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Lucky Loser Sousa Rides Good Fortune To First ATP Tour Final

  • Posted: Feb 15, 2020

Lucky Loser Sousa Rides Good Fortune To First ATP Tour Final

Portuguese baseliner faces Ruud in Buenos Aires title match

Good things come to those who wait, but as Pedro Sousa can attest to, a bit of luck doesn’t hurt either.

The 31-year-old Portuguese wasn’t supposed to be in the main draw at the Argentina Open after losing his final-round qualifying match, but snuck in as a lucky loser due to the withdrawal of Chilean Cristian Garin. He moved into his first ATP Tour final after top-seeded Argentine Diego Schwartzman withdrew from their semi-final match on Saturday due to a left leg injury, setting up a championship clash in Buenos Aires with eighth-seeded Norwegian Casper Ruud.

Sousa’s breakthrough is a reward for relentless persistence during his 13 years on Tour. He had never reached a tour-level quarter-final prior to this week.

“I’ve never gotten so many messages,” Sousa said, smiling. “It was 3:00 or 4:00am in Portugal when I was playing [my quarter-final], so it’s been amazing to receive all that love from my friends, family and other people in Portugal.”

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Sousa, No. 145 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, is only the third player from Portugal to reach a tour-level final. Should he prevail on Sunday against Ruud, he’ll become just the 10th lucky loser in ATP Tour history to lift a winner’s trophy

“It means a lot to me,” Sousa said. “Last year was not as good as I was expecting and I started this year with some problems, but I managed to change those things and started to play well this week. I got the lucky loser spot, took my chance and am enjoying every time I’m playing in this tournament. Hopefully I can do a good job tomorrow.”

The baseliner has primarily competed on the ATP Challenger Tour, but has produced his best results in recent years thanks to the help of his coach, former ATP Tour player Rui Machado. They began working together shortly after Machado ended his playing career in 2016 and Sousa has won all seven of his Challenger titles since then.

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But with Machado also holding a role in the Portuguese Tennis Federation, he can’t travel to all of Sousa’s tournaments. Having benefitted from working with someone he’d already spent years on Tour with, Sousa opted for a similar approach when they decided last year to add another coach. Former Top 50 player Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo was hired and quickly became an invaluable addition.

“We found Ruben because we’ve known him from the Tour for a long time,” Sousa said. “He knows everything about the game, played on Tour until he was 40, is easy to travel with and a very nice guy. I’m really happy to have him with me.”

Sousa will look to use his mix of crafty spins and angles to frustrate Ruud in Sunday’s final. The Portuguese self-deprecatingly compared his on-court traits to his favourite players growing up, Marat Safin and Guillermo Coria, but could soon join his childhood idols as champions on the ATP Tour.

“I liked Safin because he was crazy and I’m a little bit crazy, too. I’m better now than I was younger,” Sousa joked. “I liked watching Coria play because I would see him and think that he’s like me. Skinny guy, short, serve is not so good, but likes to play at the baseline and make some drop shots and angles.”

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Monfils Returns To Rotterdam Final

  • Posted: Feb 15, 2020

Monfils Returns To Rotterdam Final

Frenchman to face Auger-Aliassime for trophy

For the second week in a row, Gael Monfils overcame Filip Krajinovic in semi-final action to reach an indoor ATP Tour championship match.

Monfils, No. 9 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, landed 35 winners to move past Krajinovic 6-4, 7-6(5) and reach his third ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament final on Saturday. Monfils is one win away from becoming the first man since Robin Soderling in 2011 to win back-to-back trophies at the Rotterdam Ahoy.

“It would be great [to win this title again]. It would be, for me, unbelievable. It would be the first time to win two titles in a row and actually even the first time to win two titles in the same season, so it would be huge for me,” said Monfils.

With his third ATP Head2Head win against Krajinovic, Monfils has now reached the championship match in each of his three most recent visits to the opening ATP 500 event of the year. Since 2016, Monfils has won 13 of 14 matches in Rotterdam. Martin Klizan was the last player to defeat Monfils at this event in the 2016 championship match.

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Monfils will be aiming to lift his 10th ATP Tour title in Sunday’s final. The defending champion has won six of his nine tour-level crowns at indoor hard-court events, most recently at last week’s Open Sud de France in Montpellier. Only Andrey Rublev has won multiple ATP Tour titles so far this season.

Monfils will meet #NextGenATP Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime for the first time in the championship match. The World No. 21 served well throughout his 7-6(2), 6-4 semi-final victory against Pablo Carreno Busta to reach his fourth tour-level final.

“[Felix] is a great guy. A humble guy. Very strong… He is a very talented guy. Definitely, I expect a tough match, but a cool match because I think we might see him for a long time, definitely in this part of a tournament on this stage,” said Monfils.

With neither player able to manufacture a break point in the opening nine games of the match, Monfils capitalised on nervous play from his opponent to snatch the opening set. After saving two set points, Krajinovic committed a double fault and a loose forehand error to hand Monfils a third opportunity. Monfils claimed the set with a defensive lob that Krajinovic could only clip with the frame of his racquet.

After trading breaks early in the second set, Monfils failed to find the court on a forehand passing shot as four match-point opportunities passed him by at 5-4. In the tie-break, Monfils won three straight points to claim victory. The 33-year-old returned with depth and landed his 14th ace of the match to reach his second final in as many weeks.

“[Filip] wasn’t missing at all,” said Monfils. “He made some tough shots on some match points… I was very lucky that he missed that volley at 5/4 and then I hit a great return at 5/5 and a great serve to close the match.”

Krajinovic was bidding to reach his fourth ATP Tour final and earn a second career Top 10 win. En route to the last four in Rotterdam, the Serbian became only the second player to defeat Rublev this year alongside Alexander Zverev.

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Ruud Battles Back To Reach Buenos Aires Final

  • Posted: Feb 15, 2020

Ruud Battles Back To Reach Buenos Aires Final

Sousa advances via walkover on Saturday

Eighth seed Casper Ruud was three points from defeat on Saturday at the Argentina Open, but reached the final in Buenos Aires by winning 10 of the last 11 games in a remarkable 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 comeback against home favourite Juan Ignacio Londero.

The 21-year-old Norwegian is through to his second tour-level final and moves closer to his first ATP Tour title, having finished runner-up last April in Houston (l. to Garin). Ruud started this year by scoring his first two wins over Top 20 players, defeating John Isner and Fabio Fognini while representing Norway at the inaugural ATP Cup. Currently at a career-high No. 45 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, he is projected to crack the Top 40 on Monday.

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Londero started strongly in the opening set, breaking Ruud early at 1-1 with an aggressive forehand approach. The Argentine remained dominant in his service games, taking 20 of 27 points and cracking a backhand winner on set point.

He continued to apply pressure to Ruud in the second set. Londero kept his shots within inches of the baseline during rallies, drawing a backhand error from his opponent at 2-2 for another break of serve.

But as the Argentine served for the match at 5-4, the prospect of another ATP Tour final on home soil became too much and nerves took over. Londero dropped serve with three forehand errors and a wild miss on an overhead smash. He was was broken to love two games later as Ruud levelled the match with a backhand return winner.

Sensing his opportunity, Ruud raised his level in the decider and raced to victory after two hours and 13 minutes.

Awaiting him in the final is Portuguese lucky loser Pedro Sousa, who advanced when top-seeded Argentine Diego Schwartzman withdrew due to a left leg injury. The 31-year-old Sousa, No. 145 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, hadn’t reached a tour-level quarter-final before this week.

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“It means a lot to me,” Sousa said. “Last year was not as good as I was expecting and I started this year with some problems, but I managed to change those things and started to play well this week. I got the lucky loser spot, took my chance and am enjoying every time I’m playing in this tournament. Hopefully I can do a good job tomorrow.”

Sousa becomes just the third Portuguese player to reach a tour-level final. Should he prevail on Sunday, he’ll join Joao Sousa as the only players from Portugal to lift an ATP Tour trophy.

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Felix Serves Up Rotterdam Final Spot

  • Posted: Feb 15, 2020

Felix Serves Up Rotterdam Final Spot

Canadian to meet Monfils or Krajinovic for title

Almost 12 months after reaching his maiden tour-level final in Rio de Janeiro, Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to his fourth ATP Tour championship match at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament on Saturday.

The 19-year-old overcame Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6(2), 6-4 to reach his second ATP 500 final after one hour and 49 minutes, dropping just three points behind his first serve (45/48). Auger-Aliassime is the first Canadian to advance to the championship match in Rotterdam.

“The first set was really tight with both of us serving really well. I was serving the best I’ve ever served in that first set and then played a solid tie-break,” said Auger-Aliassime.

The three-time ATP Tour finalist is attempting to lift his maiden ATP Tour trophy this week. Last year, the World No. 21 finished as runner-up in Rio de Janeiro, Lyon and Stuttgart. This is Auger-Aliassime’s first final run at a tour-level hard court event.

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The Canadian will face defending champion Gael Monfils or Filip Krajinovic for the title. Auger-Aliassime lost his only previous ATP Head2Head match against Krajinovic at this event in 2018 and is yet to meet Monfils at tour-level.

After saving the only break points of the first set with power on his serve and forehand at 5-5, Auger-Aliassime sprinted into a 4/0 lead in the tie-break. The Canadian attacked his opponent’s backhand and showed patience from the baseline, picking his moments to attack before sealing the set with an accurate serve out wide.

In the second set, Auger-Aliassime stepped in on his forehand to break in a marathon third game. Under pressure at 4-3, the Canadian ripped a backhand winner up the line to save break point and closed out the match with his 16th ace of the match. Auger-Aliassime has struck a tournament-leading 46 aces this week.

“In the second [set], things got interesting with that long [third] game,” said Auger-Aliassime. “I was thinking, ‘If this goes my way, it might be tough for him.’ So, I really pushed to get through.

“Obviously, you know the end is coming if you keep serving well and keep holding your serve… Things got a bit difficult, saving that break point after making some tight mistakes. It was not easy. I came up clutch again, so obviously I am happy with myself.”

Carreno Busta was aiming to become the third Spaniard to reach the final in Rotterdam. Only 2004 runner-up Juan Carlos Ferrero and 2009 finalist Rafael Nadal have represented Spain in the championship match at this ATP 500 tournament.

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Herbert/Mahut Extend Rotterdam Winning Streak

  • Posted: Feb 15, 2020

Herbert/Mahut Extend Rotterdam Winning Streak

Frenchmen aiming to lift second Rotterdam title as a team

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut moved one step away from a second ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament trophy as a team on Saturday, recovering from a set down to beat Raven Klaasen and Oliver Marach 6-7(6), 7-6(6), 10-7.

The 2018 champions recorded their sixth consecutive win at the opening ATP 500 event of the year in one hour and 58 minutes, saving all three break points they faced en route to victory. Herbert and Mahut won six straight points from 2/5 down in the Match Tie-break and converted their first match point to reach their maiden final of the 2020 ATP Tour season.

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The second seeds are through to their 22nd tour-level final as a team. Herbert and Mahut have lifted 15 trophies from 21 championship matches and won each of their three finals last year.

Herbert and Mahut will face Henri Kontinen and Jan-Lennard Struff or Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov for the trophy. Australian Open quarter-finalists Kontinen and Struff are making their second appearance as a team this year, while Bopanna and Shapovalov are aiming to reach their second ATP Tour final as a pairing. Bopanna and Shapovalov reached their maiden final at last year’s MercedesCup in Stuttgart.

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Schwartzman Fights Off 4 M.P. In Buenos Aires Classic

  • Posted: Feb 15, 2020

Schwartzman Fights Off 4 M.P. In Buenos Aires Classic

Londero upsets Pella on Friday

Diego Schwartzman is determined to capture his first ATP Tour title on home soil at the Argentina Open and his resilience was on full display against Pablo Cuevas. The top seed thrilled the crowd on Friday in Buenos Aires by saving four match points to defeat the Uruguayan 5-7, 7-6(11), 7-5 in an epic quarter-final battle.

Schwartzman has endured a grueling 24 hours in his hometown. He completed his opening-round win against Federico Delbonis just before 2:30am on Thursday before wrapping up his latest thrilling performance after three hours and 42 minutes.

Last year’s runner-up (l. to Cecchinato) will look to recover quickly as he next meets Portuguese lucky loser Pedro Sousa, who defeated Brazilian Thiago Monteiro 7-6(5), 6-4. The 31-year-old, No. 145 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, is through to his first ATP Tour semi-final after 13 years on Tour.

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Cuevas let slip a chance to serve out the first set at 5-3, but with Schwartzman serving at 5-6, the Uruguayan regrouped with a crushing forehand winner on set point to take the early lead. The top seed broke Cuevas at 5-5 in the second set, but couldn’t convert his opportunity to close out the set in the next game.

Cuevas held his first match point at 6/5 in the tie-break, but with the home crowd urging him on, Schwartzman erased it with aggressive play. Three more match points came and went at 9/8, 10/9 and 11/10, as the Uruguayan began to tighten up. The top seed earned his third set point at 12/11 and brought the crowd to its feet after Cuevas sent a forehand well wide to bring the match into a decider.

It appeared that Schwartzman would race through the final set after building a 3-0 lead, but Cuevas found his footing once more. The 34-year-old brought the match back on serve at 4-2, coaxing a backhand error out of the top seed to break. Cuevas held another pair of break points at 4-4, but came up short in lengthy baseline rallies and Schwartzman held serve to the delight of the crowd.

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The top seed earned his first match point with Cuevas serving at 4-5, but the Uruguayan erased it with a huge forehand winner. Schwartzman injured a left groin muscle during the rally and received an immediate medical timeout, but the brief break didn’t prevent Cuevas from holding serve to tie the score.

With Schwartzman’s movement visibly hampered, he went for broke on his forehand in a bid to end points quickly. The strategy worked as the top seed’s resilience and a vocal crowd broke Cuevas’ spirit. Schwartzman didn’t need to hit a ball on his third match point as Cuevas double faulted to end their clash.

Eighth seed Casper Ruud continued his blistering form this week at the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires, charging into the semi-finals on Friday with a convincing 7-5, 6-1 win over third-seeded Serbian Dusan Lajovic.

Both players remained even throughout much of the first set, but the 21-year-old Norwegian found a new gear and won eight of the last nine games. Ruud has dropped just 12 games across his first three rounds to move into his fifth ATP Tour semi-final, all of which have come on clay.

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Awaiting him in the last four is Juan Ignacio Londero, who upset second seed Guido Pella 6-4, 7-6(4) in an all-Argentine battle. Londero saved two set points on his serve at 4-5 in the second set with clean forehand winners, then grabbed the last three points of the tie-break to advance in one hour and 55 minutes. He moves to 2-0 against Pella in their ATP Head2Head series, having defeated him in last year’s championship match in Cordoba. 

Top seed and home favourite Diego Schwartzman headlines the night session against Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas, followed by Brazilian Thiago Monteiro taking on Portuguese lucky loser Pedro Sousa.

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Bryans, Kyrgios Headline In Delray Beach; All You Need To Know

  • Posted: Feb 15, 2020

Bryans, Kyrgios Headline In Delray Beach; All You Need To Know

Draw, schedule, tickets & more about the 2020 Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan are set to make their final appearance at the Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com. The 41-year-old American twins, who will retire from professional tennis at this year’s US Open, made their Delray Beach debut in 1999 and have since won a tournament-record five titles. Their triumph last year marked their first tour-level title together since Bob’s comeback from hip surgery. 

Australian Nick Kyrgios returns for a second straight year, and is the top seed in the singles draw. Should Kyrgios get through his first-round match against American Tommy Paul, he will face the winner between Australian Open quarter-finalist Tennys Sandgren or 2018 champion Frances Tiafoe. Sixth seed Ugo Humbert, who won his maiden title in January at the ASB Classic, is also in the top quarter of the draw. 

In the bottom quarter, Radu Albot opens his title defence against 2017 champion Jack Sock, while No. 2 seed Milos Raonic meets Andreas Seppi. Taylor Fritz and Reilly Opelka lead the American charge, as the third and fourth seeds, respectively.

Here’s all you need to know about Delray Beach tennis tournament, including when is the draw, what is the schedule, where to watch, who has won and more. 

Established: 1993

Tournament Dates: 17-23 February 2019 

Tournament Director: Mark Baron

Draw Ceremony: Friday, 15 February at 3pm

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Schedule (View On Official Website)
* Qualifying: Saturday and Sunday at 11:00am
* Main draw: Monday – Friday at 11:00am and 6:00pm, Saturday at 12:30pm and 6:00pm
* Doubles final: Sunday, 24 February at 12:30pm
* Singles final: Sunday, 24 February not before 3:00pm

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Venue: Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center 
Main Court Seating: 3,521

Prize Money: US $602,935 (Total Financial Commitment: US $673,655) 

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Honour Roll (Open Era)
Most Titles, Singles: Jason Stoltenberg, Jan-Michael Gambill, Xavier Malisse, Ernests Gulbis (2)
Most Titles, Doubles: Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan (5)
Oldest Champion: Ivo Karlovic, 35, in 2015
Highest-Ranked Champion: No. 20 Mardy Fish in 2009
Youngest Champion: Kei Nishikori, 18, in 2008
Lowest-Ranked Champion: No. 244 Kei Nishikori in 2008
Most Match Wins: Xavier Malisse (26) 

2019 Finals
Singles: Radu Albot (MDA) d [Q] Daniel Evans (GBR) 36 63 76(7)   Read & Watch
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Did You Know… The tournament was held in Coral Springs, Florida, from 1993-98. Todd Martin won the inaugural edition of the tournament with victory over David Wheaton in an all-American final.

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Tsitsipas, Medvedev Look To Rebound In Marseille; All You Need To Know

  • Posted: Feb 15, 2020

Tsitsipas, Medvedev Look To Rebound In Marseille; All You Need To Know

Draw, schedule, tickets & more about the 2020 Open 13 Provence

Stefanos Tsitsipas will be looking to find his spark once again at the Open 13 Provence. Last year, following early exits in Sofia and Rotterdam, the Greek found his best level to win the Marseille title without dropping a set. “I can say I am really happy because I felt this hunger back again,” he said at that time. Thus far in 2020, Tsitsipas has a 3-4 record, including a second-round loss this past week at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament.

World No. 5 Daniil Medvedev, who is set to be the top seed at the ATP 250, is also attempting to rebound from an upset in Rotterdam — a loss to recent Montpellier finalist Vasek Pospisil in his opening match. Medvedev reached the quarter-finals in his previous Marseille main draw appearance in 2017 (l. to Pouille).

The Open 13 Provence field includes a third Top 10 player, Belgian David Goffin, in addition to #NextGenATP Canadians Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime, Russian Karen Khachanov, former World No. 3 Marin Cilic and reigning Next Gen ATP Finals champion Jannik Sinner. Benoit Paire and two-time champion Gilles Simon will lead the French charge. 

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Established: 1993

Tournament Dates: 17-23 February 2020

Tournament Director: Jean-Francois Caujolle

Draw Ceremony: Saturday, 15 February at 11:00am on-site

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Schedule (View On Official Website)
* Qualifying: Sunday at 10:00am and Monday at 12:00pm.
* Main draw: Monday – Thursday from 12:00pm and 7:00pm, Friday from 1:00pm and 7:00pm, Saturday at 12:30pm
* Doubles final: Sunday, 23 February at 11:45am
* Singles final: Sunday, 24 February not before 2:00pm

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Venue: Palais de Sports de Marseille
Main Court Seating: 6,000

Prize Money: €679,015 (Total Financial Commitment: €744,010) 

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Honour Roll (Open Era)
Most Titles, Singles: Marc Rosset, Thomas Enqvist, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (3)
Most Titles, Doubles: Martin Damm, Arnaud Clement, Michael Llodra, Julien Benneteau (3)
Oldest Champion: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 31, in 2017
Youngest Champion: Stefanos Tsitsipas, 20, in 2019
Highest-Ranked Champion:
No. 3 Boris Becker in 1995
Lowest-Ranked Champion: No. 79 Michael Llodra in 2010
Most Match Wins: Gilles Simon (26) 

2019 Finals
Singles: [1] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) d Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 75 76(5)   Read & Watch
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Did You Know… The Open 13 Provence, held on the Mediterranean coast in the city of Marseille, is one of five French tournaments on the ATP Tour calendar. Since the inaugural event in 1993, six Frenchmen have lifted the Marseille trophy: Guy Forget, Fabrice Santoro, Arnaud Clement, Gilles Simon, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Michael Llodra. 

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Thiem, Schwartzman Lead Past Champions In Rio; All You Need To Know

  • Posted: Feb 15, 2020

Thiem, Schwartzman Lead Past Champions In Rio; All You Need To Know

Draw, schedule, tickets & more about the 2020 Rio Open presented by Claro

World No. 4 Dominic Thiem returns to action for the first time since his run to the Australian Open final (l. to Djokovic) at the Rio Open presented by Claro. In 2017, Thiem did not drop a set en route to the title at this ATP 500 clay-court tournament (d. Carreno Busta). Last year, he fell to eventual champion Laslo Djere in the first round. 

Djere completed his dream week in Rio with victory over 18-year-old Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final. The Serbian, who soared 53 spots to No. 37 in the FedEx ATP Rankings with his triumph, dedicated the title to his late parents. “I don’t know many tennis players who went through these things. I want to be that guy who inspires others and shows that you can still be successful,” Djere said.

In addition to Thiem and Djere, the 2020 Rio field includes two other former champions: Diego Schwartzman (2018) and Pablo Cuevas (2016). Croatian Borna Coric, Argentine Guido Pella and recent Cordoba Open champion Cristian Garin of Chile also feature.

Here’s all you need to know about Rio de Janeiro tennis tournament: when is the draw, what is the schedule, where to watch, who won and more. 

Established: 2014

Tournament Dates: 17-23 February 2020

Tournament Director: Luiz Procopio Carvalho

Draw Ceremony: Saturday, 15 February

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Schedule (View On Official Website)
* Qualifying: Saturday and Sunday at 4:00pm
* Main draw: Monday – Thursday at 4:30pm and 7:00pm, Friday at 3:00pm
* Doubles final: Saturday, 22 February, third match from 5:00pm
* Singles final: Sunday, 23 February at 5:30pm

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Venue: Jockey Club Brasileiro
Main Court Seating: 6,200

Prize Money: US $1,759,905 (Total Financial Commitment: US $1,915,485) 

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Honour Roll (Open Era)
Most Titles, Singles: 6 players with 1 (Schwartzman, Thiem, Cuevas, Ferrer, Nadal, Djere)
Most Titles, Doubles: Juan Sebastian Cabal, Robert Farah (2)
Oldest Champion: David Ferrer, 32, in 2015
Youngest Champion: Dominic Thiem, 23, in 2017
Highest-Ranked Champion: No. 1 Rafael Nadal in 2014
Lowest-Ranked Champion: No. 90 Laslo Djere in 2019
Most Match Wins: Pablo Cuevas (13) 

2019 Finals
Singles: Laslo Djere (SRB) d [WC] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 63 75   Read & Watch
Doubles: Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) / Nicolas Jarry (CHI) d [WC] Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) / Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) 67(3) 63 10-7  Read More 

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New York Open: Kyle Edmund reaches semi-finals with win over Kwon Soon-woo

  • Posted: Feb 15, 2020

British number three Kyle Edmund reached his first ATP semi-final since June 2019 with victory over South Korea’s Kwon Soon-woo.

The 25-year-old recorded a 3-6 6-2 7-6 (7-5) win over the world number 84 and will now play Serbia’s sixth-seed Miomir Kecmanovic.

USA’s third seed Reilly Opelka faces Chinese Taipei’s Jason Jung later.

Australian Jordan Thompson takes on Italy’s Andreas Seppi in the other quarter-final.

Earlier, Kecmanovic defeated French fourth seed Ugo Humbert 3-6 6-2 6-4.

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