Tennis
Sobolenko and Sakkari reach semi-finals in WTA Finals
The last of the quartet – the third in a row – meeting schedule opened with a meeting between American Jessica Pegula (No. 3 WTA) and Arina Sobolenko (No. 7 WTA).
In 1 hour and 32 minutes, Pegula opened her arms in front of her opponent, whom she had defeated in two sets. This failure left the American out of the tournament’s playoffs.
In the second match of the day, Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari (No. 5 WTA) and Ons Jaber from Tunisia (No. 2 WTA) found out about the affair.
They determined the strongest faster than the previous game – in 1 hour 9 minutes. Sakkari won the third match of the tournament in two sets and became the winner of the group. He and Sobolenko earned the right to play in the semi-finals of the WTA Finals.
Final WTA Tournament
Nancy Ritchie Group. 3rd round
Jessica Pegula (USA, 3) – Arina Sobolenko (7) – 3:6, 5:7
Ounce Jaber (Tunisia, 2) – Maria Sakkari (Greece, 5) – 2:6, 3:6
Last position in the group
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24-year-old British tennis player Jack DraperThe national team, which ranks 10th in the ATP rankings, will not be able to play in the 2025 Australian Open.
This became known on December 26. Jack recorded a video message in which he stated that he will miss the Australian series completely:
“Unfortunately, my team and I have decided not to travel to Australia this year. This is a really difficult decision because the Australian Open is a Grand Slam event, one of the biggest tournaments in our sport.”
However, I had been suffering from a hand injury for a long time. I am in the final stages of my recovery and returning to the court so early for five-set matches does not seem like a wise decision for me and my tennis.
Of course, I have already experienced many failures. But this was the hardest and hardest I have ever experienced. I expect to be back racing and competing on the field in 2026. Thank you everyone for your support in 2025; This really means a lot to me. I hope to return to tour soon and compete at the highest level again,” Draper said.
Interestingly, Draper only announced that he would play at a major in Melbourne on the 24th of the same month.
Jack has been away from the Tour since late August, when he withdrew from his match against Zizou Bergs in the second round of the US Open, ending his season early.
— jack draper (@jackdraper0) December 26, 2025
Source: Sport UA
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Professional Tennis Players Association (ATP) gave awards to players based on the results of the 2025 season.
Carlos Alcaraz, the leader in the world rankings, became the best tennis player of the year. His main rival was Jannik Sinner.
Alcaraz’s former coach Juan Carlos Ferrero (also Carlitos’ second coach Samuel Lopez) has already received the best coach award.
ATP Awards 2025. All award winners
- Best Tennis Player of the Year – Carlos Alcaraz
- Best Greenhouses of the Year – Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool
- Coach of the Year – Juan Carlos Ferrero (and Samuel Lopez)
- Breakthrough of the Year – Valentin Vachereau
- Favorite of the Year – Jannik Sinner
- Stefan Edberg Award (for sportsmanship) – Carlos Alcaraz
- Arthur Ashe Prize (for humanitarian aid) – Andrey Rublev
- Tournaments of the year – ATP 1000 Cincinnati, ATP 500 Doha, ATP 250 Bostad
- Match of the Year – Monte Carlos Masters Quarter Finals Carlos Alcaraz – Arthur Fiss [4:6, 7:5, 6:3]
VIDEO. Match of the year: Alcaraz vs Fis in the Masters quarter-final in Monte Carlo
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Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev defeated the representative of Monaco, Valentin Vachereau, at the World Tennis Continental Cup tournament in Shenzhen (China).
Rublev, representing the world team, beat Vachereau from the European team with a score of 2:6, 7:6 (7:5), 10:7.
The overall score at the tournament was 3:2 in favor of the world team.
Rublev’s next opponent will be Italian Flavio Cobolli, Vachereau will face Zhang Zhizhen from China. Both meetings will take place on Sunday.
The tournament takes place December 26–28. The eight participants are divided into two teams: Team Europe and Team World. Each player will play two singles matches, and two doubles matches will also be played.
Source: Sportbox
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