Sunday, 27 July 2025

WTA - Montreal

The 2025 WTA tour continues in Canada.

2025 National Bank Open presented by Rogersa WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard Outdoor, Montreal, Canada, 27 July - 7 August 2025.

Defending champion:
Jessica Pegula (3) who defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-3 2-6 6-1

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


- Paula Badosa replaced by Caty McNally 

- Löis Boisson replaced by Maria Sakkari 

- Ons Jabeur replaced by Suzan Lamens

- Sonay Kartal replaced by Renata Zarazúa

- Aryna Sabalenka replaced by Moyuka Uchijima 

- Donna Vekić replaced by Emiliana Arango

- Wang Xinyu replaced by Anna Blinkova 

- Zheng Qinwen replaced by Kimberly Birrell 


Coco Gauff, world number 2, is top seed.

The other 31 seeds are all in the top 40

All seeds have first round byes

ATP - Toronto

The 2025 ATP tour continues in Canada.

2025 National Bank Open presented by Rogersan ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Hard Outdoor, Toronto, Canada, 27 July - 7 August 2025.

Defending champion:
Alexei Popyrin who defeated Andrey Rublev (5) 6-2 6-4

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


- Carlos Alcaraz replaced by Hugo Dellien

- Sebastián Báez replaced by Aleksandar Vukic

- Roberto Bautista Agut replaced by Hugo Gaston 

- Matteo Berrettini replaced by Yoshihito Nishioka 

- Alexander Bublik replaced by Pablo Carreño Busta

- Grigor Dimitrov replaced by Shang Juncheng 

- Novak Djokovic replaced by Roman Safiullin

- Jack Draper replaced by Sebastian Ofner

- Hubert Hurkacz replaced by Vít Kopřiva

- Sebastian Korda replaced by Christopher O’Connell 

- Hamad Medjedovic replaced by Ethan Quinn 

- Kei Nishikori replaced by Mackenzie McDonald 

- Tommy Paul replaced by Borna Ćorić

- Jannik Sinner replaced by Roberto Carballés Baena 

- Jordan Thompson replaced by Aleksandar Kovacevic


Alexander Zverev, world number 3, is top seed.

The other 31 seeds are all in the top 42

All seeds have first round byes

ATP - Washington D.C. semi finals

Semi final day in Washington D.C.

2025 Mubadala Citi DC Openan ATP 500 tournament, on Hard Outdoor, Washington D.C., USA, 21-27 July 2025.

2024 champion (not defending):
Sebastian Korda (4) who defeated Flavio Cobolli (10) 4-6 6-2 6-0

Semi final results:

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (12) defeated Ben Shelton (4) 6-2 7-5
Alex de Minaur (7) defeated lucky loser Corentin Moutet 6-4 6-3

Final will be between:

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (12) (Spain) Alex de Minaur (7) (Australia)

WTA - Washington D.C. semi finals

Semi final day in Washington D.C.

2025 Mubadala Citi DC Opena WTA 500 tournament, on Hard Outdoor, Washington D.C., USA, 21-27 July 2025.

2024 champion (not defending):
Wildcard Paula Badosa who defeated Marie Bouzková 6-1 4-6 6-4

Semi final results:

Leylah Fernandez defeated Elena Rybakina (3) 6-7(2) 7-6(3) 7-6(3)
Anna Kalinskaya defeated Emma Raducanu 6-4 6-3

Final will be between:

Leylah Fernandez (Canada) v Anna Kalinskaya (Russia)

Darderi wins title in Umag

Final day in Umag.

2025 Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag, an ATP 250 tournament, on Clay Outdoor, Umag, Croatia, 20-26 July 2025.

Defending champion:
Francisco Cerendúlo (4) who defeated Lorenzo Musetti (2) 2-6 6-4 7-6(5)

Final:

Carlos Taberner (Spain) Luciano Darderi (2) (Italy)

First time ATP Tour meeting between the players.
First ATP Tour final for Taberner.

No break opportunities through five games of the opening set.
 
Darderi broke in game six to lead 4-2.

Taberner served at 2-5 to stay in the set.
He held for 3-5.

Darderi served out the set 6-3.

No break chances through the first four games of set two.
2-2.

Darderi broke in game five and led 3-2.
He consolidated for 4-2.

Taberner served at 3-5 to stay in the match.

Luciano Darderi broke serve to end the contest 6-3 6-3.

Title number four for Darderi.

He has won all four finals in which he has competed.
Three have come this year - Marrakesh in April, Bastad last week, and today.

Bublik wins title in Kitzbühel

Final day in Kitzbühel.

2025 Generali Open Kitzbühelan ATP 250 tournament, on Clay Outdoor, Kitzbühel, Austria, 20-26 July 2025.

2024 champion (not defending):
Matteo Berrettini who defeated Hugo Gaston 7-5 6-3

Final:

Alexander Bublik (1) (Kazakhstan) Arthur Cazaux (France)

Bublik had won both of the two previous clashes between the pair, including last week’s Gstaad semi final.
Bublik proceeded to win that tournament.
First ATP Tour final for Cazuax.

Bublik saved a break point in game three of set one.
He saved a further two break points in game five.

Serve was held on both occasions and Bublik led 3-2.

Cazaux saved three break points in game eight, and held to level at 4-4.

His next service game was at 4-5 to stay in the set.
Bublik broke and took the set 6-4.

Cazuax broke in the opening game of set two.
He consolidated for 2-0.

Bublik broke back in game four, levelling at 2-2.
Breaking again in game six, Bublik took control, leading 4-2.

Cazaux served at 2-5 to stay in the match.
He held for 3-5.

Alexander Bublik served out the match 6-4 6-3.
Second title in a week, and third this year, following Gstaad last eeek and Halle in June.
Seven career titles overall.

Bouzková wins title in Prague

Final day in Prague.

2025 Livesport Prague Opena WTA 250 tournament, on Hard Outdoor, Prague, Czech Republic, 21-26 July 2025.

2024 champion (not defending):
Magda Linette (4) who defeated Magdalena Fręch (6) 6-2 6-1

Final:

Linda Nosková (1) (Czech Republic) Marie Bouzková (5) (Czech Republic)

Head to head, Bouzková had led 2-1 in matches against Nosková, with Nosková winning the most recent contest:
First round of the 2024 Australian Open.

Bouzková broke serve in game three of the opening set.
She saved a break point in the following game before holding for 3-1.

Nosková served at 2-4, and was broken again.

Bouzková served out the set 6-2.

Nosková broke serve in game two of set two.
She consolidated for 3-0.

Bouzková saved two break points in game five and held, avoiding a double break down.
However, that peril came in the next game, when Nosková broke for 5-1.

Nosková duly served out the set 6-1.

Serves were broken in all four opening games of the decider.
2-2.

Bouzková broke in game seven to lead 4-3.

Nosková served at 3-5 to stay in the match.

Marie Bouzková broke and took the match 6-2 1-6 6-3

Title number two, and first since her debut success in Monterrey, August 2024.