February 26, 2025

Open Court

MORE TENNIS THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED

Six of the eight seeds are in action in Dubai on Tuesday.

Including the top three: Medvedev, de Minaur, Rublev. Two are out.

Félix Auger-Aliassime got the mercurial Alexander Bublik and made a great escape.

And Berrettini v Monfils is a flashy late-night match, won by Berrettini.

in Acapulco, No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev and Canadian Denis Shapovalov – moved to the No. 3 seed after the withdrawal of Lorenzo Musetti – also took the court and won.

In Santiago, the schedule was curtailed because of a … NATIONWIDE power outage and some matches will have to be finished on Wednesday. Hopefully.

(Santiago is 2 hours ahead of ET; Dubai 9 hours ahead and Acapulco an hour behind)

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Dubai Duty Free Championships
Location: Dubai, UAE
Category: ATP 500 
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Feb. 24 – March 1, 2025
Prize Money: $3,415,700
Draws: S32 – D16

Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025
Final results

Singles, first round

Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) def. Alexander Bublik (KAZ) 76(7) 67(4) 63

 

[PR] Marin Cilic (CRO) def [2] Alex de Minaur (AUS) 62 36 63

[Q] Quentin Halys (FRA) def [3] Andrey Rublev (RUS) 36 64 76 (5)

[Q] Christopher O’Connell (AUS) def. [6] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 60 retd

Nuno Borges (POR) def [8] Arthur Fils (FRA) 62 61

 

[1] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) def. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 64 76 (4)

[5] Ugo Humbert (FRA) def Jiri Lehecka (CZE) 63 63

 

 

Matteo Berrettini (ITA) def. Gael Monfils (FRA) 75 64

Tallon Griekspoor (NED) def [Q] Roman Safiullin (RUS) 57 76 (4) 76 (1)

[LL] Luca Nardi (ITA) def [Q] Marton Fucsovics (HUN) 16 62 63

 

 

Doubles, first round

Yuki Bhambri (IND) / Alexei Popyrin (AUS) def [1] Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Mate Pavic (CRO) 46 76 (1) [10-3] 

 

[2] Harri Heliovaara (FIN) / Henry Patten (GBR) def. Nikola Mektic (CRO) / Michael Venus (NZL)  67 (5) 76 (8) [10-6]

 

[Q] Robin Haase (NED) / Hendrik Jebens (GER) def. [WC] Pavlo Tsitsipas / Petro Tsitsipas (GRE) 62 62

Jamie Murray (GBR) / John Peers (AUS) def. [WC] Jedunk Nedunchezhiyan / Vijay Sundar Prashanth (IND) 64 76 (6)

 

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Abierto Mexicano Telcel
Location: Acapulco, Mexico
Category: ATP 500 
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Feb. 24 – March 1, 2025
Prize Money: $2,763,440
Draws: S32 – D16

Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025
Final results

Singles, first round

[9] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs. [Q] Nishesh Basavareddy (USA)  75 62

 

[1] Alexander Zverev (GER) def. Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) 67 (2) 63 64

[4] Holger Rune (DEN) def. Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) 76 (4) 63

[7] Frances Tiafoe (USA) def. Alexandre Müller (FRA) 64 62

 

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) def. [LL] Mattia Bellucci (ITA) 16 76 (6) 62

Alex Michelsen (USA) def [WC] Bu Yunchaokete (CHN) 26 76 (5) 76 (5)

Brandon Nakashima (USA) def. Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) 76 (6) 75

[WC] Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez (MEX) def Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 75 46 76 (4)

 

 

Doubles, first round

Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Lucas Miedler (AUT) def [1] Jackson Withrow (USA) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 76 (1) 64 

 

[4] Sadio Doumbia / Fabien Reboul (FRA) def Mattia Bellucci / Flavio Cobolli (ITA) 46 63 [10-4]

 

Tomas Machac / Jakub Mensik (CZE) def Austin Krajicek / Rajeev Ram (USA) 75 75

[Q] Christian Harrison / Evan King (USA) def Rinky Hijikata (AUS) / Ben Shelton (USA) 76 (2) 62

 

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Movistar Chile Open
Location: Santiago, Chile
Category: ATP 250 
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: Feb. 24 – March 2, 2025
Prize Money: $710,735
Draws: S28 – D16

Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025
Final results

Singles, first round

Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ARG) def [7] Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 57 63 76 (9)

Jaime Faria (POR) def [8] Luciano Darderi (ITA) 63 64

 

[5] Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) def. Hugo Gaston (FRA) 62 63

[6] Mariano Navone (ARG) def. Alexander Shevchenko (KAZ) 62 62

 

Damir Dzumhur (BIH) def Corentin Moutet (FRA) 62 36 62

Thiago Monteiro (BRA) def. [Q] Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG) 63 36 76 (2)

 

Federico Coria (ARG) vs. [WC] Tomas Barrios Vera (CHI) 61 – suspended

Francisco Comesana (ARG) vs. [Q] Felipe Meligeni Alves (BRA) 76 (0) 12 – suspended

 

 

Doubles, first round

Ryan Seggerman (USA) / John-Patrick Smith (AUS) def Gonzalo Escobar / Diego Hidalgo (ECU) 62 64

 

Marcelo Demoliner / Marcelo Zormann (BRA) vs. [ALT] Roman Andres Burruchaga / Thiago Agustin Tirante (ARG) 76 (0) – to be completed

[3] Guido Andreozzi (ARG) / Théo Arribage (FRA) vs. Grégoire Jacq (FRA) / Orlando Luz (BRA) – postponed

 

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