Day two of the Nitto ATP Finals
Upset no.1 - Alcaraz beaten by Ruud - Alcaraz was suffering from an upset stomach!
I never even looked at the odds for Ruud because under normal conditions I believed
he didnt have a chance
In the second match the result went as expected in 2 sets to Zverev - who could be the
dark horse for this title, he has won it 3 times previously.
Todays line up:::::::::
Medvedev v de Minaur - hard to call which way this could go but I recon its destined
for a three setter.
Sinner v Fritz - Sinner is rightly favourite @ 1.14 - this could also be a three setter.
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Gauff's win in the WTA final for me was unexpected but yea I have been wrong on
many occasions unfortunately. That was a 3 set battle well done to Coco, she is
actually doing better with her new coach.
Nitto ATP Finals
Group stages started today:
Sinner won against de Minaur
Fritz beat Medvedev
Tomorrow:
Alcaraz v Ruud
Zverev v Rublev
Alcaraz and Zverev for the wins, just have to make a decision on how many games.
many occasions unfortunately. That was a 3 set battle well done to Coco, she is
actually doing better with her new coach.
Nitto ATP Finals
Group stages started today:
Sinner won against de Minaur
Fritz beat Medvedev
Tomorrow:
Alcaraz v Ruud
Zverev v Rublev
Alcaraz and Zverev for the wins, just have to make a decision on how many games.
We have some good events in progress Sabalenka lost semifinal against Coco Gauff as in first set we have good resistance from World No 1 but in second set we have dominance of Gauff which won with the score of 7–6 and then 6–3. Now we have final of the event after few hours for the prize money of $4,000,000 as in early odds we have Gauff hot favourite for the win, but we can expect good resistance from the Zheng which is also doing good job in last few months for having good success.
ATP - SINGLES Metz France we have 57th seeded English man Norrie into final for facing local boy 124th seeded Bonzi things are interesting for title final as Norrie is looking better, but anything can happen.
ATP - SINGLES Belgrade 2 Serbia We have Canadian Shapovalov into final of this event as he is trying to end his two years drought of winless in big events he is favourite for the title, but local boy is also not bad and can give surprise.
ATP - SINGLES Metz France we have 57th seeded English man Norrie into final for facing local boy 124th seeded Bonzi things are interesting for title final as Norrie is looking better, but anything can happen.
ATP - SINGLES Belgrade 2 Serbia We have Canadian Shapovalov into final of this event as he is trying to end his two years drought of winless in big events he is favourite for the title, but local boy is also not bad and can give surprise.
it's official Djokovic will not play ATP Nitto Finals in Torino since he want try to get the last Slams Title in Australia open and actually has not fully recovered from last injury.
His spot will be taken by Dimitrov or Tsitsipas. Due this forfeit he will also lose enough point to reach...6th place of ATP ranking!
of course at 37 years he is going to give up...
After the retirement of the Rafael Nadal things are looking not good for the Novan Djokovic because he is having backlashes and withdrawing from few important events as well most chances in future we will have him in selective events it's good time for new generation players to make their mark and give their best.His spot will be taken by Dimitrov or Tsitsipas. Due this forfeit he will also lose enough point to reach...6th place of ATP ranking!
of course at 37 years he is going to give up...
He is winding down and still picking up injuries, next year he will play a select few
tournaments, mostly grand slams and masters I expect.
For the ATP finals the last 3 spots have been determined, Ruud, de Minaur and Rublev.
Its a pity Dimitrov didnt get a slot, he had a great season.
WTA finals
Sabalenka and Zheng progress to the semi finals, with 2 of 3 matches played in
group B Swiatek is in 2nd spot.
Swiatek beats Kasatkina in straight sets for having her chance for spot in last 4, but last match of the group stages is interesting as Gauff struggling to beats Krejcikova.
Gauff lost her service two time and Krejcikova once but at the end of first set we have won for the Krejcikova which is good if she won second set then we will have Swiatek out of the event.
and Krejcikova goes through to the semi finals.
First casualty gas been realised with Swiatek going home and Zheng, Gauff and
Sabalenka joining Krejcikova. Have to say though that Sabalenka is favourite for the
title and the dark horse being Zheng.
But at least its going to be Zheng v Sabalenka in the final to fight it out for the
$4,000,000 prize.
and Zheng gets the job done and she goes into the final against either Sabalenka or Gauff,
it will most likely be Sabalenka although she as already been beaten by Rybakina earlier in
the week whereas Gauff is unbeaten so maybe possibly an upset could be possible.
Whoever progresses they will have a tough job against Zheng and if Gauff progresses I think
her chances will increase! but against Sabalenka he chance will diminish IMO.
EDIT
And there we are, theres the upset, Gauff beats Sabalenka! I think Zheng
has a better chance now, although Gauff is favourite.
it's official Djokovic will not play ATP Nitto Finals in Torino since he want try to get the last Slams Title in Australia open and actually has not fully recovered from last injury.
His spot will be taken by Dimitrov or Tsitsipas. Due this forfeit he will also lose enough point to reach...6th place of ATP ranking!
of course at 37 years he is going to give up...
After the retirement of the Rafael Nadal things are looking not good for the Novan Djokovic because he is having backlashes and withdrawing from few important events as well most chances in future we will have him in selective events it's good time for new generation players to make their mark and give their best.His spot will be taken by Dimitrov or Tsitsipas. Due this forfeit he will also lose enough point to reach...6th place of ATP ranking!
of course at 37 years he is going to give up...
He is winding down and still picking up injuries, next year he will play a select few
tournaments, mostly grand slams and masters I expect.
For the ATP finals the last 3 spots have been determined, Ruud, de Minaur and Rublev.
Its a pity Dimitrov didnt get a slot, he had a great season.
WTA finals
Sabalenka and Zheng progress to the semi finals, with 2 of 3 matches played in
group B Swiatek is in 2nd spot.
Swiatek beats Kasatkina in straight sets for having her chance for spot in last 4, but last match of the group stages is interesting as Gauff struggling to beats Krejcikova.
Gauff lost her service two time and Krejcikova once but at the end of first set we have won for the Krejcikova which is good if she won second set then we will have Swiatek out of the event.
and Krejcikova goes through to the semi finals.
First casualty gas been realised with Swiatek going home and Zheng, Gauff and
Sabalenka joining Krejcikova. Have to say though that Sabalenka is favourite for the
title and the dark horse being Zheng.
But at least its going to be Zheng v Sabalenka in the final to fight it out for the
$4,000,000 prize.
Lineup is already completed for the semifinals of the event as now after few hours we have first match between Zheng vs Krejcikova in this match Zheng is hot favorite due to his recent form while odds are @1.44 even we can expect good resistance from the Krejcikova, but things are clearly favoring Zheng to go into final of this big prize money event.
After this we have second semifinal between Sabalenka vs Gauff here Sabalenka is favorite for the win, but things are not easy for her because Gauff is also doing good and have fair chance of win and go through for the final but mostly are expected we will have final between Zheng vs Sabalenka with Sabalenka is going to win this big prize event just few hours left in all coming out.
After this we have second semifinal between Sabalenka vs Gauff here Sabalenka is favorite for the win, but things are not easy for her because Gauff is also doing good and have fair chance of win and go through for the final but mostly are expected we will have final between Zheng vs Sabalenka with Sabalenka is going to win this big prize event just few hours left in all coming out.
it's official Djokovic will not play ATP Nitto Finals in Torino since he want try to get the last Slams Title in Australia open and actually has not fully recovered from last injury.
His spot will be taken by Dimitrov or Tsitsipas. Due this forfeit he will also lose enough point to reach...6th place of ATP ranking!
of course at 37 years he is going to give up...
After the retirement of the Rafael Nadal things are looking not good for the Novan Djokovic because he is having backlashes and withdrawing from few important events as well most chances in future we will have him in selective events it's good time for new generation players to make their mark and give their best.His spot will be taken by Dimitrov or Tsitsipas. Due this forfeit he will also lose enough point to reach...6th place of ATP ranking!
of course at 37 years he is going to give up...
He is winding down and still picking up injuries, next year he will play a select few
tournaments, mostly grand slams and masters I expect.
For the ATP finals the last 3 spots have been determined, Ruud, de Minaur and Rublev.
Its a pity Dimitrov didnt get a slot, he had a great season.
WTA finals
Sabalenka and Zheng progress to the semi finals, with 2 of 3 matches played in
group B Swiatek is in 2nd spot.
Swiatek beats Kasatkina in straight sets for having her chance for spot in last 4, but last match of the group stages is interesting as Gauff struggling to beats Krejcikova.
Gauff lost her service two time and Krejcikova once but at the end of first set we have won for the Krejcikova which is good if she won second set then we will have Swiatek out of the event.
and Krejcikova goes through to the semi finals.
First casualty gas been realised with Swiatek going home and Zheng, Gauff and
Sabalenka joining Krejcikova. Have to say though that Sabalenka is favourite for the
title and the dark horse being Zheng.
But at least its going to be Zheng v Sabalenka in the final to fight it out for the
$4,000,000 prize.
it's official Djokovic will not play ATP Nitto Finals in Torino since he want try to get the last Slams Title in Australia open and actually has not fully recovered from last injury.
His spot will be taken by Dimitrov or Tsitsipas. Due this forfeit he will also lose enough point to reach...6th place of ATP ranking!
of course at 37 years he is going to give up...
After the retirement of the Rafael Nadal things are looking not good for the Novan Djokovic because he is having backlashes and withdrawing from few important events as well most chances in future we will have him in selective events it's good time for new generation players to make their mark and give their best.His spot will be taken by Dimitrov or Tsitsipas. Due this forfeit he will also lose enough point to reach...6th place of ATP ranking!
of course at 37 years he is going to give up...
He is winding down and still picking up injuries, next year he will play a select few
tournaments, mostly grand slams and masters I expect.
For the ATP finals the last 3 spots have been determined, Ruud, de Minaur and Rublev.
Its a pity Dimitrov didnt get a slot, he had a great season.
WTA finals
Sabalenka and Zheng progress to the semi finals, with 2 of 3 matches played in
group B Swiatek is in 2nd spot.
Swiatek beats Kasatkina in straight sets for having her chance for spot in last 4, but last match of the group stages is interesting as Gauff struggling to beats Krejcikova.
Gauff lost her service two time and Krejcikova once but at the end of first set we have won for the Krejcikova which is good if she won second set then we will have Swiatek out of the event.
it's official Djokovic will not play ATP Nitto Finals in Torino since he want try to get the last Slams Title in Australia open and actually has not fully recovered from last injury.
His spot will be taken by Dimitrov or Tsitsipas. Due this forfeit he will also lose enough point to reach...6th place of ATP ranking!
of course at 37 years he is going to give up...
After the retirement of the Rafael Nadal things are looking not good for the Novan Djokovic because he is having backlashes and withdrawing from few important events as well most chances in future we will have him in selective events it's good time for new generation players to make their mark and give their best.His spot will be taken by Dimitrov or Tsitsipas. Due this forfeit he will also lose enough point to reach...6th place of ATP ranking!
of course at 37 years he is going to give up...
He is winding down and still picking up injuries, next year he will play a select few
tournaments, mostly grand slams and masters I expect.
For the ATP finals the last 3 spots have been determined, Ruud, de Minaur and Rublev.
Its a pity Dimitrov didnt get a slot, he had a great season.
WTA finals
Sabalenka and Zheng progress to the semi finals, with 2 of 3 matches played in
group B Swiatek is in 2nd spot.
it's official Djokovic will not play ATP Nitto Finals in Torino since he want try to get the last Slams Title in Australia open and actually has not fully recovered from last injury.
His spot will be taken by Dimitrov or Tsitsipas. Due this forfeit he will also lose enough point to reach...6th place of ATP ranking!
of course at 37 years he is going to give up...
After the retirement of the Rafael Nadal things are looking not good for the Novan Djokovic because he is having backlashes and withdrawing from few important events as well most chances in future we will have him in selective events it's good time for new generation players to make their mark and give their best.His spot will be taken by Dimitrov or Tsitsipas. Due this forfeit he will also lose enough point to reach...6th place of ATP ranking!
of course at 37 years he is going to give up...
WTA - SINGLES Finals - Riyadh (World)
In Group A, we have Sabalenka already moved into top four with next game is interesting as Paolini will face Zheng for the second spot.
In Group B, we have interesting situation as Gauff currently at the top but after few minutes we have big game while Gauff will face Swiatek as winner will be surely had spot into top four in another game which ended few minutes back we have upset win for the Czech Republic's Krejcikova against 6th seeded Pegula which is now out of event after 2 loses and Krejcikova have last game against Gauff which will decider who is going to be into last four of this event.
it's official Djokovic will not play ATP Nitto Finals in Torino since he want try to get the last Slams Title in Australia open and actually has not fully recovered from last injury.
His spot will be taken by Dimitrov or Tsitsipas. Due this forfeit he will also lose enough point to reach...6th place of ATP ranking!
of course at 37 years he is going to give up...
His spot will be taken by Dimitrov or Tsitsipas. Due this forfeit he will also lose enough point to reach...6th place of ATP ranking!
of course at 37 years he is going to give up...
Somehow I think Djokovic is unlikely to play in the ATP Finals even though he is qualified because it is reported that he is currently on vacation and also previously he said that besides the Olympics his target is the Davis Cup, because of course losing in the semifinals last year to Italy was quite painful for him because he had several match points when playing against Sinner, a break for the new season could be his focus especially since he has not appointed a permanent coach yet.
WTA Finals start today, Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek are the two favorites in this tournament.
WTA Finals start today, Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek are the two favorites in this tournament.
Yes possibly not. I didnt realise there are some more tournaments to be played
next week so yea he may not be playing and there are very few points separating him
from Ruud and de Minaur who is up to 8th today.
My wife told me today that the WTA finals have started and yea Swiatek and
Sabalenka are favourites.
Sabalenka is currently playing Zheng.....there could easily be an upset along the
way to knock out either or both of the favourites!
There are 8 really great players in the draw and I'm really happy to see Paolini there
Somehow I think Djokovic is unlikely to play in the ATP Finals even though he is qualified because it is reported that he is currently on vacation and also previously he said that besides the Olympics his target is the Davis Cup, because of course losing in the semifinals last year to Italy was quite painful for him because he had several match points when playing against Sinner, a break for the new season could be his focus especially since he has not appointed a permanent coach yet.
WTA Finals start today, Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek are the two favorites in this tournament.
WTA Finals start today, Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek are the two favorites in this tournament.
Dimitrov hasnt been able to progress at the Paris Masters, beaten this evening by
Khachanov who has had a late flourish to his season! Dimitrov had a tough few matches
at Paris, I think all his matches were 3 setters. Its a pity he is out, he actually had a great season.
Here is the list for the last 4 places in qualifying for rhe ATP finals. I think as it stands
now is who will be qualifying, Fritz, Ruud, Djokovic and Rublev.
Khachanov who has had a late flourish to his season! Dimitrov had a tough few matches
at Paris, I think all his matches were 3 setters. Its a pity he is out, he actually had a great season.
Here is the list for the last 4 places in qualifying for rhe ATP finals. I think as it stands
now is who will be qualifying, Fritz, Ruud, Djokovic and Rublev.
Grigor Dimitrov is one of the guys who still has a chance to qualify for the ATP Finals and with that motivation he is playing good tennis at the Paris Masters. Dimitrov won both his matches in three sets and came out of very tough matches. Former champion Karen Khachanov, on the other hand, has overcome two solid opponents in Giovanni Mpetschi Perricard and Alexei Popyrin to reach the quarterfinals and looked tremendous, especially on serve. But in their past matches, Dimitrov has a 5-0 advantage and he won here in 2021. He will be one step ahead here as well.
Two 500 series finals happening today with unlikely finalists which is a interesting,
refreshing and difficult to call in terms of winners.
Basel - Switzerland
Shelton (6th seed) v Mpetshi Perricard - Top seeds Rublev, Ruud and Rune have all
been swept aside for these two guys to have a chance at the title. Shelton
being seeded has the clear advantage in terms of odds @ 1.42 v 2.92 for the
French man.
Other odds are not very appetising, Over 25.5 @ 1.66, Under 25.5 @ 2.10 - Its difficult
to figure how this will go.
Vienna - Austria
Draper [7th seed) v Khachanov - as with Basel the top seeds have been beaten, Zverev,
de Minaur and Dimitrov.
Really hard to call this one too. Seeded player 1.63 v 2.30. Khachanov is a
dangerous player in his own right it must be said.
I think in these cases because its hard to figure I'll do two small bets on the underdogs.
refreshing and difficult to call in terms of winners.
Basel - Switzerland
Shelton (6th seed) v Mpetshi Perricard - Top seeds Rublev, Ruud and Rune have all
been swept aside for these two guys to have a chance at the title. Shelton
being seeded has the clear advantage in terms of odds @ 1.42 v 2.92 for the
French man.
Other odds are not very appetising, Over 25.5 @ 1.66, Under 25.5 @ 2.10 - Its difficult
to figure how this will go.
Vienna - Austria
Draper [7th seed) v Khachanov - as with Basel the top seeds have been beaten, Zverev,
de Minaur and Dimitrov.
Really hard to call this one too. Seeded player 1.63 v 2.30. Khachanov is a
dangerous player in his own right it must be said.
I think in these cases because its hard to figure I'll do two small bets on the underdogs.
The controversial "Six Kings Slam" has been playing out over the last week and surprise
surprise its Sinner v Alcaraz to fight it out in the final for the 6.5 million champions prize.
Djokovic v Nadal in a match for 3rd place?
I would say the Djokovic v Nadal match will be more popular than the final based
on the reception the two legends got so far compared to the new guys. It seems
to me that this was aimed at bringing the top players to SA in order for the wealthy
to see them playing live.
I agreed with your opinion about this, but organizers are having right to do anything as they are the main culprit in this event.surprise its Sinner v Alcaraz to fight it out in the final for the 6.5 million champions prize.
Djokovic v Nadal in a match for 3rd place?
I would say the Djokovic v Nadal match will be more popular than the final based
on the reception the two legends got so far compared to the new guys. It seems
to me that this was aimed at bringing the top players to SA in order for the wealthy
to see them playing live.
Saudi Arab is now have good changes as they are investing huge amounts in sports and culture events for their new face to world soon we will have more changes as well.
There is no doubt that Saudi Arabia will continue to host high end sports events
and attract top athletes by putting up hugh amounts of prize money.
meanwhile Alcaraz has just won the first set (7-6) against Sinner right now. Both players are clearly nervous due the high prize... in many situations they showed such reaction.
Fpr sure this is a great show, even this type of pitch allow fast gaming. I would not surprise too much if another edition would be done next year also with an higher prize
Fpr sure this is a great show, even this type of pitch allow fast gaming. I would not surprise too much if another edition would be done next year also with an higher prize
That was a great 3 set battle with Sinner coming out on top 6-3. He takes home
the big $6.5 million prize money. He might need that if he gets a ban for what
happened earlier in the year with the banned substance his physio used by mistake.
In the 3rd place playoff Djokovic beat Nadal in 2 sets, that was on the cards anyway.
meanwhile Alcaraz has just won the first set (7-6) against Sinner right now. Both players are clearly nervous due the high prize... in many situations they showed such reaction.
Fpr sure this is a great show, even this type of pitch allow fast gaming. I would not surprise too much if another edition would be done next year also with an higher prize
Fpr sure this is a great show, even this type of pitch allow fast gaming. I would not surprise too much if another edition would be done next year also with an higher prize
The controversial "Six Kings Slam" has been playing out over the last week and surprise
surprise its Sinner v Alcaraz to fight it out in the final for the 6.5 million champions prize.
Djokovic v Nadal in a match for 3rd place?
I would say the Djokovic v Nadal match will be more popular than the final based
on the reception the two legends got so far compared to the new guys. It seems
to me that this was aimed at bringing the top players to SA in order for the wealthy
to see them playing live.
I agreed with your opinion about this, but organizers are having right to do anything as they are the main culprit in this event.surprise its Sinner v Alcaraz to fight it out in the final for the 6.5 million champions prize.
Djokovic v Nadal in a match for 3rd place?
I would say the Djokovic v Nadal match will be more popular than the final based
on the reception the two legends got so far compared to the new guys. It seems
to me that this was aimed at bringing the top players to SA in order for the wealthy
to see them playing live.
Saudi Arab is now have good changes as they are investing huge amounts in sports and culture events for their new face to world soon we will have more changes as well.
The controversial "Six Kings Slam" has been playing out over the last week and surprise
surprise its Sinner v Alcaraz to fight it out in the final for the 6.5 million champions prize.
Djokovic v Nadal in a match for 3rd place?
I would say the Djokovic v Nadal match will be more popular than the final based
on the reception the two legends got so far compared to the new guys. It seems
to me that this was aimed at bringing the top players to SA in order for the wealthy
to see them playing live.
surprise its Sinner v Alcaraz to fight it out in the final for the 6.5 million champions prize.
Djokovic v Nadal in a match for 3rd place?
I would say the Djokovic v Nadal match will be more popular than the final based
on the reception the two legends got so far compared to the new guys. It seems
to me that this was aimed at bringing the top players to SA in order for the wealthy
to see them playing live.
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