Rafael Nadal urges tennis organizers to compromise on one World Cup
January 12, 2020 19:23 ISTNadal urged the men's tour and the sport's international governing body to form one major team tournament.
Nadal urged the men's tour and the sport's international governing body to form one major team tournament.
Second-ranked Djokovic leveled the final for Serbia with a 6-2, 7-6 (4) win over top-ranked Nadal on Sunday night, increasing his lead to 29-26 in their career head-to-heads.
The second-ranked Pliskova is the first player, male or female, to win the Brisbane-based event three times after wins here in 2017 and last year.
Sania Mirza and her partner Nadiia Kichenok have been drawn to meet Oksana Kalashnikova of Georgia and Miyu Kato of Japan in their opening round at the Hobart International, the first tournament the Indian ace will compete in her comeback bid.
It was Williams' first tournament victory since 2017 -- and her first as a mother -- as she had won the Australian Open while pregnant.
Serena Williams hadn't won a title since the Australian Open singles in January 2017, and not since she became a mother to her daughter Olympia, who was court-side to see the victory.
World No.1 Rafael Nadal and No.2 Novak Djokovic are set up for a blockbuster finale at the Ken Rosewall Arena for the inaugural ATP Cup, just a week before the year's first Grand Slam - the Australian Open 2020.
Rafael Nadal weathered an early barrage before beating Alex de Minaur 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 to clinch Spain's semifinal win over Australia and secure a spot in the inaugural ATP Cup decider against Serbia.
Australian Open organizers said Saturday that U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu, Juan Martin del Potro and Richard Gasquet have withdrawn due to knee injuries.
Jessica Pegula upset former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki on Saturday to set up a final at the ASB Classic against top-seeded Serena Williams.
The American won nine of 10 games in her mid-match recovery against the tournament's 2011 champion to beat Kvitova 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.
With the win, the Serbian ended a two-match losing streak against the 23-year-old Russian, who had beaten Djokovic twice in three games in 2019 (Monte-Carlo, Cincinnati).
The 31-year-old Argentinian has played just one Australian Open since 2015, reaching the third round two years ago.
Novak Djokovic has been leading Serbia at the ongoing ATP Cup event in Sydney, where they will be facing Russia in a semi-final on Saturday.
But after losing to David Goffin 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the singles on Friday, the top-ranked Nadal combined with Pablo Carreno Busta to win the deciding doubles in a match tiebreaker against Belgium.
Djokovic, who has won a record seven Australian Open men's singles titles, was playing in Sydney for the first time in a decade after going 3-0 in singles in the ATP Cup in Brisbane
The top-ranked Nadal didn't drop a set in three group-stage singles matches in Perth in the new international team competition, but was unable to break down a free-swinging Goffin in Sydney.
Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Garbine Muguruza to reach her second WTA Tour Final.
Serena Williams defeated Laura Siegemund 6-4, 6-3 while Caroline Wozniacki beat Julia Goerges 6-1, 6-4, to advance to the last four.
Naomi Osaka defated Kiki Bertens 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 while Petra Kvitova beat qualifier Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-2. Madison Keys got the better of fellow American Danielle Collins 6-4, 6-1.
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