The WTA Finals began with a bit of a hiccup — an odd delay of several minutes caused by a questioned line call on the third point — and a victory Monday for defending doubles champions Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova.
The Davis Cup Finals and qualifying matches will become an official part of the ATP Tour calendar in 2023 as part of a partnership between the men’s circuit and the International Tennis Federation announced Monday.
Taylor Fritz of the United States stayed in contention for one of the two remaining ATP Finals spots by beating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the Paris Masters on Monday.
“It’s been an amazing week,” for Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, who had a real genuine reaction after capturing his 3rd straight ATP title, and hopes to keep it going, saying “it’s not over yet.”
ONLY ONE man holds the rare distinction of beating Roger Federer EIGHT TIMES in a row on a tennis court – and it has earned him free beers ever since.
Indoor hard courts also tend to favour fast, quick strike tennis, which Felix Auger-Aliassime has successfully imposed the past month during his winning streak that is now at 13 matches with his dominant serve-plus-one attack.
Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Denmark’s Holger Rune 6-3, 7-5 in the Swiss Indoors final on Sunday for his third consecutive ATP Tour title.
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov lost in the final of the Erste Banke Open in Vienna on Sunday to world No. 4 Daniil Medvedev of Russia, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6.
Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is off to the final of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basel with a convincing 6-3, 6-2 victory over top-seed Carlos Alcaraz on Saturday.
