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Bublik, Johnson and Nishioka Headline Field in Newport; All You Need To Know

  • Posted: Jul 08, 2021

The 2019 Hall of Fame Open finalist, Alexander Bublik, will lead the field at the ATP 250 grass-court event in Newport as he goes in search of a first ATP Tour title.

American Steve Johnson won the trophy in 2018 and will compete alongside countrymen Sam Querrey, Tennys Sandgren, Marcos Giron and Denis Kudla. Other stars that have entered are World No. 56 Yoshihito Nishioka and Australian Jordan Thompson.

Established: 1976

Tournament Dates: 11-18th July 2021

Tournament Director: Todd Martin

Draw Ceremony: Saturday, 10 July TBC

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Schedule (View On Official Website)
* Qualifying: Sunday at 11:00 am
* Main draw: Monday – Saturday at 11:00 am, Sunday 12:00 pm
* Doubles final: Sunday, 18 July at TBC
* Singles final: Sunday, 18 July at 12:00 pm

How To Watch
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TV Schedule

Tickets: More Information On Official Website

Venue: International Tennis Hall Of Fame
Surface: Grass

Prize Money: €466,870 (Total Financial Commitment: €535,535) 

View Who Is Playing, Past Champions, Seeds, Points & Prize Money Breakdown

Honour Roll (Open Era)
Most Titles, Singles: John Isner (4)
Most Titles, Doubles: Jordan Kerr (5)
Oldest Champion: Ivo Karlovic, 37, in 2016
Youngest Champion: Greg Rusedski, 19, in 1993
Highest-Ranked Champion: No. 11 John Isner in 2012
Lowest-Ranked Champion: No. 214 Mark Philippoussis in 2006
Most Match Wins: John Isner (23)

2019 Finals
Singles: [1] John Isner (USA) d [7] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) 7-6(2), 6-3 Read & Watch
Doubles: Marcel Granollers (SPA)/Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) d Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela (MEX) / Marcelo Arevalo (SLV) 6-7(10), 6-4, 13-11 Read More

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Twitter: @TennisHalloFame
Instagram: @tennishallofame

Did You Know?
The Hall of Fame Open is the last grass-court tournament of the season on the ATP Tour and is the only professional event to be played on the surface outside of Europe.

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Mektic/Pavic Reach 10th Tour-Level Final Of The Season At Wimbledon

  • Posted: Jul 08, 2021

Top seeds Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic continued their dream season on Thursday at Wimbledon where they moved past Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury 7-6(6), 6-3, 6-7(2), 7-6(5) to reach the final.

The Croatians have won seven tour-level titles together this year, including three ATP Masters 1000s. Having reached 10 tour-level finals this season, they became the first team to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals after their quarter-final victory on Tuesday.

Mektic and Pavic, who began their partnership this year, hit 16 aces and 26 winners to overcome the American-British tandem in three hours and 24 minutes.

They will face Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in Saturday’s final, after the fourth seeds defeated Simone Bolelli and Maximo Gonzalez 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(3).

It is the second time the Spanish-Argentine duo has advanced to a Grand Slam final, having reached the championship match at the 2019 US Open (l. to Cabal/Farah). In a dominant display, they won 82 per cent (50/61) of their first-service points and did not face a break point in the match.

Granollers and Zeballos will be aiming to win their second tour-level title of the season on Saturday, having defeated their upcoming opponents to capture the Mutua Madrid Open trophy in May.

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Nadal Accepts Wild Card Into Washington

  • Posted: Jul 08, 2021

Rafael Nadal has accepted a wild card into the Citi Open, the tournament announced Thursday. The Spaniard will compete in the ATP 500, to take place in Washington, D.C. from 2-8 August, for the first time.

“I am very excited to come to Washington for the first time,” Nadal said according to a tournament press release. “I have never been there and it’s one more place I wanted to come and play. I am looking forward to playing again and Washington shall be the best start for the U.S. Summer Swing for me. Looking forward to seeing again my U.S. fans that I haven’t seen since I won the 2019 US Open in NYC! Vamos!”

Nadal joins a loaded field that includes Canadian stars Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime, Hubert Hurkacz, Nick Kyrgios, Jannik Sinner, Sebastian Korda, Milos Raonic, Kei Nishikori, Aslan Karatsev and plenty more.

“We are thrilled to welcome Rafael Nadal, who is not just one of the greatest tennis players of all-time, but also a global sporting icon and inspiring role model to our Washington community this summer,” Citi Open Chairman and CEO of MDE Tennis Mark Ein said. “I can’t imagine a better way to celebrate the joyous return of the things we cherish like live sports, coming together as a community and our historic event than having Rafa and the rest of our very deep and exciting player field competing for the Citi Open title.”

This will be Nadal’s first tournament since reaching the Roland Garros semi-finals in June. The World No. 3 has a 23-4 record on the season and he will chase his third crown after the season following triumphs in Barcelona and Rome.

Players who have lifted the Citi Open trophy include Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, Lleyton Hewitt, Ivan Lendl, Andy Roddick and Guillermo Vilas.

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