ATP - Seoul quarter finals

Quarter final day in Seoul.

2022 Eugene Korea Open Tennis Championships, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Seoul, South Korea, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

This is the first time the tournament has been held since 1996, when Byron Black (1) defeated Martin Damm 7-6(3) 6-3 in the final.

Quarter final results:

Yoshihito Nishioka defeated Casper Ruud (1) 6-2 3-6 6-2

Lucky loser Aleksandar Kovacevic defeated Mackenzie McDonald 4-6 6-3 6-2

Denis Shapovalov (4) defeated Radu Albot 6-2 6-2

Jenson Brooksby (8) received a walkover from Cameron Norrie (2) (illness)

Semi final match ups:

Yoshihito Nishioka v lucky loser Aleksandar Kovacevic

Denis Shapovalov (4) v Jenson Brooksby (8)

ATP - Sofia 2R complete

Second round completed and quarter finals set in Sofia.

2022 Sofia Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, in Sofia, Bulgaria, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

Defending champion:

Jannik Sinner (1) who defeated Gaël Monfils (2) 6-3 6-4

Second round results:

- Jannik Sinner (1) defeated Nuno Borges 6-3 6-4

- Aleksandar Vukic defeated Fernando Verdasco 1-6 6-4 6-3

- Holger Rune (5) defeated Lorenzo Sonego 6-7(1) 6-4 6-3

- Qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff defeated qualifier Ugo Humbert 6-3 6-1

- Kamil Majchrzak defeated Oscar Otte (8) 4-6 6-2 6-4

- Marc-Andrea Huesler defeated Pablo Carreno Busta (2) 6-3 3-6 6-2

Quarter final match ups:

Jannik Sinner (1) v Aleksandar Vukic

Ilya Ivashka v Holger Rune (5)

Qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff v Lorenzo Musetti (4)

Kamil Majchrzak v Marc-Andrea Huesler

ATP - Tel Aviv 2R complete

Second round completed and quarter finals set in Tel Aviv.

2022 Tel Aviv Watergen Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, in Tel Aviv, Israel, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

This is the first time the tournament has been held at ATP Tour level since 1996, when Javier Sanchez (4) defeated Marcos Ondruska 6-4 7-5 in the final.

Second round results:

- Novak Djokovic (1) defeated Pablo Andujar 6-0 6-3

- Lucky loser Vasek Pospisil defeated qualifier Edan Leshem 6-3 6-2

- Arthur Rinderknech defeated Diego Schwartzman (3) 6-3 2-6 7-6(7)

- Constant Lestienne defeated Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4 6-2

- Qualifier Liam Broady defeated Botic van de Zandschulp (5) 6-4 4-6 6-3

Quarter final match ups:

Novak Djokovic (1) v lucky loser Vasek Pospisil 

Arthur Rinderknech v Roman Safiullin

Constant Lestienne v Maxime Cressy (4)

Qualifier Liam Broady v Marin Cilic (2)

WTA - Parma quarter finals

Quarter final day in Parma.

2022 Parma Ladies Open, a WTA 250 tournament, on Clay, in Parma, Italy, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):

CoCo Gauff (3) who defeated Wang Qiang (6) 6-1 6-3

Quarter final results::

Wildcard Maria Sakkari (1) defeated Maryna Zanevska 2-6 6-4 6–4

Danka Kovinic defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-4 6-4

Ana Bogdan (6) defeated Irina-Camelia Begu (3) 6-2 7-6(6)

Mayar Sherif defeated Lauren Davis 7-6(2) 6-3

Semi final match ups:

Wildcard Maria Sakkari (1) v Danka Kovinic 

Ana Bogdan (6) v Mayar Sherif

WTA - Tallinn 2R complete

Second round completed and quarter finals set in Tallinn.

2022 Tallinn Open, a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Tallinn, Estonia, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

This is a new tournament on the WTA Tour calendar.

Second round results:

- Anett Kontaveit (1) defeated Tereza Martincova 6-2 6-1

- Qualifier Ysaline Bonaventure defeated Jil Teichmann (9) 7-6(8) 6-3

- Kaia Kanepi defeated Ann Li 7-5 7-5

- Donna Vekic defeated Zhang Shuai (8) 6-2 6-4

Quarter final match ups:

Anett Kontaveit (1) v qualifier Ysaline Bonaventure 

Wildcard Karolina Muchova v Kaia Kanepi 

Barbora Krejcikova (7) v Beatriz Haddad Maia (3)

Donna Vekic v Belinda Bencic (2)

ATP - Seoul 2R complete

Second round completed and quarter finals set in Seoul.

2022 Eugene Korea Open Tennis Championships, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Seoul, South Korea, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

This is the first time the tournament has been held since 1996, when Byron Black (1) defeated Martin Damm 7-6(3) 6-3 in the final.

3rd seed Taylor Fritz withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Shintaro Mochizuki.

Mochizuki received the first round bye originally given to Fritz.

Second round results:

- Casper Ruud (1) defeated qualifier Nicolas Jarry 6-2 3-6 6-3

- Yoshihito Nishioka defeated Taro Daniel 6-2 6-4

- Mackenzie McDonald defeated lucky loser Shintaro Mochizuki 6-3 6-4

- Lucky loser Aleksandar Kovacevic defeated Tseng Chun-hsin 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-2

- Jenson Brooksby (8) defeated Kwon Soon-woo 6-3 6-4

- Cameron Norrie (2) defeated wildcard Kaichi Uchida 6-2 6-2

Quarter final match ups:

Casper Ruud (1) v Yoshihito Nishioka 

Mackenzie McDonald v lucky loser Aleksandar Kovacevic

Radu Albot v Denis Shapovalov (4)

Jenson Brooksby (8) v Cameron Norrie (2)

ATP - Sofia 2R start

Second round commenced in Sofia.

Including final first round matches.

2022 Sofia Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, in Sofia, Bulgaria, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

Defending champion:

Jannik Sinner (1) who defeated Gaël Monfils (2) 6-3 6-4

7th seed Jack Draper withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Mirza Basic.

Draper’s place in the draw was taken by qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff.

Basic took the place in the draw originally allocated to a qualifier, and was beaten by Nuno Borges.

First round results:

- Fernando Verdasco defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili (6) 7-6(1) 7-5

- Lorenzo Sonego defeated Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-3 6-4

- Qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff defeated Dusan Lajovic 4-6 6-3 6-2

- Marc-Andrea Huesler defeated qualifier Geoffrey Blancaneaux 6-4 6-4

Second round results:

- Ilya Ivashka defeated Grigor Dimitrov (3) 6-3 7-6(3)

- Lorenzo Musetti (4) defeated wildcard Alexandar Lazarov 6-7(5) 7-6(8) 6-2

WTA - Parma 2R complete

Second round completed and quarter finals set in Parma.

2022 Parma Ladies Open, a WTA 250 tournament, on Clay, in Parma, Italy, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):

CoCo Gauff (3) who defeated Wang Qiang (6) 6-1 6-3

Second round results:

- Wildcard Maria Sakkari (1) defeated Arantxa Rus 3-6 6-2 6-3

- Maryna Zanevska defeated Dalma Galfi 6-1 6-3

- Danka Kovinic defeated Sloane Stephens (4) 7-5 2-6 7-5

- Jasmine Paolini defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto 4-6 6-3 6-4

- Ana Bogdan (6) defeated qualifier Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-2 3-6 6-3

- Irina-Camelia Begu (3) defeated wildcard Matilde Paoletti 6-4 6-4

- Mayar Sherif defeated qualifier Simona Waltert 6-3 7-6(1)

- Lauren Davis defeated Sara Sorribes Tormo 3-6 6-4 7-5

Quarter final match ups:

Wildcard Maria Sakkari (1) v Maryna Zanevska

Danka Kovinic v Jasmine Paolini 

Ana Bogdan (6) v Irina-Camelia Begu (3)

Mayar Sherif v Lauren Davis 

WTA - Tallinn 2R start

Second round commenced in Tallinn.

Including final first round matches.

2022 Tallinn Open, a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Tallinn, Estonia, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

This is a new tournament on the WTA Tour calendar.

6th seed Elena Rybakina withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Mirjam Bjorklund.

Jil Teichmann was instated as 9th seed and moved in the draw to the place previously occupied by Rybakina.

Qualifier Viktoria Kuzmova took the place in the draw previously occupied by Teichmann.

Bjorklund took the place in the draw originally allocated to a qualifier, and was beaten by Tereza Martincova.

First round results:

- Kaia Kanepi defeated Jelena Ostapenko (5) 4-6 6-4 6-0

- Zhang Shuai (8) defeated Viktoria Kuzmova 7-6(4) 7-6(8)

Second round results:

- Wildcard Karolina Muchova defeated qualifier Viktorija Golubic 4-6 6-0 6-2

- Barbora Krejcikova (7) defeated Marta Kostyuk 7-5 6-3

- Beatriz Haddad Maia (3) defeated qualifier Linda Noskova 6-1 7-5

- Belinda Bencic (2) defeated qualifier Katie Boulter 6-4 6-7(2) 6-3

ATP - Tel Aviv 2R start

Second round commenced in Tel Aviv.

Including final first round matches.

2022 Tel Aviv Watergen Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, in Tel Aviv, Israel, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

This is the first time the tournament has been held at ATP Tour level since 1996, when Javier Sanchez (4) defeated Marcos Ondruska 6-4 7-5 in the final.

First round results:

- Pablo Andujar defeated Thiago Monteiro 7-6(3) 6-1

- Constant Lestienne defeated Adrian Mannarino (7) 7-6(2) 6-4

Second round results:

- Roman Safiullin defeated Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-1 6-4

- Maxime Cressy (4) defeated Sebastian Korda 6-4 6-4

- Marin Cilic (2) defeated wildcard Dominic Thiem 6-7(6) 6-2 6-4

ATP - Seoul 2R start

Second round commenced in Seoul.

Including final first round match.

2022 Eugene Korea Open Tennis Championships, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Seoul, South Korea, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

This is the first time the tournament has been held since 1996, when Byron Black (1) defeated Martin Damm 7-6(3) 6-3 in the final.

First round results:

- Taro Daniel defeated Emilio Gomez 6-4 6-4

Second round results:

- Radu Albot defeated Steve Johnson 7-6(3) 7-6(3)

- Denis Shapovalov (4) defeated Jaume Munar 7-5 6-4

ATP - Tel Aviv 1R almost complete

First round almost completed in Tel Aviv.

2022 Tel Aviv Watergen Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, in Tel Aviv, Israel, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

This is the first time the tournament has been held at ATP Tour level since 1996, when Javier Sanchez (4) defeated Marcos Ondruska 6-4 7-5 in the final.

Peter Gojowczyk withdrew after the main draw was published due to a shoulder injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Vasek Pospisil.

Gojowczyk’s place in the draw was taken by qualifier Edan Leshem.

Pospisil took the place in the draw originally allocated to a qualifier, and would play Tallon Griekspoor (8).

First round results:

- Qualifier Edan Leshem defeated wildcard Yshai Oliel 6-3 6-2

- Lucky loser Vasek Pospisil defeated Tallon Griekspoor (8) 4-6 7-6(3) 7-5

- Arthur Rinderknech defeated qualifier Marius Copil 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3

- Tomas Martin Etcheverry defeated Aslan Karatsev (6) 6-2 6-7(0) 6-4

- Emil Ruusuvuori defeated J.J. Wolf 6-3 6-2

- Sebastian Korda defeated qualifier Cem Ilkel 6-4 6-4

- Botic van de Zandschulp (5) defeated Joao Sousa 6-2 6-3

- Qualifier Liam Broady defeated wildcard Hamad Mededovic 7-5 6-3

ATP - Sofia 1R continued

First round continued in Sofia.

2022 Sofia Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, in Sofia, Bulgaria, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

Defending champion:

Jannik Sinner (1) who defeated Gaël Monfils (2) 6-3 6-4

7th seed Jack Draper withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Mirza Basic.

Draper’s place in the draw was taken by qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff.

Basic took the place in the draw originally allocated to a qualifier, and would play Nuno Borges.

First round results:

- Nuno Borges defeated lucky loser Mirza Basic 3-6 6-3 6-2

- Aleksandar Vukic defeated Fabio Fognini 7-6(11) 7-5

- Holger Rune (5) defeated Tim van Rijthoven 7-6(2) 7-6(6)

- Qualifier Ugo Humbert defeated wildcard Dimitar Kuzmanov 7-6(4) 6-4

- Oscar Otte (8) defeated qualifier Dragos Nicolae Madaras 6-3 6-2

WTA - Parma 1R complete

First round completed in Parma.

2022 Parma Ladies Open, a WTA 250 tournament, on Clay, in Parma, Italy, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):

CoCo Gauff (3) who defeated Wang Qiang (6) 6-1 6-3

Varvara Gracheva withdrew after the main draw was published, and was replaced by lucky loser Gabriela Lee.

Gracheva’s place in the draw was taken by qualifier Erika Andreeva.

Lee took the place in the draw originally allocated to a qualifier, and would play wildcard Matilde Paoletti.

First round results:

- Arantxa Rus defeated Panna Udvardy 7-5 6-3

- Dalma Galfi defeated qualifier Erika Andreeva 6-1 6-2

- Maryna Zanevska defeated Lucia Bronzetti (8) 6-3 6-2

- Danka Kovinic defeated Oceane Dodin 6-1 3-6 6-4

- Jasmine Paolini defeated qualifier Jule Niemeier 5-7 6-4 6-2

- Elisabetta Cocciaretto defeated Nuria Parrizas Diaz (7) 7-5 6-1

- Wildcard Matilde Paoletti defeated lucky loser Gabriela Lee 6-4 3-6 6-0

- Irina-Camelia Begu (3) defeated Viktoriya Tomova 7-5 5-1 (retired)

- Mayar Sherif defeated Anna Bondar (5) 7-5 6-4

- Qualifier Simona Waltert defeated Tamara Zidansek 6-4 6-4

- Sara Sorribes Tormo defeated Martina Trevisan (2) 7-5 6-0

WTA - Tallinn 1R almost complete

First round almost completed in Tallinn.

2022 Tallinn Open, a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Tallinn, Estonia, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

This is a new tournament on the WTA Tour calendar.

6th seed Elena Rybakina withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Mirjam Bjorklund.

Jil Teichmann was instated as 9th seed and moved in the draw to the place previously occupied by Rybakina.

Qualifier Viktoria Kuzmova took the place in the draw previously occupied by Teichmann.

Bjorklund took the place in the draw originally allocated to a qualifier, and would play Tereza Martincova.

First round results:

- Anett Kontaveit (1) defeated Wang Xiyu 3-6 6-2 7-5

- Tereza Martincova defeated lucky loser Mirjam Bjorklund 7-6(6) 6-3

- Qualifier Ysaline Bonaventure defeated Shelby Rogers 6-4 6-4

- Jil Teichmann (9) defeated Laura Siegemund 6-4 7-6(7)

- Ann Li defeated Claire Liu 6-2 7-5

- Beatriz Haddad Maia (3) defeated Wang Xinyu 6-3 1-6 6-4

- Donna Vekic defeated wildcard Maileen Nuudi 6-2 6-0

ATP - Seoul 1R almost complete

First round almost completed in Seoul.

2022 Eugene Korea Open Tennis Championships, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Seoul, South Korea, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

This is the first time the tournament has been held since 1996, when Byron Black (1) defeated Martin Damm 7-6(3) 6-3 in the final.

Brandon Nakashima withdrew after the main draw was published due to personal reasons, and was replaced by lucky loser Aleksandar Kovacevic.

Nakashima’s place in the draw was taken by qualifier Chung Yun-seong.

Kovacevic took the place in the draw originally allocated to a qualifier, and defeated Miomir Kecmanovic (7).

Marcos Giron withdrew after the main draw was published due to personal reasons, and was replaced by lucky loser Ryan Peniston.

First round results:

- Qualifier Nicolas Jarry defeated lucky loser Ryan Peniston 6-3 7-6(8)

- Yoshihito Nishioka defeated Daniel Evans (5) 6-2 7-6(3)

- Mackenzie McDonald defeated Pedro Martinez 7-5 6-4

- Tseng Chun-hsin defeated Christopher O’Connell 6-4 (retired)

- Steve Johnson defeated wildcard Nam Ji-sung 7-6(3) 6-4

- Jenson Brooksby (8) defeated qualifier Wu Tung-lin 7-6(5) 3-6 6-0

- Kwon Soon-woo defeated qualifier Chung Yun-seong 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-1

ATP - Sofia 1R start

First round commenced in Sofia.

2022 Sofia Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, in Sofia, Bulgaria, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

Defending champion:

Jannik Sinner (1) who defeated Gaël Monfils (2) 6-3 6-4

7th seed Jack Draper withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Mirza Basic.

Draper’s place in the draw was taken by qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff.

Basic took the place in the draw originally allocated to a qualifier, and would play Nuno Borges.

First round results:

- Ilya Ivashka defeated Mikael Ymer 7-6(8) 4-6 7-5

- Wildcard Alexandar Lazarov defeated Jiri Lehecka 7-5 6-3

- Kamil Majchrzak defeated Ricardas Berankis 7-5 6-2

WTA - Parma 1R start

First round commenced in Parma.

2022 Parma Ladies Open, a WTA 250 tournament, on Clay, in Parma, Italy, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):

CoCo Gauff (3) who defeated Wang Qiang (6) 6-1 6-3

Varvara Gracheva withdrew after the main draw was published, and was replaced by lucky loser Gabriela Lee.

Gracheva’s place in the draw was taken by qualifier Erika Andreeva.

Lee took the place in the draw originally allocated to a qualifier, and would play wildcard Matilde Paoletti.

First round results:

- Wildcard Maria Sakkari (1) defeated qualifier Kateryna Baindl 6-7(2) 6-2 6-3

- Sloane Stephens (4) defeated Magdalena Frech 3-6 6-3 6-4

- Ana Bogdan (6) defeated Laura Pigossi 6-1 6-2

- Qualifier Anna Karolina Schmiedlova defeated qualifier Reka Luca Jani 6-2 6-4

- Lauren Davis defeated wildcard Sara Errani 7-5 7-5

ATP - Tel Aviv 1R start

First round commenced in Tel Aviv.

2022 Tel Aviv Watergen Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, in Tel Aviv, Israel, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

This is the first time the tournament has been held at ATP Tour level since 1996, when Javier Sanchez (4) defeated Marcos Ondruska 6-4 7-5 in the final.

Peter Gojowczyk withdrew after the main draw was published due to a shoulder injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Vasek Pospisil.

Gojowczyk’s place in the draw was taken by qualifier Edan Leshem.

Pospisil took the place in the draw originally allocated to a qualifier, and would play Tallon Griekspoor (8).

First round results:

- Roman Safiullin defeated Hugo Grenier 3-6 6-4 6-2

- Wildcard Dominic Thiem defeated Laslo Djere 5-7 7-6(3) 6-4

WTA - Tallinn 1R start

First round commenced in Tallinn.

2022 Tallinn Open, a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Tallinn, Estonia, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

This is a new tournament on the WTA Tour calendar.

6th seed Elena Rybakina withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Mirjam Bjorklund.

Jil Teichmann was instated as 9th seed and moved in the draw to the place previously occupied by Rybakina.

Qualifier Viktoria Kuzmova took the place in the draw previously occupied by Teichmann.

Bjorklund took the place in the draw originally allocated to a qualifier, and would play Tereza Martincova.

First round results:

- Qualifier Viktorija Golubic defeated Madison Keys (4) 6-3 6-2

- Wildcard Karolina Muchova defeated qualifier Jessika Ponchet 6-0 6-2

- Barbora Krejcikova (7) defeated Ajla Tomljanovic 6-1 7-6(3)

- Marta Kostyuk defeated Bernarda Pera 6-4 4-6 6-3

- Qualifier Linda Noskova defeated Diane Parry 2-6 6-3 6-4

- Qualifier Katie Boulter defeated Jaqueline Cristian 6-3 6-1

- Belinda Bencic (2) defeated wildcard Elena Malygina 6-0 6-2

ATP - Seoul 1R start

First round commenced in Seoul.

2022 Eugene Korea Open Tennis Championships, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Seoul, South Korea, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

This is the first time the tournament has been held since 1996, when Byron Black (1) defeated Martin Damm 7-6(3) 6-3 in the final.

Brandon Nakashima withdrew after the main draw was published due to personal reasons, and was replaced by lucky loser Aleksandar Kovacevic.

Nakashima’s place in the draw was taken by qualifier Chung Yun-seong.

Kovacevic took the place in the draw originally allocated to a qualifier, and he would play Miomir Kecmanovic (7).

Marcos Giron withdrew after the main draw was published due to personal reasons, and was replaced by lucky loser Ryan Peniston.

6th seed Borna Coric withdrew after the main draw was published due to an ankle injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Hiroki Moriya.

First round results:

- Lucky loser Aleksandar Kovacevic defeated Miomir Kecmanovic (7) 6-4 6-4

- Radu Albot defeated lucky loser Hiroki Moriya 6-3 6-4

- Jaume Munar defeated qualifier Yosuke Watanuki 2-1 (retired)

- Wildcard Kaichi Uchida defeated wildcard Hong Seong-chan 6-4 6-2

Nakashima 1st title in San Diego

Final day in San Diego.

2022 San Diego Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in San Diego, California, USA, 19-25 September 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):

Casper Ruud (2) who defeated Cameron Norrie 6-0 6-2

Final:

Marcos Giron (3) (USA) v Brandon Nakashima (5) (USA)

The players had never met before in an ATP Tour level match.

Nakashima broke the Giron serve in game five of the match.

No break point was faced by either player in any other game of the the first set.

Nakashima served out the set with a love game, and was ahead 6-4.

Set two was a little more complex.

Nakashima broke Giron in the opening game, and was taken to deuce before consolidating for 2-0.

Giron was also taken to deuce in the following game, but held.

Nakashima saved three break points in the fourth game, but was broken on the fourth and games were tied at 2-2.

Nakashima then broke to love and held to love, to again hold ascendency at 4-2.

Giron survived a five deuce game which included saving a break point, thus avoiding a double break deficit.

However, Nakashima held on to the single break, and served out the match, his last game to love.

Brandon Nakashima won the San Diego Open 6-4 6-4, his first title from three finals.

Sonego wins Moselle Open

Final day in Metz.

2022 Moselle Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, in Metz, France, 19-25 September 2022.

Defending champion:

Hubert Hurkacz (1) who defeated Pablo Carreno Busta (2) 7-6(2) 6-3

Final:

Alexander Bublik (7) (Kazakhstan) v Lorenzo Sonego (Italy)

Sonego won all three previous meetings between the players, the most recent a quarter final in Eastbourne, June 2021.

Sonego served first, and held comfortably, a drop shot winner included.

Bublik levelled easily, a forehand winner helping.

In game five three winners from Bublik saw Sonego facing three break points.

All were saved, and Sonego ultimately held for 3-2.

Sonego was taken to deuce in the ninth game before holding for 5-4.

Bublik saved a set point in game ten with a backhand pass, and held for 5-5.

A tie break was required at 6-6.

Sonego won the tie break and the set 7-6(3).

Sonego broke the Bublik serve in game three of set two, and led 2-1.

Bublik was broken again in the fifth game and trailed 1-4.

Serving at 1-5 to stay in the match, Bublik held, forcing Sonego to serve for it.

Lorenzo Sonego served it out 7-6(3) 6-2 to claim his third title from five finals, his last In Cagliari, April 2021.

Alexandrova wins Seoul title

Final day in Seoul.

2022 Hana Bank Korea Open, a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Seoul, South Korea, 19-25 September 2022.

Defending champion:

Zhu Lin (2) who defeated Kristina Mladenovic (1) 6-0 6-4

Final:

Jelena Ostapenko (1) (Latvia) v Ekaterina Alexandrova (2)

Alexandrova won four of the six previous meetings between the players, including the most recent - first round Madrid this year.

Ostapenko served first and held for 1-0.

Then the next four games saw breaks of serve.

At 2–3, Alexandrova saved two break points before holding, and avoiding a fifth straight dropping of serve.

Serving at 3-4, Alexandrova wasn’t as fortunate, and Ostapenko broke to lead 5-3.

Serving for the set, Ostapenko was broken to love, and games were back on serve.

Alexandrova would serve to stay in the set at 4-5.

After being taken to deuce, Alexandrova held and levelled at 5-5.

Serving at 5-6, again to stay in the set, Alexandrova saved a set point before holding and forcing a tie break.

Three mini breaks in the first nine points - two to Alexandrova - leaving the Russian ahead 5-4 and two serves to come.

She won both points and the opening set 7-6(4).

Alexandrova won the first three games of set two, including a break of the Ostapenko serve in game two.

Another break in the fourth game, followed by a consolidation, left Alexandrova 5-0 ahead.

Serving to stay in the match, Ostapenko, clearly hampered by injury, was broken to love, and the match was over.

Ekaterina Alexandrova won 7-6(4) 6-0 and claimed the title, her third from five finals.

Second title this year, following ‘s-Hertogenbosch in June.

Samsonova wins Tokyo title

Final day in Tokyo.

2022 Toray Pan Pacific Open, a WTA 500 tournament, on Hard Indoor, in Tokyo, Japan, 19-25 September 2022.

Not held in 2020-2021 due to COVID

Defending champion (2019):

Naomi Osaka (1) who defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2 6-4

Final:

Zheng Qinwen (China) v Liudmila Samsonova 

Zheng Qinwen won the only previous encounter between the players - first round in Palermo, on clay, July 2021.

Samsonova saved two break points in her first service game, one with a forehand winner. She held for 1-1.

Serve was held easily for the next seven games and Zheng led 5-4.

Samsonova served to stay in the set.

Forehand long from Samsonova. 0-15. Forehand netted by Samsonova. 0-30. Zheng forehand long. 15-30.

Zheng forehand wide 30-30. Zheng backhand return long 40-30. Zheng netted a forehand and Samsonova held for 5-5.

Two Samsonova forehand winners had Zheng behind 0-30, but she fought back to 40-30.

However, three successive points to Samsonova - a double fault plus two winners, one on break point - produced a service break and the Russian led 6-5.

Samsonova served it out comfortably 7-5.

In game two of set two, Samsonova led 40-0, but was taken to deuce three times before holding for 1-1.

In game five, Zheng saved two break points, but was unable to save a third, and Samsonova broke for 3-2.

Zheng broke back immediately. 3-3.

In game nine, Zheng saved two break points before holding for 5-4.

Samsonova served to stay in the set, and did so.

On break point in the eleventh game, Samsonova found a forehand winner and led 6-5.

Samsonova served for the match.

Zheng forehand wide. 15-0. Return long. 30-0. Return netted. Three match points.

Return wide and the match was over.

Liudmila Samsonova won the match 7-5 7-5 and the title.

This was her fourth title from four finals.

Three titles in her last four tournaments.

ATP - San Diego semi finals

Semi final day in San Diego.

2022 San Diego Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in San Diego, California, USA, 19-25 September 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):

Casper Ruud (2) who defeated Cameron Norrie 6-0 6-2

Semi final results:

Marcos Giron (3) defeated Daniel Evans (1) 6-3 7-5

Brandon Nakashima (5) defeated Christopher O’Connell 6-4 7-6(3)

Final will be between:

Marcos Giron (3) (USA) v Brandon Nakashima (5) (USA)

WTA - Tallinn

The WTA tour continues in Estonia.

2022 Tallinn Open, a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Tallinn, Estonia, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

This is a new tournament on the WTA Tour calendar.

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

- Anhelina Kalinina replaced by Wang Xiyu  

- Clara Tauson replaced by Wang Xinyu 

- Alison Van Uytvanck replaced by Jaqueline Cristian 

Anett Kontaveit, world number 4, is top seed.

The other 7 seeds are all in the top 27

There are no byes.

WTA - Parma

The WTA tour continues in Italy.

2022 Parma Ladies Open, a WTA 250 tournament, on Clay, in Parma, Italy, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):

CoCo Gauff (3) who defeated Wang Qiang (6) 6-1 6-3

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

- Alizé Cornet replaced by Elisabetta Cocciaretto

- Kaja Juvan replaced by Arantxa Rus 

- Anna Kalinskaya replaced by Maryna Zanevska

- Tatjana Maria replaced by Laura Pigossi

- Yulia Putintseva replaced by Oceane Dodin

- Liudmila Samsonova replaced by Viktoriya Tomova 

Wildcard Maria Sakkari, world number 7, is top seed.

The other 7 seeds are all in the top 76

There are no byes.

ATP - Seoul

The ATP tour continues in South Korea.

2022 Eugene Korea Open Tennis Championships, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard, in Seoul, South Korea, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

This is the first time the tournament has been held since 1996, when Byron Black (1) defeated Martin Damm 7-6(3) 6-3 in the final.

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

- Cristian Garin replaced by Emilio Gomez

- Frances Tiafoe replaced by Tseng Chun-hsin 

- Jiri Vesely replaced by Taro Daniel

- Alexander Zverev replaced by Radu Albot 

Casper Ruud, world number 2, is top seed.

The other 7 seeds are all in the top 46

The top four seeds have first round byes.

ATP - Tel Aviv

The ATP tour continues in Israel.

2022 Tel Aviv Watergen Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, in Tel Aviv, Israel, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

This is the first time the tournament has been held at ATP Tour level since 1996, when Javier Sanchez (4) defeated Marcos Ondruska 6-4 7-5 in the final.

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

- Benjamin Bonzi replaced by Hugo Grenier 

- Karen Khachanov replaced by J.J. Wolf  

- Alex Molcan replaced by Tomas Martin Etcheverry 

- Tommy Paul replaced by Constant Lestienne

- Albert Ramos-Vinolas replaced by Peter Gojowczyk 

Novak Djokovic, world number 7, is top seed.

The other 7 seeds are all in the top 52

The top four seeds have first round byes.

ATP - Sofia

The ATP tour continues in Bulgaria.

2022 Sofia Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, in Sofia, Bulgaria, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

Defending champion:

Jannik Sinner (1) who defeated Gaël Monfils (2) 6-3 6-4

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

- Alexander Bublik replaced by Fernando Verdasco 

- Roberto Carballes Baena replaced by Dusan Lajovic  

- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina replaced by Marc-Andrea Huesler

- Peter Gojowczyk replaced by Ricardas Berankis 

- Hubert Hurkacz replaced by Nuno Borges

- Filip Krajinovic replaced by Mikael Ymer 

- Gaël Monfils replaced by Kamil Majchrzak 

- Stan Wawrinka replaced by Aleksandar Vukic

Jannik Sinner, world number 10, is top seed.

The other 7 seeds are all in the top 55

The top four seeds have first round byes.

ATP - Metz semi finals

Semi final day in Metz.

2022 Moselle Open, an ATP 250 tournament, on Hard Indoor, in Metz, France, 19-25 September 2022.

Defending champion:

Hubert Hurkacz (1) who defeated Pablo Carreno Busta (2) 7-6(2) 6-3

Semi final results:

Alexander Bublik (7) defeated qualifier Stan Wawrinka 2-1 (retired)

Lorenzo Sonego defeated Hubert Hurkacz (2) 7-6(5) 6-4

Final will be between:

Alexander Bublik (7) (Kazakhstan) v Lorenzo Sonego (Italy)

WTA - Tokyo semi finals

Semi final day in Tokyo.

2022 Toray Pan Pacific Open, a WTA 500 tournament, on Hard Indoor, in Tokyo, Japan, 19-25 September 2022.

Not held in 2020-2021 due to COVID

Defending champion (2019):

Naomi Osaka (1) who defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2 6-4

Semi final results:

Zheng Qinwen defeated Veronika Kudermetova (4) 5-7 6-3 7-6(3)

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Zhang Shuai 7-6(4) 6-2

Final will be between:

Zheng Qinwen (China) v Liudmila Samsonova 

WTA - Seoul semi finals

Semi final day in Seoul.

2022 Hana Bank Korea Open, a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Seoul, South Korea, 19-25 September 2022.

Defending champion:

Zhu Lin (2) who defeated Kristina Mladenovic (1) 6-0 6-4

Semi final results:

Jelena Ostapenko (1) defeated Emma Raducanu (6) 4-6 6-3 3-0 (retired)

Ekaterina Alexandrova (2) defeated Tatjana Maria (7) 6-2 6-4

Final will be between:

Jelena Ostapenko (1) (Latvia) v Ekaterina Alexandrova (2)