Yesterday evening Beijing time, the 2022 ATP Cup tennis team tournament ended the first round of competition in the group stage. In a focus battle in Group B, the defending champion Russia was strongly blocked by france, and the second team leader, world no. 2 Medvedev, fought with France's single Amber for nearly three hours before winning or losing.
After winning seven narrowly in the first set, Mei Zong was defeated by the French rising star in two consecutive sets 7-5, 7-6 (2). Fortunately, Mei Zong made up for it in the subsequent doubles decider, partnering with Saflin to defeat the French duo martin/Vasserin 6-4 to help the team win the first group stage 2-1.
Another clash in Group B was a fierce battle between Italy, composed of Berrettini and Sinar twins, and Australia, led by Deminault. Although Sinar easily defeated Purcell 6-1, 6-3 in the first singles matchup, Berrettini, who then came in, was left straight in two sets by Deminaar. In a doubles tiebreaker, Berrettini, who lost in singles, made another appearance to partner with compatriot Burrelli against Australia's Pierce/Savelle, resulting in two consecutive sets of 3-6, 5-7, resulting in a 1-2 defeat.
In the two matchups in Group C on the same day, germany led by Zverev Jr. also failed to win, and they lost 1-2 to the British team, which was played by Evans and Nori. Among them, Zverev Jr. beat Nori in two sets in singles to help the team equalize. However, in the doubles decider, his and Kravitz's combination lost 0-2 to the British doubles strong, resulting in the team's first game.
The U.S. and Canada teams were one-sided. Isner and Fritz won three of their team's games, sweeping the team 3-0 and winning their group debuts. The scores in the three games are Isner 6-1, 6-3 Schinur, Fritz 6-7 (6)/6-4/6-4 Aliassim, Isner/Fritz 6-4/6-4 Aliasim/Shapovalov.
This morning Beijing time, the ATP Cup entered the second round of the group stage, with Spain in Group A facing Norway, and Poland in Group C and Georgia playing against each other. As of press time, Spain won two consecutive group stages thanks to a singles victory over Busta and Agut to beat Norway led by Rude 2-0. Poland, on the other hand, won the second group stage with a 2-0 win over Georgia thanks to the excellent performances of Machezak and Hulkac.
Let's focus on other news. Last night Beijing time, the upcoming ATP250 Melbourne station announced the signing table of the main match, and the Spanish god of war Nadal, who recovered from the new crown virus, fought in a two-line battle. Singles, he bye in the first round and the second round will face the winner between the American Geelong and a qualifier. Potential opponents in the quarter-finals and semi-finals are German Copfil, Belgian Goffin or Belarusian Ivaszka. Another semi-final spot could be Bulgarian coach Dimitrov or Britain's Murray. In doubles, Nadal will partner compatriot Munnar in the first round against Polmans/Poplins.
In addition, the two simultaneous WTA 250 Melbourne races this week also announced the signing schedule. Chinese players Zhang Shuai and Zheng Saisai played in the main match of the first leg, and Wang Qiang and Zheng Qinwen started from the qualifiers. In the second leg, no Chinese players were shortlisted for the main tournament, and Wang Xinyu and Zhu Lin played in the qualifiers.
(Source: House of Tennis Author: Maverick)