This Week On The ATP Tour – CW21

STARNBERG, May 22, 2023 After an ATP Masters 1000 double in Madrid and Rome, the European clay-court season continues this week with ATP 250 events in Geneva and Lyon. Casper Ruud of Norway bids for his third consecutive title at […]

Medvedev Reigns In Rome, Wins First Career Crown On Clay

ROME/WASHINGTON, May 21, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Sunday’s Internazionali BNL d’Italia men’s singles title match in Rome marked the first time since 2004 that neither Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic were in the final. No worries. It didn’t dampen the […]

Humbert Triumphs At BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux

BORDEAUX/STARNBERG, May 20, 2023 Ugo Humbert continued his excellent run of form by winning his second ATP Challenger Tour 175 title within less than 15 days. Following his triumph at the Sardegna Open in Cagliari, Italy earlier this month, the 24-year-old […]

Diaz Acosta Dominates At Oeiras Open

OEIRAS/STARNBERG, May 20, 2023 Facundo Diaz Acosta is the champion of the €73,000 Oeiras Open 4, an ATP Challenger Tour 75 tournament organized by the Portuguese Tennis Federation with the support of the Municipality of Oeiras. The No. 7 seed from […]

Koepfer Captures Turin Challenger Crown

TURIN/STARNBERG, May 20, 2023 Dominik Koepfer has captured the title of the inaugural Piemonte Open Intesa San Paolo. The unseeded German defeated Italian qualifier Federico Gaio 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-0 in Saturday’s singles final, which took place indoors at the Circolo […]

Humbert To Face Etcheverry For Bordeaux Challenger Title

BORDEAUX/STARNBERG, May 19, 2023 Tomas Martin Etcheverry headlined semi-finals Friday at the 14th edition of the BNP Paribas Primrose by knocking out Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany, runner-up at the recent ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid and top seed of the […]

Simona Halep Receives Additional Tennis Anti-Doping Charge

ITIA Press Release, May 19, 2023 The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirms that Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has been charged with a further and separate breach of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP), relating to irregularities in her Athlete […]

Boss Open Stuttgart Entry List Revealed

STUTTGART, May 19, 2023 US-Americans Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe lead the entry list of this year’s BOSS Open. The ATP 250 grass-court tournament will be held from June 10 to 18 at the Tennis Club Weissenhof in Stuttgart. Poland’s […]

Seeds Announced For 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Finals

ITF Press Release, May 19, 2023 The ITF has announced the seeds for the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals and Play-offs draws, which take place at the ITF offices in London at 14:00 BST (13:00 GMT) on […]

Nadal Withdraws From 2023 Roland Garros

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Defending champion Rafael Nadal will miss this year’s French Open for the first time in 18 years, since he won the first of his record 14 titles at Roland Garros in his tournament debut […]