve out the set and match 7-6(5) 6-4.

This was title number two from eight finals for Kontaveit, the first coming in the Netherlands in June 2017. 

ATP - Winston-Salem semi finals

Semi final day in Winston-Salem.

2021 Winston-Salem Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, 21-28 August 2021.

Event not held last year due to COVID-19

2019 champion (not defending):

Hubert Hurkacz (3) who defeated Benoit Paire (1) 6-3 3-6 6-3

Semi final results:

Ilya Ivashka defeated Emil Ruusuvuori 6-2 6-1

Mikael Ymer defeated Carlos Alcaraz (15) 7-5 6-3

Final will be between:

Ilya Ivashka (Belarus) v Mikael Ymer (Sweden)

US Open 2021 - Men’s Singles

US Open 2021 - Men’s Singles

US Open - a Grand Slam tournament, on Hard, in New York City, New York, USA, 30 August - 12 September 2021.

2020 champion (not defending):

Dominic Thiem (2) who defeated Alexander Zverev (5) 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(6)

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

- Aljaz Bedene replaced by Taro Daniel 

- Borna Coric replaced by Mackenzie McDonald 

- Kyle Edmund replaced by Denis Kudla 

- Roger Federer replaced by Tallon Griekspoor

- Rafael Nadal replaced by Salvatore Caruso 

- Milos Raonic replaced by lucky loser Bernabe Zapata Miralles 

- Gilles Simon replaced by lucky loser Mikhail Kukushkin 

- Dominic Thiem replaced by Carlos Taberner 

- Stan Wawrinka replaced by Andy Murray 

Novak Djokovic, world number 1, is top seed.

The other 31 seeds are all in the top 38

There are no byes.

US Open 2021 - Women’s Singles

US Open 2021 - Women’s Singles

US Open - a Grand Slam tournament, on Hard, in New York City, New York, USA, 30 August - 12 September 2021.

Defending champion:

Naomi Osaka (4) who defeated Victoria Azarenka 1-6 6-3 6-3

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

- Sofia Kenin replaced by lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova 

- Laura Siegemund replaced by Kaja Juvan 

- Patricia Maria Tig replaced by Claire Liu 

- Wang Qiang replaced by lucky loser Kristina Kucova 

- Serena Williams replaced by lucky loser Mayar Sherif

- Zheng Saisai replaced by Tsvetana Pironkova 

- Zhu Lin replaced by Sara Errani  

Ashleigh Barty, world number 1, is top seed.

The other 31 seeds are all in the top 34

There are no byes.

WTA - Cleveland semi finals

Semi final day in Cleveland.

2021 Tennis in the Land - a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 22-28 August 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new tournament on the WTA calendar.

Semi final results:

Irina-Camelia Begu defeated Magda Linette (6) 7-6(5) 6-2

Anett Kontaveit (2) defeated Sara Sorribes Tormo (7) 6-4 6-4

Final will be between:

Irina-Camelia Begu (Romania) v Anett Kontaveit (2) (Estonia)

WTA - Chicago semi finals

Semi final day in Chicago, including completion of unfinished quarter final 

2021 Chicago Women’s Open - a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 22-28 August 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new tournament on the WTA calendar.

Quarter final result:

Varvara Gracheva defeated Marta Kostyuk (8) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4

Semi final results:

Wildcard Elina Svitolina (1) defeated Rebecca Peterson 6-1 6-7(4) 6-3

Alizé Cornet (9) defeated Varvara Gracheva 4-6 6-1 6-0

Final will be between:

Wildcard Elina Svitolina (1) (Ukraine) v Alizé Cornet (9) (France)

US Open 2021 - Women’s Singles Preview

Much has been made of how open the Women’s Singles will be this year at the US Open, but I don’t believe there are all that many realistic chances in the draw to grab the trophy.

Starting at the top, world #1 Ash Barty is nicely placed to improve her record at this major. The Wimbledon champion is coming off a winning week in Ohio where she didn’t drop a set, and defeated Grand Slam title holders Azarenka, Krejcikova and Kerber en route to Western & Southern Open glory.

Barty hasn’t lost much in 2021, but two players that have beaten her are drawn to meet in the opening round. The winner of unseeded Sara Sorribes Tormo and Karolina Muchova (22) could clash with Barty in the round of sixteen, but a potential third round match with Jennifer Brady (13) is a hurdle to be cleared first.

Iga Swiatek (7) is seeded to be Barty’s quarter final opponent, and the road to the final eight is not simple, especially given her run since Wimbledon - 1 win from 3 matches. Also, in this section are Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic (11), Cincinnati finalist Jil Teichmann, and Anett Kontaveit (28), who is currently in the Cleveland semi finals.

The other half of the top part of the draw features 2019 US Open winner Bianca Andreescu (6), and she is drawn to meet 2016 finalist Karolina Pliskova (4) in the quarters. Her path has Jelena Ostapenko (27), Petra Kvitová (10) and Maria Sakkari (17) with which to possibly contend. Like Swiatek, Bianca has a 1-2 record since Wimbledon.

Pliskova is better placed to proceed confidently deep into the tournament.

There are several exciting potential clashes in the bottom half of the draw.

We could see Angelique Kerber (16) against CoCo Gauff (21) in the third round, Barbora Krejcikova (8) against Garbiñe Muguruza (9) in the round of sixteen, and Elise Mertens (16) against Ons Jabeur (20) in the third round.

Hopefully Simona Halep (12) is fully recovered from her injury woes, and she can, with Elina Svitolina (5), give fans a round of sixteen match to remember.

What I don’t expect is second seed Aryna Sabalenka to last as long as her seeding suggests. Sabalenka’s match winning record in majors is only 58%, and she has exited the last two US Opens in the second round.

Even if she reaches the quarters, I believe her departure will be organised by either Krejcikova or Muguruza. If not then, defending champion Naomi Osaka (3) will finish it in the semis.

Predictions

Quarter finals

Ashleigh Barty (1) d Belinda Bencic (11)

Karolina Pliskova (4) d Petra Kvitová (10)

Naomi Osaka (3) d Elina Svitolina (5)

Barbora Krejcikova (8) d Aryna Sabalenka (2)

Semi finals 

Ashleigh Barty (1) d Karolina Pliskova (4)

Naomi Osaka (3) d Barbora Krejcikova (8)

Final

Naomi Osaka (3) d Ashleigh Barty (1)

US Open 2021 - Men’s Singles Preview

The final Grand Slam tournament for 2021 is upon us, and history could be made at Flushing Meadows should Novak Djokovic collect the US Open trophy, completing the calendar year Grand Slam.

To do this, he must navigate a draw missing his long time rivals Federer and Nadal. But to be fair, these days his greatest threats appear to be coming from the new generation. His three majors this year have been won in finals against Daniil Medvedev (AO), Stefanos Tsitsipas (RG) and Matteo Berrettini (Wimbledon).

The world #1 has a path on paper which should see him, if playing to his best, win through to the second week without too much stress.

He begins with a qualifier, then perhaps Jan-Lennard Struff, (6-0 H2H).

A third round clash with Kei Nishikori may happen, with David Goffin (27) so out of form, but Kei has lost 16 straight against Novak since he won that US Open semi final in 2014.

Djokovic is seeded to meet Alex de Minaur (14) in the round of sixteen, but the Aussie is well short of the early season promise he presented.

It’s the quarter finals where true testing should occur, and Berrettini (6) is probably going to be there. The Italian can’t take that for granted, with fellow countrymen Lorenzo Sonego (20) and Fabio Fognini (28), plus dangerous Hubert Hurkacz (10) in his section.

Djokovic’s real danger is possibly his likely semi final opponent, fourth seed Alexander Zverev, the man who dumped Novak on the way to Olympic gold, and backed it up with a definitive Cincinnati Masters 1000 victory.

A couple of facts though may mitigate the fear - the Olympics disappointment does not necessarily linger, as Ash Barty proved after her break. Also, before Novak lost to Zverev in Tokyo, he had won their past five contests, including two this year, one being the AO quarter final.

Daniil Medvedev (2) is performing well, and true to his ranking. He should continue that form, and quite possibly make the final for a second time.

I can’t see any of the seeded players in his half bothering him until the semis - Diego Schwartzman (11), Grigor Dimitrov (15), John Isner (19) and Casper Ruud (8) don’t have the weapons and consistency to match it with the Russian.

Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) and Andrey Rublev (5) are probably going to clash in a quarter final, with the winner to play Medvedev in a semi.

Predictions

Quarter finals

Novak Djokovic (1) d Matteo Berrettini (6)

Alexander Zverev (4) d Pablo Carreno Busta (9)

Andrey Rublev (5) d Stefanos Tsitsipas (3)

Daniil Medvedev (2) d Diego Schwartzman (11)

Semi finals 

Novak Djokovic (1) d Alexander Zverev (4)

Daniil Medvedev (2) d Andrey Rublev (5)

Final

Novak Djokovic (1) d Daniil Medvedev (2)

ATP - Winston-Salem quarter finals

Quarter final day in Winston-Salem.

2021 Winston-Salem Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, 21-28 August 2021.

Event not held last year due to COVID-19

2019 champion (not defending):

Hubert Hurkacz (3) who defeated Benoit Paire (1) 6-3 3-6 6-3

Quarter final results:

Ilya Ivashka defeated wildcard Pablo Carreno Busta (1) 7-6(2) 6-3

Emil Ruusuvuori defeated Richard Gasquet (14) 7-6(5) 6-1

Carlos Alcaraz (15) defeated Marcos Giron 7-6(2) 6-2

Mikael Ymer defeated Frances Tiafoe (13) 6-7(2) 6-2 6-3

Semi final match ups 

Ilya Ivashka v Emil Ruusuvuori 

Carlos Alcaraz (15) v Mikael Ymer

WTA - Chicago quarter finals

Quarter final day in Chicago.

2021 Chicago Women’s Open - a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 22-28 August 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new tournament on the WTA calendar.

Quarter final results:

Wildcard Elina Svitolina (1) defeated Kristina Mladenovic (7) 6-1 6-0

Rebecca Peterson defeated Tereza Martincova 6-7(4) 6-2 4-1 (retired)

Marta Kostyuk (8) led Varvara Gracheva 7-6(4) 3-5 when rain stopped play 

Alizé Cornet (9) defeated Marketa Vondrousova (5) 2-6 6-4 6-3

Semi final match ups 

Wildcard Elina Svitolina (1) v Rebecca Peterson 

Winner of Kostyuk and Gracheva v Alizé Cornet (9)

WTA - Cleveland quarter finals

Quarter final day in Cleveland.

2021 Tennis in the Land - a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 22-28 August 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new tournament on the WTA calendar.

Quarter final results:

Magda Linette (6) defeated wildcard Daria Kasatkina (1) 6-1 6-2

Irina-Camelia Begu defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2 6-4

Sara Sorribes Tormo (7) defeated Zhang Shuai (9) 6-3 6-1

Anett Kontaveit (2) defeated Katerina Siniakova 6-3 5-7 6-2

Semi final match ups 

Magda Linette (6) v Irina-Camelia Begu 

Sara Sorribes Tormo (7) v Anett Kontaveit (2)

ATP - Winston-Salem round of 16

Round of sixteen completed and quarter finals set in Winston-Salem.

2021 Winston-Salem Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, 21-28 August 2021.

Event not held last year due to COVID-19

2019 champion (not defending):

Hubert Hurkacz (3) who defeated Benoit Paire (1) 6-3 3-6 6-3

Round of sixteen results:

Wildcard Pablo Carreno Busta (1) defeated Dominik Koepfer (16) 6-2 6-3

Ilya Ivashka defeated Jan-Lennard Struff (9) 6-2 6-1

Richard Gasquet (14) defeated wildcard Daniel Evans (3) 6-4 7-6(4) 

Emil Ruusuvuori defeated Benoit Paire (12) 6-4 4-6 6-1

Marcos Giron defeated lucky loser Pierre-Hugues Herbert 4-6 6-3 6-3

Carlos Alcaraz (15) defeated Marton Fucsovics (4) 6-3 0-6 6-2

Mikael Ymer defeated lucky loser Max Purcell 7-5 6-2

Frances Tiafoe (13) defeated Thiago Monteiro 7-5 7-6(2)

Quarter final match ups 

Wildcard Pablo Carreno Busta (1) v Ilya Ivashka 

Richard Gasquet (14) v Emil Ruusuvuori 

Marcos Giron v Carlos Alcaraz (15)

Mikael Ymer v Frances Tiafoe (13)

WTA - Cleveland 2R complete

Second round completed and quarter finals set in Cleveland.

2021 Tennis in the Land - a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 22-28 August 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new tournament on the WTA calendar.

Second round results:

- Zhang Shuai (9) defeated wildcard Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-4 7-6(7)

- Katerina Siniakova defeated lucky loser Nagi Hanatani 6-0 6-0

- Anett Kontaveit (2) defeated Caroline Garcia 6-3 6-3

Quarter final match ups 

Wildcard Daria Kasatkina (1) v Magda Linette (6)

Irina-Camelia Begu v Aliaksandra Sasnovich 

Sara Sorribes Tormo (7) v Zhang Shuai (9)

Katerina Siniakova v Anett Kontaveit (2)

WTA - Chicago 2R complete

Second round completed and quarter finals set in Chicago. Including completion of unfinished match from previous day.

2021 Chicago Women’s Open - a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 22-28 August 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new tournament on the WTA calendar.

Second round results:

- Wildcard Elina Svitolina (1) defeated Fiona Ferro 6-4 6-4

- Tereza Martincova defeated Hsieh Su-wei 3-6 6-4 6-2

- Rebecca Peterson defeated Viktorija Golubic (6) 7-6(5) 6-3

- Marketa Vondrousova (5) defeated Alison van Uytvanck 6-1 1-0 (retired)

- Alizé Cornet (9) defeated Jasmine Paolini 7-6(4) 6-4

Quarter final match ups 

Wildcard Elina Svitolina (1) v Kristina Mladenovic (7)

Tereza Martincova v Rebecca Peterson 

Marta Kostyuk (8) v Varvara Gracheva

Marketa Vondrousova (5) v Alizé Cornet (9)

ATP - Winston-Salem 2R complete

Second round completed and round of sixteen set in Winston-Salem.

2021 Winston-Salem Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, 21-28 August 2021.

Event not held last year due to COVID-19

2019 champion (not defending):

Hubert Hurkacz (3) who defeated Benoit Paire (1) 6-3 3-6 6-3

7th seed Nikoloz Basilashvili withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Pierre-Hugues Herbert.

Herbert receives the first round bye previously given to Basilashvili.

8th seed John Millman withdrew after the main draw was published due to a foot injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Max Purcell.

Purcell receives the first round bye previously given to Millman.

2nd seed David Goffin withdrew after the main draw was published due to a knee injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Eduardo Nava.

Second round results:

- Wildcard Pablo Carreno Busta (1) defeated Soonwoo Kwon 6-3 3-6 6-4

- Jan-Lennard Struff (9) defeated Gianluca Mager 6-2 6-2

- Ilya Ivashka defeated Marin Cilic (6) 4-6 7-5 6-4

- Wildcard Daniel Evans (3) defeated qualifier Lucas Pouille 3-6 6-4 6-1

- Benoit Paire (12) defeated Gilles Simon 6-3 6-3

- Emil Ruusuvuori defeated Alexander Bublik (5) 6-2 7-6(5)

- Lucky loser Pierre-Hugues Herbert defeated Federico Coria 6-4 6-2

- Marcos Giron defeated Federico Delbonis (10) 6-3 6-4

- Carlos Alcaraz (15) defeated qualifier Alexei Popyrin 6-7(9) 6-1 7-6(1)

- Marton Fucsovics (4) defeated lucky loser Yosuke Watanuki 7-5 6-1

- Lucky loser Max Purcell defeated Jordan Thompson 7-5 6-4

- Mikael Ymer defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas (11) 6-3 6-1

- Frances Tiafoe (13) defeated wildcard Andy Murray 7-6(4) 6-3

- Thiago Monteiro defeated lucky loser Eduardo Nava 7-5 6-1

Round of sixteen match ups 

Wildcard Pablo Carreno Busta (1) v Dominik Koepfer (16)

Jan-Lennard Struff (9) v Ilya Ivashka 

Wildcard Daniel Evans (3) v Richard Gasquet (14)

Benoit Paire (12) v Emil Ruusuvuori 

Lucky loser Pierre-Hugues Herbert v Marcos Giron 

Carlos Alcaraz (15) v Marton Fucsovics (4)

Lucky loser Max Purcell v Mikael Ymer 

Frances Tiafoe (13) v Thiago Monteiro 

WTA - Cleveland 2R start

Second round commenced in Cleveland.

2021 Tennis in the Land - a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 22-28 August 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new tournament on the WTA calendar.

Second round results:

- Wildcard Daria Kasatkina (1) defeated Caty McNally 2-6 6-4 6-2

- Magda Linette (6) defeated lucky loser Linda Fruhvirtova 7-6(2) 6-4

- Irina-Camelia Begu defeated Polona Hercog 7-6(5) 7-5

- Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated Nadia Podoroska (5) 6-7(7) 6-4 6-4

- Sara Sorribes Tormo (7) received a walkover from Vera Zvonareva

WTA - Chicago 2R start

Second round commenced in Chicago.

2021 Chicago Women’s Open - a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 22-28 August 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new tournament on the WTA calendar.

Second round results:

- Marta Kostyuk (8) defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-2 6-3

- Varvara Gracheva defeated qualifier Ana Bogdan 7-5 3-1 (retired)

- Kristina Mladenovic (7) defeated wildcard Francoise Abanda 6-3 6-2

- Wildcard Elina Svitolina (1) and Fiona Ferro were tied at 4-4 when rain stopped play

ATP - Winston-Salem 2R start

First round completed and second round commenced in Winston-Salem.

2021 Winston-Salem Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, 21-28 August 2021.

Event not held last year due to COVID-19

2019 champion (not defending):

Hubert Hurkacz (3) who defeated Benoit Paire (1) 6-3 3-6 6-3

Corentin Moutet withdrew after the main draw was published due to elbow pain, and was replaced by lucky loser Yosuke Watanuki 

First round results:

- Gianluca Mager defeated qualifier Wu Tung-lin 7-6(5) 6-3

- Ilya Ivashka defeated Andreas Seppi 6-4 6-4

- Qualifier Lucas Pouille defeated Feliciano Lopez 6-1 6-4

- Emil Ruusuvuori defeated qualifier Denis Kudla 6-3 6-4

- Federico Coria defeated Lorenzo Musetti 6-4 4-6 6-4

- Qualifier Alexei Popyrin defeated Steve Johnson 7-5 6-4

- Lucky loser Yosuke Watanuki defeated Jaume Munar 3-6 6-3 6-0

- Jordan Thompson defeated Guido Pella 6-1 1-6 6-3

Second round results:

- Dominik Koepfer (16) defeated Marco Cecchinato 5-7 6-4 6-4

- Richard Gasquet (14) defeated Egor Gerasimov 7-6(4) 7-6(6)

WTA - Cleveland 1R complete

First round completed in Cleveland.

2021 Tennis in the Land - a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 22-28 August 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new tournament on the WTA calendar.

Fourth seed Johanna Konta withdrew after the main draw was published and was replaced by lucky loser Linda Fruhvirtova

Zhang Shuai was instated as ninth seed and moved in the draw to the place previously occupied by Konta

Storm Sanders withdrew after the main draw was published and was replaced by lucky loser Tara Moore

Jil Teichmann withdrew after the main draw was published and was replaced by lucky loser Nagi Hanatani

Liudmila Samsonova withdrew after the main draw was published and was replaced by lucky loser Ena Shibahara

First round results:

- Wildcard Daria Kasatkina (1) defeated Kaja Juvan 6-3 6-3

- Lucky loser Linda Fruhvirtova defeated lucky loser Tara Moore 6-4 7-5

- Magda Linette (6) defeated qualifier Emina Bektas 7-6(6) 6-4

- Polona Hercog defeated wildcard Maria Mateas 6-3 6-2

- Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated Christina McHale 6-4 7-5

- Sara Sorribes Tormo (7) defeated qualifier Alexa Glatch 6-2 6-1

- Vera Zvonareva defeated qualifier Ulrikke Eikeri 6-4 6-2

- Wildcard Bethanie Mattek-Sands defeated lucky loser Ena Shibahara 6-4 3-6 6-1

- Zhang Shuai (9) defeated Martina Trevisan 7-5 6-1

- Katerina Siniakova defeated Shelby Rogers (8) 7-5 6-1

- Lucky loser Nagi Hanatani defeated Anna Blinkova 1-0 (retired)

- Caroline Garcia defeated qualifier Catherine Harrison 6-1 6-2

- Anett Kontaveit (2) defeated Lauren Davis 1-6 6-0 6-0

WTA - Chicago 1R complete

First round completed in Chicago, including completion of unfinished match from day one.

2021 Chicago Women’s Open - a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 22-28 August 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new tournament on the WTA calendar.

Second seed Camila Giorgi withdrew after the main draw was published and was replaced by lucky loser Clara Burel

Alizé Cornet was instated as ninth seed and moved in the draw to the place previously occupied by Giorgi.

For a strange reason, Burel wasn’t placed in the spot vacated by Cornet. Instead, it was filled by qualifier Aldila Sutjiadi.

Burel was placed in the the spot originally reserved for a qualifier and will play top seed Elina Svitolina.

First round results:

- Wildcard Elina Svitolina (1) defeated lucky loser Clara Burel 5-7 6-1 2-0 (retired)

- Fiona Ferro defeated qualifier Aldila Sutjiadi 4-6 7-5 6-1

- Kristina Mladenovic (7) defeated qualifier Zarina Diyas 6-2 7-6(3)

- Tereza Martincova defeated Sorana Cirstea (3) 3-6 6-3 6-2

- Hsieh Su-wei defeated wildcard Venus Williams 6-2 6-3

- Rebecca Peterson defeated Marie Bouzkova 7-6(9) 7-6(6)

- Viktorija Golubic (6) defeated Maria Camila Osorio Serrano 7-6(5) 6-3

- Qualifier Ana Bogdan defeated Heather Watson 6-2 1-0 (retired)

- Marketa Vondrousova (5) defeated qualifier Quinn Gleason 6-2 6-0

- Alison van Uytvanck defeated Nao Hibino 6-1 6-3

- Alizé Cornet (9) defeated Ann Li 6-7(8) 6-0 6-4

ATP - Winston-Salem 1R start

First round commenced in Winston-Salem.

2021 Winston-Salem Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, 21-28 August 2021.

Event not held last year due to COVID-19

2019 champion (not defending):

Hubert Hurkacz (3) who defeated Benoit Paire (1) 6-3 3-6 6-3

Corentin Moutet withdrew after the main draw was published due to elbow pain, and was replaced by lucky loser Yosuke Watanuki 

Nick Kyrgios withdrew after the main draw was published due to a knee injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Noah Rubin 

First round results:

- Soonwon Kwon defeated Radu Albot 6-2 7-5

- Marco Cecchinato defeated Tennys Sandgren 6-4 6-4

- Egor Gerasimov defeated Norbert Gombos 7-6(6) 3-6 6-2

- Gilles Simon defeated Arthur Rinderknech 7-5 6-3

- Marcos Giron defeated Facundo Bagnis 7-5 6-4

- Mikael Ymer defeated Stefano Travaglia 6-2 1-6 6-2

- Wildcard Andy Murray defeated lucky loser Noah Rubin 6-2 6-0

- Thiago Monteiro defeated James Duckworth 6-4 4-6 7-6(5)

WTA - Chicago 1R start

First round commenced in Chicago.

2021 Chicago Women’s Open - a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 22-28 August 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new tournament on the WTA calendar.

Second seed Camila Giorgi withdrew after the main draw was published and was replaced by lucky loser Clara Burel

Alizé Cornet was instated as ninth seed and moved in the draw to the place previously occupied by Giorgi.

For a strange reason, Burel wasn’t placed in the spot vacated by Cornet. Instead, it was filled by qualifier Aldila Sutjiadi.

Burel was placed in the the spot originally reserved for a qualifier and will play top seed Elina Svitolina.

First round results:

- Wildcard Francoise Abanda defeated Danka Kovinic 6-4 6-2

- Rebecca Peterson led Marie Bouzkova 7-6(9) 0-1 when rain stopped play

- Marta Kostyuk (8) defeated wildcard Katherine Sebov 6-0 6-3

- Kaia Kanepi defeated Anhelina Kalinina 3-6 6-2 7-5

- Varvara Gracheva defeated Tamara Zidansek (4) 6-3 1-6 6-2

- Jasmine Paolini defeated Misaki Doi 6-4 6-2

WTA - Cleveland 1R start

First round commenced in Cleveland.

2021 Tennis in the Land - a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 22-28 August 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new tournament on the WTA calendar.

Fourth seed Johanna Konta withdrew after the main draw was published and was replaced by lucky loser Linda Fruhvirtova.

Zhang Shuai was instated as ninth seed and moved in the draw to the place previously occupied by Konta.

First round results:

- Caty McNally defeated Anna Danilina 7-6(4) 5-7 6-4

- Irina-Camelia Begu defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova (3) 7-6(3) 6-3

- Nadia Podoroska (5) defeated Bernarda Pera 6-2 6-4

Zverev wins in Cincinnati

Final in Cincinnati.

2021 Western & Southern Open - an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Hard, in Cincinnati, Ohio, 16-22 August 2021.

Event held last year in New York City due to COVID-19

2020 champion (not defending):

Novak Djokovic (1) who defeated Milos Raonic 1-6 6-3 6-4

Final:

Andrey Rublev (4) (Russia) v Alexander Zverev (3) (Germany)

Zverev had beaten Rublev in all of their four meetings, including the most recent - round of sixteen at the 2020 Australian Open.

Zverev had already won 16 titles from 25 finals - three this year, including the recent Tokyo gold medal, and the Madrid Masters 1000.

This was his ninth Masters 1000 final, having won four of the previous eight.

Rublev had won 8 titles from 12 finals, including this year in Rotterdam. This was his second Masters 1000 final, having previously lost to Tsitsipas in Monaco in April this year.

Zverev was fast out of the blocks, breaking Rublev in both of his first two service games, while holding to love in each of his own attempts at the line.

4-0 in a mere 17 minutes.

Some big serving helped put a score on the board for the Russian and he trailed 1-4.

Two love games followed, with both players throwing in a couple of aces for good measure. 5-2 Zverev.

Despite a double fault, a lucky Rublev net cord, and being taken to deuce, Zverev converted a set point, his second, putting away a forehand winner.

Half way to the title, 6-2 to the third seed.

As he had done in set one, Zverev broke Rublev straight away in the opening game of set two, the fourth seed netting a backhand on the first break point. Zverev’s love game consolidated the break for a 2-0 advantage.

From 30-30, Rublev contributed two aces and he was behind 1-2.

A double fault was the only black mark on the Zverev score sheet as he cruised his way to 3-1, winners flowing from the German racquet.

At 30-30 next game, Rublev couldn’t handle a Zverev return and pushed a forehand long. He saved the break point with an ace. 

He saved a second break point, but on the third he could only finish in the net. 4-1 Zverev.

After Zverev’s fifth love game of the match, Rublev was serving to stay in the contest. He did so with a convincing service hold.

Now Zverev would serve for the title at 5-2.

At 30-15 Zverev double faulted. Then Rublev hit a forehand winner to bring up his first break point in the match on the German serve. 

Another double fault and one of the breaks was retrieved. 3-5 Rublev.

Serving again to stay alive, Rublev found himself down 15-40 after three forehand errors, and facing two match points.

After the Russian netted a backhand, the match was done.

Alexander Zverev won the Western & Southern Open 6-2 6-3, his fifth Masters 1000 title. and fourth trophy for 2021.

Barty collects 5th title of the year

Final in Cincinnati.

2021 Western & Southern Open - a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard, in Cincinnati, Ohio, 16-22 August 2021.

Event held last year in New York City due to COVID-19

Defending champion: 

Victoria Azarenka who received a walkover from wildcard Naomi Osaka (4) in the final.

Final:

Ashleigh Barty (1) (Australia) v wildcard Jil Teichmann (Switzerland)

This was the first meeting between the two players.

Jil Teichmann had appeared in three WTA finals before, winning two, both in 2019 - Prague and Palermo.

Ashleigh Barty had previously won 12 titles from 18 finals, including 2019 Roland Garros and this year’s Wimbledon.

Both had yet to drop a set in reaching the 2021 Western & Southern Open final.

Teichmann had to save a break point in her opening service game after a double fault and a couple of Barty forehand winners had her in trouble, but she survived. 

It was easier in the fourth game, where the Swiss player showed off some winners of her own and levelled at 2-2.

Barty held comfortably for a third time and 3-2.

Serving at 3-4, Teichmann fell victim to the Australian’s slice backhand and was broken. Barty then calmly served out the set, including a brilliant drop shot/running forehand combo, and ace to seal it 6-3.

In the opening game of set two, Teichmann saved three break points, but couldn’t save a fourth.

It was the same in game three - Barty converted the fourth break point with delightful net play to lead 3-0.

Teichmann took a medical time out. 

After the timeout, a love game from Barty and another break of the Teichmann serve left the top seed just a serve away from the title.

Serving for it, Barty was down 15-40, saved one break point, but not the next, and Teichmann trsiled 1-5.

Serving to stay on court a little longer, Teichmann hit a great stop volley, then an ace, to lead 30-15. However a double fault, followed by a Barty forehand which couldn’t be countered, left the top seed with match point.

A long forehand from Teichmann saw the match finish and Ash Barty win 6-3 6-1, collecting the Western & Southern Open title, her fifth trophy of the year.

ATP - Cincinnati semi finals

Semi final day in Cincinnati.

2021 Western & Southern Open - an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Hard, in Cincinnati, Ohio, 16-22 August 2021.

Event held last year in New York City due to COVID-19

2020 champion (not defending):

Novak Djokovic (1) who defeated Milos Raonic 1-6 6-3 6-4

Semi final results:

Andrey Rublev (4) defeated Daniil Medvedev (1) 2-6 6-3 6-3

Alexander Zverev (3) defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas (2) 6-4 3-6 7-6(4)

Final will be between:

Andrey Rublev (4) (Russia) v Alexander Zverev (3) (Germany)

WTA - Cincinnati semi finals

Semi final day in Cincinnati.

2021 Western & Southern Open - a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard, in Cincinnati, Ohio, 16-22 August 2021.

Event held last year in New York City due to COVID-19

Defending champion: 

Victoria Azarenka who received a walkover from wildcard Naomi Osaka (4) in the final.

Semi final results:

Ashleigh Barty (1) defeated Angelique Kerber 6-2 7-5

Wildcard Jil Teichmann defeated Karolina Pliskova (5) 6-2 6-4

Final will be between:

Ashleigh Barty (1) (Australia) v wildcard Jil Teichmann (Switzerland)

WTA - Cleveland

The WTA tour continues in the USA.

2021 Tennis in the Land - a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 22-28 August 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new tournament on the WTA calendar.

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

- Jennifer Brady replaced by Kaja Juvan 

- Jessica Pegula replaced by Caty McNally 

- Yulia Putintseva replaced by Storm Sanders 

- Alison Riske replaced by Christina McHale

- Arantxa Rus replaced by Lauren Davis 

- Patricia Maria Tig replaced by Vera Zvonareva 

-:Elena Vesnina replaced by Aliaksandra Sasnovich 

Wildcard Daria Kasatkina, world number 27, is top seed.

The other 7 seeds are all in the top 50

There are no byes.

WTA - Chicago

The WTA tour continues in the USA.

2021 Chicago Women’s Open - a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 22-28 August 2021.

No defending champion:

This is a new tournament on the WTA calendar.

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

- Andrea Petkovic replaced by Varvara Gracheva

- Elena Rybakina replaced by Misaki Doi 

- Ajla Tomljanovic replaced by Fiona Ferro 

Wildcard Elina Svitolina, world number 6, is top seed.

The other 7 seeds are all in the top 68

There are no byes.

ATP - Winston-Salem

The ATP tour continues in the USA.

2021 Winston-Salem Open - an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, 21-28 August 2021.

Event not held last year due to COVID-19

2019 champion (not defending):

Hubert Hurkacz (3) who defeated Benoit Paire (1) 6-3 3-6 6-3

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

- Kevin Anderson replaced by Arthur Rinderknech

- Pablo Andujar replaced by Marco Cecchinato 

- Aljaz Bedene replaced by Tennys Sandgren 

- Laslo Djere replaced by Mikael Ymer 

- Lloyd Harris replaced by Norbert Gombos

- Adrian Mannarino replaced by Thiago Monteiro 

- Yoshihito Nishioka replaced by Facundo Bagnis 

- Miomir Kecmanovic replaced by Radu Albot 

- Tommy Paul replaced by Andreas Seppi 

- Lorenzo Sonego replaced by Corentin Moutet 

Wildcard Pablo Carreno Busta, world number 12, is top seed.

The other 15 seeds are all in the top 82

All sixteen seeds have first round byes.