European Indoors 2021 Season (Oct. 18 - Nov. 13)

Next week will see the start of the European Indoors Season with two ATP 250 tournaments, the VTB Kremlim Open in Moscow and the European Open in Antwerp. Vienna (ATP 500) and St. Petersburg will take place the week after, followed by the last Masters 1000 of the year, the Rolex Paris Masters, and finally the Stockholm Open (in the same week as the Next Gen Finals in Milan) will mark the end of the official 2021 ATP season.



An active participation by some of the top players is expected in these last few tournaments, as several of the contenders are still vying to clinch valuables points with the hope to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. Five have already qualified: Djokovic, Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Zverev and Rublev. Next on the list of contenders for the remaining three spots:

Let's go Zizou!!!!

Murray beats Tiafoe in 3 sets and 3h45!!!!

ANTWERP

Jannik Sinner defeated second seed Diego Schwartzman 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday to win the European Open, marking his fifth ATP Tour title. The 20-year-old is the youngest player to claim five tour-level trophies since 19-year-old Novak Djokovic triumphed in Estoril in 2007.

“I felt great on court. I moved well. Today I also served better, I think," Sinner said. "I felt great, but in tennis every day is different. You have to be careful. I think I played well the whole tournament, to be honest, from the first point to the last point."

Sinner moved to No. 11 on the ATP Rankings released today (he started the year as No 37!) and is a spot away from qualifying for the ATP Finals in Turin.  




Nice to see Nico in winning form again.




MOSCOW

Aslan Karatsev defeated Marin Cilic in straight sets to win the Kremlin Cup.

The 28-year-old Russian created a sensation by reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open as a qualifier, then winning Dubai and reaching the final of Belgrade. Now, he's capped his breakthrough season with a title run at his home event in Moscow. He started the year as No 112 and has now moved into the top 20! (No. 19 on the ATP rankings released today).   


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Djokovic defeats Medvedev to win the Paris Masters. Too bad. Daniil got off to a good start.

So tired of the Djokovic gamesmanship. He slipped a couple of times...propels himself to the court, racket goes flying, etc. I'm convinced it's all calculated. From the incessant ball bouncing to the ridiculous screaming to the extra grunting when he gets to a ball that looked like a winner. So sick of this guy.

Thank Goodness I didn't watch that or any matches in that tourney. BUT  I watched a part of his interview online. It seems like Mr. Medvedev has become a joker advocate and promoter. He sounded like he enjoyed losing to him.. UGH..

Zverev beats Djokovic in the semi and then goes on to defeat Medvedev to win his second tour finals event.

Still only one man with 6 ATP tour finals titles...

Zverev wins the Masters for second time!

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