Stuttgart open

Seven months after his last match, Nick Kyrgios will step onto the court in Stuttgart, aiming to get time on the grass in readiness for next month's return to Wimbledon. Men's grasscourt season • Stuttgart Open (GER) June 12 - June18 • Rosmalen Championships (NLD) June 12 - June 18 • Queen's Club (ENG) June 19 - June 25 • Halle Open (GER) June 19 - June 25 • Mallorca Championships (SPA) June 25 - July 1 • Eastbourne International (ENG) June 26 - July 1 • Wimbledon (ENG) July 3 - July 16 • Hall of Fame Open (US) July 17 - July 23 Kyrgios faces Chinese Wu Yibing on Tuesday in Germany (early morning Wednesday AEST) in the opening round of a tournament in which he lines up as eighth seed. The 28-year-old last played in the ATP Finals doubles tournament alongside Thanasi Kokkinakis in November, but has not played singles since October. He "I wouldn't say it was major surgery, but I had quite a serious surgery on my knee," said Kyrgios ahead of his return. "It's taken me about five months to get back to even playing, moving and [ready to play] against these players. "It's been difficult, but at times it's been amazing just to be home with my family. "Tennis is a sport where you travel so much of the year and being home, for me, was important. "But seeing everyone [else] play wasn't easy, at times. Read more "I'm just super-excited that my knee is a bit better and I'm able to play now." The world number 25 had a memorable run to the final of Wimbledon in 2022 and needs to gain ma...

Meanwhile, at 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands, Canadian Milos Raonic claimed his first Tour-level win after nearly two years out with injuries. He beat Serb Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3 6-4. Raonic, Wimbledon runner-up in 2016, said he was still taking his recovery "day by day" after a "heartbreaking" period in which a series of injuries disrupted his career. "It's been a real pleasure to get to play in front of people. I didn't get to hit a single tennis ball for a full year," former world number three Raonic, 32, said after his victory over fifth seed Kecmanovic. "It was pretty nerve-wracking, I forgot that feeling. To be honest with you, it might have been a little bit easier if I played in front of nobody today. "It's been a little heartbreaking a lot of the time when I couldn't do anything and it's nice for me to be here one more time. "I get the chance to be on court, I get the chance to play, I get the chance to compete, to put in the work, and I get a chance to see how far it takes me, so I'm thankful." • Watson beats Niemeier at Nottingham Open • Boulter replaces Raducanu as British number one At the Stuttgart Open, the 27-year-old Berrettini was competing for the first time since being forced to withdraw from the Monte Carlo Masters in April because of an abdominal injury. He missed Wimbledon last year after he tested positive for coronavirus but the Italian, ranked 21 in the world, had enjoyed a series of excellent run of results on grass in the past couple of seas...

• • June 10, 2023 Nick Kyrgios is set to make his long-awaited 2023 debut as he is in the main draw for the Stuttgart Open and he could face second seed Taylor Fritz as early as the quarter-final. Eighth seed Kyrgios, who has not featured on the ATP Tour since October last year, will kick off his 2023 season against rising Chinese star Wu Yibing in the first round of the ATP 250 grass-court tournament. The 2022 Wimbledon runner-up has not played any singles matches since the Japan Open when he picked up a knee injury. He was expected to play at the Australian Open, but withdrew from the season-opening Grand Slam and underwent knee surgery. After initially eyeing a return at the Sunshine Double in March, his comeback was pushed back to the French Open, but that failed to materialise as But he will at long last play again as he is set to feature in Germany next week. Wu, who currently sits at No 54 in the ATP Rankings, will be no pushover as became the first Chinese man to win an ATP Tour singles title in February when he defeated the likes of Denis Shapovalov, Fritz and John Isner at the Dallas Open. Back at it 🔥 — BOSS OPEN (@boss__open) The winner of the Kyrgios-Wu encounter will face either Shapovalov of a qualifier in the second round while second seed Fritz headlines the bottom half of the draw and is the projected quarter-final opponent. American Fritz has a bye into the second round, but will have a tough opening assignment as he will play either Courentin Moutet or ...

The 2023 grass season kicks off this week on the ATP Tour as ‘s-Hertogenbosch and Stuttgart each host an ATP 250 event from 12-18 June. ATPTour.com looks ahead at five things to watch at each event. FIVE THINGS TO WATCH IN 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH 1) Medvedev Eyes Fast Start On Grass: After sealing a clay-court breakthrough with his maiden title on that surface in Rome, Medvedev seeks to transfer his renowned hard-court prowess to the grass at the 2) Second Seed Sinner: Sinner remains relatively inexperienced on grass, having played only nine tour-level matches on the surface, but his run to the 3) Home Favourite To Rule Again?: With reigning champion Van Rijthoven and the No. 1-Dutch player in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, 4) Raonic Returns: The former World No. 3 5) Koolhof/Skupski Defend Title: FOLLOW THIS WEEK'S ACTION 📺 🎾 📱 📧 FIVE THINGS TO WATCH IN STUTTGART 1) Tsitsipas Top Seed: The World No. 5 Tsitsipas returns for a second appearance at the 2) Berrettini Targets Stuttgart Hat-trick: The seventh-seeded Berrettini seeks to maintain his unbeaten record in Stuttgart. The 27-year-old, who missed 3) Kyrgios Comeback: The World No. 26 Kyrgios competes in singles for the first time since Tokyo last October. The 28-year-old, a two-time semi-finalist in Stuttgart, went 12-3 on grass in 2022, including a run to his maiden major final at

Summary • 14:00 BST: Matteo Berrettini beats Andy Murray 6-4 5-7 6-3 in Stuttgart Open final • Murray was appearing in his first tour-level final on grass for six years • The Scot had been chasing his first ATP singles title since 2019 • Second seed Berrettini, runner-up at Wimbledon in 2021, was playing in his first tournament since March because of injury That's us done for the day - you can read all about the Stuttgart Open final Andy Murray wasn't the only Briton in a final today. Dan Evans is a set to to the good against Jordan Thompson in the Nottingham Open final, which you can We'll also have live coverage of all the action from Queen's and the Birmingham International this week. You can watch each day's play on the BBC Sport website and app. Join us then. Matteo Berrettini, speaking on court: "It's going to be tough to talk. Hopefully I wont talk too long and you'll be bored. Congratulations to Andy, an unbelievable fighter. "The fight and spirit and everything he has shown in his career. I remember when I was a kid watching you and now we play each other, it doesn't feel real that I'm here against you. "I felt the support all week. I felt like I played in Italy from the first point. Grazie, danke, and I'm going to stop talking now!" Andy Murray, speaking on court: "It's been an incredible week here. I really enjoyed it. The team here did a fantastic job. The fans the whole week were brilliant. I've had great support during most of the matches and a fantastic atmo...

STUTTGART, Germany – Lorenzo Sonego eliminated defending champion Matteo Berrettini from the Stuttgart Open, beating the Italian 6-1, 6-2. Berrettini had been going for his third win in three appearances at the grass-court tournament. But he struggled from the start against the 41st-ranked Sonego, who saved all six break points he faced. Berrettini had been riding a nine-match winning streak on grass, including his wins last year in Stuttgart and at Queen’s Club in London. Lorenzo Musetti defeated Croatian qualifier Borna Gojo 7-6 (4), 6-3, and Jiri Lehecka rallied to beat Marcos Giron 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. STUTTGART, Germany — Taylor Fritz held serve throughout as he started his grass-court season by beating Aslan Karatsev 7-6 (4), 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the Stuttgart Open. Fritz had to save set point at 5-4 down in the first set, which later went to a tiebreak where Fritz raced into a 5-2 lead before sealing the set. Fritz broke Karatsev for the first time at 3-2 in the second set to put himself on course for the win. Fritz, the highest-ranked American on the men’s tour at No. 8, said he was “really happy” with the win and pleased with his serving and returning on grass. Last year was Fritz’s most successful season on the surface, where he won Eastbourne for the second time and reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. Fritz is seeded second and had a bye in the first round in Stuttgart. He goes on to meet Marton Fucsovics in the quarterfinals after the Hungarian won a...

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-2 in the final of the Stuttgart Open for her fourth title of the year on Sunday. The Polish player stretched her winning run to 23 matches by beating last year's finalist in her own tournament debut in 1 hour 24 minutes. Swiatek has now won her last seven finals in straight sets. Swiatek previously won in Doha, Indian Wells and Miami. Sabalenka, who lost last year's final to Ashleigh Barty, defeated the second-seeded Paula Badosa in their semifinal on Saturday, but the third-seeded Belarusian player had no answer to Swiatek's power. ___