Author Archives: Voo de Mar

…2023… An exceptional line-up at the 56-draw graced this year’s Paris-Bercy, where the top 16 seeds represented the best in the world. With only three remaining spots for the “Nitto ATP Finals” (successor of “Masters”) it was a fierce competition. … Continue reading →

…2023… Since 2016, there has been a week featuring two “ATP 500” events in German-speaking cities, except for the Covid-affected years 2020 and 2021 when the “Swiss Indoors” didn’t take place. In Basel, Holger Rune and Félix Auger-Aliassime have managed … Continue reading →

…2023… Bryan (b. 1965) and Ben Shelton (b. 2002), the second active father-son combo with ATP titles, make for an intriguing tennis story. Unlike Czech Petr (b. 1968), Sebastian Korda‘s father (b. 2000), American Bryan has taken on the role … Continue reading →

…2023… In recent years, Novak Đoković‘s primary focus has been on winning Grand Slam titles rather than retaining the world No. 1 ranking. The Serbian tennis legend chose to skip the entire Asian swing this season. After a four-year hiatus … Continue reading →

…2023… In the second consecutive week of the Asian swing, the tournaments in Kazakhstan and China had a non-standard schedule, taking place between Wednesday and Tuesday as well as Thursday and Wednesday, respectively. It’s quite unusual in tennis for a … Continue reading →

…2023… The sixth edition of the Laver Cup took place in Vancouver, following previous stops in Prague, Chicago, Geneva, Boston, and London. Unfortunately for tennis enthusiasts eager to savor every moment of the event, much like two years ago, the … Continue reading →

…2023… In the Davis Cup finals’ “Group Stage”, 16 teams congregated in four cities (Bologna, Manchester, Valencia, and Split this year, hard indoors everywhere), forming four groups, each with four teams. This format has been in place for the second … Continue reading →

…2023… Margaret Court clinched her 24th and last major title half a century ago. She no longer stands as the sole record holder, as Novak Đoković has matched her achievement with his fourth US Open title. The tournament witnessed several … Continue reading →

…2023… Since 2011, the 48-draw event held in North Carolina has been functioning as a primary preparation opportunity leading up to the US Open (one event in a week prior to it since 2000, Winston replaced Long Island/New Haven). Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

…2023… Australian players Max Purcell [70] and Alexei Popyrin [58] faced off in the qualifying round, with Purcell clinching victory despite trailing *1:4 (15/40) in the third set. Just a few days later, they were on the brink of another … Continue reading →