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LAWN TENNIS--WOMENS--MUBADALA ABU DHABI OPEN--FEBRUARY 3-8, 2025

NINH EXPLAINS LAWN TENNIS (NINH LY YOUTUBE)

WTA TENNIS RULE BOOK (.PDF FORMAT, 559P.)


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MUBADALA ABU DHABI OPEN, ZAYED SPORTS CITY INTERNATIONAL TENNIS CENTER. ABU DABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (1--ARENA--ZSCITC) (2--CITY--WIKIPEDIA

THIS WAS A WTA 500 EVENT (BEST 2 SETS OUT OF 3) 

SOURCES FOR ALL SCORES, MATCH STORIES, STATISTICS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY STATED, ARE WTA AND TENNIS ABSTRACT. SOURCE FOR VIDEO, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY, STATED IS WTA OR TENNIS TV 

NOTE: PRIZE MONEY: 

SINGLES WINNER: $164,000; FINALIST: $101,000
DOUBLES WINNERS: $27,150 APIECE; FINALISTS: $16,500 APIECE 

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

SINGLES:

FINAL 

4-6; 6-1; 6-1

Belinda Bencic, returning recently from maternity leave, achieved a comeback win to lift the trophy in this tournament for the second time in the last three years. She defeated two Grand Slam winners along the way. And she overcame set deficits in the Semi-final and the Final. Her total game score for 5 matches was 71-38.


CHAMPIONS REEL (BEST POINTS THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT)



TENNIS ABSTRACT ANALYSIS (EVERYTHING STATISTICAL ABOUT THE MATCH, AND THEN SOME. SEE THE POINT BY POINT DESCRIPTION FOR SHOT BY SHOT DESCRIPTION)
https://www.tennisabstract.com/charting/20250208-W-Abu_Dhabi-F-Ashlyn_Krueger-Belinda_Bencic.html

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FEBRUARY 8, 2025

DOUBLES

6-2; 6-1

O-P won in dominating fashion. They converted all of their six break points in the Final. In four matches they did not lose a set. Their overall game score was 48-22.

"BEST OF" HIGLIGHTS OF THE MATCH. MORE IMPRESSIONISTIC THAN ANALYTIC

MATCH STORY (THE MATCH STORY FOR THIS MATCH IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STORY)


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FOR THE TOURNAMENT

OTHER FULL MATCH VIDEOS

A PLAYLIST AT WTA YOUTUBE CONTAINS HIGHLIGHTS FROM 7 MATCHES, INCLUDING THE FINAL, BOTH SEMI-FINALS, AND ONE QUARTERFINAL. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FIRST 3 DAYS

TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW (SCORES WITH MATCH STATS, DRAWS, PLAYER VIEWS ETC.), 
(CLICK ON ANY PLAYER NAME FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT PLAYER)

CUMULATIVE


LAWN TENNIS--WOMENS--TRANSYLVANIA OPEN--CLUJ-NAPOCO--FEBRUARY 3-9, 2025

NINH EXPLAINS LAWN TENNIS (NINH LY YOUTUBE)

WTA TENNIS RULE BOOK (.PDF FORMAT, 559P.)


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TRANSYLVANIA OPEN, BTERENA ARENA, CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA (1--ARENA--WIKIPEDIA) (2--CITY--WIKIPEDIA)

THIS WAS A WTA 250 EVENT (BEST 2 SETS OUT OF 3) 

SOURCES FOR ALL SCORES, MATCH STORIES, STATISTICS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFALLY STATED, ARE WTA AND TENNIS ABSTRACT. SOURCE FOR VIDEO, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY STATED IS TENNIS TV

NOTE: PRIZE MONEY: 

SINGLES WINNER: $36,300; FINALIST: $21,484
DOUBLES WINNERS: $6,600 APIECE; FINALISTS: $3,715 APIECE
 
FEBRUARY 9, 2025

SINGLES:

FINAL 

4-6; 6-1; 6-2

After storming through the entire tournament without losing a set (8 consecutive), Anastasia Potapova was defeated in the first set of this match. But then regular service resumed as she won 12 of the last 15 games to win the Championship. Her total game record was 70-25. It was her third career win.


CHAMPION'S REEL HIGHLIGHTS (BEST POINTS THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT)


TENNIS ABSTRACT ANALYSIS (EVERYTHING STATISTICAL ABOUT THE MATCH, AND THEN SOME. SEE THE POINT BY POINT DESCRIPTION FOR SHOT BY SHOT DESCRIPTION)

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FEBRUARY 9, 2025

DOUBLES

6-3; 6-1
(6-3 6-2) ; (Q 6-2 1-6 10-6) ; (S 7-5 4-6 10-6) ; (F 6-3 6-1)

K-S's route to the title was a little more difficult than Potopova's. Two of their matches were decided by tie breaker 10 point games (10-6, 10-6). Their set recored was 6-2 and their game record was 42-28. But, like Champions, they saved their best for last, with their most dominant win.

"BEST OF" VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MATCH. MORE IMPRESSIONISTIC THAN ANALYTIC

MATCH STORY (TRANSYLVANIA OPEN)


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FOR THE TOURNAMENT

OTHER MATCH HIGHLIGHT VIDEOS

A PLAYLIST AT TENNIS TV YOUTUBE CONTAINS HIGHLIGHTS FROM 5 MATCHES, INCLUDING THE FINAL, ONE SEMI-FINAL, AND ONE QUARTERFINAL. ALSO HIGHLIGHTS FROM DAYS 1-4

TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW (SCORES WITH MATCH STATS, DRAWS, PLAYER LISTS, PAST RESULTS BACK TO 2021) 
(CLICK ON ANY PLAYER NAME FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT PLAYER)

CUMULATIVE



LAWN TENNIS--WOMENS--L&T MUMBAI OPEN--FEBRUARY 3-9, 2025

NINH EXPLAINS LAWN TENNIS (NINH LY YOUTUBE)

WTA TENNIS RULE BOOK (.PDF FORMAT, 559P.)


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L&T MUMBAI OPEN, CRICKET CLUB OF INDIA, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (1--ARENA--WIKIPEDIA) (2--CITY--WIKIPEDIA

THIS WAS A WTA 125 EVENT (BEST 2 SETS OUT OF 3) 3RD "SET" IS A 10 POINT GAME.

SOURCES FOR ALL SCORES, MATCH STORIES, STATISTICS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY STATED, ARE WTA AND TENNIS ABSTRACT. SOURCE FOR VIDEO, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFALLY STATED, IS PRASAR BHARATI SPORTS.

NOTE: PRIZE MONEY: 

SINGLES WINNER: $15,500; FINALIST: $8,400 
DOUBLES WINNERS: $2,850 APIECE; FINALISTS: $587.50 APIECE

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

SINGLES:

FINAL 

6-3, 6-2

Jil Teichmann won a dominant Final, to finish off a dominant Tournament in which she lost only one set in 5 matches. Her total game score was 60-29 and the only set she lost was in a tie break.    

FULL MATCH VIDEO (MATCH BEGINS AT 2:49:24 ON THE VIDEO)


TENNIS ABSTRACT ANALYSIS (EVERYTHING STATISTICAL ABOUT THE MATCH, AND THEN SOME. SEE THE POINT BY POINT DESCRIPTION FOR SHOT BY SHOT DESCRIPTION)

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FEBRUARY 9, 2025

DOUBLES

FINAL

7-6(4); 2-6; 10-7 (TIE BREAKER IS TO 10 POINTS) 

In a wonderfully competitive match that lasted almost 2 hours, A-P came from behind in the tie break to win.
0-1; 1-1; 1-3; 3-3; 3-5; 5-5; 5-6; 9-6; 9-7; 10-7

FULL MATCH VIDEO (MATCH BEGINS AT 8:50 ON THE VIDEO)

I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A MATCH STORY ON THIS MATCH.

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FOR THE TOURNAMENT

OTHER FULL MATCH VIDEOS

1. SEMI FINALS  (MATCHES IN THE ORDER GIVEN AT THE BEGINNING) (1 DOUBLES, 2 SINGLES) 

2. QUARTER FINALS (MATCHES IN THE ORDER GIVEN AT THE BEGINNING) (3 SINGLES, 1 DOUBLES)

FOR OTHER FULL MATCH VIDEOS, SCROLL THROUGH THE LIVE STREAMS AT PRASAR BHARATI SPORTS YOUTUBE. LOOK FOR THE LARSON & TURBO ICON. UNFORTUNATELY, WHILE SOME OF THE MATCHES ARE LABELLED WITHIN THE VIDEO, OTHERS ARE NOT.

AS OF FEBRUARY 18, 2025, PB HAS YET TO UPLOAD A PLAYLIST FOR THIS TOURNAMENT. PB IS A SPRAWLING INDIAN PUBLIC MEDIA CORPORATION THAT PRODUCES AND MAINTAINS 185 YOUTUBE CHANNELS WITH MILLIONS OF SUBSCRIBERS AND OVER 1 BILLION PAGE VIEWS PER YEAR. 

SO WE SHOULD NOT PERHAPS HOLD OUR BREATHS WAITING FOR AN ORGANIZED PLAYLIST FOR THIS TOURNAMENT. HOWEVER, AS YOU SCROLL THROUGH THE ENDLESS LIVE STREAMS OF FULL MATCH VIDEOS OF MULTIPLE SPORTS, THE SHEER SCALE OF THE ENDEAVOR TO DO COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE INDIAN SPORTS SCENE IS PHENOMENAL. THE LIVE STREAM SITE IS REMINISCENT OF THE FINAL SCENES  IN CITIZEN KANE  OR  RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK.

TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW (SCORES WITH MATCH STATS, DRAWS, PLAYER VIEWS ETC.), 
(CLICK ON ANY PLAYER NAME FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT PLAYER)

CUMULATIVE


LAWN TENNIS--MENS--AMRO OPEN--ROTTERDAM--FEBRUARY 3-9, 2025


ATP LAWN TENNIS RULES (.PDF FORMAT, 408P.) WITH RULEBOOK CHANGES ADDED IN JANUARY 2025.


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AMRO OPEN, AHOY ARENA, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (1--ARENA--WIKIPEDIA) (2--CITY--WIKIPEDIA)

THIS WAS AN ATP 500 EVENT (BEST 2 SETS OUT OF 3)

NOTE: PRIZE MONEY (PERFECT TENNIS)

SINGLES: WINNER: $464,245; FINALIST: $249,766
DOUBLES: WINNER: $153,405; FINALIST: $81959

SOURCE DID NOT INDICATE WHETHER DOUBLES WAS PER PLAYER OR PER TEAM

SOURCE FOR ALL SCORES, MATCH STORIES, VIDEO, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFALLY STATED IS ATP OR TENNIS TV YOUTUBE. SOURCE FOR STATISTICS: ATP OR TENNIS ABSTRACT

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

SINGLES:

FINAL 

6-4; 3-6; 6-2

This was Alcaraz' first indoor tournament win.



TENNIS ABSTRACT ANALYSIS (EVERYTHING STATISTICAL ABOUT THE MATCH, AND THEN SOME. SEE THE POINT BY POINT DESCRIPTION FOR SHOT BY SHOT DESCRIPTION)

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DOUBLES

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

6-2; 4-6; 10-6 (TIE BREAKER PLAYED TO 10 POINTS)


Gille--Zielinski almost stopped the overwhelming momentum Bolelli--Vavassori's first three matches (won all 6 sets) built, but after finally cracking their set streak at 7 over 4 matches, the winners came back powerfully to take the second set and then won the tie-breaker
1-1; 2-1; 7-4; 8-5; 9-6; 10-6.


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FOR THE TOURNAMENT

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE TOURNAMENT

PLAYLIST: Day 1-4, QUARTER FINALS, SEMI-FINALS

COMPLETE OVERVIEW OF THE TOURNAMENT: INCLUDES SINGLES AND DOUBLES RESULTS, MATCH STATISTICS, DRAWS, AND OTHER INFORMATION (FOR RESULTS, CLICK ON PLAYERS NAME FOR MORE INFORMATION)

COMPLETE RESULTS (SINGLES)

COMPLETE RESULTS (DOUBLES)

COMPLETE (AND I DO MEAN COMPLETE) STATISTICS FROM TENNIS ABTRACT (SINGLES ONLY)

CUMULATIVE

SINGLES ANKINGS (AS OF 2/10/25)
DOUBLES RANKINGS (AS OF 2/10/25)


LAWN TENNIS--MENS--DALLAS OPEN--FEBRUARY 1-9, 2025


ATP LAWN TENNIS RULES (.PDF FORMAT, 408P.) WITH RULEBOOK CHANGES ADDED IN JANUARY 2025.
 

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DALLAS OPEN, FORD CENTER, FRISCO TEXAS (1--ARENA--WIKIPEDIA) (2--CITY--WIKIPEDIA)

THIS WAS AN ATP 500 EVENT (BEST 2 SETS OUT OF 3)

NOTE: PRIZE MONEY (PERFECT TENNIS

SINGLES: WINNER: $516,165; FINALIST: $277,715
DOUBLES: WINNER: $169,540; FINALIST: $80,410

SOURCE DID NOT INDICATE WHETHER DOUBLES WAS PER PLAYER OR PER TEAM

SOURCE FOR ALL, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY STATED, IS ATP OR TENNIS TV YOUTUBE). OR TENNIS ABSTRACT

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

SINGLES:

FINAL 

7-6(5); 6-3



TENNIS ABSTRACT ANALYSIS (EVERYTHING STATISTICAL ABOUT THE MATCH, AND THEN SOME. SEE THE POINT BY POINT DESCRIPTION FOR SHOT BY SHOT DESCRIPTION)

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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE TOURNAMENT

PLAYLIST: Day 1-4, QUARTER FINALS, SEMI-FINALS

COMPLETE OVERVIEW OF THE TOURNAMENT: INCLUDES RESULTS, MATCH STATISTICS, DRAWS, AND OTHER INFORMATION (FOR RESULTS, CLICK ON PLAYERS NAME FOR MORE INFORMATION)
 

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FEBRUARY 9, 2025

DOUBLES:

FINAL:

CHRISTIAN HARRISON (QUALIFIED)--EVAN KING (Q) 2
7-6(4); 7-6(4)




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CUMULATIVE

SINGLES ANKINGS (AS OF 2/10/25)
DOUBLES RANKINGS (AS OF 2/10/25)


LAWN TENNIS--MENS--OPEN OCCITANIE--MONTPELLIER FRANCE--JANUARY 26-FEBRUARY 2, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P_Das6OjAk

ATP LAWN TENNIS RULES (.PDF FORMAT, 408P.) WITH RULEBOOK CHANGES ADDED IN JANUARY 2025.


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OPEN OCCITANIE--SUD DE FRANCE ARENA--MONTPELLIER, FRANCE (1--ARENA--WIKIPEDIA) (2--CITY--WIKIPEDIA)

THIS WAS AN ATP 250 COMPETITION (BEST 2 SETS OUT OF 3)

SOURCE FOR ALL, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY STATED IS ATP, TENNIS TV YOUTUBE), OR TENNIS ABSTRACT

NOTE: PRIZE MONEY: (PERFECT TENNIS)

SINGLES: WINNER: $95,247; FINALIST: $55,554
DOUBLES: WINNER: $33,118; FINALIST: $17,193

PT DID NOT INDICATE IF THE DOUBLES PRIZE MONEY WAS FOR EACH PLAYER OR SPLIT BY THE TEAM.

FEBUARY 2, 2025

FINAL

ALEKSANDER KOVACEVIC (QUALIFIED) 1
6-2; 6-7(7); 7-6(2)



TENNIS ABSTRACT ANALYSIS (EVERYTHING STATISTICAL ABOUT THE MATCH, AND THEN SOME. SEE THE POINT BY POINT DESCRIPTION FOR SHOT BY SHOT DESCRIPTION)

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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS FOR EACH DAY ARE AVAILABLE AT THE MONTPELIER PLAYLIST

COMPLETE OVERVIEW OF THE TOURNAMENT: INCLUDES RESULTS, MATCH STATISTICS, DRAWS, AND OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT (FOR RESULTS, CLICK ON PLAYERS NAME FOR MORE INFORMATION)


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CUMULATIVE

SINGLES ANKINGS (AS OF 2/3/25)
DOUBLES RANKINGS (AS OF 2/3/25)


LAWN TENNIS--2025 AUSTRALIAN OPEN--FINALS


ATP LAWN TENNIS RULES (.PDF FORMAT, 408P.) WITH RULEBOOK CHANGES ADDED IN JANUARY 2025.
 
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AUSTRALIAN OPEN, JANUARY 6-26, 2025, Melbourne Park (1--Wikipedia) (2--City--Wikipedia)

BACK TO BACK: OFFICIAL 2025 AUSTRALIAN OPEN OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT FILM

NOTE: SOURCE FOR ALL VIDEOS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY STATED IS AO YOUTUBE. ALL PLAYER INFORMATION, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY STATED, IS WOMENS TENNIS ASSOCIATION (WTA) FOR WOMEN AND ATP TOUR FOR MEN 

NOTE: PRIZE MONEY FOR MEN AND WOMEN WAS EQUAL IN THE AUSTRLIAN OPEN. FOR EACH OF THE MATCHES ANNOTATED BELOW THE STRUCTURE WAS:

SINGLES: CHAMPION: $3,500,000; FINALIST: $1,900,000
DOUBLES (PER TEAM): CHAMPION: $810,000; FINALIST; $440,000  

WOMEN'S FINAL (JANUARY 25, 2025).







TENNIS ABSTRACT ANALYSIS (EVERYTHING STATISTICAL ABOUT THE MATCH, AND THEN SOME. SEE THE POINT BY POINT DESCRIPTION FOR SHOT BY SHOT DESCRIPTION)

MADISON KEYS' PARTIAL TOURNAMENT, MATCH BY MATCH, SET BY SET, GAME BY GAME, POINT BY POINT, SHOT BY SHOT (TENNIS ABSTRACT)

ROUND OF 32: KEYS 2; DANIELLE COLLINS 0: 6-4 ; 6-4 

QUARTER FINAL: KEYS 2; ELINA SVITOLINA 1: 3-6 ; 6-3 ; 6-4
SEMI-FINAL: KEYS 2; IGA SWIATEK 1: 5-7 ;  6-1 ; 7-6(8)
FINAL: KEYS 2; ARYNA SABALENKA 1: 6-3 ; 2-6 ; 7-5

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MEN'S FINAL (JANUARY 26, 2025)







TENNIS ABSTRACT ANALYSIS (EVERYTHING STATISTICAL ABOUT THE MATCH, AND THEN SOME. SEE THE POINT BY POINT DESCRIPTION FOR SHOT BY SHOT DESCRIPTION)

JANNIK SINNER'S TOURNAMENT, MATCH BY MATCH, SET BY SET, GAME BY GAME, POINT BY POINT, SHOT BY SHOT (TENNIS ABSTRACT):

MATCH 1: SINNER 3; NICHOLAS JARRY  0: 7-6 (2) ; 7-6 (5) 6-1
MATCH 2: SINNER 3; TRISTAN SCHOOLKATE 1: 4-6 ; 6-4 ; 6-1 ; 6-3
MATCH 3: SINNER 3; HOLGER RUNE 1: 6-3 ; 3-6 ; 6-3 ; 6-2

QUARTER FINAL: SINNER 3; ALEX DE MINAUR 0:  7-6(2) ;  7-6(5) ; 6-1
SEMI-FINAL: SINNER 3; BEN SHELTON 0: 7-6(2) ; 6-2 ; 6-2
FINAL: SINNER 3 ; ALEXANDER ZVEREV 0: 6-3;  7-6(4);  6-3

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WOMEN'S DOUBLES FINAL (JANUARY 25, 2025)





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MEN'S DOUBLES FINAL (JANUARY 25, 2025)





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MIXED DOUBLE'S FINAL (JANUARY 24, 2025)





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OTHER VIDEOS

FULL MATCH VIDEOS OF MULTIPLE MATCHES (AO YOUTUBE PLAYLIST)--AS OF APRIL 3, 2025, 65 FULL MATCH VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE. CHECK BACK TO THIS ADDRESS TO SEE WHEN MORE FULL MATCH VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE 




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ALL RESULTS (DAY BY DAY) WITH LINKS TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT EACH MATCH

STATISTICS (10 CATEGORIES)