Mayar Sherif Creates History For Egypt With First Title, Novak Djokovic Continues To Roll
Mayar Sherif won her first title beating Maria Sakkari at the Parma Ladies Open becoming the first Egyptian to win a WTA title. The loss must sting for Sakkari and raise questions about her ability to win big matches.
Barbora Krejcikova beat hometown favorite Anett Kontaveit to win the inaugural Tallinn Open. This was Krejcikova’s fourth WTA title.
There’s another Swiss making the news this week. Marc-Andrea Huesler beat Holger Rune to win the Sofia title. He will rise to 64 in the rankings on Monday. He is the first Swiss to win an ATP title since Roger Federer won in Basel in 2019.
Yoshihito Nishioka won the Korea Open beating Denis Shapovalov in straight sets.
Novak Djokovic easily won the title in Tel Aviv beating Marin Cilic in the final. Djokovic looked in great form all week and did not lose a set in the tournament. With this title, Djokovic has won a title on all three surfaces this year (Rome on clay, Wimbledon on grass, and Tel Aviv on hard courts).