APT 500 Halle and London (Queens) Tournaments

HALLE

ROUND 2

Upper Half of the Draw

1    Danill Medvedev                                    vs         Laslo Djere

8    Roberto Bautista-Agut                           vs          Brandon Nakashima

3    Andrey Rublev                                       vs          Yannik Hanfmann

6    Hubert Hurkacz                                     vs          Tallon Griekspoor

Bottom Half of the Draw

Alexander Bublik                                        vs            Jan-Lennard Struff       

4   Jannik Sinner                                          vs            Lorenzo Sonego

9    Alexander Zverev                                  vs           Denis Shapovalov

2    Stefanos  Tsitsipas                                 vs            Nicolas Jarry

LONDON (QUEENS)

ROUND 2

Top Half of the Draw

1        Carlos Alcaraz                                    vs       Jiri Lhecka

8        Francisco Cerundolo                          vs        Grigor Dimitrov

4        Frances Tiafoe                                    vs        Sebastian Korda

5        Cameron Norrie                                 vs        Jordan Thompson

Bottom Half of the Draw

7      Alex de Minaur                                     vs        Diego Schwartzman

3      Taylor Fritz                                           vs         Adrian Mannarino

6       Lorenzo Musetti                                   vs         Ben Shelton    

2       Holger Rune                                         vs         Ryan Peniston

HALLE

QUARTERFINALS

Upper Half of the Draw

1    Danill Medvedev                                 vs       8    Roberto Bautista-Agut

3    Andrey Rublev                                    vs       Tallon Griekspoor

Bottom Half of the Draw

4   Jannik Sinner                                       vs       Alexander Bublik   

9    Alexander Zverev                               vs       Nicolas Jarry  

LONDON (QUEENS)

QUARTERFINALS

Top Half of the Draw

1        Carlos Alcaraz                               vs       Grigor Dimitrov

5        Cameron Norrie                             vs       Sebastian Korda      

Bottom Half of the Draw

7      Alex de Minaur                                vs        Adrian Mannarino 

2       Holger Rune                                    vs       6       Lorenzo Musetti 

After completion of the European clay court series at Roland Garros the tennis moved to grass court surfaces to help players prepare for Wimbledon.   The first two tournaments were last week at Hertogenbosch and Stuttgart was from the preparation for  Wimbledon by the higher ranked players a disaster.    All of Medvedev, Ruud and Tsitsipas went out early Ruud did not try to play at Queens and Halle did.   The winner last week in Stuttgart - Tiafoe - moved as a result this week moved into the top 10 rankings.

Ruud did not enter and played at either of the Queens and Tiafoe did - but was eliminated in the tournament Round 2.    Tsitsipas failed badly last week and was the same yesterday in Round 2.  Medvedev did win yesterday - but he struggled badly to get the Round 2 win.   Rublev on Tuesday played well until his thinking went awry in the second set - bad news.  

HALLE

SEMIFINALS

3    Andrey Rublev                                      vs         8    Roberto  Bautisma-Agut

 9     Alexander Zverev                               vs         Alexander Bublik

LONDON (QUEENS)

SEMIFINALS

1        Carlos Alcaraz                                 vs              Sebastian Korda      

2       Holger Rune                                    vs             7         Alex de Minaur 

HALLE

FINAL

3    Andrey Rublev                            vs      Alexander Bublik

If Rublev won in this tournament it will be his second tournament win  this year and

*    he will remain the no 7 player in the world, but within striking distance of the no 5 ranked Tsitsipas - difference before this tournament used to 875 points it will become 215 points - and the no 6 ranked player Rune - difference before this tournament was 375 points and wil be 55 points.

*    he will become the no 5 ranked player in the race to Torino.    Anyway the nervous Rublev surrender   -  Congrats to Bublik      

LONDON (QUEENS)

FINAL

1        Carlos Alcaraz                         vs     7     Alex de Minaur 

If Alcaraz wins in the final he -

*    will be ranked the no 1 player in the world again; and

*    wi

ll be the number 2 player in the Race to Torino.   

Alcaraz deserved virotya nd rturned as nmb1 plyar in the world.