EFG Swiss Open Gstaad—Gstaad, Switzerland
Bublik Wins Gstaad Open; Shapovalov Captures Los Cabos Crown
Sunday’s ATP Tour and WTA Results
No. 2 seed Alexander Bublik continued his fine form on the ATP Tour on Sunday in Gstaad, Switzerland, winning his sixth career title over Juan Manuel Cerundolo from Argentina 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Needing two hours and seven minutes to claim his crown, Bublik won 81 percent of his first serve points, broke serve on four occasions and hit 47 winners during the match.
Winning titles on every surface during his career, Bublik will move up to No. 30 in the world when the latest rankings are released. He also captured the title in Halle, Germany before Wimbledon.
Cerundolo, who was looking to win his first-career title, defeated top seed Casper Ruud in the quarterfinals. The Argentine will move up to No. 81 in the world on Monday.
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Nordea Open—Bastad, Sweden
Sunday’s final in Bastad, Sweden will see No. 6 seed Luciano Darderi go up against Jesper de Jong from the Netherlands.
Darderi has already captured a title this year in Marrakech, Morocco, and has two career titles to his name.
De Jong, who has never appeared in an ATP Tour final, dismissed No. 2 seed Tallon Griekspoor in the quarterfinals. The 25-year-old will move up to No. 83 in the world on Monday.
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Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo—Los Cabos, Mexico
Talented Canadian Denis Shapovalov won his fourth career title on Saturday evening in Los Cabos, Mexico, defeating American Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4, 6-2.
Not losing a set all week, Shapovalov struck six aces, won 81 percent of his first serve points, broke serve on three occasions and hit 15 winners during the one hour and 15 minute final.
The Canadian will move up to No. 28 in the world on Monday.
Kovacevic, who reached his first-career final in Montpellier, France earlier this year, will hit a new-career-high of No. 66 in the world when the latest rankings are released.
He defeated top seed Andrey Rublev in three sets in the semifinals.
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MSC HAMBURG LADIES OPEN—HAMBURG,GERMANY
Sunday’s final at the Hamburg Open in Germany will see French Open semifinalist Lois Boisson go up against No. 7 seed Anna Bondar from Hungary.
Boisson, who is currently ranked No. 51 in the world, will break into the top 50 with a victory today. The 22-year-old was the talk of the women’s draw during Roland Garros this year.
Bondar, who is currently ranked No. 77 in the world, has never won a Tour event.
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UNICREDIT IASI OPEN—IASI, ROMANIA
No. 6 seed Jil Teichmann will take on No. 7 seed Irina-Camelia Begu on Sunday in the final of Iasi, Romania.
Teichmann owns two career titles and is currently ranked No. 102 in the world. She defeated local favourite Sorana Cirstea in straight sets in the semifinals.
Begu, who will look to charm the Romanian fans with a victory on Sunday, has collected five career titles during her career. She is currently ranked No. 110 in the world and dispatched No. 2 seed Jaqueline Cristian in straight sets in the semifinals.
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