Tennys Sandgren

[Lleyton]

Roland Garros: chłopak z Tennessee rywalem Huberta Hurkacza w wielkoszlemowym debiucie

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Hubert Hurkacz rozegra we wtorek pierwszy mecz w głównej drabince turnieju Wielkiego Szlema. Jego przeciwnikiem na kortach Rolanda Garrosa będzie Amerykanin Tennys Sandgren, który w tym roku dał już o sobie znać podczas Australian Open.
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Roland Garros: 27. Polak i 400. mecz. Hubert Hurkacz zadebiutuje w Wielkim Szlemie

Na występ Polaka w Wielkim Szlemie czekaliśmy blisko 11 miesięcy, od udziału Jerzego Janowicza w Wimbledonie 2017. Hubert Hurkacz po raz drugi w tym roku przystąpił do eliminacji i tym razem był bardzo skuteczny. W drodze do głównej drabinki międzynarodowych mistrzostw Francji pokonał kolejno zawodnika gospodarzy Hugo Greniera, Niemca Yannicka Hanfmanna i Argentyńczyka Marco Trungellitiego. Tylko w spotkaniu z tym ostatnim stracił seta.

Hurkacz będzie 27. Polakiem, który wystąpi w turnieju Wielkiego Szlema. Do tego we wtorek czeka nas 400. mecz z udziałem naszego reprezentanta w jednej z czterech najważniejszych imprez sezonu. Wrocławianin ma już za sobą debiut w głównym cyklu, ponieważ w kwietniu zagrał w Budapeszcie, gdzie lepszy od niego okazał się Włoch Lorenzo Sonego. ATP wlicza mu do dorobku również mecze z Pucharu Davisa, dlatego jego bilans zawodowy wynosi obecnie 2-9.

REKLAMA

We wtorek przeciwnikiem 21-latka z Wrocławia będzie Tennys Sandgren, dla którego przygoda z prawdziwym tenisem zaczęła się rok temu na amerykańskiej mączce, na której wywalczył dziką kartę do Rolanda Garrosa. Drugą część minionego sezonu pochodzący z Gallatin w stanie Tennessee zawodnik spędził na występach w krajowych turniejach ATP World Tour i ATP Challenger Tour. Dobre wyniki pozwoliły mu zakończyć 2017 rok w Top 100.

To był dopiero początek wspaniałej podróży. W styczniu wylądował na Antypodach, gdzie niespodziewanie dotarł do ćwierćfinału Australian Open 2018. W trakcie turnieju wykazał się niezwykłą wytrzymałością fizyczną i psychiczną, pokonując Stana Wawrinkę czy Dominika Thiema. Potem Sandgren wybrał latynoską mączkę, lecz nie podbił jej, podobnie zresztą jak marcowych imprez w Indian Wells i Miami. Kolejny znakomity wynik zanotował dopiero w kwietniu w Houston, gdzie w premierowym finale zawodów głównego cyklu zatrzymał go rodak Steve Johnson.

Teraz Amerykanin powrócił do Europy, gdzie zaczęła się jego przygoda z Wielkim Szlemem. Przygotowania do Rolanda Garrosa poszły dosyć słabo, bo zapoczątkowała je seria czterech porażek i dopiero w ostatnim tygodniu w Genewie reprezentant USA zakwalifikował się do ćwierćfinału. We wtorek po raz drugi z rzędu zagra we francuskiej stolicy. W zeszłym roku na etapie I rundy tylko siedem gemów zostawił mu Kazach Michaił Kukuszkin.

Hurkacz nie będzie faworytem pojedynku, który we wtorek rozpocznie się o godz. 11:00 na korcie numer 15. W starciu z Amerykaninem nie stoi jednak na straconej pozycji. Rozegrał już trzy mecze na paryskiej mączce i pod tym względem jest lepiej dostosowany do nawierzchni od rywala. Najważniejszym pytaniem będzie, czy starczy mu sił i umiejętności, jeśli gra znacznie się wydłuży. Możliwości Polaka na pełnym, pięciosetowym dystansie wciąż pozostają pod znakiem zapytania.

REKLAMA

Roland Garros, Paryż (Francja)
Wielki Szlem, kort ziemny, pula nagród 39,197 mln euro
wtorek, 29 maja

I runda:
kort 15, od godz. 11:00 czasu polskiego
Hubert Hurkacz (Polska, Q) bilans: 0-0 Tennys Sandgren (USA)
188 ranking 54
21 wiek 26
196/79 wzrost (cm)/waga (kg) 188/87
praworęczna, oburęczny bekhend gra praworęczna, oburęczny bekhend
Wrocław miejsce zamieszkania Gallatin
Paweł Stadniczenko trener Jim Madrigal
sezon 2018
21-12 (1-2) bilans roku (główny cykl) 13-15 (12-13)
I runda Rolanda Garrosa najlepszy wynik finał w Houston
1-1 tie breaki 6-11
3 asy 204
42 059 zarobki ($) 561 733
kariera
2014 początek 2011
171 (2018) najwyżej w rankingu 47 (2018)
2-9 bilans zawodowy 14-19
0/0 tytuły/finałowe porażki (główny cykl) 0/1
109 181 zarobki ($) 1 045 568

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[DUN I LOVE]

Tennys pogonił zwłoki Troickiego na US Open 2018 i wygrał swój pierwszy mecz w WS od styczniowego runu w Australii.

[arti]

Sandgren Excited For 'Bucket List' Challenge Under The Lights

Spoiler:

Last Thursday, Tennys Sandgren was checking an app to see the US Open draw when it came out. At Wimbledon, the Houston finalist drew eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the first round, and it appeared he’d had the same luck again.

“My coach goes you know you’re playing Novak again first round,” Sandgren remembered. “I’m like, ‘Again? Really?’ And it turns out that was wrong.”

The app had the Wimbledon draw listed as the US Open draw. But what Sandgren didn’t know was that when the draw did actually come out, he’d be slated to face two-time Flushing Meadows titlist Djokovic in the second round.

Sandgren is no stranger to the big stages. At the Australian Open, where he entered having never won a Grand Slam match, the American advanced to the quarter-finals as the World No. 97. But competing in just his second US Open main draw, Sandgren claimed his first victory in New York on Tuesday, defeating Viktor Troicki. So while he made a massive run in Melbourne, there’s something special in walking onto Arthur Ashe Stadium’s court under the bright lights. He’ll do that Thursday evening against Djokovic.



“That’s like a bucket list thing, to get to play on Ashe at night,” Sandgren said. “It’s also cooler, which I don’t know what helps me or hurts me. I don’t really know. That would probably be better conditions for him to play well, which probably isn’t good for me, but I don’t know. It would be an awesome experience.”

Since his performance in Australia, Sandgren has lost in the first round 10 times. Part of that can be attributed to a stress reaction in his right humerus (upper arm). But he admits that he’s no stranger to adversity — he underwent hip surgery for a labrum tear in March of 2014, for example, and did not earn his first two tour-level match wins until 2017 Citi Open, aged 26.

“I’m definitely used to more downs than ups, so to have a nice upswing there for a portion of time was pretty cool,” Sandgren said of his Australian Open run.

Watch Sandgren Demonstrate How He Hits His Forehand



Now the 27-year-old has an opportunity to create perhaps the greatest ‘up’ of his career against arguably the hottest player in the sport in Djokovic, who just completed the Career Golden Masters in Cincinnati. To face that challenge at his home country’s major? Even better.

“[I’m] always happy to be here playing. I haven’t ever done particularly well, but I like coming here and trying at least. It’s nice to get out of the first round,” Sandgren said. “I’ve always wanted to do well at this tournament. I haven’t before, but I’ve always wanted to. So I’m excited for the opportunity.”

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[arti]

Fritz & Sandgren Drop Racquets For Dumplings In Chengdu

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Americans Taylor Fritz and Tennys Sandgren swapped their racquets for chef hats on Monday before starting their Chengdu Open campaigns, celebrating the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival by testing their culinary skills.
Under the guidance of chef Rodrigo Martinez Munoz, the ATP World Tour competitors tried their hand at making tang yuen, a dessert dumpling, at the Yan Ting restaurant in the St. Regis Hotel Chengdu.
“It was quite difficult making this specialty dessert dish, but really a lot of fun,” Sandgren said. “Cooking is interesting, but I don’t think I’m very good at it. Besides I travel a lot, so I usually just order take-out.”
Yet when the compatriots — who used fillings like custard, black sesame, sweet potato and matcha — were challenged to a contest to see who could create the sweet dumplings quicker, it was the 27-year-old who came out on top.
“I don’t have much time to learn cooking but I think, maybe, I might be good at it,” Fritz said. “They said Tennys won but I really think it’s up for discussion.”
After a fun session, the players will return their focus to the tennis court, where they might get a rematch in a setting they're more familiar with. If No. 8 seed Sandgren beats Mikhail Kukushkin and Fritz defeats Chun Hsin Tseng, the pair will battle again, but on the court rather than in the kitchen.

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[Damian]

[Barty]

In the quarter-finals, Isner will face compatriot Tennys Sandgren, who defeated German Oscar Otte 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-3. Sandgren had never reached a tour-level quarter-final before this season, but the American moved into his fourth of the year. If the 27-year-old springs the upset against World No. 10 Isner in their first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting, it will be his third victory against an opponent inside the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings this year. Sandgren defeated Dominic Thiem and Stan Wawrinka en route to the Australian Open quarter-finals.

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[Damian]

2018 w liczbach:

Ranking: 61
Bilans meczów: 16-20
Tytuły: 0
Finały: 1 (Houston)
Zarobki: $808,871

[Lucas]

Tennys Sandgren earned a match against third seed Marco Cecchinato with a 6-3, 6-4 win against qualifier Maximilian Marterer, and Matteo Berrettini beat qualifier Mackenzie McDonald by the same scoreline.

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[Lleyton]

Fritz's countryman Tennys Sandgren also reached the quarter-finals, upsetting third seed Marco Cecchinato of Italy 6-3, 6-3. Sandgren will next meet Argentina's Leonardo Mayer, who saved five of six break points and beat Italian Matteo Berrettini 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-3.

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[DUN I LOVE]

Tennys Sandgren na Antypodach.

26-letni Jankes przypomina sobie wydarzenia sprzed roku i w Auckland zagra o finał imprezy.

“It's important because I have a lot of points falling off this month,” Sandgren said, before laughing, about reaching the semi-finals in New Zealand. “I worked really hard in November, December to try and just put myself in a position to play well to start the year, and I'm happy that's the case so far.”

[Lleyton]

Auckland Born Norrie To Face Sandgren In ASB Classic Final

Spoiler:

Norrie has won their past three meetings

The ASB Classic could have a homegrown champion. Cameron Norrie, who grew up in Auckland but now represents Great Britain, reached his first ATP Tour final on Friday, beating German Jan-Lennard Struff 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.

Norrie is hardly known for his serve but it has carried him all week in New Zealand. He was broken for the first time all tournament to start the second set, but he regrouped, and behind 17 aces, beat Struff to claim their first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting.

Norrie saved eight of 10 break points, and it looked like he'd have to stave off a few more as he served for the match. The 23-year-old pitched in two double faults to start the ninth game game, but won the next four points to advance.

“I was really, really nervous in that last game... slightly tight, but a big thanks to the crowd for getting me through that,” Norrie said. “It's so special... It's my first final and to do it at home, too, it means so much to me.”

You May Also Like: The Crucial Change Norrie's First Tennis Coach Made When He Was 7

The Brit will face American Tennys Sandgren, who will be playing in his second ATP Tour final. The right-hander put on a serving clinic against German Philipp Kohlschreiber, winning 94 per cent (31/33) of his first-serve points and saving all three break points to advance 6-4, 6-2.

“I've had some good serving days in the last two years or so, where I've really served well with my first serve and had some really clean days. In the semis of a 250? No, obviously not. To feel like I performed really well on a big match for myself, it's a good feeling, obviously,” Sandgren said.

“I trained really hard in November and December and put in a lot of good work, trying to mentally be as solid and sound as I can be, which is a problem for me sometimes. I get down on myself when things start to go wrong, get negative and beat myself up... So I've been working hard on that, and I feel like physically I'm the healthiest as I've been in over a year now.”

The 27-year-old American, who reached the Australian Open quarter-finals last year, fell in his maiden final in April at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship in Houston (l. to Johnson).

Norrie and Sandgren have never played a tour-level match against each other, but the Brit has won their past three meetings, all of which took place in 2017 on the ATP Challenger Tour.

“That wasn't a lot of fun. He wasn't my favourite guy,” Sandgren said.

Norrie might be the crowd favourite on Saturday, but Sandgren will have plenty of support back home. Despite the 19-hour time difference between Tennessee and Auckland, his family and friends have been hosting watch parties.

“My friend has a projector screen in his basement, so they'll put the Tennis Channel on the projector screen, and they get behind me,” Sandgren said.

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[DUN I LOVE]

W nocy Tennys zagra o pierwszy tytuł i najwyższy ranking w karierze.

[arti]

Sandgren defeated Brit Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-2 in 79 minutes on Saturday to lift his maiden trophy, completing a tremendous week in which he did not lose a set in five matches.

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[Lleyton]

Super Sandgren: Tennys Wins Maiden Title In Auckland

Spoiler:

American defeats Norrie to capture glory

What a journey the past year has been for Tennys Sandgren. When the American left Auckland in 2018, he held two tour-level match wins at 26 years old. This time around, not only does Sandgren have 21 match wins since leaving Auckland, but he departs New Zealand after triumphing at the ASB Classic to earn his first ATP Tour title.

Sandgren defeated Brit Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-2 in 79 minutes on Saturday to lift his maiden trophy, completing a tremendous week in which he did not lose a set in five matches.

"I'm a little bit at a loss for words, honestly. A lot of work, a lot of training and a lot of sacrifice goes into even making a final and to get a win, I'm kind of speechless," Sandgren said on court. "Just grateful that I can be out here, play and compete. I've dealt with some injuries, so just to be healthy and playing well, it feels really good."

Sandgren

Sandgren first burst onto the scene at last year’s Australian Open, where he earned his first two wins against Top 10 opponents and at World No. 97 became the lowest-ranked player to reach the Melbourne quarter-finals since World No. 105 Mikael Tillstrom in 1996. The former University of Tennessee student-athlete would reach his first ATP Tour final in Houston. But the Auckland championship is Sandgren’s shining moment, as he broke his left-handed opponent's serve four times and hit seven aces en route to the biggest triumph of his career.

"Surprising. It's simply surprising," Sandgren said. "I’ve been working hard to try and accomplish that goal. But to actually do it, to actually realise that milestone, it’s a big deal. It’s something that’s still kind of surprising to me. But I’ve been training for it and I’ve been training with that intent. I knew it was something that was in my grasp, but to actually do it, it obviously feels really good."

Perhaps it’s fitting that the victory came against Norrie, who was a first-time tour-level finalist.

“I think Cam’s beaten me like 18 times in a row,” Sandgren joked after his semi-final victory against German veteran Philipp Kohlschreiber on Friday. In fact, Norrie defeated the American in three consecutive ATP Challenger Tour events in September and October of 2017.

But Sandgren would not be denied in Auckland. The American did a tremendous job of turning defence into offence throughout the match. And while Norrie saved eight of the 12 break points he faced, Sandgren was too strong. The 27-year-old adds 250 ATP Rankings points to his total, and earns $90,990 in prize money.

"That’s weird. Tennis doesn’t normally work that way. Normally you have to come back from the brink of defeat to win a title," Sandgren said of not dropping a set. "To feel that I played well from start to finish is definitely strange. But I feel like I’ve been serving good and I’ve been moving well all week and it seems like all the risks that I’ve been taking on the court as far as when to be aggressive, when to pull back, it’s all worked out for me."

While Norrie will be disappointed to not lift his first ATP Tour trophy, he has plenty to be proud of. The Brit, who grew up in Auckland, dropped just one set en route to the championship match. And for his efforts, he claims 150 points and $49,205.

"I think he was solid throughout. He was not making many errors and I think I over-pressed it a little bit. He was moving unbelievably this week, and today. He served great. I actually think I played better in the second set and he served too good in the second set," Norrie said. "Too good from him today, and I’m happy for him."

Did You Know?
- Sandgren’s win in Auckland — and the 250 ATP Ranking points that come with it — is especially timely. The American will drop 360 points on the Monday after the Australian Open ends thanks to his quarter-final result last year. Sandgren starts his 2019 Australian Open against Yoshihito Nishioka.
- Sandgren is one of four former University of Tennessee players to win an ATP Tour title, joining Chris Woodruff, Paul Annacone and Mel Purcell.

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[Damian]

[Barty]

#1) Auckland 2019


Stuff.co.nz

R1 [Q] Maximilian Marterer (GER) 63 64
R2 [3] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) 63 63
QF Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 63 76(5)
SF Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 64 62
W [WC] Cameron Norrie (GBR) 64 62

[arti]

First-Time Winner Spotlight: Tennys Sandgren

Spoiler:

Tennys Sandgren began 2018 with two tour-level match wins. Since then, he has claimed 21 victories. And on Saturday, he earned the biggest of his career, defeating Cameron Norrie at the ASB Classic to lift his maiden ATP Tour title. ATPTour.com caught up with Sandgren after the match to talk to the American about his triumph:
You’ve won your first ATP Tour title. What does that mean, to be the last player standing with the trophy?
It definitely means a lot. I put a lot of hard work and time into getting prepared for this season. So to get my first ATP Tour win early in the year, it’s definitely a really gratifying thing.

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Did you have a different approach from your first final last April in Houston against Steve Johnson?
I wouldn’t say a different approach. I tried to maybe be a little more mentally stable. I tried to start off with a little more energy to see if I could get an early lead. It almost worked out, but overall I just think having the extra experience helped me out today.
This was your first ATP Tour meeting with Cameron and you had lost four of your six previous pro meetings. Did that give you extra motivation going into the final?
It definitely gave me an extra template to see how our games match up and what to expect out there, which I think is really important, especially in a kind of environment that I’m not particularly used to, which is an ATP Final. So to have that experience against him already I think paid off for me.

You attended college at the University of Tennessee for two years and before last year spent most of your career in Futures and Challengers. With all the hard work you have put in, how special is this title?
It means a lot. Didn’t really know if one of these would happen for me, so to get one, especially early in this campaign with the Australian Open coming up and with the success I had there last year, it definitely feels special.
Talk about the week. You didn’t drop a set en route to the final and were broken three times in five matches. What did you do well all week to win five matches?
I definitely served really well. I only lost serve three times this week and two of them were in the second set of my first-round match, so I played a lot of tennis and it was pretty clean. I was serving really well. It obviously helps to be winning upwards of 90 per cent of your first-serve points and getting free ones with aces.

My forehand was good. I felt like I’ve been moving really well. I put in a lot of off-court hours in December and I feel like my body has responded well, so moving well and playing good defence on top of the offence that my serve has been bringing helped.
You are now back in the Top 50 (at a career-high No. 41). Did you have an ATP Ranking goal coming into this season?
The baseline level is to just stay inside of the Top 100 so you could get in the main draw of the Grand Slams, which is a big deal. Outside of that, I’m just trying to keep improving and get better and see where I could push that number to. I don’t really know, but I think I have some good tennis in me left to play.
Now that you’ve captured your first ATP title in the second week of the season, what are your goals for the rest of 2019?
Maybe win another ATP Tour title. Maybe try and spread the points out a little bit instead of having all your points in a couple weeks to start the year (laughs). That might help the pressure come this time next year. Just to keep doing my thing, keep trying to be solid and do the best I can every day, and don’t be afraid to aim high.

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[arti]

[Lucas]

Najwyższy ranking w karierze (14.01. 19) : 41

[Lucas]

Down Under Breakthroughs: Over the past 13 months, No. 8 seed Tennys Sandgren has hit two milestones in the Southern Hemisphere. Nearly one year after the American made his first Grand Slam quarter-final in Melbourne, Sandgren won his first ATP Tour title in Auckland this January.

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