Tennis

Nadal against Opelka in the 1st round in Acapulco

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4 years ago

February 20, 2022

Sophia

Nadal against Opelka in the 1st round in Acapulco

Spaniard Rafael Nadal, the world No. 5 and winner of last month’s Australian Open, his 21st Grand Slam tournament, will face American Reilly Opelka (20th) in the first round of the Acapulco Open early next week.

It will be Nadal’s first game since his triumph in Melbourne, against one of the players in the form of the moment, a finalist this Sunday at Delray Beach.

This tournament will be held in a new sports arena, capable of accommodating more than 10,000 spectators who will be able to admire five of the six best players in the world: Nadal therefore, but also the Russian Daniil Medvedev (2nd), the German Alexander Zverev (3rd), the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (4th) and the Italian Mateo Beretini (6th).

Medvedev will play his first round against Frenchman Benoit Perr (52nd) and a rising youth clash will face No. 6 Briton Cameron Norri with Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.

No Canadian will participate in this tournament. Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov will play in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

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Tennis

ATP number ten initially confirmed participation in Aus Open, then withdrew

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29 minutes ago

December 27, 2025

Nancy

ATP number ten initially confirmed participation in Aus Open, then withdrew

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.

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— jack draper (@jackdraper0) December 26, 2025

Source: Sport UA

Nancy

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Tennis

ATP Awards 2025. Alcaraz vs Sinner: Who was the best? All award winners

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2 hours ago

December 27, 2025

Nancy

ATP Awards 2025. Alcaraz vs Sinner: Who was the best? All award winners

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

Source: Sport UA

Nancy

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Tennis

Rublev beat Vachereau at the World Tennis Continental Cup in China

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3 hours ago

December 27, 2025

Gary

Rublev beat Vachereau at the World Tennis Continental Cup in China

Andrey Rublev / Photo: © Zhe Ji / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

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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