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ATP Tour Six Months Schedule 2022 Released

ATP Tour first-half Schedule 2022

The ATP has declared the 2022 season first-half schedule for the ATP Tour, which will start in January with the third edition of the ATP Cup held in Sydney, Australia, through to the end of the championships at Wimbledon in July.

The 2022 ATP Tour schedule starts with the ATP Cup in cooperation with the Australian Tennis Association from January 1st to 9th. There will be 16 teams participating in the 2022 competition, which will be held in two Sydney stadiums-Kens Rosewall Stadium and Qudos Bank Arena, both located in Sydney Olympic Park.

As part of the opening part of the reconfiguration of this season, two ATP 250 events will be held in Adelaide International and Melbourne Park in parallel with the ATP Cup in week 1. Two ATP 250 events will be held in the second week, including the second event at the Adelaide International and the Sydney Tennis Classic , a new one-off event, as well as the Australian Open qualifier in Melbourne.

The Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha traditionally, held in the first week will be held in the seventh week of 2022, followed by the Dubai Free Tennis Championships. As already announced, due to Covid-19-related complications, the ASB Classic (ATP 250) in Auckland will not be held in 2022.

All other events up to Wimbledon are scheduled in their regular calendar week, and the rest of the calendar details will announce in due course.

ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi said: "We are very pleased to declare the first half of the 2022 ATP Tour season calendar and let our fans see it. Since the pandemic began, tennis has had to adjust to a changing environment. Although we continue to face challenges, today's announcement marks a positive milestone in our further return. We look forward to starting another exciting season and returning to the calendar with events that were, unfortunately, couldn't organize last year. "I want to appreciate the hard work of our players and the tournaments that have allowed us to get to that point."

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French Open 2024: Scores, schedule, results, start time, live stream, how to watch final matches

Iga swiatek vs. jasmine paolini and carlos alcaraz vs. alexander zverev are set for the finals this weekend at roland garros.

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek completed her French Open three-peat with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Jasmine Paolini on Saturday. She is now the youngest active player with at least five Grand Slam trophies. 

Paolini found a 2-1 lead in the first set, but Swiatek responded by completely taking over and winning the next 10 games. Paolini was able to get on the board in the second set, but Swiatek had all the momentum and was impossible to stop. 

Swiatek has now won 19 consecutive clay matches, including the Madrid and Italian Open. She became the first player to win those titles along with the French Open since Serena Williams in 2013. 

Although she lost on Saturday, Paolini is having a breakout season at 28-years-old. She had not made it past the second round of a major until this year, and she will be making her debut in the WTA Top 10 next week. Her journey at Roland Garros isn't over quite yet, as she will be competing in the doubles final with partner Sara Errani on Sunday. 

On the men's competition, Carlos Alcaraz advanced to his first French Open final with a 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win against No. 2 Jannik Sinner in the semifinals on Friday. On Sunday, Alcaraz will be taking on No. 4 Alexander Zverev in a battle at Roland Garros.

Alcaraz will now have the opportunity to win the French Open for the first time in his professional career. The 21-year old previously was defeated in the 2023 French Open semifinals by Novak Djokovic, who had to withdraw from the 2024 French Open due to a knee injury.

Meanwhile, Zverev got the best of No. 7 Casper Ruud as he earned a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 in Friday's other semifinal matchup. Zverev finally broke through the proverbial glass ceiling after being eliminated in the French Open semifinals in each of the previous three years. Zverev has one Grand Slam title under his belt as he defeated Karen Khachanov to win the 2020 US Open final. 

Most recently, Alcaraz and Zverev faced one another in the Australian Open quarterfinals in a match where Zverev came out on top. 

Here is everything you need to know about the 2024 French Open.

How to watch the 2024 French Open

Date:  May 26 - June 9, 2024 Location:  Roland Garros -- Paris TV:  NBC, Tennis Channel, Peacock |  Stream:  fubo ( try for free )

Men's final 

• No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz vs. No. 4 Alexander Zverev -- Sunday, 9 a.m. ET

Men's semifinal matchups

• No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. No. 2 Jannik Sinner 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
• No. 4 Alexander Zverev def. No. 7 Casper Ruud 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2

Men's quarterfinal matchups

• No. 2 Jannik Sinner def. No. 10 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
• No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. No. 9 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
• No. 4 Alexander Zverev def. No. 11 Alex de Minaur 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
• No. 7 Casper Ruud def. No. 1 Novak Djokovic (walkover)

Women's final

• No. 1 Iga Swiatek def. No. 12 Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1

Women's semifinal matchups

• No. 1 Iga Swiatek def. No. 3 Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4 
• No. 12 Jasmine Paolini def. Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 6-1

Women's quarterfinal matchups

• No. 1 Iga Swiatek def. No. 5 Marketa Vondrousova 6-0, 6-2
• Mirra Andreeva def. No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5-7), 6-4, 6-4 
• No. 3 Coco Gauff def. No. 8 Ons Jabeur  4-6, 6-2, 6-3
• No. 12 Jasmine Paolini def. No. 4 Elena Rybakina 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

Men's singles seeds

• Novak Djokovic
• Jannik Sinner
• Carlos Alcaraz
• Alexander Zverev
• Daniil Medvedev
• Andrey Rublev
• Casper Ruud
• Hubert Hurkacz
• Stefanos Tsitsipas
• Grigor Dimitrov
• Alex de Minaur
• Taylor Fritz
• Holger Rune
• Ben Shelton
• Nicolas Jarry
• Ugo Humbert
• Karen Khachanov
• Alexander Bublik
• Sebastian Baez
• Felix Auger-Aliassime
• Adrian Mannarino
• Francisco Cerundolo
• Alejandro Tabilo
• Frances Tiafoe
• Tallon Griekspoor
• Sebastian Korda
• Tomas Martin Etcheverry
• Arthur Fils
• Lorenzo Musetti
• Mariano Navone

Women's singles seeds

• Iga Swiatek
• Aryna Sabalenka
• Elena Rybakina
• Marketa Vondrousova
• Maria Sakkari
• Qinwen Zheng
• Jelena Ostapenko
• Daria Kasatkina
• Danielle Collins
• Jasmine Paolini
• Beatriz Haddad Maia
• Madison Keys
• Elina Svitolina
• Ekaterina Alexandrova
• Liudmila Samsonova
• Marta Kostyuk
• Victoria Azarenka
• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
• Carolina Garcia
• Emma Navarro
• Anna Kalinskaya
• Barbora Krejcikova
• Elise Mertens
• Katie Boulter
• Linda Noskova
• Sorana Cirstea
• Veronika Kudermetova
• Dayana Yastremska
• Leylah Fernandez
• Katerina Siniakova

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Carlos Alcaraz Makes ATP Tour History With French Open Win Over Jannik Sinner

Tim capurso | 22 hours ago.

Coming back from a two-sets-to-one deficit, world No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz defeated soon-to-be world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the semifinal at Roland Garros 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the first French Open final of his career on Friday. In the process, Alcaraz made ATP Tour history, becoming the youngest man to reach a Grand Slam final on all three surfaces.

Where Carlos Alcaraz Stands in Tennis History After French Open Semifinal Win

It's pretty impressive company for Alcaraz, who advanced to—and won—the finals at the 2022 US Open (hard court) and 2023 Wimbledon (grass) tournaments.

With a heavy does of drop shots, passing shots and lobs, Alcaraz, who fired 65 winners, prevailed in a match that saw both players fight off cramps in the third set, something the Spaniard acknowledged after the match.

“I saw him struggling a little bit. I was cramping. ... Jannik as well in the 3rd set," Alcaraz said. "We had to fight. I learned from last years match against Djokovic I was in the same position like today.

"I know in these moments you have to be calm and keep going because the cramp is gonna go away. You have to stay there and fight."

Alcaraz, who suffered from severe cramps during his 2023 French Open semifinal loss against Novak Djokovic, clearly learned from the experience. Now, he'll have a chance to add a third Grand Slam to his trophy case—and inch closer to the career Grand Slam.

Alcaraz will await the winner of the other French Open semifinal between Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud.

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Alexander Zverev’s case settlement does not give tennis the certainty it wants

Friday was all very neat and clean for Alexander Zverev.

In the morning, the powerful German world No 4 who has lately appeared on the verge of breaking into the sport’s highest echelon, settled his domestic abuse case in Germany. By agreement of both parties, Zverev retained his presumption of innocence at a cost of €200,000 ($218k).

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In the evening, he played a Grand Slam semifinal and won it, making the French Open final for the first time.

“I told you so from the start,” he told everybody.

When pressed on whether he had any disappointment with the Tiergarten District Court in Berlin not delivering any kind of verdict, he went on the attack.

“That’s what dropping the case is. That is innocence. They’re not going to drop the case if you’re guilty at the end of the day,” he said.

“I don’t know what translations you have, but that’s what it means. Done. We move on. I never ever want to hear another question about the subject again. That goes out to everybody.”

Zverev, in his tennis and in his life, now believes he has certainty.

First, the tennis. After a sloppy first set against an inspired Casper Ruud — a French Open finalist the past two years — Zverev took full advantage of his opponent wilting with a stomach bug and kicked into his highest gear of the tournament, beating Ruud 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.

He will play Carlos Alcaraz in the final on Sunday, the second Grand Slam final of his career, an achievement that caps his comeback from tearing three ligaments in his ankle at the French Open two years ago.

Prone to nerves at the back end of Grand Slams, Zverev played with a loose arm and spring in his legs for most of the night. He cracked serves that put Ruud on the defensive and he leaned into his strokes to keep him there in the moments when he most needed to. He finished Ruud off with a 130mph ace that was far from his hardest serve of the night. 

“He was putting on a clinic today,” Ruud said of Zverev.

The German has won 11 consecutive matches and hasn’t lost one in more than a month, climbing to No 4 in the rankings, his highest position since his injury. In Paris, he has barely survived some matches, twice needing five sets to win, once in a match-deciding tiebreak, but he has dominated others.

Alcaraz, the 21-year-old Spanish sensation also playing in his first French Open final, and seeking a third Grand Slam title on three different surfaces, should have his hands full on Sunday.  That’s the tennis. Zverev can find certainty there. He wins a Grand Slam, or he doesn’t. Tennis, one of the most complex sports there is, provides that in its biggest moments.

No matter how hard he may protest it, Zverev does not have that certainty off the court.

For months now, his domestic abuse case has put tennis — its players, governing organizations, and fans — into a legal and moral limbo. Zverev has always denied the charges, and now, the German legal system, along with the mutual acquiescence of Zverev and his ex-girlfriend, and mother of his child, Brenda Patea, has essentially guaranteed that a state of purgatory will continue, perhaps forever.

Perhaps that is fitting. 

The six organizations that oversee men’s tennis have avoided getting involved with that limbo by punishing Zverev and preventing him from playing tennis while the charges and case were live. The ATP Tour has no specific policy on players who commit or are accused of committing domestic violence, policies that the major North American sports leagues, the Premier League and a host of other sports organizations have adopted during the last seven years, since the beginning the #MeToo movement in 2017.

It does have a “code of conduct” which grants the ability to suspend players who have “engaged in conduct contrary to the integrity of the Game of Tennis.”

The 2024 ATP rulebook states that:

“A player, or related person, charged with a violation of a criminal or civil law of any jurisdiction may be deemed by virtue of such charge to have engaged in conduct contrary to the integrity of the Game of Tennis and the ATP Members Fines Committee may provisionally suspend such player, or related person, from further participation in ATP tournaments pending a final determination of the criminal or civil proceeding.”

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The ATP did not enforce this code in Zverev’s case. It  justified this position by embracing some high roads — the principles that people are innocent until proven guilty and that taking action could influence the legal process.

That has allowed Zverev to continue playing amid the charges and ensuing trial. The same goes for Thiago Seyboth Wild, a Brazilian player who appeared in court in Rio de Janeiro in summer 2023 to respond to domestic violence allegations from his ex-girlfriend. That case has not yet been resolved, and Seyboth Wild requested that no questions were asked about it at the Chile Open in February this year.

Seyboth Wild though, is ranked No 58, and rightly or wrongly will not spark the sort of turmoil of a player who is the defending Olympic champion and has won some of the biggest titles in the sport, including the Italian Open last month.

Zverev has been at the center of this discussion since 2021, when U.S. publication Slate published allegations from another ex-girlfriend, Olya Sharypova, who said that Zverev assaulted her multiple times in 2019 in New York and China. Zverev denied the allegations, Sharypova never engaged the legal system, and the ATP Tour funded a nine-month private investigation that in January 2023 found insufficient evidence to warrant a punishment. Zverev and Sharypova both participated in the investigation. 

The ATP said it would soon hire a director of safeguarding to come help come up with a policy. More than a year ago, the ATP Tour hired Andrew Azzopardi, who led Malta’s national Safeguarding Commission and served as a case manager for England’s Football Association, to become its director of safeguarding.  The tour has said that Azzopardi is working on a policy on spousal abuse charges, but no such policy yet exists.

In the meantime, Patea filed her charges with law enforcement officials in Berlin, and in October, the judge in the case issued a preliminary judgment, known as a penalty order, fining Zverev €450,000 ($489,000; £384,000) in connection with the charges. In Germany, a prosecutor can seek a penalty order on cases it considers simple because there is compelling evidence that it should not require a trial, or cases for which the possible punishment does not amount to more than one year in prison.

The defendant can appeal the order, and retain the presumption of innocence. Zverev did. Still, the ruling bodies of tennis stayed silent, allowing Zverev to continue to play, and putting him and the sport back into the state of purgatory. The ATP Tour went one step further, allowing Zverev to run for the Player Council, which works to establish the tour’s rules and policies. He won, and the tour’s board of directors allowed him to assume his position.

WTA Tour players Sloane Stephens and Iga Swiatek criticized the process earlier this year, especially the ATP Tour’s decision to give Zverev a position on the players’ advisory board. 

“Would that happen on the WTA Tour?” Stephens said in Australia. “Probably not.”

World No 1 Swiatek, who normally tries to steer clear of controversy, said, “For sure, it’s not good when a player who’s facing charges like that is kind of being promoted.”

At the time, Zverev denied the allegations, and suggested that Patea had an ulterior motive. 

“Anybody that has a semi-standard IQ level knows what this is all about,” he said at the time, without expanding on it.

At the trial that began last Friday in Berlin, his lawyers contested Patea’s credibility. On the first day they requested that the trial occur behind closed doors. The judge granted the request after Patea’s team agreed to it. Additional hearings took place Monday and Tuesday. Another was scheduled for Friday morning, roughly eight hours before Zverev was due to face off against Ruud.

Then came the announcement of the settlement that followed discussions between Patea’s legal team and Zverev’s, for which the prosecutor requested discontinuation. Under the German legal system, this is not a confirmation of the impetus for discontinuation coming from the plaintiff. It is a procedural element, in which any agreement reached between parties has to be ratified and approved by the prosecutor and presented to the judge for approval, no matter what it is.

The code officials used for the settlement, Section 153a of the German code of criminal procedure, applies to crimes that carry a prison sentence of no more than one year. It is not a verdict, and it allows Zverev to retain his presumption of innocence, but the court does not declare that he is not guilty either. 

He will have no criminal record, but he has to pay a monetary charge of €200,000 ($218k). Of this, €150,000 goes to the state treasury, the rest goes to non-profit organizations. This is not a fine, nor is it court costs — the German word is “Geldauflage,” which literally translates as “money stipulation.” Under Section 153a, it is a payment made to secure the dispensing of court action.

Lawyers for both parties have not commented on whether or not the out-of-court settlement also includes a financial component.

“The decision is not a verdict and it is not a decision about guilt or innocence. One decisive factor for the court decision was that the witness has expressed her wish to end the trial,” said Inga Wahlen, a spokesperson for Tiergarten District Court. “The defendant agreed to the termination of the case.” 

Zverev’s legal team understandably seized on the first part of those provisions.

“Alexander Zverev has agreed to this discontinuation via his defense lawyer, solely in order to shorten the proceedings – above all in the interests of their child,” his lawyers, Dr. Anna Sophie Heuchemer and Katharina Dierlamm, said in a joint statement. “ Alexander Zverev is considered innocent. The dismissal does not constitute a finding of guilt or an admission of guilt.”

All true. The statement made no mention of the financial stipulation that would have gone away had a judge formally declared him not guilty.

And so, Zverev took the tennis court as man presumed innocent, but also as someone who has paid a significant amount of money to dispense with spousal abuse charges. The legal process is discontinued, but discontinued in this case means he is neither guilty nor innocent.

Zverev may see this as the certainty he wants, saying “it means innocence.” The statement from the Tiergarten court says it does not.

Whether tennis officials, whose organizations still have no specific policy on this sort of behavior, make any moves, remains to be seen.  History suggests they won’t. They have taken every opportunity to steer clear of the subject.  The ATP Tour and Netflix produced an hourlong episode of the Break Point, the promotional series about the sport, that portrayed Zverev as an underdog fighting back from the ankle ligament tear injury he suffered at Roland Garros in 2022.

It made no mention of the domestic abuse allegations.

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