2023 ATP General News

[MargaretMcAleer]

Domi wouldn't cut mustard there either. To me the challengers are more competitive. He's actually had chances to win some of these matches, but just not confident enough to play the right shot on the right point, using more margin, etc.

Point taken with the challengers, this one in Arizona is very competitive, though I am glad Matteo has decided to play, he needs match play

 

[don_fabio]

Point taken with the challengers, this one in Arizona is very competitive, though I am glad Matteo has decided to play, he needs match play

Matteo got Ivashka in the 1st round who just took a set off Medvedev in IW. Maybe not the opponent he was hoping for that early. Let's see where he is at, it's a good test.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Matteo got Ivashka in the 1st round who just took a set off Medvedev in IW. Maybe not the opponent he was hoping for that early. Let's see where he is at, it's a good test.

This is a highly competitive challenger when I looked at the whole entry field, though I am glad Matteo is playing he needs the match play

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

ATP Main Draw wild cards Miami Masters 1000,
Dominic Thiem
Zizou Bergs (BEL)
Taro Daniel (BEL)
Juncheng Shang (CHN)
Emilo Nava (USA)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

TC announced that Martina Navratilova had her last chemo treatment today and will rejoin TC as a commentator next week in Miami

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Todd Martin retired as the head of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Don Faber has been named CEO and Patrick McEnroe as President.

 

[the AntiPusher]

ATP Main Draw wild cards Miami Masters 1000,
Dominic Thiem
Zizou Bergs (BEL)
Taro Daniel (BEL)
Juncheng Shang (CHN)
Emilo Nava (USA)

Thiem looks fierce in his new Babalot commercial

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Thiem looks fierce in his new Babalot commercial

Pity he cannot translate that on a tennis court

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Miami Update:,
OUT: Carreno Busta
IN: Popyrin
Tallon Griekspoor withdrew will be replaced by Facundo Bagnis

 

[Ellentonboy]

Anyone have a favorite to win the ever slow IW event? My choice is Medvedev because his crankiness reached an all time high when he beat Zverev, even after taking that nasty fall. I loved the change over comments to the umpire, complaining about how bad and slow the courts were, I could have sworn I heard him say "I am a hard court specialist". I think in the end he'll have the winner's check in his hand and his carry on luggage ready for the flight to Miami.

 

[Ellentonboy]

P.S. Happy Saint Patrick's Day to all Tennis Frontier members who celebrate this most important holiday that stresses the importance of too much drinking.

Okay, that was cheesy. In other Miami highlights, Benoît PAIRE (Mr. Personality!) was given a wildcard into qualifying. James Blake, finally, a great choice in the wildcard selections.....

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Jack Draper who retired in his match against Alcaraz in IW, has a small tear in his oblique, hans't made a decision on whether he will play Miami ( please be sensible Jack and withdraw and rest, a bit, for the clay season)

 

[kskate2]

Just checked on the results of the Challenger event in Phoenix.
QF results:
Shevchenko d Babycakes 64 36 63
Borges d Popyrin 75 67 63
Halys d Kovacevic 16 63 62
Struff d Bublik 64 36 64

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Just checked on the results of the Challenger event in Phoenix.
QF results:
Shevchenko d Babycakes 64 36 63
Borges d Popyrin 75 67 63
Halys d Kovacevic 16 63 62
Struff d Bublik 64 36 64

Goodness me Matteo out in a QF to Shevchenko......

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The final of the Phoenix Challenger will be between Shevchenko vs Borges
It still appears that Berrettini is need of match play
Other seeded players that were eliminated included Gasquet, Huesler, Bublik, Ruusuvori and Lehecka, just goes to show that playing in a challenger tournament is not to be taken lightly and is highly competitive

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

26 year old Nuno Borges defeats Alexanda Shevchenko 46 62 62 to win the first ever challenger 175 in Phoenix. He will be a Top 70 player tomorrow. Fantastic!

 

[Jelenafan]

So let me get this straight, Ruud & Theim do best as Blondes? Hilarious…

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The Belgrade ATP250 tournament scheduled for 2023 will relocate to Banja Luka, Bosinia and Herzegovina, in April 17th - 23rd, the event will be played on clay, on the entry list is Novak Djokovic ( which is no surprise) seeing the tournament was in Belgrade before being relocated.

 

[don_fabio]

The Belgrade ATP250 tournament scheduled for 2023 will relocate to Banja Luka, Bosinia and Herzegovina, in April 17th - 23rd, the event will be played on clay, on the entry list is Novak Djokovic ( which is no surprise) seeing the tournament was in Belgrade before being relocated.

They are upgrading facilities in Belgrade to make it ATP500. They were then looking for options on where to host tournament this year and chose Banja Luka where majority of Serbians live even though it is in Bosnia. Bosnian history is complicated, they have regions where majority is either Croatian, Bosnian or Serbian. Anyway, Banja Luka was a long time challenger and in order to have it hosting ATP250 they had to build a stadium which is currently under construction and hopefully will be finished in time for the event.

This Banja Luka place is only 180 km away from where I live. I am thinking to go with my son. Wife said it's dad-son kind of event, good for bonding, in other words she doesn't watch tennis.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

They are upgrading facilities in Belgrade to make it ATP500. They were then looking for options on where to host tournament this year and chose Banja Luka where majority of Serbians live even though it is in Bosnia. Bosnian history is complicated, they have regions where majority is either Croatian, Bosnian or Serbian. Anyway, Banja Luka was a long time challenger and in order to have it hosting ATP250 they had to build a stadium which is currently under construction and hopefully will be finished in time for the event.

This Banja Luka place is only 180 km away from where I live. I am thinking to go with my son. Wife said it's dad-son kind of event, good for bonding, in other words she doesn't watch tennis.

Thanks for the info, I thought it lost their accreditation, good to know.A dad and son event, great idea for bonding, we cant all be tennis nuts I guess, gives your wife some time for her own interests.