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Hurkacz, Carreno Busta Headline Field In Metz; All You Need To Know

  • Posted: Sep 16, 2021

Former champions and established stars are heading to northern France for a shot at the title at the Moselle Open, an ATP 250 indoor-hard event in Metz.

Held from 20-26 September, Miami champion Hubert Hurkacz will lead the field, while Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta will be aiming to capture his third ATP Tour title of the season and first one hard.

Former World No. 1 Andy Murray will be competing after accepting a wild card and Ugo Humbert will be leading French hopes on home soil, with four-time champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and 2009 winner Gael Monfils also in action.

Established: 2003

Tournament Dates: 20-26 September 2021

Tournament Director: Julien Boutter

Draw Ceremony: Saturday, 18 September at 6:30 p.m.

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Schedule (View On Official Website)
* Qualifying: Sunday, 19 September – Monday, 20 September at 11:00 a.m.
* Main Draw: Monday, 20 September – Sunday, 26 September at 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
* Doubles Final: TBC
* Singles Final: Sunday, 26 September at TBC

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Venue: Arenes de Metz
Surface: Indoor Hard

Prize Money: €419,470
(Total Financial Commitment: €481,270)

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Honour Roll (Open Era)
Most Titles, Singles: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (4)
Most Titles, Doubles: Nicolas Mahut, Edouard Roger-Vasselin (4)
Oldest Champion: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 34, in 2019
Youngest Champion: Novak Djokovic, 19, in 2006
Highest-Ranked Champion: No. 7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2012
Lowest-Ranked Champion: No. 185 Jerome Haehnel in 2004
Last Home Champion: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2019
Most Match Wins: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (23)

2019 Finals
Singles: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) d Aljaz Bedene (SVN) 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 6-3 Read More
Doubles: Robert Lindstedt (SWE) / Jan-Lennard Struff (DEU) d Nicolas Mahut (FRA) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 2-6, 7-6(1), 10-4 Read More

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Hashtag: #MO
Facebook: @moselleopen
Twitter: @MoselleOpen
Instagram: @moselleopen


Did You Know?

Renowned for its yellow limestone architecture and for its reputation as ‘The Green City,’ Metz is a must-see French destination for international visitors.

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Bublik, Karatsev Descend On Nur-Sultan; All You Need To Know

  • Posted: Sep 16, 2021

Home favourite Alexander Bublik will be aiming to capture his first tour-level title on home soil in Kazakhstan at the Astana Open, with Russia’s Aslan Karatsev also competing at the indoor-hard ATP event from 20-26 September.

In the second edition of the tournament, Hamburg finalist Filip Krajinovic and reigning champion John Millman will all be in action, too.

Belarusian Ilya Ivashka will be targeting a second tour-level title, having triumphed at the Winston-Salem Open, while #NextGenATP Italian Lorenzo Musetti will hope for a strong run as he aims to strengthen his position in the ATP Race To Milan.

Established: 2020

Tournament Dates: 20-26 September 2021

Tournament Director: Dmitriy Savchuk

Draw Ceremony: Saturday, 18 September at TBC.

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* Qualifying: Sunday, 19 September – Monday, 20 September at 12:00 p.m.
* Main Draw: Monday, 20 September – Sunday, 26 September, Monday-Thursday 12:00 p.m., Friday 1:00 p.m., Saturday 2:00 p.m., Sunday 12:00p.m.
* Doubles Final: Sunday, 26 September at 12:00 p.m.
* Singles Final: Sunday, 26 September at 2:30 p.m.

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Venue: National Tennis Center
Surface: Indoor Hard

Prize Money: $480,000
(Total Financial Commitment: $541,800)

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Honour Roll (Open Era)
Most Titles, Singles: John Millman (1)
Most Titles, Doubles: Sander Gille, Joran Vliegen (1)
Oldest Champion: John Millman, 31, in 2020
Youngest Champion: John Millman, 31, in 2020
Highest-Ranked Champion: No. 45 John Millman in 2020
Lowest-Ranked Champion: No. 45 John Millman in 2020
Last Home Champion: NA
Most Match Wins: John Millman (4)

2020 Finals
Singles: [4] John Millman (AUS) d [3] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 7-5, 6-1 Read More
Doubles: [1] Sander Gille (BEL) / Joran Vliegen (BEL) d Max Purcell (AUS) / Luke Saville (AUS) 7-5 6-3 Read More

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Hashtag: #AstanaOpen
Facebook: @kaztennis
Instagram: @ktf.kz

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The Astana Open was given an additional single-year licence for 2021 after it was one of four new ATP 250 events added to the 2020 provisional schedule as tennis returned following the suspension of theseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Rublev Continues Russian Charge, Rises Into Top 5

  • Posted: Sep 16, 2021

Russia has two players inside the Top 5 of the FedEx ATP Rankings for the first time in almost 20 years, with Andrey Rublev joining second-placed countryman Daniil Medvedev at the top of the men’s game this week.

You have to go back to September 2002 for the last time two Russian men sat inside the Top 5, when Marat Safin and Yevgeny Kafelnikov were in second and fourth place respectively. Back then, 20-time major champion Roger Federer was still waiting to win his first Slam and #NextGenATP Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz was yet to be born.

However, with the success of Rublev, US Open champion Medvedev, Olympic silver medallist Karen Khachanov and World No. 25 Aslan Karatsev, Russian tennis is a dominant force once again.

This season, Russians have won seven tour-level trophies, including the ATP Cup title. For Rublev, the relationships they have built have been a crucial factor.

“All of us have a really great connection,” Rublev told ATPTour.com. “Especially me, Karen and Daniil because we have known each other since the juniors when we were six or seven years old.

“We knew Aslan from before, but we never really talked that often in the past, but now we are in teams together and see each other on Tour each week in the tournaments, we are having a good connection with Aslan and together.”

While Rublev believes these strong bonds have been important in their success, the 23-year-old insists it ultimately comes down to individual work ethic, with all four following different routes.

“All of us are good friends, but we don’t cross with each other or work with the same guys or follow the same strategy,” Rublev said. “Daniil has his own vision of how to practise. I have my own vision, Karen has his own, Karatsev has his own.

“All of us practise in different places and in the end, all of us found a way to make it. We didn’t all have the same coach until 15. We all just had our own way and it has worked out for us.”

Rublev captured his first victory over Medvedev in his fifth tour-level match against the 25-year-old in the semi-finals in Cincinnati. But he watched from afar when the World No. 2 defeated Novak Djokovic to win his first major title at the US Open last week.

It is a triumph Rublev, who advanced to the third round at Flushing Meadows, hopes will help further grow the sport in Russia.

“I hope now after this, he brings tennis in Russia to the next level,” Rublev said. “For the last three years, tennis in Russia was a lot, but I hope even now after he won a major, it is going to be double. Even more people will follow and even more parents are going to bring kids to tennis.

“I hope tennis will be one of the main sports in Russia like it was when Kafelnikov and Safin played. I can’t even imagine how he is feeling now. I wish, maybe one day I can feel what it feels like, but what he did was unreal.”

Alongside Medvedev, Rublev has enjoyed great success in the past year since first soaring into the Top 10 last October. The 23-year-old won his fourth ATP 500 crown in Rotterdam, before enjoying runs to ATP Masters 1000 finals in Monte-Carlo and Cincinnati.

These results have been crucial in helping Rublev crack the Top 5, with his target now to remain there and finish the season strongly as he aims to qualify for the 2021 Nitto ATP Finals in Turin.

“I am working really hard and in the past, I got a bit injured, so it was not easy,” Rublev said. “Now I feel I can play freely and nothing is destroying me. After these years I have fixed everything and am not having injuries and I kept working and, in the end, everything came together.

“I would like to finish the season really strongly, the best I can. I would like to qualify for Turin. I am not thinking about finishing fourth, fifth or sixth. I am just trying to finish as well as I can and then we will see what happens.”

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Tennis United: Murray, Mattek-Sands Discuss Doubles Secrets

  • Posted: Sep 15, 2021

If you want success on the doubles court, strong communication and understanding as a team are the crucial foundations according to Jamie Murray and Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

Collectively, the pair has won 16 major doubles titles and they sat down together to open up on tactics, their aims for the season and the challenges of changing partners in episode three of Tennis United: Crosscourt.

“I always want to be in a stable partnership because to have that continuity and direction, the easier it is to build that partnership,” Murray said. “The success of the team is how much you can come together.”

“The biggest thing when I am picking someone to play with is how I vibe with them on an energy and communication level,” Mattek-Sands said. “No matter what then, if you are down and out you can always give yourself a second chance at any point in the match if you are at least communicating.”

On advice for Murray, Mattek-Sands added: “Sometimes you get a little bummed on your mistake and it is those moments when I am playing against you that I am looking for. If someone misses and they just turn around, you are like ‘damn that didn’t matter to him, he is coming at me the next point.”

The ATP and WTA are teaming again in 2021 for Tennis United: CrossCourt, a continuation of the award-winning digital content series originally released during the 2020 suspended season. The reimagined project marks the first major co-branded initiative to debut since the two Tours integrated marketing operations earlier this year.

Tennis United: CrossCourt goes behind the scenes of life on Tour through a series of intimate one-on-one conversations between ATP and WTA stars. Spanning eight short-format episodes, players explore a range of largely untouched subjects from within and beyond sport, offering fans a raw perspective on the experiences, pressures and privileges that make up life in professional tennis.

The complete episode list:
• Episode 1: Relationships (Gael Monfils & Elina Svitolina)
• Episode 2: Coaching (Felix Auger-Aliassime & Jennifer Brady)
• Episode 3: Doubles (Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Jamie Murray)
• Episode 4: Parenthood (Fabio Fognini & Elena Vesnina)
• Episode 5: Travel (Belinda Bencic & Grigor Dimitrov)
• Episode 6: Discipline (Hubert Hurkacz & Iga Swiatek)
• Episode 7: Locker Room (Andrey Rublev & Aryna Sabalenka)

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Berrettini Joins Fellow Tennis Stars At Met Gala

  • Posted: Sep 15, 2021

ATP and WTA stars were out in force Monday night as they filled the red carpet at the 2021 Met Gala, with Matteo Berrettini and Ajla Tomljanovic leading the way.

The Gala, which was held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, raises money for the Costume Institute. Alongside Berrettini and Tomljanovic, US Open semi-finalist Felix Auger-Aliassime and women’s champion Emma Raducanu dressed up to celebrate the institute’s 75th anniversary.

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Four-time major champion Naomi Osaka, former World No. 1 Serena Williams and sister Venus Williams also swapped the court for the carpet, while Russia’s Maria Sharapova was in attendance too at New York’s biggest fashion night.

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Alcaraz Among Four Milan Qualifiers

  • Posted: Sep 14, 2021

Carlos Alcaraz is among the first four players to qualify for the Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan after his historic run to the US Open quarter-finals last week.

The 18-year-old Spaniard has qualified for the innovative 21-and-under tournament, to be played 9-13 November, along with Jannik Sinner, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Sebastian Korda.

Read the full story at NextGenATPFinals.com

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