WTF U-21 2017

[Barty]

Najnowsze zestawienie:

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[Rroggerr]

Na początku mocno niepoważnie wyglądała cała ta koncepcja, a teraz jak o tym myślę, to dennymi zasadami popsuto fajnie zapowiadający się turniej, bo jednak w drugiej części sezonu zaczęli coś grać inni poza Zverevem. Jakby WC dostał Tiafoe/Kokkinakis, no i kort byłby szybki, to już w ogóle szło by to oglądać - Sasza, Coric, Rubliow, Karen, Denis, Frances/Kokk.

No i myślę, że Sasza po kompromitacji w Nowym Jorku mocno na poważnie potraktuje te zmagania. Rubliow po wygranej z Dimitrowem powiedział coś w stylu, że uwierzył w siebie gdy zobaczył innych młodych graczy wygrywających poważne rzeczy (w domyśle Shapo, Zverev), więc myślę, że mocno ambicjonalnie potraktował Niemiec porażkę z Coriciem.

[Barty]

[Damian]

Rublev Qualifies For Next Gen ATP Finals

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Russian to head to Milan next month
Andrey Rublev joined Alexander Zverev on Monday as the only two players who have qualified for the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals, to be held 7-11 November in Milan.
“I'm really happy and I'm really excited to play in Milan,” said Rublev. “I did hard work this year and I've had some great results. So I'm really excited to play Milan.”
The 19-year-old Moscow native has enjoyed a breakout season this year on the ATP World Tour. He exploded onto the scene in July, when, as a lucky loser, he won five consecutive matches to win his maiden ATP World Tour title at the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag.

#NextGenATP Rublev continued to excel during his first full season on the ATP World Tour. Last month, the right-hander became the youngest US Open quarter-finalist since Andy Roddick in 2001. Rublev upset Grigor Dimitrov and David Goffin before falling to eventual champion Rafael Nadal.
Read More: What's Beyond Rublev's Meteoric Rise?
The 6'2" Russian reached another quarter-final earlier this month at the China Open in Beijing. He beat tour veterans Jack Sock and Tomas Berdych before losing to fellow #NextGenATP Zverev. Rublev now sits at a career-high No. 35 in the Emirates ATP Rankings.
Only two weeks remain in the Emirates ATP Race To Milan, which ends on 30 October, and will determine seven of the eight players who compete at the Next Gen ATP Finals. The eighth spot will be given to the winner of an Italian 21-and-under tournament. Rublev's countryman Karen Khachanov is in third place in the Race with 1,045 points. Canadian Denis Shapovalov sits in fourth with 926 points.

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[Barty]

Khachanov Qualifies For Next Gen ATP Finals

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#NextGenATP becomes third player to qualify
Karen Khachanov will compete at the Next Gen ATP Finals next month, joining fellow Russian Andrey Rublev and Alexander Zverev of Germany at the inaugural event, to be held 7-11 November in Milan. Khachanov qualified based on results at ATP World Tour 250 events on Thursday.
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The 20-year-old Moscow native has received rave reviews from the tennis world this year, his second season on the ATP World Tour. The 6'6” right-hander has reminded longtime tennis fans and pundits of another big-hitting and quick-moving Russian, 6'4” Marat Safin, who reached No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings and won 15 tour-level titles before retiring in November 2009.

Khachanov celebrated his first ATP World Tour title more than a year ago, at the Chengdu Open in China. He backed up his maiden crown this season, reaching four quarter-finals – Barcelona, Lyon, Bastad and Hamburg – and the semi-finals at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle (l. to Federer). Khachanov also performed well on the game's biggest stages, reaching the fourth round at Roland Garros and the third round at Wimbledon. He also made the third round at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in Cincinnati in August (l. to Sugita).
With Khachanov, Rublev and Zverev qualified, four qualification spots now remain in the eight-player Next Gen ATP Finals. Seven of the eight spots will be determined by the Emirates ATP Race To Milan, which ends on 30 October. The eighth spot will be given to the winner of an Italian 21-and-under tournament.

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[Damian]

[Damian]

[Damian]

[Barty]

A Race To The Finish In Vienna & Paris

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An executive summary of what every fan should know about the coming week on the ATP World Tour

10 THINGS TO WATCH IN BASEL
1. 500 Finales: The last of 13 ATP World Tour 500 events for the season take place this week in Basel and Vienna, where pivotal points are the prize in the Emirates ATP Races to London and Milan. The Nitto ATP Finals qualification cut-off is November 6 and the Next Gen ATP Finals cut-off is October 30.
2. Race for No. 1: Seven-time Swiss Indoors Basel champion Roger Federer enters his hometown tournament 1,960 points behind World No. 1 Rafael Nadal, who is missing the event with a knee injury. Federer, who could still earn as many as 3,000 points by year’s end, remains in contention to finish as World No. 1 for the sixth season. Nadal is seeking his fourth year-end No. 1 ranking.
3. Basel’s Boy: Federer has reached the Basel final in 10 straight appearances (2006-15) and played in more finals at Basel than any other tournament (7-5). The Swiss started his five-match win streak against Nadal by beating the Spaniard in the 2015 Basel final. Federer, 36, is making his 17th main draw appearance at his hometown event and earned his first ATP qualifying win here 20 years ago.
4. Cilic the Champ: In Federer’s absence last year, Marin Cilic emerged as the new Swiss Indoors Basel champion. The Croat returns this week as the No. 2 seed behind Federer and the No. 6 player in the Emirates ATP Race to London. Cilic is trying to qualify for his third Nitto ATP Finals.
5. Spoiler Alert: Champions from 10 of the past 11 years are back in Basel this week, including No. 4 seed Juan Martin del Potro, who defeated Federer in the 2012 and 2013 finals. The Stockholm champion is within 470 points of Pablo Carreno Busta for the final spot at the Nitto ATP Finals.
6. Back in the Mix: No. 3 seed David Goffin is on pace to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals despite missing six weeks this season with an ankle injury. Goffin rose from No. 13 to No. 8 in the Emirates ATP Race to London on October 9 after winning back-to-back titles at Shenzhen and Tokyo.
7. ATP’s Iron Man: No player in the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings has played more tournaments in 2017 than Paolo Lorenzi. Basel marks Lorenzi’s 33rd tournament of the season. Lorenzi, who celebrates his 36th birthday on December 15, is the fifth-oldest player in the Top 100.
8. All Eyes on Milan: Basel players Denis Shapovalov, Jared Donaldson and Borna Coric are on pace to qualify for the Next Gen ATP Finals. Hyeon Chung is also in the Basel field, but 12 points behind Daniil Medvedev for the final spot. Medvedev is playing at a Challenger event this week.
9. Wild Cards: Swiss players Marco Chiudinelli and Henri Laaksonen received wild cards along with #NextGenATP American Frances Tiafoe. The 19-year- old Tiafoe, who faces Federer in the first round, needs to reach the semi-finals for any chance of competing at the Next Gen ATP Finals.
10. Double the Pressure: No. 2 seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers, No. 3 seeds Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram, and No. 4 seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah are battling in Basel.
10 THINGS TO WATCH IN VIENNA
1. 500 Finales: The other ATP World Tour 500 event takes place this week in Vienna, with points on offer having a crucial bearing in the Emirates ATP Races to London and Milan. The Nitto ATP Finals qualification cut-off is November 6 and the Next Gen ATP Finals cut-off is October 30.
2. Two Races Won: Erste Bank Open 500 No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev has qualified for both the Nitto ATP Finals and Next Gen ATP Finals. The 20-year-old German counts ATP World Tour Masters 1000s at Rome and Montreal among his five titles in 2017. Zverev is the youngest player to win an ATP Masters 1000, break into the Top 5 in the Emirates ATP Rankings and earn five titles in a season since Novak Djokovic in 2007.
3. Thiem’s Travails: No. 2 seed Dominic Thiem is up to a career-high No. 6 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. But the Austrian is just 5-6 on home soil at the Erste Bank Open 500. His struggles in Vienna may have less to do with location and more to do with timing. Thiem is 11-19 throughout his career during the months of October and November, never reaching a semi-final after September.
4. London Calling: While Thiem and Zverev have already booked their tickets to London, No. 3 seed Grigor Dimitrov is next in line for Nitto ATP Finals qualification. Dimitrov accepted a wild card and will make his Vienna debut this week. He started the season 16-1 and is 14-4 since August 14.
5. Down to the Wire: No. 4 seed Pablo Carreno Busta would be the eighth Nitto ATP Finals qualifier if the season ended today. But the Spaniard is in the midst of a four-match losing streak. Carreno Busta leads No. 6 seed Sam Querrey by 80 points and No. 7 seed Kevin Anderson by 135 points.
6. American Pride: Querrey is attempting to qualify for his first Nitto ATP Finals and finish a season as the No. 1 American for the first time. The 6-foot-6 Californian is 620 race points ahead of No. 5 seed John Isner, who has ended each of the past five seasons as the top player from the United States.
7. Comeback Kev: Since the start of 2016, Anderson has endured injuries to his ankle, elbow, groin, hip, knee and shoulder. He fell to No. 80 on January 16, 2017 and was No. 32 when he became the lowest-ranked US Open finalist in history. Anderson returned to the Top 15 on September 11.
8. Hit or Miss: No. 8 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has won more than 30 matches in 10 straight seasons. But 2017 has been an up-and-down year for the Frenchman. On one hand, he has captured a career-high four titles. On the other, he has lost his opening match at five tournaments.
9. Milan Bound: All three men who have already qualified for the Next Gen ATP Finals are competing in Vienna this week: Zverev, Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov. Wild card Sebastian Ofner, a 21-year- old Austrian, must win the Erste Bank Open 500 championship for a chance at qualifying.
10. Double the Pressure: Unseeded teams Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic, Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez, and Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas are battling with three teams competing in Basel for the last-remaining Nitto ATP Finals spot in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race to London.

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[Damian]

[Barty]

Shapovalov Heading To Next Gen ATP Finals In Milan

Spoiler:

Canadian becomes fourth #NextGenATP player to qualify

One of North America's most promising tennis players will bring his fiery brand of tennis to the Next Gen ATP Finals next month. Canadian Denis Shapovalov on Monday became the fourth player to qualify for the inaugural event, to be held 7-11 November at the Fiera Milano (Rho), Italy.
Shapovalov joined Alexander Zverev of Germany and Russians Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov as qualifiers. The left-handed Canadian clinched his berth by beating Japan's Yuichi Sugita 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(3) in the first round of the Swiss Indoors Basel.
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The 18-year-old Shapovalov is the youngest player so far to guarantee his spot at the 21-and-under tournament, which will also feature a number of rule changes and innovations. Shapovalov captured the tennis world's attention in August when he sprinted through the Coupe Rogers draw in his home country.

The 6-foot left-hander started the week of 7 August at No. 143 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. He received a wild card into the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event, and showed exactly how to take advantage of such an opportunity.
After surviving a first-round battle against veteran Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil, Shapovalov knocked out Grand Slam champion Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets.
Read More: Surging Shapovalov Has Sights Set On Milan
In the Round of 16, Shapovalov delivered the performance of his career, upsetting then-World No. 2 Rafael Nadal to become the youngest Masters 1000 quarter-finalist. He followed the stunning performance by beating Frenchman Adrian Mannarino to make the Montreal semi-finals. His dream run ended there with a tight two-set loss to fellow #NextGenATP Zverev.
Shapovalov proved he was no one-tournament wonder in the weeks ahead. Playing at his first US Open, he won three matches to qualify and proceeded to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time, beating then-World No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga along the way.
Only three qualification spots remain for the eight-player Next Gen ATP Finals. The top seven in the Emirates ATP Race To Milan, which ends on 30 October, will qualify. The eighth spot is reserved for the winner of an Italian 21-and-under tournament to finish on 5 November.

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[Damian]

Donaldson, Coric Clinch Next Gen ATP Finals Berths

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Two spots remain at inaugural tournament
The field for the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals is nearly complete. American Jared Donaldson and Borna Coric of Croatia on Tuesday became the fifth and sixth players, respectively, to qualify for the 21-and-under tournament, to be held 7-11 November in Milan. Donaldson and Coric joined the following players who had already qualified for the eight-player tournament: German Alexander Zverev; Russians Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov; and Canadian Denis Shapovalov.
Both Donaldson and Coric were guaranteed their places in Milan when #NextGenATP American Frances Tiafoe fell to top seed Roger Federer at the Swiss Indoors Basel.

Consistency has landed Donaldson among the world's best 21-and-under players this year. The 6'2” right-hander had shown bursts of talent in prior seasons, including a pair of third-round runs in 2016, at the US Open and at the Rogers Cup, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in Toronto.
But this year, he has posted positive results all season. Donaldson made the fourth round at the Miami Open presented by Itau. He later advanced to the third round at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C., and at the Coupe Rogers, another Masters 1000 event, in Montreal.
Read More: Donaldson Strives For Consistency
His best finishes, however, have come during the past two months. Donaldson reached the quarter-finals at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati and repeated that performance by making the last eight at the Chengdu Open in China.

Coric has earned some of his career-best wins during the 2017 season, his third on tour. The 6'1” right-hander captured his maiden ATP World Tour title in April, saving five championship points to beat German veteran Philipp Kohlschreiber at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech. Coric had fallen in the 2016 Aircel Chennai Open final to Swiss Stan Wawrinka.
At the 2017 Mutua Madrid Open, a Masters 1000 tournament, Coric celebrated the biggest win of his career by knocking off then-World No. 1 Andy Murray on clay. Coric went on to advance to his second Masters 1000 quarter-final (l. to Thiem).
Read More: First-Time Winner Spotlight: Coric
But the Croatian's success wasn't limited to the red dirt. On the hard courts in Miami, he upset then-World No. 8 Thiem to reach the third round of the Masters 1000 event. And at the season's final Grand Slam in New York, Coric stunned #NextGenATP peer Zverev in the second round of the US Open.
Two spots remain at the Next Gen ATP Finals. The top seven in the Emirates ATP Race To Milan qualify; the eighth place at the tournament will be given to the winner of an Italian 21-and-under tournament to be finished on 5 November.
South Korean Hyeon Chung, who faces David Goffin of Belgium in the second round at the Swiss Indoors Basel, currently holds the seventh and final qualification spot. Russian Daniil Medvedev is 33 points behind Chung in the Race standings. Medvedev is the top seed at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Brest, France, and has to win the title to have a chance to overtake Chung.

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[Barty]

Zverev OUT

Chung, Medvedev Join Next Gen ATP Finals Field Following Zverev's Withdrawal

Spoiler:

One spot remains up for grabs at the inaugural tournament

South Korean Hyeon Chung and Russian Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday became the latest players to qualify for the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals, the eight-player tournament, to be held 7-11 November in Milan at the Fiera Milano, following the withdrawal of Alexander Zverev of Germany. The final remaining spot will be awarded to the winner of an Italian qualifying event, consisting of the best 21-and-under Italian players, which finishes on 5 November.
Chung and Medvedev will join Russians Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov, Canadian Denis Shapovalov, American Jared Donaldson and Croatian Borna Coric at the innovative new event that will feature a series of rule changes. All seven players have featured this year in the Top 50 of the Emirates ATP Rankings.
World No. 5 Zverev announced that he would withdraw from the tournament to focus his energies on the Nitto ATP Finals, which begins just one day after the Next Gen ATP Finals concludes. The 20-year-old German is the youngest player in 10 years to qualify for the prestigious season finale, to be held 12-19 November at The O2 in London.
"I have consulted with my team and in order to best prepare for London, we have made the decision that it is best not to play the week before in Milan," said Zverev. "Therefore, sadly, I will be withdrawing from the Next Gen ATP Finals, however I still plan on making an appearance at the beginning of the event to support the tournament and show my appreciation for my fans in Italy that were so supportive during my win in Rome earlier this year."
Rublev, who qualified for Milan last week, has enjoyed a breakout season on the ATP World Tour. The 20-year-old Moscow native exploded onto the scene in July, when, as a lucky loser, he won five consecutive matches to win his maiden ATP World Tour title at the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag. He currently sits at a career-high No. 35 in the Emirates ATP Rankings.
"I'm really happy and I'm really excited to play in Milan," said Rublev. "I worked hard this year and I've had some great results."
His countryman Khachanov celebrated his first ATP World Tour title a year ago at the Chengdu Open and has followed that memorable finish with deep runs all season. The 6' 6” right-hander has reached four ATP World Tour quarter-finals. He also advanced to the semi-finals of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle (l. to Federer).
Canada's Shapovalov has spent the past few months shattering his goals for the year. The 18-year-old left-hander sprinted through the Coupe Rogers draw in Montreal in August, beating Juan Martin del Potro and Rafael Nadal before falling in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-finals to Zverev. Weeks later, Shapovalov, playing at his first US Open, advanced past then-World No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and reached the fourth round in New York.
"Only eight guys get the privilege to play such a prestigious event. So I’m going to enjoy myself and try to do the best I can,” said Shapovalov.
Donaldson of the U.S. has put together one of the most consistent seasons of any #NextGenATP player. The American made the fourth round at the Miami Open presented by Itau and later advanced to the third round at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C., and at the Coupe Rogers in Montreal. His best finishes, however, have come during the past two months, with quarter-final runs at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati and at the Chengdu Open in China.
Coric has celebrated some of his biggest wins during the 2017 season, his third on tour. The Croatian captured his maiden ATP World Tour title in April at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech, saving five championship points against German Philipp Kohlschreiber. At the Mutua Madrid Open, the Zagreb native picked up the biggest win of his career by knocking off then-World No. 1 Andy Murray.
South Korea's Chung reached a career-high of No. 44 in the Emirates ATP Rankings in September, a few weeks after making his third quarter-final of the season at the Winston-Salem Open. Chung also advanced to the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell (l. to Nadal), an ATP World Tour 500 event, and his first ATP World Tour semi-final at the BMW Open by FWU in Munich (l. to Pella).
Medvedev rounded out the direct qualification field and made it a trio of Russians to qualify for Milan. The Moscow native burst out of the gates to start the year, reaching the final of the Aircel Chennai Open (l. to Bautista Agut). Medvedev has made steady progress throughout the year as well, advancing to six ATP World Tour quarter-finals and a semi-final at the Aegon International in Eastbourne.

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[DUN I LOVE]

Byłem przekonany, że nie będzie się szarpał.

[jonathan]

Zverev wybija się wyraźnie ponad całe to pokolenie, więc Mediolan byłby stratą czasu. On ma rywalizować w pełni dorosłym tenisie z najlepszymi w Londynie. Na udziale w tym turnieju bardziej skorzysta ten, który zajmie jego miejsce, niż skorzystałby on.

[Damian]

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[Barty]

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