In the WTA Linz tournament, Ekaterina Alexandrova and Donna Vekic had a grueling match, with Alexandrova coming from behind to win in a deciding-set tiebreak. Jelena Ostapenko also secured her spot in the final. In the ATP Montpellier, Alexander Bublik made a remarkable comeback in several matches and reached the final. He eventually won the title, becoming the first player to win an ATP event after coming from a set down in every match. In Abu Dhabi, Sorana Cirstea fought back from a set down to defeat Caroline Garcia and advance to the second round.
Through in 2️⃣ Beatriz Haddad Maia pulls out a tight second set in the tiebreak to get the win over Wang Xiyu in straight sets 6-2, 7-6(4). #MubadalaAbuDhabiOpen https://t.co/kFLdtMfOcH
Big serve to close it out 🔥 No.6 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia moves past Wang in her opening match! #MubadalaAbuDhabiOpen https://t.co/u3OoYbJIU9
A battle between two Americans 🇺🇸 19-year-old Ashlyn Krueger outlasts fellow American Bernarda Pera 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to reach the second round in Abu Dhabi. #MubadalaAbuDhabiOpen https://t.co/zdCfUaj51k
Bia on 🔥 The No. 6 seed Haddad Maia gets off to a strong start, taking the opening set 6-2 against Wang Xiyu. #MubadalaAbuDhabiOpen https://t.co/WtzuB9FpPg
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, UAE 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas 🇦🇷 Cordoba, Argentina 🇫🇷 Marseille, France 🇷🇴 Cluj-Napoca, Romania A total of five ATP and WTA events are being played around the world this week. Read more in @SteveTignor's Week in Preview:
Coming back from a set down, @sorana_cirstea takes out Garcia, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4 in Abu Dhabi! #MubadalaAbuDhabiOpen https://t.co/HuLOU4tObe
Sorana survives the battle ⚔ @sorana_cirstea earns a hard fought victory over Caroline Garcia 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4 and advances into the second round in Abu Dhabi. #MubadalaAbuDhabiOpen https://t.co/hNKvAdjlv1
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) defeats Caroline Garcia (FRA) in the 2024 Abu Dhabi First Round Match Point https://t.co/uxFLGUcG4u
Going all the way 🍿 After dropping the opening set, Sorana Cirstea bounces back to win the second set 6-4 against Caroline Garcia. #MubadalaAbuDhabiOpen https://t.co/X3IxV4CUtl
Getting the action started in Abu Dhabi 🎬 Caroline Garcia comes from behind to win the opening set 7-6(4) over Sorana Cirstea. #MubadalaAbuDhabiOpen https://t.co/KjgD0QCkKf
🌪 Alexander Bublik, first player to win a tournament by recovering a set down in each round! ✅ Shapovalov 1-6 7-6 6-3 ✅ Shevchenko 4-6 6-3 6-4 ✅ Auger-Aliassime 4-6 6-4 6-4 ✅ Coric 5-7 6-2 6-3 (since 1990) (stat by @JeuSetMaths, 📷 @OpenSuddeFrance) https://t.co/1J5oh0p5FQ
Alexander Bublik has won the Open Sud de France title, while Jelena Ostapenko claimed her second WTA tour title of the season at the Linz Open 🎾
New career highs on ATP Top 100: 23. Bublik 71. Cobolli 80. Cazaux 89. Rodionov
"A few years ago, I was in the final and I didn't get the trophy, but I think the trophy this year is so much nicer, and I'm so happy to have it!" 😂 Safe to say that @JelenaOstapenk8 will never forget @WTALinz (again).
A total of five ATP and WTA events are being played around the world this week. Elena Rybakina & Ons Jabeur are hoping to bounce back after a disappointing @AustralianOpen as they kick off the Middle East swing in Abu Dhabi. Read more in @SteveTignor's Week in Preview:
"I promised I wouldn't cry again on the telly. I've been in the PDC for a long time, I beat MvG, I beat Luke Humphries, I really deserved this trophy." The Bullet. #Darts #Masters https://t.co/r41o9y2ayf
TV Title #1!!!!! Stephen Bunting beats MvG 11-7 to win the Masters. Average 102+. #Darts #Masters https://t.co/U08npbfTQ1
"I was on the verge of losing in my opening round, now here I am standing with the title." Four first sets dropped. Four wins. One title. Alexander Bublik 🇰🇿 took the long road to glory in Montpellier @OpenSuddeFrance. https://t.co/xADbgejX9V
It's been another big week in Australian tennis, with many of our leading pro players contesting finals at home and abroad 🏆🎾 #GoAussies https://t.co/V93YnFAolm
The comeback king 👑 The moment Alexander Bublik made ATP history 🔥 https://t.co/T0wj3Hym5F
"I feel like I won a Grand Slam. I'm not lying guys. This win will stay in my memory for a long time." Former @PackWTennis star Diana Shnaider, 19, toppled defending champion Zhu Lin to win her first WTA singles title @ThailandOpenHH.
Been moggin hard on @SX_Bet all weekend. Another nice #tennis parlay win today. #Ostapenko has been on fire and was a no brainer in the Linz final. #Bublik had already beaten Coric easily in their head-to-head and loves playing indoor hard..especially #montpellier. https://t.co/UFyEiudrYX
Pretty sure bublik had a bad record after losing the first set in 2022/2023 as well. Such a bublik thing to do. https://t.co/AMHWGxvdAZ
Sheepish Victory. 10-7 > Damon Heta #Darts #Masters https://t.co/tP50Q4lZQ0
WILD week for Bublik in Montpellier! He’s the first guy ever to win an ATP title after coming from a set down in every match. R2: 1-6 7-6 6-3 vs Shapovalov (saved a MP) QF: 4-6 6-3 6-4 vs Shevchenko SF: 4-6 6-4 6-4 vs Auger-Aliassime Final: 5-7 6-2 6-3 vs Coric
The commentators on the ATP final in Montpellier between Bublik and Coric said that no player has EVER won an ATP Tour event coming back from a set down in every match. Bublik is a few games away from doing that.
Bublik comes back from a set down to initiate a decider against Coric 🤯 Who will win? 🤔 https://t.co/RBhVAMIQnk
10-9 Aspinall wins. What re they chatting about, I wonder? Nathan into semis. #Darts #Masters https://t.co/KfQsXBPlRq
10-9 Apinall wins. What re they chatting about, I wonder? Nathan into semis. #Darts #Masters https://t.co/tdijtU4a4N
Ostapenko basically admits the fabulous trophy was a big motivator in Linz this year. 🤣 https://t.co/6RX3uDbxeb
A month into the season and Jelena Ostapenko is still unbeaten against anyone not named Victoria Azarenka. She’s just picked up her second 500 title of 2024 in Linz. Saved match point vs Tauson in her first match, then thrashed Burrage, Pavlyuchenkova & Alexandrova.
Result Stephen Bunting 🔟 - 2️⃣ Peter Wright (8) Stephen Bunting averaged 100.92 at the end beating Peter Wright 10 - 2 and will face either Nathan Aspinall or Daryl Gurney for the semi final. @HighRollerRadio
The MOMENT ✨ Diana Shnaider is crowned the champion in Thailand after defeating Zhu Lin 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. #ThailandOpen https://t.co/DAYjys9FBS
It's FINAL day in Montpellier! Coric 🆚 Bublik ⏰ 2pm UTC https://t.co/JqkhUFVnmd
The final showdown in Linz 🔥 Who will become the #WTALinz champion? 🏆 Presented by @CorpayFX. https://t.co/CCwAefUhrj
Bublik, Coric Advance to Montpellier Final. https://t.co/lBdpT7BtlZ
Sunday's skeds on the @WTA include a blast of a final between Ostapenko and Alexandrova in Linz, Shnaider looking for a maiden title in Hua Hin, and topnotch qualies in Cluj and Abu Dhabi. Saturday result, Sunday OOPs here ⬇️ https://t.co/26GDFzLrmu https://t.co/uRiJtCY3yG
A trio of exciting finals around the world 🍿 Who will finish off the week with a title? 🏆 #WTALinz | #OSDF24 | #ThailandOpen https://t.co/puVeJzRugB
Who will take the title in Montpellier? 👇 @borna_coric v. @BublikAlexander @OpenSuddeFrance | #OSDF24 https://t.co/w2QnAtr3hu
#Ostapenko at near even money odds on @SX_Bet was a no brainer. She had already beaten Pavyluchenkova in 4 out of 5 head to heads and mogged her hard again today. ✅ https://t.co/P3Zkh7k8Qo
Jelena Ostapenko playing her 4th tournament in 2024: Brisbane: doubles champ Adelaide: singles champ AusOpen: doubles finalist Linz: singles finalist (plays tomorrow for the title) https://t.co/T6ceSqzMkK
Quite a performance from Jelena Ostapenko to reach another final in Linz. https://t.co/FtEyWK4UZ0
Lights out performance 👏👏👏 Top seed @JelenaOstapenk8 secures her spot into the final after defeating Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets 6-2, 6-3. #WTALinz https://t.co/IjZBiLgmpK
Penko on 🔥 With 18 winners, Ostapenko jumps out to a 6-2 lead over Pavlyuchenvoka. #WTALinz https://t.co/wzNNhaz6Dv
"I was there or thereabouts, glad to get over the line." On the nervy ending (pardon the pun): "It's called squeaky bum time." Daryl Gurney. #Darts #Masters @Superchin180 https://t.co/pQhonh6lTA https://t.co/nAACRiScPg
Darts agony, darts pleasure. Three in hand missed by Gurney, but Cullen returns the favour, and @Superchin180 takes advantage of his chances. 10-8 winner. #Darts #Masters https://t.co/jqhrvE1dKG
✅ Gasquet (6) ✅ Monfils (4) ✅ Zverev (2) ✅ Bublik (2) @BublikAlexander becomes the fourth player to reach multiple Montpellier finals 👏 #OSDF24 https://t.co/Rg5DkngzXk
Bublik in Montpellier: - Comes back from set down & MP saved in R2 vs. Shapovalov - Comes back from set down in QFs vs. Shevchenko - Comes back from set down in SFs vs. Auger-Aliassime One of those weeks. https://t.co/L67HitIquz
Said it before, but @dominglot is excellent on the colour commentary - he's on this FAA-Bublik match. And those of you who follow me know I don't exactly go overboard with the commentator praise. 🤣
"Every time you are in the final, it's a new memory that you're going to keep for your whole career." - Diana Shnaider The former @PackWTennis star is through to her second @WTA singles final in the eight months since leaving school at @ThailandOpenHH.
What a match 🥵 Ekaterina Alexandrova comes from 1-5 down in the deciding-set tiebreak to prevail over Vekic in more than 3 hours! The No.2 seed is into the #WTALinz final 🔜 https://t.co/WlDi8QtOgg
Alexandrova survives the battle ⚔ She comes back from 5-1 down in the third set tiebreak to win a hard fought three setter against Donna Vekic 5-7, 7-6(4), 7-6(6). #WTALinz https://t.co/fJ1T3XcWtX
Into a third set for FAA and Bublik. After a first game that lasted more than 15 minutes and a bunch of break points. He finally breaks FAA.
Going to a third 💪 @BublikAlexander levels things up and takes the second set 6-4 v. Auger-Aliassime! @OpenSuddeFrance | #OSDF24 https://t.co/SjxUi9OxnR
Leveling the match 1️⃣ - 1️⃣ After dropping the opening set, Ekaterina Alexandrova bounces back to win the second set 7-6(4) over Donna Vekic. #WTALinz https://t.co/CBfAwPzApG
Felix fired up 🔥 FAA breaks to win the opening set 6-4 over Alexander Bublik. #OSDF24 https://t.co/qa8VrPh2zr