Lyon

Coria Conquers Carreno In Lyon

LYON/STARNBERG, May 18, 2022 Federico Coria headlined Wednesday’s second-round action at the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon by knocking out World No. 17 Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain, second seed of the ATP 250 clay-court tournament, 7-5, 6-3. The 59th-ranked Argentine […]

Baez Sets Quarterfinal Clash With Norrie In Lyon

LYON/STARNBERG, May 17, 2022 Top seed Cameron Norrie opened his title bid at the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon with a solid 6-4, 6-4 second-round win over Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina on Tuesday afternoon. The World No. 11 from Great Britain […]

Molcan Defeats Tsonga In Lyon Opener

LYON/STARNBERG, May 16, 2022 The ATP Tour is back in France for the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon, traditionally held the week before Roland Garros. Two local wild card entries fell in the opening round on Monday, as Alex Molcan defeated […]

This Week On The ATP Tour – CW20

STARNBERG, May 15, 2022 A pair of clay-court events just 112 kilometres apart host the action this week on the ATP Tour, with Geneva, Switzerland and Lyon, France the venues for a doubleheader in Western Europe. World No. 2 Daniil […]

Spirited Battle Comes Up Just Short For Yastremska In Lyon

LYON/WASHINGTON, March 7, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) It wasn’t the fairy tale ending that Dayana Yastremska – and a war-torn nation – had hoped for. Yet, Sunday’s title match between the 21-year-old Ukrainian refugee and eighth-seeded Zhang Shuai of China […]

A Heroic Comeback In Lyon Makes Yastremska A Winner Around The World

LYON/WASHINGTON, March 2, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) By the end of Dayana Yastremska‘s three-plus-hour, three-set first-round victory at the Open 6ème Sens – Métropole de Lyon in France, the 21-year-old Ukrainian was happy that she had won for her war-torn […]

Cuevas Captures Lyon Challenger Singles And Doubles Title

LYON, June 14, 2021 Top seed Pablo Cuevas claimed the title of the €88,520 Open Sopra Styria de Lyon hosted by the Tennis Club de Lyon in France. The World No. 92 from Uruguay beat Elias Ymer from Sweden 6-2, […]

Norrie To Challenge Tsitsipas In Lyon Final

LYON/STARNBERG, May 22, 2021 Stefanos Tsitsipas and Cameron Norrie will compete in Sunday’s singles final of the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon. Tsitsipas rallied from a set down to overcome #NextGenATP Italian Lorenzo Musetti 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 on Saturday afternoon in […]

Big-Time Victory For Tauson, Wins First WTA Title

LYON/WASHINGTON, March 7, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Sunday’s final of the Open 6ème Sens – Métropole de Lyon matched a pair of qualifiers, Denark’s Clara Tauson and Viktorija Golubic from Switzerland, one a walking Wikipedia of tennis knowledge, the other friendly with […]

A Dreamy Week For Tauson, Golubic Continues

LYON/WASHINGTON, March 7, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) While Danish teenager Clara Tauson‘s dream week to remember continued at the Open 6ème Sens – Métropole de Lyon on Saturday, it’s been a pretty dreamy run for another qualifier, Viktorija Golubic of […]