Three minutes a day to know about tennis in the world. Hello fans and friends, today is Monday, October 4, 2021, welcome to listen to the news noon news provided by Tennis House.
Beijing time last night, the ATP250 Sophia Open ended the men's singles final. Defending champion and Italian rising star Sina played well, beating France's cool Black Monfils 6-3, 6-4, successfully defending his title for the first time in his career. It was the 20-year-old's third victory in the final this season and the fourth singles title of his career. Having won four crowns in less than a year, this achievement is undoubtedly the envy of other players of the same age. Many fans also think of the Canadian rising star Aliassim who has reached the eight finals and has never won the first title of his career, which is really not better than not knowing, one is more than a shock!
ATP250 San Diego station, Beijing time this morning also ended the men's singles finale. The No. 2 seed, Norwegian rising star Rudd, was in hot form, sweeping Briton Nori 6-0, 6-2, and reaching the top of a hard-court event for the first time in his career. This is Rudd's fifth title this season, thus surpassing the world number one Djokovic, who is also four crowns, Russia's Medvedev and German Zverev Jr., to the top of the list of ATP champions in 2021.
Of course, ruud's five 250-class titles are obviously on par with the other four, but winning five titles on a competitive tour in a single season and being in the top 10 in the world standings is enough to show the norwegian's growth and progress. After winning the san diego race, Ruud has moved up to eighth place in the championship points table and is expected to be a finalist in Turin this year. I wish him as good as he gets in the future!
Let's look at the women's arena. Beijing time last night, the WTA500 Chicago Open ended successfully. In the women's singles final, the No. 2 seed, Spain's Muguruza, after losing a set 3-6, reversed the No. 6 seed, Tunisian sister Abdul-Jabbar, to win the second title of the season. It was also the ninth time in her career that a Spanish girl had lifted the trophy.
In the women's doubles final that followed, the cross-border combination of Czech Pesque and German Petkovic swept the American duo of Doleheed/Van der Wieg 6-3, 6-1 to win the championship. It was the 34-year-old Petkovic's first WTA Tour women's doubles title in his career.
Finally, let's guess and recognize. The image below shows a player saving the ball after falling to the ground on a playing field. Without prompting, can you recognize who he is?
In the last issue, many golfers recognized who they were. But there is a slight deviation in the sum of the number of Grand Slam singles titles. The seven people in the picture, from left to right, are the American star Davenport, the German star Graf, the American star Sampras, the Swiss king Federer, the female King Nafratinova, the American star Agassi and the Spanish god of war Nadal. The sum of these seven Grand Slam singles titles is 105, are you right? (Source: House of Tennis Author: Maverick)