Who Won In Tennis Last Night?
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ATP Singles
Rafael Nadal won the 2020 ATP Singles title defeating Dominic Thiem in a hard-fought final. Nadal’s victory was his 13th title at the event, equaling Roger Federer’s record.
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal was the two-time defending champion, and successfully defended his title for the third consecutive year, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–4, 6–3. Nadal won his ninth French Open, tying Pete Sampras for second on the all-time list for most men’s singles majors (behind Roger Federer’s record of 17), and his 28th major overall, passing Roy Emerson and moving into sole possession of fourth place on the all-time list, behind Federer (17), Sampras (14), and Ken Rosewall (15). He also regained the ATP no. 1 singles ranking from Djokovic after Roland Garros.
Roger Federer
In his first tournament since the Australian Open, Roger Federer won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, defeating Andy Murray in the final, 6–3, 6–2. The victory marked Federer’s seventh title in Dubai and his 89th ATP singles title overall, extending his all-time record. It was also Murray’s first appearance in a final since winning the 2016 Wimbledon Championships.
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He has won 17 Grand Slam singles titles, five ATP Finals titles, 35 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles, 14 ATP Tour 500 titles, and has held the No. 1 ranking for a total of 278 weeks.
WTA Singles
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) is the governing body of women’s professional tennis. It was founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King and nine other women players. The WTA Singles is the main event of the WTA Tour, which is a professional tennis circuit. This event is played on all Aces (hard, clay, and grass) and is open to all female players who meet the ranking criteria.
Simona Halep
Simona Halep was the defending champion, but she lost in the first round to Lauren Davis. Sloane Stephens was the champion, but she lost in the semifinals to Madison Keys. Venus Williams won the title, defeating Keys in the final, 6–7^(3–7), 6–3, 6–1.
Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka (Japanese: 大坂 なおみ, Hepburn: Ōsaka Naomi, born October 16, 1997) is a professional tennis player from Japan. She is the reigning champion of both the US Open and the Australian Open, having defeated Serena Williams in both finals, and is currently ranked No. 1 in women’s singles by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).
Petra Kvitova
Petra Kvitova won the 2020 WTA Qatar Open last night, defeating Simona Halep in straight sets. This is Kvitova’s first title since she won the 2019 Australian Open, and she is now guaranteed a spot in this year’s WTA Finals.
ATP Doubles
In ATP doubles, fraternal twins Bob and Mike Bryan won the last set 6-3 over Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo, claiming their record-equalling sixth Wimbledon title. It was their first Wimbledon triumph since 2013, when they beat fellow Americans John Isner and Jack Sock in the final. The Bryans have now won a joint record of 109 ATP Tour titles.
Juan Sebastian Cabal
Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah have won the 2019 Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Doubles title, thrashing Niclas Jarry and Henri Kontinen in the final.
Cabal and Farah, who were seeded first for the tournament, made light work of their unseeded opponents, Jarry and Kontinen, winning in straight sets 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-3.
Robert Farah
Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Cabal of Colombia became the first all-South American team to win the Wimbledon men’s doubles title on Sunday, beating France’s Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 6-3.
Nikola Mektic
Nikola Mektic (/ˈmɛktɪtʃ/; Serbian: Никола Мектић, Nikola Mektić [nǐkola ˈmêktit͡ɕ]; born 18 March 1991) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He is currently ranked world No. 7 in the ATP doubles rankings. Mektić has won three major ATP Tour doubles titles, all with Wesley Koolhof. The pair have also reached the final of the 2018 ATP Finals, and the semi-finals of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships and 2020 French Open.
WTA Doubles
Hsieh Su-wei
Hsieh Su-wei (Chinese: 謝淑薇; pinyin: Xiè Shūwēi; born 4 January 1986) is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. She reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 19 on 6 May 2013, and her career-high doubles ranking of No. 3 on 22 April 2019. Hsieh has won ten WTA Tour singles titles and fifteen doubles titles, including the 2018 Wimbledon Championships and the 2019 Indian Wells Masters – both with Barbora Strýcová. She has also won four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, partnering Peng Shuai at the 2013 French Open, Leander Paes at the 2018 Australian Open, Jamie Murray at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, and Nikola Mektić at the 2020 US Open.
Barbora Strycova
Barbora Strycova has won the most WTA doubles titles of any active player, with thirty-six, and is currently ranked World No. 1 in women’s doubles. In 2019, she won the Wimbledon Championships and the French Open, both in women’s doubles. She also reached the final of the 2019 US Open, losing to Simona Halep in straight sets.
Gabriela Dabrowski
Gabriela Dabrowski (Polish pronunciation: [ɡabrˈjɛla ˈdabrufskʲi]; born April 11, 1992) is a Canadian professional tennis player. Dabrowski reached her career-high WTA rankings in singles, of world No. 87, on May 28, 2018, and in doubles, of No. 5, on February 12, 2018. She is the current Canadian No. 1 in both singles and doubles. Dabrowski has won five Grand Slam titles in doubles and mixed doubles competition.
