Andrey Rublev joined Novak Djokovic as the only men to win four tour singles titles in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season as he beat Borna Coric 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Sunday in the final of the St. Petersburg Open.
The rankings in men’s tennis this year were certainly thrown a curved ball by the coronavirus pandemic. Points won for the 12 months since the tour ground to a halt before March will remain in place unless overtaken by better points in tournaments that have been played in the interim.
Alexander Zverev ended his 17-month wait for a title by beating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3 to win the Cologne Indoors on Sunday.
Alexander Zverev won an ATP Tour title for the fifth consecutive year on Sunday, defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3 to triumph at the bett1HULKS Indoors.
Canadians Denis Shapovalov and Milos Raonic were ousted in the semifinal round Saturday at the St. Petersburg Open tennis tournament.
This week, professional tennis is back in Lisbon. Same city, same world-class tournament, but a different scene has greeted players in the Portuguese capital.
The NCAA is cracking down on UMass Amherst. UMass faces violations in both its men’s basketball and women’s tennis teams after students received extra financial aid rewards and will be forced to pay fines and vacate wins.
Rome, GA – Friday at the ITA Cup in Rome, Georgia, saw some well-earned victories as well as tough defeats for the San Diego Christian College tennis teams. The doubles teams of Sarah Urbanek/Angela Rinaldi and Ivan Smith/Chris Papa both advanced to the quarterfinals on Saturday.
The NCAA is stripping Massachusetts of victories in men’s basketball and women’s tennis for overpaying 12 athletes about $9,100 in financial aid over three years, prompting criticism of the penalty from the Atlantic 10 Conference commissioner.