Tsitsipas wins Open 13 title

Tsitsipas wins Open 13 title

Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Mikhail Kukushkin 7-5, 7-6 (5) to win the Open 13 title in Marseille.

Tsitsipas delivered 14 aces but still had to fight off the Kazakhstan native in a second-set tiebreaker to prevail.

Kukushkin had two aces while failing to win his second career title.

"I lost the spark [after the Australian Open] and I was frustrated because it felt like I couldn't find it again," said Tsitsipas. "This week, I can say I am really happy because I felt this hunger back again... I really hope it stays the same because there are many good players out there that play for the same prize."

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Video: Khachanov Wins Second Title In Marseille 2018

Video: Khachanov Wins Second Title In Marseille 2018

Watch highlights as Karen Khachanov upsets home favourite Lucas Pouille to win his second ATP World Tour title in Marseille.




Photo: Boris Horvat/AFP Getty Images

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Karen Khachanov beats Lucas Pouille to win Open 13 final

Karen Khachanov beats Lucas Pouille to win Open 13 final

Karen Khachanov beat Lucas Pouille 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 in the Open 13 final.

Khachanov had 16 aces in a closely fought contest, winning on his second match point when the third-seeded Frenchman hit a forehand into the net from the back of the court. The pair hugged at the net in a show of sportsmanship.

"I hope there are many more finals between us in the future," Khachanov said to Pouille. "I felt I was playing good here from the first day. It's nice to play on a full court in the final, and I hope to come back next year."

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Open 13 Final Order of Play Sunday February 25th 2018

Open 13 Final Order of Play Sunday February 25th 2018 | Marseille

Court Central Starts At 12:50 Pm
F
(1)Raven Klaasen/Michael Venus VS (4)Marcus Daniell/Dominic Inglot
Not Before 3:00 Pm
F
(9)Karen Khachanov VS (3)Lucas Pouille

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Open 13 Semis Results Saturday February 24th 2018 | Marseille

Open 13 Semis Results Saturday February 24th 2018 | Marseille

(3)Lucas Pouille Defeats (Q)Ilya Ivashka 63 76
(9)Karen Khachanov Defeats (4)Tomas Berdych 63 62

Semi-Finals
(1)Raven Klaasen/Michael Venus Defeats (3)Julien Benneteau/Nicolas Mahut 36 76 10-8

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Khachanov outplays Berdych to reach Marseille final

Khachanov outplays Berdych to reach Marseille final

Karen Khachanov upset Tomas Berdych 6-3 6-2 to reach the Marseille Open final.

He will next play Lucas Pouille, who reached his second final of the season after a 6-3 7-6 defeat of Ilya Ivashka.

Khachanov was impeccable on serve, saving the meager three break points Berdych had throughout the duel.

The 21-year-old has now beaten Berdych in both their meetings having also prevailed at last year's French Open.

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Pouille and Berdych reach Open 13 semis

Pouille and Berdych reach Open 13 semis

Lucas Pouille and Tomas Berdych advanced to the Open 13 semifinals.

Pouille beat Filip Krajinovic 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4, hitting 20 aces and securing victory on his first match point when he broke Krajinovic's serve for the first time.

Berdych led 7-6 (4) when Damir Dzumhur pulled out feeling sickly.

"He was ill all night, it can't be easy to play in the shape he was in," Berdych said. "I was in the same situation last week."

Pouille is looking for his second straight title after winning the Open Sud de France two weeks ago and plays 193rd-ranked qualifier Ilya Ivashka in the semifinals. Berdych will face Karen Khachanov, who beat Berdych in the second round of the French Open last year.

In their quarterfinals, Khachanov had 16 aces in beating Julien Benneteau 6-4, 6-4, while Ivashka beat Nicolas Mahut 4-6, 6-3, 7-5. Mahut saved 10 of 13 break points against Ivashka, who had 13 aces.

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Open 13 Order of Play Saturday February 24th 2018 | Marseille

Open 13 Order of Play Saturday February 24th 2018 | Marseille

Court Central Starts At 3:00 Pm
SF
(9)Karen Khachanov vs (4)Tomas Berdych
SF
(3)Lucas Pouille vs (Q)Ilya Ivashka
SF
(1)Raven Klaasen/Michael Venus vs (3)Julien Benneteau/Nicolas Mahut

Court 1
F
Olivier Bertrand vs Stephane Car

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Open 13 Results Friday February 23rd 2018 | Marseille

Open 13 Results Friday February 23rd 2018 | Marseille

Quarter-Finals
(3)Lucas Pouille Defeats (8)Filip Krajinovic 76 36 64
(4)Tomas Berdych Defeats (7) Damir Dzumhur 76 00 (RET)
(9)Karen Khachanov Defeats Julien Benneteau 64 64
(Q)Ilya Ivashka Defeats Nicolas Mahut 46 63 75

Semi-Finals
(4)Marcus Daniell/Dominic Inglot Defeats (2)Rohan Bopanna/Edouard Roger-Vasselin 61 64

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Injured Wawrinka retires in Marseille

Injured Wawrinka retires in Marseille

Stan Wawrinka's troubled comeback from a six-month injury lay-off suffered another setback Thursday when he was forced to quit his second-round match in Marseille against world number 193 Ilya Ivashka of Belarus.

Wawrinka was 6-4, 1-1 down to the qualifier when he retired.

The Swiss, now down at 13 in the rankings, missed the last six months of the 2017 season after undergoing knee surgery.

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Open 13 Order of Play Friday February 23rd 2018 | Marseille

Open 13 Order of Play Friday February 23rd 2018 | Marseille

Court Central Starts At 12:00 Noon
SF
(4)Marcus Daniell/Dominic Inglot vs (2)Rohan Bopanna/Edouard Roger-Vasselin
Not Before 2:00 Pm
QF
Julien Benneteau vs (9)Karen Khachanov
QF
(4)Tomas Berdych vs (7)Damir Dzumhur
Not Before 7:00 Pm
QF
(8)Filip Krajinovic vs (3)Lucas Pouille
QF
Nicolas Mahut vs (Q)Ilya Ivashka

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Open 13 Results Thursday February 22nd 2018 | Marseille

Open 13 Results Thursday February 22nd 2018 | Marseille

Round Of 16
(Q)Ilya Ivashka Defeats (2)Stan Wawrinka 64 11 (RET)
(4)Tomas Berdych Defeats (Q)Stefano Travaglia 57 76 63
Nicolas Mahut Defeats (6)Gilles Muller 36 62 64
(8)Filip Krajinovic Defeats Gilles Simon 63 63
(9)Karen Khachanov Defeats Mischa Zverev 62 61

Quarter-Finals
(3)Julien Benneteau/Nicolas Mahut Defeats Andre Begemann/Mikhail Kukushkin 62 64
(4)Marcus Daniell/Dominic Inglot Defeats Jonathan Eysseric/Gilles Simon 61 61

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Video: Wawrinka's Comeback Continues In Marseille

Video: Wawrinka's Comeback Continues In Marseille

Stan Wawrinka discusses his preparations ahead of the Open 13 Provence in Marseille, as he continues his comeback from knee surgery.

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Video: Felix Checks Out The Red Bull Crashed Ice Site

Video: Felix Checks Out The Red Bull Crashed Ice Site

Felix Auger-Aliassime checks out the Red Bull Crashed Ice site in Marseille ahead of the Open 13 Provence.

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Open 13 Order of Play Thursday February 22nd 2018 | Marseille

Open 13 Order of Play Thursday February 22nd 2018 | Marseille

COURT CENTRAL STARTS AT 12:00 NOON
2ND RD
Mischa Zverev VS (9)Karen Khachanov
NOT BEFORE 2:00 PM
2ND RD
(8)Filip Krajinovic VS Gilles Simon
2ND RD
(6)Gilles Muller VS Nicolas Mahut
NOT BEFORE 7:00 PM
2ND RD
(4)Tomas Berdych VS (Q)Stefano Travaglia
NOT BEFORE 8:00 PM
2ND RD
(Q)Ilya Ivashka VS (2)Stan Wawrinka

COURT 1 NOT BEFORE 4:30 PM / AFTER SUITABLE REST
QF
Jonathan Eysseric/Gilles Simon VS (4)Marcus Daniell/Dominic Inglot
QF
(3)Julien Benneteau/Nicolas Mahut VS Andre Begemann/Mikhail Kukushkin

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Open 13 Results Wednesday February 21st 2018 | Marseille

Open 13 Results Wednesday February 21st 2018 | Marseille

ROUND OF 16
(3)Lucas Pouille DEFEATS Pierre-Hugues Herbert 36 76 64
Julien Benneteau DEFEATS (5) WC Roberto Bautista Agut 76 76
(7)Damir Dzumhur DEFEATS Thomas Fabbiano 67 76 76

ROUND OF 32
(6)Gilles Muller DEFEATS (LL)Sergiy Stakhovsky 75 63
Nicolas Mahut DEFEATS Stefanos Tsitsipas 75 76
Mischa Zverev DEFEATS (Alt)Blaz Kavcic 64 64

QUARTER-FINALS
(1)Raven Klaasen/Michael Venus DEFEATS Florin Mergea/Daniel Nestor 63 63
(2)Rohan Bopanna/Edouard Roger-Vasselin DEFEATS Jamie Cerretani/Adil Shamasdin 36 76 10-4

ROUND OF 16
(4)Marcus Daniell/Dominic Inglot DEFEATS Maximilian Marterer/Joao Sousa 76 76

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Open 13 Order of Play Wednesday February 21st 2018 | Marseille

Open 13 Order of Play Wednesday February 21st 2018 | Marseille

COURT CENTRAL STARTS AT 12:00 NOON
1ST RD
Mischa Zverev VS (Alt)Blaz Kavcic
NOT BEFORE 2:00 PM
1ST RD
(6)Gilles Muller VS (LL)Sergiy Stakhovsky
1ST RD
Nicolas Mahut VS Stefanos Tsitsipas
NOT BEFORE 7:00 PM
2ND RD
Pierre-Hugues Herbert VS (3)Lucas Pouille
2ND RD
(5) WC Roberto Bautista Agut VS Julien Benneteau

COURT 1 STARTS AT 2:00 PM
1ST RD
Maximilian Marterer/Joao Sousa VS (4)Marcus Daniell/Dominic Inglot
NOT BEFORE 3:00 PM
2ND RD
Thomas Fabbiano VS (7)Damir Dzumhur
NOT BEFORE 5:00 PM / POSSIBLE COURT CHANGE
QF
Jamie Cerretani/Adil Shamasdin VS (2)Rohan Bopanna/Edouard Roger-Vasselin
QF
(1)Raven Klaasen/Michael Venus VS Florin Mergea/Daniel Nestor

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Open 13 Results Tuesday February 20th 2018 | Marseille

Open 13 Results Tuesday February 20th 2018 | Marseille

ROUND OF 32
(8)Filip Krajinovic DEFEATS Joao Sousa 36 64 64
(9)Karen Khachanov DEFEATS (Q)Ruben Bemelmans 63 76
Pierre-Hugues Herbert DEFEATS (Q)Rorbert Gombos 62 76
(Q)Ilya Ivashka DEFEATS Laslo Djere 63 61
Gilles Simon DEFEATS Maximilian Marterer 76 76
(Q)Stefano Travaglia DEFEATS (WC)Hugo Gaston 62 62

ROUND OF 16
(1)Raven Klaasen/Michael Venus DEFEATS (Alt)Thomas Fabbiano/Stefano Travaglia 63 63
(2)Rohan Bopanna/Edouard Roger-Vasselin DEFEATS Ken Skupski/Stefanos Tsitsipas 26 63 10-6
(3)Julien Benneteau/Nicolas Mahut DEFEATS Sander Arends/Matwe Middelkoop 67 63 10-4
Andre Begemann/Mikhail Kukushkin DEFEATS (WC)Antoine Hoang/Alexandre Muller 76 76
Florin Mergea/Daniel Nestor DEFEATS Damir Dzumhur/Antonio Sancic 76 64

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Open 13 Order of Play Tuesday February 20th 2018 | Marseille

Open 13 Order of Play Tuesday February 20th 2018 | Marseille

COURT CENTRAL STARTS AT 12:00 NOON
1ST RD
(8)Filip Krajinovic VS Joao Sousa
1ST RD
(Q)Ruben Bemelmans VS (9)Karen Khachanov
1ST RD
(WC)Hugo Gaston VS (Q)Stefano Travaglia
NOT BEFORE 7:00 PM
1ST RD
Maximilian Marterer VS Gilles Simon
1ST RD
Pierre-Hugues Herbert VS (Q)Norbert Gombos

COURT 1 STARTS AT 12:00 NOON
1ST RD
Ken Skupski/Stefanos Tsitsipas VS (2)Rohan Bopanna/Edouard Roger-Vasselin
1ST RD
Laslo Djere VS (Q)Ilya Ivashka
1ST RD
Florin Mergea/Daniel Nestor VS Damir Dzumhur/Antonio Sancic
NOT BEFORE 5:00 PM / POSSIBLE COURT CHANGE
1ST RD
(3)Julien Benneteau/Nicolas Mahut VS Sander Arends/Matwe Middelkoop
1ST RD
Andre Begemann/Mikhail Kukushkin VS (WC)Antoine Hoang/Alexandre Muller
1ST RD
(1)Raven Klaasen/Michael Venus VS (Alt)Thomas Fabbiano/Stefano Travaglia

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Video: Felix Checks Out The Red Bull Crashed Ice Site

Video: Felix Checks Out The Red Bull Crashed Ice Site

Felix Auger-Aliassime checks out the Red Bull Crashed Ice site in Marseille ahead of the Open 13 Provence.

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