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Top seed Hubert Hurkacz moved to within one victory of earning his third tour-level title of the season on Saturday as he defeated German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk 6-4, 7-6(4) in the semi-finals of the Moselle Open. The Pole, who overcame former World No. 1 Andy Murray in the quarter-finals, played patiently and consistently from the baseline and was strong on serve, winning 79 per cent (33/42) of points behind his first delivery to advance after one hour and 37 minutes. Peter played a really great match, Hurkacz said in his on-court interview. He was super tough to play against, so I am proud of myself that I managed my emotions and played a good tie-breaker. I was trying to keep holding serve to stay in the second set and ended up taking the set in the tie-breaker. [FOLLOW ACTION] The 24-year-old now leads Gojowczyk 2-0 in their ATP Head2Head Series. Hurkacz is currently ninth in ...

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Australias James Duckworth is into his first ATP Tour final after he defeated eighth seed Ilya Ivashka 6-3, 7-6(4) on Saturday at the Astana Open. The World No. 65, who is yet to drop a set in Nur-Sultan, saved two set points at 4-5 in the second set as he hit with great depth to pin Ivashka behind the baseline to advance after two hours and two minutes. [FOLLOW ACTION] I am really excited, Duckworth said. I am thrilled. It was a really tough match. Ilya has been playing some great tennis this year. We have played twice already this year, both times went to three sets. I knew it was going to be really difficult but I managed to win that second set in a tie-break. it was a very close set that could have gone either way. I think I played the big points well. Duckworth has now won his past nine matches at all levels, having triumphed in Istanbul at an ATP Challenger Tour event last we...

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Wild cards Andy Murray and Kei Nishikori will meet in a first-round blockbuster at the San Diego Open, it was revealed at the ATP 250s draw ceremony on Friday evening. It will be the 12th meeting in the pairs ATP Head2Head rivalry , which Murray leads 9-2. They have not played since the Roland Garros quarter-finals in 2017, when the Scot triumphed in four sets. The winner between former World No. 1 Murray and former World No. 4 Nishikori will face a stiff test in the second round against second seed Casper Ruud, who is competing this weekend for Team Europe in the Laver Cup. The Norwegian recently cracked the Top 10 of the FedEx ATP Rankings for the first time and has won four ATP Tour titles this year. View San Diego Draw Top seed Andrey Rublev will open his run against Italian Fabio Fognini or #NextGenATP American Brandon Nakashima, who received a wild card. This will be the ...

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Diego Schwartzman put himself in strong position to narrow Team Worlds deficit on Friday at the Laver Cup, but Team Europes Andrey Rublev did not allow the Argentine to finish the job. The World No. 5 rallied past Schwartzman 4-6, 6-3, 11-9 to give Team Europe a 3-0 lead, before John Isner and Denis Shapovalov earned Team Worlds first win in the evenings doubles match. Rublev rallied from 2/6 in the Match Tie-break to triumph after one hour and 51 minutes. Its amazing. I know most of the people were supporting Diego, which is normal because he is from Team World. But the atmosphere tonight was amazing, Rublev said in his on-court interview. I want to say thank you so much for coming to support your favourite players, your favourite teams. This means a lot to us. A European masterpiece. @AndreyRublev97 defeats Diego Schwartzman 4-6 6-3 11-9 to give Team Europe a 3-0 lead. #LaverCup...

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Matteo Berrettini was down for most of his Laver Cup match against close friend Felix Auger-Aliassime on Friday in Boston. But the Italian did not panic, and clawed past the Canadian 6-7(3), 7-5, 10-8 to give Team Europe a 2-0 lead against Team World. The Italian faced 13 break points, but saved 12 of them to remain in touch with the recent US Open semi-finalist. And after a thrilling two hours and 52 minutes inside the TD Garden, Berrettini triumphed by hitting a backhand passing shot that a diving Auger-Aliassime was unable to reach. I felt the match was really hard. Felix was playing really good, not giving me anything, no mistakes, serving really well. I felt a different energy. I was playing for my team, not just for myself, Berrettini said in his on-court interview. I felt great and they helped me a lot. A winners roar. @MattBerrettini triumphs 6-7 7-5 [10-8] over Felix Auger...

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David Goffin has climbed as high as No. 7 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, won five ATP Tour titles and advanced to the championship match at the 2017 Nitto ATP Finals. But on 18 September, the Belgian earned a victory beyond the tennis court. Goffin married Stephanie Tuccitto in a ceremony in the south of France. The 30-year-old announced their wedding on social media, writing on Instagram : “The beginning of our new chapter #Mr&MrsGoffin”. Goffin was not the only ATP Tour star who recently tied the knot. Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert, the former World No. 36 in singles and five-time major doubles champion, made it official with Julia Lang. In his announcement on Instagram , Herbert wrote, Monsieur et Madame Herbert ?? #7yearslater. German Kevin Krawietz, the two-time Roland Garros doubles champion alongside countryman Andreas Mies, married Judit Csonka . ...

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Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta produced an impressive performance on Friday at the Moselle Open, overcoming #NextGenATP Dane Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in a high-quality match to reach the semi-finals in Metz. The second seed, who defeated Mikael Ymer in his opening match, hit with great consistency and depth against Rune, winning 77 per cent (43/56) of his first-serve points to advance in two hours and 11 minutes. Watch Highlights “He is playing really well, he is going to improve a lot in the next months,” Carreno Busta said in his on-court interview. “I am happy as it was a very important victory for me. When you play this kind of player you have all the pressure to win and at the end it was a really good battle.” The 30-year-old is making his third appearance in Metz and has enjoyed a strong season. The Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist l...

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