Swiatek exits WTA Finals after Krejcikova win
Iga Swiatek is knocked out of the WTA Finals after group rival Barbora Krejcikova beat Coco Gauff to secure her place in the semi-finals.
Iga Swiatek is knocked out of the WTA Finals after group rival Barbora Krejcikova beat Coco Gauff to secure her place in the semi-finals.
Britain’s Cameron Norrie continues his positive end to an injury-hit season by reaching the Moselle Open semi-finals.
The Nitto ATP Finals draw took place on Thursday and the stage is set for the fourth edition of the season finale in Turin, held at the Inalpi Arena.
Top seed Jannik Sinner headlines the Ilie Nastase Group, which will be in action on Sunday. The Italian will take on debutant Alex de Minaur in the eagerly anticipated evening session. Daniil Medvedev, the 2020 champion, will begin his quest for a second title against Taylor Fritz in the day session.
Doubles action from the Mike Bryan Group will include third seeds Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic opening their campaign against Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson. In the evening, second seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos will take on Wimbledon champions Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten.
ORDER OF PLAY – SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2024
CENTRE COURT start 11:30 am
[3] Wesley Koolhof (NED) / Nikola Mektic (CRO) vs [5] Max Purcell (AUS) / Jordan Thompson (AUS)
Not Before 2:00 pm
[4] Daniil Medvedev vs [5] Taylor Fritz (USA)
Not Before 6:00 pm
[2] Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) vs [7] Harri Heliovaara (FIN) / Henry Patten (GBR)
Not Before 8:30 pm
[1] Jannik Sinner (ITA) vs [7] Alex de Minaur (AUS)
Carlos Alcaraz will commence action on Monday for the John Newcombe Group as he takes on Casper Ruud in the day session. Two-time champion Alexander Zverev will then face Andrey Rublev as he gets his hat-trick hunt underway.
Top seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic will lead out the Bob Bryan Group as they face Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz. Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori will then open the evening session with their clash against Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden.
ORDER OF PLAY – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2024
CENTRE COURT start 11:30 am
[1] Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Mate Pavic (CRO) vs [8] Kevin Krawietz (GER) / Tim Puetz (GER)
Not Before 2:00 pm
[3] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) vs [6] Casper Ruud (NOR)
Not Before 6:00 pm
[4] Simone Bolelli (ITA) / Andrea Vavassori (ITA) vs [6] Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Matthew Ebden (AUS)
Not Before 8:30 pm
[2] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs [8] Andrey Rublev
Extending ATP Masters 1,000 events over two weeks has been a “backwards move”, says two-time Grand Slam finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Arrived and ready to go, former Nitto ATP Finals champion Daniil Medvedev ramped up his preparations for the prestigious year-end event on Thursday when he hit on centre court at the Inalpi Arena.
The No. 4 player in the PIF ATP Rankings looked in relaxed mood in Turin, where he practised with Norwegian 18-year-old Nicolai Budkov Kjaer in front of a crowd of Italian youngsters.
Medvedev triumphed at the Nitto ATP Finals in 2020 and is making his sixth consecutive appearance at the event. The 28-year-old arrives in Turin holding a 45-19 record on the season.
Also on Thursday, Italian star Jannik Sinner continued to adjust to the conditions when he hit with American sparring partner Andres Martin. After a period of play, Sinner and Martin shared thoughts at the net, with the Italian offering advice to the American.
Jannik Sinner hits on Thursday in Turin. Photo Credit: Andrew Eichenholz/ATP Tour
The World No. 1 fell short to Novak Djokovic in last year’s championship-match clash in Turin, but will be eager to go one further this time around. Medvedev, Sinner and the rest of the field will learn their paths to the title when the draw takes place at approximately 12:45 p.m. CET on Thursday. Click here to watch the draw for the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held from 10-17 November.
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Payback was sweet for Cameron Norrie on Wednesday at the Moselle Open.
The Briton overcame #NextGenATP home favourite Luca Van Assche 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to book his quarter-final spot at the indoor hard-court ATP 250. Seeking to avenge a three-set loss to Van Assche on the ATP Challenger Tour last month, Norrie delivered an emphatic third-set display to seal a one-hour, 52-minute victory in Metz.
“Luca and I played a couple of weeks ago in Roanne in a Challenger and he got me last time, so it was nice to face him again and have the chance to get revenge,” said Norrie. “I have a lot of respect for him. He’s so tough to play and I had to really serve well and come up with some really good stuff, especially in the third set, to get a break. Then I managed to hold my nerve and serve it out, but a lot of credit to Luca to come out and compete the way he did.”
Lightning fast reactions ⚡️⚡️@cam_norrie pulls through a tight encounter against Van Assche 6-3 3-6 6-1 to make the final 8 in Metz!@MoselleOpen | #MoselleOpen pic.twitter.com/hmfFQ7gE6v
— ATP Tour (@atptour) November 6, 2024
Norrie converted three of six break points he earned against Van Assche, according to Infosys ATP Stats. The former No. 8 in the PIF ATP Rankings, who is this week competing as the World No. 57 after an injury-disrupted 2024, will next take on Zizou Bergs, who eased past Hugo Gaston 6-4, 7-5.
“I’m just trying to play point for point, and really just enjoy competing in the last week of the year for me,” said Norrie, who will contest his first ATP Tour quarter-final since April in Barcelona. “It’s a good week so far. I just want to take it match by match and stick around in Metz another day. I want to keep going and I’m definitely going to have to keep improving my level to have any chance of going further at the tournament.”
Despite Van Assche’s loss, there was plenty for the home fans to cheer on Wednesday in Metz. Quentin Halys kicked off the day by prevailing 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in an all-French clash against Pierre-Hugues Herbert, while Benjamin Bonzi later upset second seed Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4.
Bonzi won 85 per cent (33/39) of points behind his first serve in his maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head clash with World No. 7 Ruud. It was the biggest win of the 28-year-old’s career, and he will next take on Halys in his first tour-level quarter-final since February 2023.
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Fans will be able to watch live as the elite eight players at the Nitto ATP Finals are placed into their four-man groups in Turin on Thursday. A live stream of the draw will be available on nittoatpfinals.com at approximately 12:45 p.m. CET/6:45 a.m. ET.
Top seed Jannik Sinner heads the Ilie Nastase group and could find himself matching up with archrival Carlos Alcaraz, who comes into the tournament as World No. 3. New World No. 2 and two-time tournament champion Alexander Zverev heads the John Newcombe group, where he could face 2020 champion Daniil Medvedev.
Alcaraz and Medvedev will be randomly drawn into either the Nastase or Newcombe groups. World No. 6 Taylor Fritz and No. 7 Casper Ruud will also find themselves in opposing groups, as will No. 8 Alex de Minaur and No. 9 Andrey Rublev. (World No. 6 Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the event due to injury.)
The doubles field will be split into the Mike Bryan Group and the Bob Bryan Group.
[NEWSLETTER FORM]Britain’s Cameron Norrie beats Luca van Assche at the Moselle Open to reach his first ATP Tour quarter-final since April.
Zheng Qinwen crushes Jasmine Paolini to secure a place in the WTA Finals last four on her tournament debut.