Wrap up - 2021 Season Part 1

 

Stockholm Open ATP 250
Kungliga Tennishallen (Royal Tennis Hall)
Stockholm, Sweden

Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals
Allianz Cloud Stadium
Milan, Italy

Upper Austria Ladies Linz WTA 250
TipsArena Linz
Linz, Austria

Akron WTA Finals
Akron Tennis Stadium
Guadalajara, Mexico

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Stockholm Open ATP 250
Kungliga Tennishallen (Royal Tennis Hall)
Stockholm, Sweden

Royal Tennis Hall

November 7 – 13, 2021

Draw: Singles 28, doubles 16

Defending champ: Denis Shapovalov (2019)

First held in 1969 this is the 52nd edition of the tournament, making it the oldest ATP indoor tourney. John McEnroe and Boris Becker have the most titles with four each.  Although the tournament was cancelled last season because of Covid, this year officials announced there will be full capacity for fans.

Seeds (in order of seeding): Jannik Sinner, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov, Daniel Evans, Taylor Fritz, Alexander Bublik, Marton Fucsovics, Frances Tiafoe
Other notables include: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Marcos Giron, Tommy Paul, Botic van de Zandschulp.

Withdrawals: Because this is the last regular ATP tournament of the season and the spots for the ATP Finals are decided, it is not surprising there were many withdrawals, 13 in total. They included Zverev, Ruud, Norrie and Hurkacz.

Wildcards: Andy Murray, and Swedish players Leo Borg (Bjorn Borg’s son) and Elias Ymer.

Singles Draw
Doubles Draw
OOP

Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals
Allianz Cloud Stadium
Milan, Italy

Christmas in Milan

November 9 – 13, 2021

Although this tournament for players aged 21 and under is not a regular ATP tourney and does not give ranking points, they do include it on their schedule. It is a round robin tournament with a different format from other ATP tourneys. 

Draw: 8 singles

2019 champ: Jannik Sinner

Group A: Carlos Alcaraz, Brandon Nakashima, Juan Manuel Cerundolo, Holger Rune. (Cerundolo, from Argentina, was the first player from South America to qualify in the event’s history.)

Group B: Sebastian Korda, Lorenzo Musetti, Sebastian Baez, Hugo Gaston
Withdrawals: It is not surprising that Jannik Sinner (ranked No. 9) and Felix Auger-Aliassime (ranked No.11) are not playing because they are past being “Next Gen.” Unfortunately Jenson Brooksby had to withdraw because of injury.

The tournament will try out some new rules, including a one-minute warmup, reduced from four minutes, and one medical time out per match. The bathroom breaks will be a maximum of three minutes plus up to 2 minutes for a change of attire. These changes are significant because this tournament serves as a testing ground for ATP rule changes. 

Draw
OOP

Upper Austria Ladies Linz WTA 250
Tips Arena Linz
Linz, Austria

Christmas in Linz, Austria

November 7 – 12, 2021

Draw: Singles 28, doubles 16

2020 champ: Aryna Sabalenka (is in the WTA Finals so is not defending her title)
This is the 35th edition of the tournament.

Seeds (in order of seeding): Emma Raducanu, Simona Halep, Danielle Collins, Veronika Kudermetova, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Sorana Cirstea, Jasmine Paolini, Alison Riske
Wildcards: Simona Halep, Emma Raducanu and Austrian players Julia Grabher and Sinja Kraus

Draw
OOP

Akron WTA Finals
Akron Tennis Stadium
Guadalajara, Mexico

Cathedral de Guadalajara, Mexico

Am not sure whether I should be fascinated by the birds or freaked out by them - à la Hitchcock😱 but they are beautiful...

Final Warriors - Congrats Ladies!!!

November 10 - 17

2019 champ: Ashleigh Barty

The tournament was cancelled last season and was moved from Shenzhen, China this year with the cancellation of this season’s Asian swing. It is slated to return to Shenzhen next year.
The tourney has a round robin format, with the eight players split into two groups of four. The top two in each group go to the semifinals. 

Players: Aryna Sabalenka, Barbora Krejcikova, Karolina Pliskova, Maria Sakkari, Iga Swiatek, Garbine Muguruza, Paula Badosa, Anett Kontaveit. Ons Jabeur has withdrawn from the tournament. She was the first alternate. 

Withdrawal: Ashleigh Barty, who led in number of points, chose to return to Australia after spending eight consecutive months away from home. 

Doubles Finalists 2021

NOTE: The draws for the WTA Finals are not available at this time. Here is the link to the web page.

WTA Final draws

Shirley -

Danke Schon - Austrian (German)

Tack - Sweden

Grazie - Italian

Muchos Gracias - Spanish

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