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CNA
2 hours ago
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- CNA
Engel claims upset win in first professional match on grass in Stuttgart
German teen Justin Engel had never played a professional tennis match on grass but on Tuesday he showed he could be a force to reckon with at the Stuttgart Open when he overcame Australian James Duckworth, who sits 187 rungs above him in the rankings. Engel, ranked 281 in the world, arrived at the tournament having played only five matches on the ATP Tour, with the 17-year-old a regular on the Challenger Tour where he has played on clay and hardcourts. After slowly coming to grips with the green surface, Engel forced a decider but found himself a break down and even needed treatment for dizziness before triumphing 4-6 6-4 7-6(5) in nearly 2-1/2 hours. When Duckworth's return on match point found the net, the Australian nearly smashed his racket but controlled himself while a relieved Engel sank to the grass in disbelief before throwing his cap into the air in delight. "I'm really proud of myself, it was my first grass match," said Engel, who fired 32 winners past Duckworth. "I know this match was tough and I'm pretty happy with this result. I can't wait to play the next round." American 19-year-old Learner Tien also advanced from his first match on grass but only after his opponent Yoshihito Nishioka retired when Tien had levelled the match at one set apiece. Meanwhile, Arthur Rinderknech led a bevy of Frenchmen into the second round when he upset fifth seed Denis Shapovalov 6-4 2-6 6-0. Rinderknech has not had the best of starts this season with only four wins and 14 losses heading into his first grasscourt tournament. His compatriots Corentin Moutet and Quentin Halys also went the distance in their respective matches to come out on top against a pair of Italians. While Moutet beat Italian wildcard Fabio Fognini 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3, Halys came from behind to get the better of Lorenzo Sonego with a 6-7(6) 7-5 6-4 victory. However, 38-year-old Frenchman Gael Monfils was knocked out when American seventh seed Alex Michelsen won 6-4 4-6 6-3.
Reuters
2 hours ago
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- Reuters
Engel claims upset win in first professional match on grass in Stuttgart
June 10 (Reuters) - German teen Justin Engel had never played a professional tennis match on grass but on Tuesday he showed he could be a force to reckon with at the Stuttgart Open when he overcame Australian James Duckworth, who sits 187 rungs above him in the rankings. Engel, ranked 281 in the world, arrived at the tournament having played only five matches on the ATP Tour, with the 17-year-old a regular on the Challenger Tour where he has played on clay and hardcourts. After slowly coming to grips with the green surface, Engel forced a decider but found himself a break down and even needed treatment for dizziness before triumphing 4-6 6-4 7-6(5) in nearly 2-1/2 hours. When Duckworth's return on match point found the net, the Australian nearly smashed his racket but controlled himself while a relieved Engel sank to the grass in disbelief before throwing his cap into the air in delight. "I'm really proud of myself, it was my first grass match," said Engel, who fired 32 winners past Duckworth. "I know this match was tough and I'm pretty happy with this result. I can't wait to play the next round." American 19-year-old Learner Tien also advanced from his first match on grass but only after his opponent Yoshihito Nishioka retired when Tien had levelled the match at one set apiece. Meanwhile, Arthur Rinderknech led a bevy of Frenchmen into the second round when he upset fifth seed Denis Shapovalov 6-4 2-6 6-0. Rinderknech has not had the best of starts this season with only four wins and 14 losses heading into his first grasscourt tournament. His compatriots Corentin Moutet and Quentin Halys also went the distance in their respective matches to come out on top against a pair of Italians. While Moutet beat Italian wildcard Fabio Fognini 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3, Halys came from behind to get the better of Lorenzo Sonego with a 6-7(6) 7-5 6-4 victory. However, 38-year-old Frenchman Gael Monfils was knocked out when American seventh seed Alex Michelsen won 6-4 4-6 6-3. Top seeds Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton and Felix Auger-Aliassime received direct entries into the second round.
National Post
3 hours ago
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- National Post
Canada's Bianca Andreescu cruises into second round of Libema Open with win over Joanna Garland
Bianca Andreescu had a winning start to her grass-court tennis season with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Taiwan's Joanna Garland in women's first-round action at the Libema Open. Article content Andreescu didn't face a break point while converting four of eight break opportunities to wrap up the match in just 74 minutes. Article content Article content The 24-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., is slated to face seventh seed Lulu Sun of New Zealand on Wednesday at the ATP/WTA 250 event in s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Article content Andreescu, the 2019 U.S. Open champion and a former world No. 4, entered the Libema Open at No. 118 and is looking for a strong start on grass after failing to qualify for the clay-court French Open. Article content Carson Branstine, who was born in California but represents Canada through her mother, was scheduled for action later Tuesday against top seed Liudmila Samsonova of Russia. Article content Branstine and Andreescu are teamed up in the women's doubles draw and are set to play a quarterfinal Wednesday against second seeds Fanny Stollar of Hungary and Irina Khromacheva of Russia. Branstine and Andreescu joined up to win the girls' doubles title at the 2017 Australian Open. Article content Also in s'Hertogenbosch, Montreal's Gabriel Diallo and partner Ugo Humbert of France fell 6-3, 6-4 to Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Sem Verbeek of the Netherlands in first-round men's doubles action. Article content Diallo is still alive in singles competition and is slated to face sixth seed Jordan Thompson of Australia in second-round action Wednesday. Article content Meanwhile in Stuttgart, Germany, fifth seed Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., was upset 6-4, 2-6, 6-0 by France's Arthur Rinderknech in the first round of the ATP 250 Boss Open. Article content
Telegraph
5 hours ago
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- Telegraph
Stylish Emma Raducanu gets revenge on Cristina Bucsa to reach Queen's second round
Latest updates live updates 10 June 2025 5:04pm 5:03PM 'I was locked in' - Raducanu on first-round victory Discussing her performance, Raducanu said on court: 'I must say I was quite locked in today, so I'm very pleased with my performance. I was a little bit nervous in the beginning, it's my first time playing on this court at Queen's in London. The support was incredible. On switching from clay to grass, she said: 'I would say I'm still trying to find my groove on this surface, there are certain shots that I feel like I'm still a little bit late on, so I'm working on that. 'I knew today was going to be a really difficult match, I actually lost to Kristina earlier on this year, so I was trying to make sure that didn't happen again. 'I was trying to fight and get into the second round because I just want to stay here playing at Queen's, playing as many matches as I possibly can.' 4:55PM Raducanu seals victory in routine fashion So can Raducanu hold her serve once again to wrap up this match in little over an hour? Bucsa hammers her first return into the net to give the Brit a 15-0 lead. The same again on the second point so it's 30-0 to the home favourite. Raducanu sends a wonderful forehand into the corner to set up three match points but is forced to wait a little longer after a powerful return of serve from Bucsa. The Spaniard comes into the net on the next point but a superb passing backhand seals victory for Raducanu. A truly dominant performance from the British No 2 and she progresses into the second round. 4:50PM Raducanu 6-1, 5-2 Bucsa* Bucsa comes out on top of the first couple of points of this next game, as she serves to stay in the match, sending a forehand into the corner on the latter. She then buries a pair of aces to wrap this game up in incredibly quick fashion. 4:48PM Raducanu playing well In the break between games a man carrying four drinks just stumbled down the stairs - miraculously not spilling anything - to cheers from those in the nearby stands. On court, Emma Raducanu is playing well and not looking overly troubled by her Spanish opponent. 4:48PM Raducanu* 6-1, 5-1 Bucsa Bucsa goes long with a backhand to give Raducanu the lead at the start of the sixth game of this set. But the Spaniard draws Raducanu to the net with a tidy drop shot before volleying home into the empty court to level things up, that's much more like it. The British No 2 responds, though, with a powerful serve that can only be returned into the net by Bucsa and it's 30-15. But things do feel much more even now and after working Raducanu out wide, Bucsa finishes off the point with another sliced backhand drop shot. Raducanu dispatches an excellent backhand into the corner from the baseline, though, and it's up to 40-30. The Brit goes long from a similar position on the next point so we're up to deuce. After a slight slip from Raducanu, Bucsa can send a forehand into the corner so she has her first break point of the match. Raducanu goes big with the second serve, though, sending her opponent out wide before burying the forehand into the opposite corner so the break saved for now. The Spaniard slices a defensive forehand long but Raducanu sends an attempted winner wide so it's back to deuce. It felt like there was much more space to go the other way there. Bucsa pushes her next return of serve wide before sending the next one into the net and it's a well-fought hold from Raducanu. 4:37PM Raducanu 6-1, 4-1 Bucsa* It's an unforced error at the start of this game from Bucsa as she finds the net, but she forces the wayward return on the next point before burying a forehand to take a 30-15 lead. She then works Raducanu out wide and can finish it off at the net to go within a point of the game but from a similar position, she slices wide before a slice into the net takes the game to deuce. She comes out on top of the next point for the advantage before finishing the game off with an ace. 4:33PM Raducanu* 6-1, 4-0 Bucsa Bucsa has been able to get a foothold in the opening two points of Raducanu's service game and she comes out on top to take a 0-30 lead. Raducanu produces another powerful second serve, though, and the Spaniard's forehand down the line goes wide. A big serve down the middle forces the return into the net so it's all square again in this game. Raducanu continues to make it count with the serve as another return finds the net, before the next one drops just beyond the net allowing the Brit to tuck it away into an empty court. 4:28PM Raducanu 6-1, 3-0 Bucsa* Bucsa dominates the opening point of her next service game but catches the top of the net while on top of the next point so it's back to 15-15. Raducanu catches the line during the next rally and Bucsa is thrown off by the bounce so it's 15-30 to the Brit. Bucsa can level things but she is unable to return a crushing crosscourt backhand from Raducanu, though, so it's another break point for the 22-year-old. She gobbles up the second serve before putting the point away at the net so she has the double-break! 4:25PM Raducanu* 6-1, 2-0 Bucsa Bucsa shows some good character to bury a forehand into the corner at the start of this next game, before dominating the next point to set up a smash at the net and go 0-30 up. The first real test for Raducanu's serve now and she responds well, forcing the wide return of serve from the Spaniard. Bucsa's strings go on her racket on the next point and Raducanu keeps the point alive for long enough to force the mistake and it's back to 30-30. Following a change of rackets for the Spaniard, Bucsa's return of serve goes long so Raducanu has done well to turn this game around. An ace down the middle and that will be a confidence-boosting hold for the Brit.
The Independent
6 hours ago
- Sport
- The Independent
British number one Katie Boulter edges past Ajla Tomljanovic at Queen's
British number one Katie Boulter battled through her grass court singles season opener to claim a 7-6 (4) 1-6 6-4 victory over Australian qualifier Ajla Tomljanovic at Queen's. The 28-year-old, who secured a doubles victory alongside compatriot Emma Raducanu on Monday, was broken in her opening game, but found herself in a position to serve for the set after taking a 5-3 advantage. But Tomljanovic immediately broke back, eventually forcing an opening set tiebreak in which she was edged out by an emphatic winner from Boulter. Tomljanovic held the first game of the second set before Boulter, who struggled with her first serves, bounced back from a pair of double faults to make it 1-1. The qualifier then seized control, winning five straight games to force a deciding set, and made it six games in a row when she claimed the first game of the third. Boulter began to swing the contest in her favour, breaking Tomljanovic's serve three times to make it 5-4 and, with the Australian serving to stay in it, digging deep to see herself through after nearly two-and-a-half hours. Earlier, Heather Watson set up a second-round meeting with fourth seed and former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina after upsetting world number 27 Yulia Putintseva, 107 places above her in the rankings, 6-4 6-3. Former British number one Watson won all four of her break points to see off her Kazakh opponent in an hour and 22 minutes.
