Lesia Tsurenko successfully defends Mexico Open title
March 04, 2018 9:44 ISTSeeded seventh in the hard-court event, she was three points from losing the match in the second set in the match that took 2 hours, 45 minutes.
Seeded seventh in the hard-court event, she was three points from losing the match in the second set in the match that took 2 hours, 45 minutes.
The third-seeded Bautista Agut denied the second-seeded Pouille his own second title this year and a chance to break into the top-10 rankings for the first time.
Paes, playing his 97th ATP World Tour event, and America's Cerretani lost the final 2-6 6-7(2) in one hour and 27 minutes.
Federer has not played in the French Open for the last two years in order to give rest to his body and focus on other events where he has greater chances of winning.
The second-ranked Spanish star hasn't played since retiring in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in late January.
The sixteen-time grand slam champion was slated to face fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in the opening round of the tournament on Wednesday.
In the Sportsman of the Year category, Federer waved off tough competition from the likes of Rafael Nadal and Cristiano Ronaldo to bag the honours.
The Swiss star first became world number one in February 2004 and had not topped the rankings since October 2012 before reclaiming it again in Rotterdam.
Schwartzman, seeded sixth in the clay-court event at Jockey Club Brasileiro, will enter the Top 20 in the world for the first time Monday. He also won an outdoor clay event in Istanbul in 2016.
It should be noted that Federer has won the tournament seven times, which accounts for the most number of Dubai Championships title lifted by any player.
Verdasco will play fifth-seeded Fabio Fognini of Italy, a 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1 winner over Alijaz Bedene of Slovenia in the late match.
Cilic won only one match on the clay in Rio in his first tournament since he reached the Australian Open final in January.
Monfils finished Cilic off in 5 minutes after their match was interrupted by heavy rain on Wednesday night.
Muguruza defeated the fifth-seeded Frenchwoman in their second quarterfinal in two weeks, with the Spaniard also winning after being a set down in Doha.
Kerber did not face any break points during the clash of former world No. 1s that lasted one hour and 14 minutes.
Lawyers for Bouchard, once ranked No. 5 in the world and a Wimbledon finalist in 2014, claim the fall and the injury in the locker room have hurt her career.
Paes had earlier made the third round of the Australian Open and also reached the finals of two back-to-back Challengers, winning one.
Fognini, seeded fifth, was serving for the second set against Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil when the racket slipped from his hand after serving.
It's been more than five years since Federer held the No. 1 ranking, and 14 years since he first reached the top spot.
Roger Federer revealed that though his goal was to make it to the semi-finals as he wanted to become the oldest man to seal a numero-uno spot, he somehow managed to lift the title.
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