Roger Federer withdraws from Paris Masters to get some rest
Tennis | Oct 28, 2019, 04:27 PM ISTRoger Federer withdrew from the Paris Masters in order to get some rest ahead of the ATP Finals in November.
Roger Federer withdrew from the Paris Masters in order to get some rest ahead of the ATP Finals in November.
Murray rallied to beat fellow three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the European Open final on Sunday.
Third-seeded Bencic broke Pavlyuchenkova in the Russian's first service game in both the second and third sets.
Ashleigh Barty was the first Australian to win the French Open in 46 years and is now aiming to become the first Australian woman to end the season with the number one ranking since Margaret Court in 1973.
The second-seeded Federer, who is bidding to win a third Shanghai Masters title, dominated in the first set, but was tested in the second.
The Indo-Canadian pair notched up a 6-1, 6-4 win over Khachanov and Rublev in the opening round.
"Confirmed: @andy_murray will return to compete at the #AusOpen in 2020," Australian Open organisers tweeted on Tuesday afternoon while also adding in a statement that the Scot will be given a protected ranking of No.2 when he returns to the main draw.
Playing in the Japanese capital for the first time, Djokovic beat Australian qualifier John Millman 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Japan Open on Sunday, marking the 10th time the Serbian has lifted a trophy on his main draw debut at a tour-level event.
In the men's draw, world number 19 John Isner fired off 21 on his way to a hard-fought 7-6 (3), 7-5 win over British qualifier Daniel Evans in just under two hours.
World No. 3 Elina Svitolina was made to sweat but avenged her loss in Miami this year against China's Wang Yafan, needing two tie-breaks to move into the round of 16 with a straight-sets 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1) victory
Andy Murray defeated America's Tennys Sandgren 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-1 in the Zhuhai Championships.
Eight teams among the 24 participating in the group stage, will advance to the knockout rounds, which will continue in Sydney until January 12.
The AITA said on Friday that a security review on November 4 will decide whether the tie can be held in Islamabad or be shifted to a neutral venue.
The Belgian former world number one wants to take it as a challenge and not to prove anything.
Bianca Andreescu, 19, held off a late charge by Serena Williams to win 6-3, 7-5 and lift the US Open title in New York.
Bianca Andreescu, seeded 15th, reached the US Open semifinals by overcoming No. 25 Elise Mertens 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the quarters of the US Open.
Serena Williams sailed into the quarter-finals of the US Open with 6-1, 6-0 win over Wang Qiang.
Naomi Osaka joined 2018 men's champion Novak Djokovic on the sideline before the quarterfinals, exiting with a 7-5, 6-4 loss to the 13th-seeded Belinda Bencic.
Novak Djokovic was trailing Stan Wawrinka 4-6, 5-7, 1-2 when he decided to call it quits.
Naomi Osaka swept aside Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-0 in the third round of US Open and will now face 13th-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland in the next round.
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