Stefanos Tsitsipas survived a major scare against Facundo Diaz Acosta on
Thiago Monteiro produced the upset of the tournament so far Saturday at the Mutua Madrid Open, where the Brazilian lefty downed the in-form Stefanos Tsitsipas with a stunning second-round performance.
Top seed Alexander Zverev's hopes of a third title on home clay in Munich went up in flames on Friday when he slipped to a shock defeat in straight sets in his quarter-final at the hands of the Chilean Cristian Garin.
Carlos Alcaraz continued the quest for his third consecutive Mutua Madrid Open title on Tuesday when he survived a test from Jan-Lennard Struff in a repeat of last year’s final.
Carlos Alcaraz’s quest for a third consecutive Mutua Madrid Open title gathered momentum on Sunday when he dispatched Brazilan Thiago Seyboth Wild to reach the fourth round.
Before Saturday, 29-year-old Thiago Monteiro had never advanced beyond the second round of an ATP Masters 1000 event. Taking inspiration from the likes of Adrian Mannarino and Jan-Lennard Struff, the Brazilian channeled his “it's never too late” mantra to unlock the new milestone, beating one of the hottest competitors in the process. Monteiro put on an impeccable serving display to oust No. 6 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-4, 6-4. The 118th-ranked qualifier did not face a break point until he...
On Friday, Cristian Garin picked up his fourth career Top 10 victory. Two of those have now come against Alexander Zverev in Munich. Five years after ousting the German over three sets in the BMW Open quarterfinals, Garin repeated history—this time more decisively in his 6-4, 6-4 victory at the 250-level event. Playing in cold, windy and damp conditions, the Chilean saved both break points he faced in the opening set—one at 2-1 after breaking Zverev and one when serving for it at 5-4. In a...
It promises to be an entertaining day of semifinal action at the ATP
Stefanos Tsitsipas fell to the ground Friday at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell as if he were celebrating another title. That wasn’t the scene, but the No. 5 seed couldn’t contain his relief after surviving a pair of match points in a quarterfinal encounter that nearly slipped through his fingertips. Tsitsipas fought off Facundo Diaz Acosta, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8), to secure a ninth consecutive win on the back of his third Monte Carlo triumph. “It seemed like a mountain. I reminded myself that I...
Casper Ruud claimed the biggest title of his career with the victory in Barcelona. The Norwegian had lost his previous seven finals at ATP 500 level or above. Ruud avenged defeat in the Monte Carlo final, beating Tsitsipas in straight sets
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The Oakland Athletics wrapped up a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates this afternoon at the Oakland Coliseum. The teams started the day with identical records; 14-17. Manager Mark Kotsay sent winless 34-year-old righty Ross Stripling to the mound for this matchup against Quinn Priester for the Bucs. Switch-hitting Abraham Toro got the scoring started with a line-drive homer to straight away center field in the bottom of the second inning. Tyler Nevin extended his hit streak to nine...