This Week's News - Tennis!
“This Week’s Drop Shots” details the latest results, hot takes, and breaking news from around the tennis world in a quick and easy-to-read format.
Hello tennis fans! Another week on the ATP and WTA tours is underway, and it’s tough to keep track of. Here’s what you need to know and watch this week:
ATP Tennis
The men are competing in loaded draws in both Acapulco and Dubai. In Dubai, Thiem and Bautista Agut (#1 and #4 seeds respectively) have already been upset and are out of the draw. Chardy looks to continue his unseeded run after knocking off De Minaur and Khachanov in back to back matches. Karatsev seems to be continuing his momentum from the Aussie Open, as he finds himself in the QFs against Sinner.
In Acapulco, the big storyline has to be Musetti, who pulled off an impressive upset over #3 seeded Schwartzman last night. Outside of this result, pretty much everything has gone as expected. All other seeds are still intact after the 1st round. Several Americans are in action here tonight, including Isner, Korda, and Tiafoe. Follow the matches tonight live on Tennis Channel!
WTA Tennis
The competition on the women’s side is a bit different this week, but there are still 2 tournaments going on that are worth keeping track of: Monterrey and St. Petersburg. The action in St. Petersburg is headlined by top seeds Alexandrova and Kudermetova. While they are still in the draw, the top 2 seeds in Monterrey were both eliminated in the 1st round. #1 seeded Stephens lost to lucky loser Kucova in an unexpected 2,2 beatdown. #2 seeded Podoroska lost in a tighter 4,4 match to Kalinskaya.
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