For me, the season is lost. And resuming somewhere in January would not be bad "says the Frenchman. However, Tsonga is already preparing for an early end to the game season and is working on a project with his coach, Thierry Ascione, should the tour not be resumed: "We are thinking of a project in which the best French players have tournaments in France play and donate the tournament's prize money and all proceeds to a solidarity fund to help those who are most in difficulty, "said Tsonga.
Because with the interruption there are many problems for the players further down in the rankings - the inequality in tennis would now be particularly visible. But now is the opportunity to rethink this and find ways to remove these problems from the world, says Tsonga. Three really tough match ups. After you re-watch [matches] on YouTube, your confidence is back.
So coming back was not easy, but these two tournaments last year brought back my confidence. It was enough for all this year, knowing that I could beat the best players in the world. Medvedev enters the last tournament of the season having won his first grand slam at the US Open in August and reaching the final in Paris, losing to world number one Novak Djokovic.
We both did the right things [in Paris], but he played better on the day. You know nothing will ever come easily and you need to fight throughout the match. The world number one has had quite the year having won the Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon as well as being one win away from the calendar grand slam. These achievements have once again secured the year-end world number one for Djokovic as he looks to finish the season in style in Turin.
The year has been unlike any other than I have had so far, because of the pressure of the achievement and the historical achievement.
I felt like I needed a break in order to rejuvenate and get ready for the end of the season. I started well with the Paris win and I hope to do well in Turin… You have to play at a high intensity and play at your best. Djokovic won 48 matches in and losing just six times as he looks to finish this unprecedented season in style. It was fitting for the most important event that the ATP owns. But I have always been a proponent of moving this tournament regularly, maybe every three or four years.
There is a good vibe in the city and everyone looks forward to supporting the tournament, and Matteo in particular. Everyone here wants to finish off the year in the best possible way. Should Djokovic win in Turin this week it will be his sixth title of the season and the 87th of his career. On Wednesday afternoon, Anett Kontaveit win her 11 th straight match, and her 27 th out of her last On Wednesday evening, Karolina Pliskova fought back from a set down and survived a third-set tiebreak.
Now they will square off and determine who will take the lead in their round robin group. Round robin play will continue in singles and doubles for the first six days of the tournament, with the semifinals to begin on Tuesday, November 16 th , and the championship matches on Wednesday, November 17 th. Each day, this preview will analyze the most intriguing matchup, while highlighting the other matches on the schedule. Kontaveit pretty much dominated second-seeded Krejcikova in their opening match.
She was broken three times by Muguruza, and faced a total of 10 break points. Their rivalry has been completely one-sided, with Pliskova holding a edge, and winning six of seven sets played. And considering the astonishing level Kontaveit is currently maintaining, the Estonian is the favorite to remain undefeated in Group Teotihuacan. Barbora Krejcikova 2 vs. Garbine Muguruza 6 — These players met three times in All three matches were tightly-contested on hard courts, with Krejcikova claiming their two most recent ones.
Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara 2 vs. Former world No. Tsonga, the Australian Open runner-up, turned 35 this past Friday and his last years on the Tour have been all but ideal as he has struggled with various injuries in recent years.
The start to this season wasn't promising either as the Frenchman injured his back in his second match of the season and that forced him to retire mid-match his first round clash at the Australian Open against Alexei Popyrin. As the year-old was preparing to make a comeback, the ATP suspended the Tour because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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