MALLORCA CHAMPIONSHIPS – ATP MEDIA NOTES DAY 7 – SATURDAY 1 JULY 2023
2 julio 2023 | Por Redacción | Categoria: Tenis
LEXUS ATP HEAD2HEAD: SINGLES FINAL
[4] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs Christopher Eubanks (USA) Eubanks Leads 1-0
23 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Christopher Eubanks 7-6(2) 7-6(5)
Adrian Mannarino | Age: 35 | World No. 43 | Career-High No. 22 | 2023: 20-14 (Mallorca Final) | Event: 6-1 (2023 Final) > Achieved career-high No. 22 in 2018 and ended 10 straight years in Top 75 of Pepperstone ATP Rankings (2013- 22).
> Captured 1st ATP Tour title in 7th final of career at 2019 ‘s-Hertogenbosch and 2nd title in 11th final of career at 2022 Winston-Salem.
> Earned first Top 5 win over No. 5 Cilic to reach biggest final of career at 2017 Tokyo and biggest win of career over No. 3 Medvedev at 2023 ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
> Posted personal-best 33 wins in 2017, ending season on 25-13 run including 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at Montreal. > Reached 2022 Australian Open 4R and Wimbledon 4R in 2013, 2017 and 2018, but owns 0-19 record vs. Top-10 players at Grand Slams.
NOTE: Mannarino is seeking 3rd ATP Tour title (2-9), 2nd on grass (2019 ‘s-Hertogenbosch). He rose 8 spots to No. 35 and will become the No. 1 Frenchman of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings on Monday for the first time since the week of January 9th 2023 and could go up to No. 32 with a title win.
Christopher Eubanks | Age: 27 | World No. 77 | Career-High No. 74 | 2023: 11-10 (Mallorca Final) | Event: 4-0 (2023 Final) In 2023, earned personal-best 11 wins, made his Top 100 debut at age 26, and reached career-high No. 74 in May. > Came from qualifying to defeat No. 20 Coric for first Top 20 win en route to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at 2023 Miami (l. to eventual champion Medvedev) to guarantee himself a spot in the Top 100.
> Defeated countrymen Fritz, Donaldson in his hometown for 1st ATP Tour wins en route to 2017 Atlanta QF as WC.
> Qualified a career-best 5 times in 2022 at Doha, Indian Wells, Newport, US Open and San Diego.
> Beat then-No. 106 Auger-Aliassime en route to qualifying at 2019 Australian Open and Martinez for 1st Grand Slam main draw win at 2022 US Open.
> Won Challenger titles at 2018 Leon, 2021 Orlando-2 and 2021 Knoxville, then ended 2022 season on 11-3 run.
> Has a 104-74 career Challenger record, including 98-69 on hard courts and 3 titles.
> Played college tennis at Georgia Tech from 2015-17 and was a 2-time All-American and 2-time ACC Player of the Year.
NOTE: Eubanks is playing in his 1st ATP Tour Final, with a title win it would mark the first time two Americans (Tiafoe
Stuttgart) captured an ATP Tour grass court title in the run up to Wimbledon since 1984 McEnroe (Queen’s Club) and Kriek (Bristol). He owns a record of 2–15 against Top50 players in his career. The American could become the 6th ATP Tour champion this season to save a match point on the way to the title (saved 5MPs to defeat Harris in SF).
Match Point(s) Saved Champions (5)
Player Tournament Opponent Round M.P. Saved
Novak Djokovic Adelaide-1 Sebastian Korda Final Saved 1 M.P
Yibing Wu Dallas John Isner Final Saved 4 M.P
Hubert Hurkacz Marseille Mikael Ymer QF Saved 1 M.P
Holger Rune Munich Botic van de Zandschulp Final Saved 4 M.P
Frances Tiafoe Stuttgart Jan-Lennard Struff Final Saved 1 M.P
First-Time ATP Champions (3): There have been three first-time champions this season. Players trying to win their first ATP Tour title are 3-10. Last year they went 12-15 in finals.
Christopher Eubanks has the chance to join the list tomorrow.
Age Tournament
Tallon Griekspoor 26 Pune
Wu Yibing 23 Dallas
Arthur Fils 18 Lyon
| 2023 Mallorca Statistics | Adrian Mannarino | Christopher Eubanks |
| Aces | 14 | 50 |
| 1st-Serve Percentage | 60% (135 of 225) | 75% (297 of 394) |
| 1st-Serve Points Won | 72% (97 of 135) | 79% (236 of 297) |
| 2nd-Serve Points Won | 53% (48 of 90) | 49% (49 of 97) |
| Service Games Won | 77% (27 of 35) | 95% (59 of 62) |
| Break Points Saved | 67% (16 of 24) | 81% (13 of 16) |
| 1st-Serve Return Points Won | 40% (70 of 174) | 21% (50 of 242) |
| 2nd-Serve Return Points Won | 51% (41 of 81) | 47% (75 of 158) |
| Return Games Won | 35% (13 of 37) | 10% (6 of 60) |
| Break Points Converted | 48% (13 of 27) | 24% (6 of 25) |
BOLD: Leads all 28 players in 2023 Mallorca Championships.
LEXUS ATP HEAD2HEAD: DOUBLES FINAL
[PR] Yuki Bhambri (IND) / Lloyd Harris (RSA) vs First Meeting
Robin Haase (NED) / Philipp Oswald (AUT)
Bhambri / Harris Notes
> Indian and South African duo are 3-0 as a team after making their debut this week at 2023 Mallorca Championships. > Bhambri is ranked 75 on the Pepperstone ATP Doubles Rankings and could go up to No. 58 on the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings with a title win.
> Bhambri reached ATP Tour SF 4 times: 2018 Pune w/Sharan, 2022 Seoul w/Myneni, 2023 Dallas and Munich w/Myneni.
> In their road to the final they defeated No. 4 seeds Granollers/Zeballos and No. 1 seeds Gonzalez/Roger-Vasselin.
> Harris would be the first South African to win an ATP Tour title since Seul 2022 (Klaasen).
> Bhambri, 30, is 0-0 in career tour-level finals, seeking his first-ever title.
> Harris, 26, is 0-1 in tour-level finals since 2022 Rotterdam (I. to Haase/Middelkoop).
Haase / Oswald Notes
> Haase and Oswald first teamed up at 2019 Umag, where they won the title and now have a 18-10 tour-level record as a team. This is their third ATP Tour final (1-1).
> Haase is ranked No. 37 (career-high No. 29 in May 2023) and Oswald is ranked No. 71 (career-high No. 31 in June 2021).
> Haase, 36, is 8-13 in career tour-level doubles finals, he is 1-1 in Finals this season (Montpellier Title w/Middelkoop).
> Oswald, 37, is 11-10 in tour-level doubles finals. He is looking for his first title since 2020 Sardinia (w/Daniell).
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