Ultimate Tennis Showdown
The Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) is an international individual tennis league that was founded in 2020. The competition was organized by tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou and businessman Alex Popyrin, father of professional tennis player Alexei Popyrin, in response to the disruption of the tennis season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Ultimate Tennis Showdown | |
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Tournament information | |
Founded | 2020 |
Location | Biot, France (UTS 1-2, 4), Antwerp, Belgium (UTS 3), Los Angeles, United States (UTS 5), Frankfurt, Germany (UTS 6), Seoul, South Korea (UTS 7) |
Surface | Hard – outdoors |
Website | https://utslive.tv/ |
The first three events were held in 2020; the first two were organized at the Mouratoglou Academy in Biot near Nice and the third was held in Antwerp. In 2021, UTS returned to the Mouratoglou Academy for its fourth edition. After a two-year absence, UTS returned in July 2023 with a series of three events in the United States, Germany, and South Korea, designed to culminate in a new "Grand Final" at the end of the season.
All events use a modified scoring format, with matches divided into timed quarters. Among the features UTS has built into the tournament to differentiate the game are "power-up cards" that can affect the amount of points a player can accrue within a quarter.
Format
UTS matches use a different format in comparison to traditional rules, including matches being divided into timed quarters rather than sets, a 15-second shot clock for serves and the ability to take a coaching timeout once per-set, and "cards" — which allow players to affect the game (such as taking away the opponent's second serve).[2] Until UTS 4, even if a player had a majority in quarters, all 4 quarters were played for averaging purposes. If two players are equal in the amount of quarters won, a 'sudden death' is played, where the first player to win two consecutive points wins the match. Introduced in UTS 4, players only have one serve per point, where lets are played; and 'KO Mode', where if a player is leading by 10 points in the quarter, it is declared over.[3]
Past results
Men
Edition | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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UTS 1 (2020) | Matteo Berrettini The Hammer | Stefanos Tsitsipas The Greek God | 16–15, 15–12, 12–14, 8–15, 3–2 |
UTS 2 (2020) | Alexander Zverev The Lion | Félix Auger-Aliassime The Panther | 19–10, 11–13, 10–18, 18–8, 3–1 |
UTS 3 (2020) | Alex de Minaur The Demon | Richard Gasquet The Virtuoso | 24–9, 15–14, 20–10 |
UTS 4 (2021) | Corentin Moutet The Tornado | Taylor Fritz The Hotshot | 12–14, 15–11, 13–12, 16–8 |
UTS 5 (2023) | Wu Yibing The Great Wall | Taylor Fritz (2) The Hotshot | 11–16, 7–20, 12–11, 16–9, 2–0 |
UTS 6 (2023) | Andrey Rublev Rublo | Grigor Dimitrov G-Unit | 14–13, 12–17, 11–10, 17–16 |
UTS 7 (2023) |
Women
Edition | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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UTS 2 (2020) | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova The Thunder | Alizé Cornet The Volcano | 16–8, 12–11, 11–14, 9–16, 3–1 |
UTS 1
The first edition of UTS took place between June 26 and July 5, 2020.
In the first edition, 10 players competed in a round robin format, with the top 4 players advancing to the playoffs. "The Hammer" Matteo Berrettini won the event, defeating "The Greek God" Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 16–15, 15–12, 12–14, 8–15, 3–2.
Players
- "The Greek God", Stefanos Tsitsipas
- "The Hammer", Matteo Berrettini
- "The Wall", David Goffin
- "The Rebel", Benoît Paire
- "The Virtuoso", Richard Gasquet
- "The Tornado", Corentin Moutet
- "El Torero", Feliciano López
- "The Sniper", Alexei Popyrin
- "The Underdog", Elliot Benchetrit
- "The Artist", Dustin Brown
Ranking
Below is a table showing the ranking of each competitor at the end of the round robin stage:[7]
UTS Rankings | ||||
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# | Player | Record | ||
1 | Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) | 9–2 | ||
2 | Richard Gasquet (FRA) | 7–3 | ||
3 | Matteo Berrettini (ITA) | 7–3 | ||
4 | David Goffin (BEL) | 5–5 | ||
5 | Feliciano López (ESP) | 4–5 | ||
6 | Elliot Benchetrit (FRA) | 3–3 | ||
7 | Corentin Moutet (FRA) | 3–4 | ||
8 | Alexei Popyrin (AUS) | 3–6 | ||
9 | Dustin Brown (GER) | 2–6 | ||
10 | Benoît Paire (FRA) | 2–7 |
UTS1 Finals
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 15 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||||
4 | David Goffin | 11 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||
1 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 2 | |||||||||||
3 | Matteo Berrettini | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||
2 | Richard Gasquet | 8 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||
3 | Matteo Berrettini | 24 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
UTS 2
The second edition of UTS took place between July 30 and August 2, 2020.
Here, 11 players competed. In the group stage, 8 players were placed in two groups of 4 (one was replaced midway through the tournament), where only the top players of each could qualify from each to reach the Final 4 where "The Lion" Alexander Zverev and "The Panther" Félix Auger-Aliassime had already qualified. "The Hammer" Matteo Berrettini was the defending champion in the men's tournament, but chose not to participate. Zverev won the event, defeating Auger-Aliassime in the final 19–10, 11–13, 10–18, 18–8, 3–1.
This was the first edition of UTS to have a women's tournament. 4 players participated in a playoff style format. "The Thunder" Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated "The Volcano" Alizé Cornet in the final 16–8, 12–11, 11–14, 9–16, 3–1.
Group A
- Richard Gasquet, "The Virtuoso"
- Grigor Dimitrov, "Grigor"
- Feliciano López, “El Torero”
- Alexei Popyrin, “The Sniper” (withdrew after two matches)
- Nicolas Mahut, "Le Mousquetaire" (replaced Popyrin)
Group B
- Corentin Moutet, “The Tornado”
- Fernando Verdasco, "El Fuego"
- Benoît Paire, “The Rebel”
- Dustin Brown, "The Artist"
Final
- Félix Auger-Aliassime, "The Panther"
- Alexander Zverev, "The Lion"
Women's Participants
- Ons Jabeur, "The Warrior"
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, "The Thunder"
- Alizé Cornet, "The Volcano"
- Brenda Fruhvirtová, "The Prodigy"
Group A
"Grigor" Dimitrov |
"The Virtuoso" Gasquet |
"El Torero" López |
"The Sniper" Popyrin "Le Mousquetaire" Nicolas Mahut |
RR W–L |
Quarter W–L |
Point W–L |
Standings | ||
"Grigor" Grigor Dimitrov |
10–15, 10–13, 11–14, 10–18 | 10–17, 15–14, 16–12, 12–16, [0–2] | 14–11, 13–15, 15–14, 12–10 (w/ Mahut) |
1–2 | 3–8 (27%) | 148–173 (46%) | 3 | ||
"The Virtuoso" Richard Gasquet |
15–10, 13–10, 14–11, 18–10 | 14–12, 18–14, 18–10, 15–17 | 15–13, 19–9, 12–16, 13–10 (w/ Popyrin) |
3–0 | 10–2 (83%) | 184–142 (56%) | 1 | ||
"El Torero" Feliciano López |
17–10, 14–15, 12–16, 16–12, [2–0] | 12–14, 14–18, 10–18, 17–15 | 17–8, 11–19, 17–13, 13–12 (w/ Popyrin) |
2–1 | 7–6 (54%) | 167–170 (50%) | 2 | ||
"The Sniper" Alexei Popyrin "Le Mousquetaire" Nicolas Mahut |
11–14, 15–13, 14–15, 10–12 (w/ Mahut) |
13–15, 9–19, 16–12, 10–13 (w/ Popyrin) |
8–17, 19–11, 13–17, 12–13 (w/ Popyrin) |
0–2 0–1 |
2–6 (25%) 1–3 (25%) |
100–117 (46%) 50–51 (50%) |
X 4 |
Group B
"The Rebel" Paire |
"The Artist" Brown |
"The Tornado" Moutet |
"El Fuego" Verdasco |
RR W–L |
Quarter W–L |
Point W–L |
Standings | ||
"The Rebel" Benoît Paire |
20–15, 21–13, 17–19, 21–14 | 15–18, 11–18, 8–14 ret. | 13–17, 11–19, 14–17, 20–12 | 1–2 | 4–6 (40%) | 171–176 (49%) | 4 | ||
"The Artist" Dustin Brown |
15–20, 13–21, 19–17, 14–21 | 18–12, 13–17, 13–14, 19–9, [2–0] | 19–16, 20–13, 16–20, 16–17, [0–2] | 1–2 | 6–8 (43%) | 195–197 (50%) | 3 | ||
"The Tornado" Corentin Moutet |
18–15, 18–11, 14–8 ret. | 12–18, 17–13, 14–13, 9–19, [1–3] | 19–13, 13–16, 12–16, 16–13, [3–1] | 2–1 | 8–5 (62%) | 162–155 (51%) | 1 | ||
"El Fuego" Fernando Verdasco |
17–13, 19–11, 17–14, 12–20 | 16–19, 13–20, 20–16, 17–16, [1-2] | 13–19, 16–13, 16–12, 13–16, [2–1] | 2–1 | 8–6 (57%) | 189–189 (50%) | 2 |
Men's Finals
Match for Seeding | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Félix Auger-Aliassime | 11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Alexander Zverev | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | Alexander Zverev | 17 | 10 | 17 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
4 | Corentin Moutet | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Alexander Zverev | 19 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 10 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Richard Gasquet | 19 | 12 | 12 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 15 | 17 | 20 | 23 |
Women's Finals
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
Ons Jabeur | 14 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 16 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Alizé Cornet | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Alizé Cornet | 16 | 16 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
Brenda Fruhvirtová | 11 | 10 | 12 |
UTS 3
The third edition of UTS took place from October 16 to October 18, 2020. It had 2 groups of 3 players in a round-robin format, where the top players of each group advanced to the final. The Women's edition did not return.
"The Lion" Alexander Zverev was the defending champion, but decided not to participate.
"The Demon" Alex de Minaur won the event, defeating "The Virtuoso" Richard Gasquet 24–9, 15–14, 20–10 in the final. De Minaur was the first player to win the event without dropping a quarter.
Group A
- Alex de Minaur, "The Demon"
- Dan Evans, "The Viper"
- Pablo Andújar, "The Survivor"
Group B
- Taylor Fritz, "The Hotshot"
- Richard Gasquet, "The Virtuoso"
- Feliciano López, "El Torero"
Group A
"The Demon" de Minaur |
"The Viper" Evans |
"The Survivor" Andújar |
RR W–L |
Quarter W–L |
Point W–L |
Standings | ||
"The Demon" Alex de Minaur |
13–12, 23–9, 21–10, 19–13 | 23–5, 13–11, 17–13, 18–10 | 2–0 | 8–0 (100%) | 167–83 (67%) | 1 | ||
"The Viper" Dan Evans |
12–13, 9–23, 10–21, 13–19 | 14–15, 21–12, 16–17, 15–14, [4–2] | 1–1 | 3–6 (33%) | 100–124 (45%) | 2 | ||
"The Survivor" Pablo Andújar |
5–23, 11–13, 13–17, 10–18 | 15–14, 12–21, 17–16, 14–15, [2–4] | 0–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 97–127 (43%) | 3 |
Group B
"The Hotshot" Fritz |
"The Virtuoso" Gasquet |
"El Torero" López |
RR W–L |
Quarter W–L |
Point W–L |
Standings | ||
"The Hotshot" Taylor Fritz |
15–18, 14–17, 21–12, 19–11, [1–2] | 17–15, 16–14, 18–13, 17–15 | 1–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 137–115 (54%) | 2 | ||
"The Virtuoso" Richard Gasquet |
18–15, 17–14, 11–21, 11–19, [2–1] | 16–14, 19–11, 17–10, 16–14 | 2–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 125–122 (51%) | 1 | ||
"El Torero" Feliciano López |
15–17, 14–16, 13–18, 15–17 | 14–16, 11–19, 10–17, 14–16 | 0–2 | 0–8 (0%) | 106–136 (44%) | 3 |
Finals
Final | ||||||||
Alex de Minaur | 24 | 15 | 20 | |||||
Richard Gasquet | 9 | 14 | 10 |
UTS 4
The fourth edition of UTS took place on May 24 and 25, 2021.
It was played on the clay courts at Mouratoglou's academy rather than the hard courts. A rule change meant that each player would only have one serve per point. This season also introduced 'KO Mode', where if a player is leading by 10 points, the quarter is declared over.
"The Demon" Alex de Minaur was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
"The Tornado" Corentin Moutet won the event, defeating "The Hotshot" Taylor Fritz 12–14, 15–11, 13–12, 16–8.
Group A
- "The Chessmaster" Daniil Medvedev
- "The Hotshot" Taylor Fritz
- "Fogna" Fabio Fognini
- "The Tornado" Corentin Moutet
Group B
- "El Peque" Diego Schwartzman
- "El Tanque" Cristian Garín
- "Grigor" Grigor Dimitrov
- "The Bublik Enemy" Alexander Bublik
Group A
"The Chessmaster" Medvedev |
"The Hotshot" Fritz |
"Fogna" Fognini |
"The Tornado" Moutet |
RR W–L |
Quarter W–L |
Point W–L |
Standings | ||
"The Chessmaster" Daniil Medvedev |
19–14, 14–15, 13–14, 9–19KO | 19–11, 14–12, 18–12 | 18–11, 13–16, 10–16, 10–18 | 1–2 | 5–7 (42%) | 157–158 (50%) | 3 | ||
"The Hotshot" Taylor Fritz |
14–19, 15–14, 14–13, 19–9KO | 16–14, 12–2, 16–15 | 11–14, 12–13, 15–14, 11–12 | 2–1 | 7–4 (64%) | 155–139 (53%) | 2 | ||
"Fogna" Fabio Fognini |
11-19, 12-14, 12-18 | 14-16, 2-12, 15-16 | 3–13KO, 6–16KO, 16–15, 15–13, [2–4] | 0–3 | 2–9 (18%) | 106–152 (41%) | 4 | ||
"The Tornado" Corentin Moutet |
11–18, 16–13, 16–10, 18–10 | 14–11, 13–12, 14–15, 12–11 | 13-3KO, 16-6KO, 15-16, 13-15, [4-2] | 3–0 | 9–4 (69%) | 171–140 (55%) | 1 |
Group B
"El Peque" Schwartzman |
"Grigor" Dimitrov "Le Mousquetaire" Mahut |
"El Tanque" Garín |
"The Bublik Enemy" Bublik |
RR W–L |
Quarter W–L |
Point W–L |
Standings | ||
"El Peque" Diego Schwartzman |
13–14, 12–10, 17–9, 15–10 (w/ Dimitrov) |
12–14, 16–6KO, 12–16, 14–11, [2–1] | 15–14, 20–10KO, 18–13 | 3–0 | 9–3 (75%) | 164–127 (56%) | 1 | ||
"Grigor" Grigor Dimitrov "Le Mousquetaire" Nicolas Mahut |
14–13, 10–12, 9–17, 10–15 (w/ Dimitrov) |
12–7, 6–16KO, 5–15KO, 9–13 (w/ Dimitrov) |
12–13, 13–17, 11–21KO (w/ Mahut) |
0–2 0–1 |
2–6 (25%) 0–3 (0%) |
75–108 (41%) 36–51 (41%) |
X 4 | ||
"El Tanque" Cristian Garín |
14–12, 6–16KO, 16–12, 11–14, [1–2] | 7–12, 16–6KO, 15–5KO, 13–9 (w/ Dimitrov) |
15–5KO, 15–13, 16–12 | 2–1 | 8–5 (62%) | 149–118 (56%) | 2 | ||
"The Bublik Enemy" Alexander Bublik |
14–15, 10–20KO, 13–18 | 13-12, 17-13, 21-11KO (w/ Mahut |
5–15KO, 13–15, 12–16 | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 118–135 (47%) | 3 |
Finals
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
Corentin Moutet | 18KO | 12 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
Cristian Garín | 8 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
Corentin Moutet | 12 | 15 | 13 | 16 | |||||||||||||
Taylor Fritz | 14 | 11 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||||||
Diego Schwartzman | 14 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
Taylor Fritz | 16 | 14 | 17 |
UTS 5: Los Angeles
After a two-year absence, UTS returned in July 2023 with the fifth edition of the tournament, known as UTS Los Angeles. UTS 5 was held in Los Angeles at the Dignity Health Sports Park between 21 July and 23 July, and was the first edition to be staged outside of Europe. It was the first tournament in a series of three events leading up to the "Grand Final" in December 2023.[8]
"The Tornado" Corentin Moutet was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
"The Great Wall" Wu Yibing won the event, defeating "The Hotshot" Taylor Fritz 11–16, 7–20, 12–11, 16–9, 2–0.[9]
Group A
- "The Hotshot", Taylor Fritz
- "The Great Wall", Wu Yibing
- "El Peque", Diego Schwartzman
- "The Rebel", Benoît Paire[lower-alpha 1]
Group B
- "Big Foe", Frances Tiafoe
- "The Mountain", Ben Shelton
- "The Bublik Enemy", Alexander Bublik
- "La Monf", Gaël Monfils
Group A
"The Hotshot" Fritz |
"The Great Wall" Wu |
"El Peque" Schwartzman |
"The Rebel" Paire |
RR W–L |
Quarter W–L |
Point W–L |
Standings | ||
"The Hotshot" Taylor Fritz |
14–18, 12–14, 17–9, 13–11, [2–0] | 18–11, 10–17, 6–19, 19–6, [2–1] | 22–10, 17–11, 19–13 | 3–0 | 9–4 (69%) | 171–140 (55%) | 1 | ||
"The Great Wall" Wu Yibing |
18–14, 14–12, 9–17, 11–13, [0–2] | 20–6, 8–12, 9–18, 19–12, [4–3] | 8–22, 15–14, 12–15, 14–11, [3–2] | 2–1 | 8–7 (53%) | 164–173 (49%) | 2 | ||
"El Peque" Diego Schwartzman |
11–18, 17–10, 19–6, 6–19, [2–3] | 6–20, 12–8, 18–9, 12–19, [3–4] | 13–17, 17–16, 14–13, 13–17, [2–1] | 1–2 | 7–8 (47%) | 165–180 (48%) | 3 | ||
"The Rebel" Benoît Paire |
10–22, 11–17, 13–19 | 22–8, 14–15, 15–13, 11–14, [2–3] | 17–13, 16–17, 13–14, 17–13, [1–2] | 0–3 | 4–9 (31%) | 163–170 (49%) | 4 |
Group B
"Big Foe" Tiafoe |
"The Bublik Enemy" Bublik |
"The Mountain" Shelton |
"La Monf" Monfils |
RR W–L |
Quarter W–L |
Point W–L |
Standings | ||
"Big Foe" Frances Tiafoe |
14–19, 11–17, 11–17 | 7–13, 15–8, 15–13, 10–16, [2–1] | 12–13, 11–13, 15–7, 9–10 | 1–2 | 4–8 (33%) | 132–147 (47%) | 4 | ||
"The Bublik Enemy" Alexander Bublik |
19–14, 17–11, 17–11 | 17–16, 14–17, 15–18, 10–20 | 13–18, 14–18, 11–16 | 1–2 | 4–6 (40%) | 147–159 (48%) | 3 | ||
"The Mountain" Ben Shelton |
13–7, 8–15, 13–15, 16–10, [1–2] | 16–17, 17–14, 18–15, 20–10 | 15–16, 12–13, 17–14, 18–14, [2–0] | 2–1 | 8–6 (57%) | 186–162 (53%) | 2 | ||
"La Monf" Gaël Monfils |
13–12, 13–11, 7–15, 10–9 | 18–13, 18–14, 16–11 | 16–15, 13–12, 14–17, 14–18, [0–2] | 2–1 | 8–4 (67%) | 151–148 (51%) | 1 |
Finals
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
Taylor Fritz | 18 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Gaël Monfils | 10 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Taylor Fritz | 16 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Wu Yibing | 11 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Wu Yibing | 17 | 5 | 20 | 17 | |||||||||||||
Ben Shelton | 15 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
UTS 6: Frankfurt
The sixth edition of the tournament, the second of 2023 and known as UTS Frankfurt, took place from 15 September to 17 September at the Süwag Energie Arena in Frankfurt. It was the second in a series of three events in 2023 leading up to the "Grand Final" in December 2023.[11]
Groups
Group placements were announced on 3 August 2023.[12]
Group A
- "G-Unit", Grigor Dimitrov[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]
- "The Thunder", Jan-Lennard Struff[lower-alpha 4]
- "The Iceman", Casper Ruud[lower-alpha 5]
- "The Rebel", Benoît Paire
Group B
- "Rublo", Andrey Rublev
- "El Peque", Diego Schwartzman
- "La Monf", Gaël Monfils
- "The Rocket", Christopher Eubanks[12]
Group A
"G-Unit" Dimitrov |
"The Thunder" Struff |
"The Iceman" Ruud |
"The Rebel" Paire |
RR W–L |
Quarter W–L |
Point W–L |
Standings | ||
"G-Unit" Grigor Dimitrov |
14–17, 18–11, 17–9, 14–13 | 9–15, 15–18, 17–11, 13–10, [0–2] | 11–17, 11–16, 15–14, 19–15, [4–3] | 2–1 | 9–5 (64%) | 177–171 (51%) | 2 | ||
"The Thunder" Jan-Lennard Struff |
17–14, 11–18, 9–17, 13–14 | 6–22, 13–12, 8–17, 11–16 | 13–16, 16–17, 14–16 | 0–3 | 2–9 (18%) | 131–179 (42%) | 4 | ||
"The Iceman" Casper Ruud |
15–9, 18–15, 11–17, 10–13, [2–0] | 22–6, 12–13, 17–8, 16–11 | 9–14, 12–13, 19–15, 12–13 | 2–1 | 7–6 (54%) | 175–147 (54%) | 3 | ||
"The Rebel" Benoît Paire |
17–11, 16–11, 14–15, 15–19, [3–4] | 16–13, 17–16, 16–14 | 14–9, 13–12, 5–19, 13–12 | 2–1 | 8–4 (67%) | 159–155 (51%) | 1 |
Group B
"Rublo" Rublev |
"El Peque" Schwartzman |
"La Monf" Monfils |
"The Rocket" Eubanks |
RR W–L |
Quarter W–L |
Point W–L |
Standings | ||
"Rublo" Andrey Rublev |
10–14, 13–16, 16–7, 8–16 | 19–11, 16–14, 12–13, 13–12 | 18–12, 18–12, 20–15 | 2–1 | 7–4 (64%) | 163–142 (53%) | 2 | ||
"El Peque" Diego Schwartzman |
14–10, 16–13, 7–16, 16–8 | 18–9, 24–5, 16–13 | 15–12, 19–12, 22–11 | 3–0 | 9–1 (90%) | 167–109 (61%) | 1 | ||
"La Monf" Gaël Monfils |
11–19, 14–16, 13–12, 12–13 | 9–18, 5–24, 13–16 | 19–16, 13–15, 14–15, 11–20 | 0–3 | 2–9 (18%) | 137–184 (43%) | 4 | ||
"The Rocket" Christopher Eubanks |
12–18, 12–18, 15–20 | 12–15, 12–19, 11–22 | 16–19, 15–13, 15–14, 20–11 | 1–2 | 3–7 (30%) | 140–169 (45%) | 3 |
Finals
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
Diego Schwartzman | 9 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Grigor Dimitrov | 15 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Grigor Dimitrov | 13 | 17 | 10 | 16 | |||||||||||||
Andrey Rublev | 14 | 12 | 11 | 17 | |||||||||||||
Benoît Paire | 8 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
Andrey Rublev | 21 | 14 | 17 |
UTS 7: Seoul
The seventh edition of the tournament, the third of 2023 and known as UTS Seoul, will take place from 30 November to 3 December at the Korea International Exhibition Center in Goyang, a satellite city of Seoul. It will be the third in a series of three events in 2023 leading up to the "Grand Final" in December 2023.
Confirmed players include "The Machine" (Kwon Soon-woo), who will be making his UTS debut, "The King" (Nick Kyrgios), "La Monf" (Gaël Monfils), and "The Bublik Enemy" (Alexander Bublik).[17]
UTS Grand Final 2023
UTS will host its inaugural Grand Final from 7 December to 10 December 2023 following the conclusion of all three global events held throughout the year. Each champion from UTS 5, UTS 6, and UTS 7 will automatically qualify for the tournament.[12][17]
See also
Notes
- Paire replaced "The King" (Nick Kyrgios) after Kyrgios withdrew before the tournament.[10]
- Dimitrov replaced "The Chessmaster" (Daniil Medvedev) after Medvedev withdrew due to fatigue.[13]
- Dimitrov changed his nickname to "G-Unit" after formerly bearing the nickname of "Grigor" in his first UTS appearance in UTS 2.[14]
- Struff replaced "The King" (Nick Kyrgios) after Kyrgios withdrew due to injury.[15]
- Ruud replaced "The Bot" (Reilly Opelka) after Opelka withdrew due to injury.[16]
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- Ramchandani, Haresh (19 July 2023). "Benoit 'The Rebel' Paire replaces Kyrgios in UTS Los Angeles". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- Dunn, Carrie (14 June 2023). "Medvedev, Rublev and Kyrgios to lead the field at UTS Frankfurt in Sept". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- Dunn, Carrie (3 August 2023). "Chris "The Rocket" Eubanks completes UTS Frankfurt line-up". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- Dunn, Carrie (14 September 2023). ""He just said, 'I'm completely empty'" – Mouratoglou on why Medvedev is missing UTS Frankfurt". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- Cambers, Simon (15 September 2023). "Grigor Dimitrov "The G-Unit" hits ground running at UTS with win over Jan-Lennard Struff "The Thunder"". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- Dunn, Carrie (18 August 2023). ""The Thunder" Struff replaces Kyrgios in UTS Frankfurt line-up". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- Malachy, Jamie (6 September 2023). "Reilly 'The Bot' Opelka set to be replaced by Casper 'The Iceman' Ruud as big-serving American withdraws from UTS Frankfurt". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- Dunn, Carrie (10 August 2023). "Seoul confirmed as next stop for UTS Tour – with home favourite Soonwoo Kwon to join line-up". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 18 August 2023.