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The world number 1, Jannik Sinner, defeated Novak Djokovic for his maiden Shanghai Masters title. He won the match in straight sets 7-6(4), 6-3 in an hour and 36 minutes. This marks his seventh title of the season, bringing his W-L record to an astonishing 65-6.
World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz achieves a comeback win over world no. 1 Jannik Sinner at the China Open in Beijing. Alcaraz comes back from a set down to win 6(6)-7, 6-4, 7-6(3) after 3 hours and 21 minutes of gruelling tennis.
World Number 1 and top seed Jannik Sinner came through the final to win his maiden US Open title in straight sets 6-3, 6-4, 7-5, dispatching the American home hope Taylor Fritz in just 2 hours and 15 minutes. Sinner remained focused during the tournament despite the doping saga.
The freshly-crowned Olympic Gold Medalist Novak Djokovic cruised past qualifier Radu Albot in straight sets 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 in two hours and 7 minutes in the opening round at the US Open. The 24 time Grand Slam champion won his first hard court match since losing to Luca Nardi at Indian Wells earlier this year.
Jannik Sinner defeated Frances Tiafoe who was looking for his maiden Masters 1000 title in straight sets 7-6(4), 6-2 in an hour and 36 minutes to claim his fifth crown of the season. The world number one is perfect in his finals appearance this year.
Australian Alexei Popyrin had to play 2 matches in the same day to secure his maiden Masters 1000 Final spot at the Canadian Open in Montreal. He defeated fourth seed Hubert Hurkazc in 2 hours and 47 minutes in the morning and came back in the evening for the semifinal to beat Sebastian Korda in straight sets 7-6(0), 6-3 in an hour and 31 minutes.
Novak Djokovic finally wins his long-awaited gold medal in Men’s Singles after defeating Spaniard, Carlos Alcaraz, in the finals at the Paris Olympics on court Philippe-Chatrier in two thrilling sets 7-6(3), 7-6(2), spanning 2 hours and 50 minutes.
A blockbuster match between the two greats of the sport is set as Rafael Nadal survives a three-set match against Hungarian Marton Fucsovic in the first round at the Paris Olympics. Nadal won 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, taking 2 and a half hours to complete the match.
The seventh seed Portuguese Nuno Borges defeated the 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal in the finals at the Nordea Open in Bastad to claim his maiden ATP singles title at 27 years old. Borges broke the former champion five times en-route to the title, winning in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 in 88 minutes.
The number 7 seed and Roland Garros runner up Jasmine Paolini faced a big hitting 12th seed Madison Keys who was going to pull off an upset until an unfortunate injury forced a tearful retirement. The Italian safely advances to week two of the Slam and makes her maiden quarterfinals after the victory over the American in 3 sets, 6-3, 6-7(6), 5-5(Ret.).
American Taylor Fritz dispatched first-time tour finalist Max Purcell in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 in an hour and nine minutes to become the champion in Eastbourne for the third time. He previously won there in 2019 and 2022.
The newly crowned World Number 1, Jannik Sinner, continues to dominate the sport as he defeated his doubles partner and former Halle Champion Hubert Hurkacz in two tight sets 7-6(8), 7-6(2) in an hour and 49 minutes. Sinner now pulls ahead in the Lexus Head2Head meeting to lead Hurkacz 3-2.
Jack Draper overcame two-time Stuttgart Champion Matteo Berrettini in 3 tough sets 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 to claim his maiden ATP Tour title at the Boss Open in Stuttgart, Germany. Third time lucky for the Brit as he finally secured a title after losing in the finals in Sofia (2023) and Adelaide (2024).
World Number 1 Iga Swiatek is a champion at Roland Garros for the fourth time in Paris. Swiatek, after surviving a second round scare against Naomi Osaka, cruised past her opponents in her next rounds, dropping just 17 games en-route to the title after saving those match points.
Novak Djokovic survived a third round scare as he overcame Italian Lorenzo Musetti in a late night five-set thriller that ended past 3 AM on Sunday morning. The late-night match put the scheduling of the French Open under scrutiny as players were forced to play matches past midnight. Nevertheless, the round 4 matches went underway in quick fashion without any weather delays.
Casper Ruud secured a win against Tomas Machac in straight sets 7-5, 6-3 to lift the Geneva title for the third time in an hour and 47 minutes despite having to play 2 matches in a day due to the delay of his semi-final match against Flavio Cobolli.
Alexander Zverev overcame the big-hitting Chilean Nicolas Jarry to clinch his sixth Masters 1000 title at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. He defeated Jarry in straight sets 6-4, 7-5 in an hour and 41 minutes to lift the trophy for the second time.
Number 29 seed Alejandro Tabilo achieved the first top-10 win in his career, dispatching world no. 1 Novak Djokovic in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 at round 3 of the Rome Masters in just 68 minutes. The GOAT had no way around the laser-focused lefty, as the Chilean was just hitting too well for Djokovic to be able to find his footing in the match.
Grigor Dimitrov is a Bulgarian tennis player born on 16 May 1991. He is currently ranked number 10 on the ATP Pepperstone Rankings. He turned pro in 2008 and has 9 titles. He most recently lifted the Brisbane Open title to end his 6 year long title drought since clinching the Nitto ATP Finals in 2017.
Andrey Rublev fought from a set down to overcome Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in 3 sets, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5. It took 2 hours and 47 minutes for Rublev to come through to claim his 16th career title and second at the Masters-1000 level. Rublev entered the Madrid Open after four consecutive early exits at previous events. It was an incredible turnaround for him after the breakdown in Dubai.
Rafael Nadal is back in action on tour, on his best surface - clay. After a second round exit in Barcelona last week, he managed to secure a third consecutive win at the Madrid Open, including a revenge match against 11th seed Alex De Minaur in straight sets in the second round. Nadal moves into the fourth round as he secures a win against Argentine Pedro Cachin in 3 sets 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-3 after 3 hours and 6 minutes.
The world number 6 Casper Ruud secured revenge against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the finals of the Barcelona Open just a week after missing out on the Monte Carlo crown last Sunday against the Greek. Ruud secured the title in straight sets 7-5, 6-3 in an hour and 29 minutes.
The fourth seed, German Jan-Lennard Struff, finally secured his maiden singles title on the ATP Tour on home soil in Munich, Germany at the BMW Open. The title could not have come at a better place, home for Struff. It took the German 15 long years to finally become a singles champion on tour.
Stefanos Tsitsipas is back in the winners' circle as he secures a third Monte-Carlo Masters title against Casper Ruud in straight sets. He dispatched Ruud in just an hour and 36 minutes, winning 6-1, 6-4. It was a tremendous win after an injury-plagued 2023 season and terrible start to his 2024 season. This also marks the 11th tour-level title for the Greek.
Hubert Hurkacz secures his first title on the red dirt for the first time in his career at the 9th edition of the Millennium Estoril Open. He defeated Spaniard Pedro Martinez in straight sets winning 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and 26 minutes. Hubi dishes up a match with serving masterclass once again, this time on his weakest surface, clay.
The Italian Jannik Sinner continues his impressive season as he picks up his third title at the Miami Open, after winning the Australian Open and Rotterdam title earlier this year. The third seed completed the run to victory in just an hour and 13 minutes against the 32 year old Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1. Sinner extends his lead to 3-1 against Dimitrov in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series.
The Frenchmen dispatched the no. 33 seed Australian Jordan Thompson in a late night thriller at the Miami Open in 3 sets, 6(3)-7, 6-1, 6-2 in 2 hours and 13 minutes. The 37 year old, coming back from an unsatisfactory performance in the first set tie-break, ran off with the match after bringing his game up a notch in the latter two sets.
The World’s Premier Clay Court championship, the French Open, is set to kick off at the end of May 2024. The qualifying rounds begin on Monday, May 20, 2024.
The world no. 4, Daniil Medvedev wins a bizarre match against home hope Tommy Paul in three sets 1-6, 7-6(3), 6-2. He came back from a terrible first set to dispatch Paul in the decider to reach his second final of the season; his first tournament after an incredibly tiring run at the Australian Open early this year.
The top-ranked American battled past Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qin Wen to win the WTA Finals in Riyadh. They played three grueling sets going the way of Gauff, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2). The match lasted three hours and four minutes, which was the second longest WTA finals match of 2024.