00:40 CET – After playing some inspiring tennis throughout the week, Francisco Cerundolo is in the final of the Buenos Aires tournament, beating Pedro Martinez 6-2, 6-4. It was a clean performance from the number five seed, who served up eight aces and no double faults. He will be loking for his first title in Sunday’s final.
23:12 CET – After knocking out three Argentines from their home tournament (including a thriller against Navone in the last round), teenage sensation Joao Fonseca (18) has won yet another three-set thriller 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 6-1 against Serbia’s Laslo Djere (29) to secure his place in the Buenos Aires final.
It will be the first final of his young career and he could meet yet another Argentine in the final if Francisco Cerundolo (26) wins his semi-final tonight.
If Fonseca gets over the line in the final then this could prove to be the week a star was born – a turning point in his fledgling career.
20:45 CET – Daniil Medvedev (29) has been stunned in Marseille and is out! The number one seed and heavy favourite was outclassed by Hamad Medjedovic (21) who won in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 to book his place in the final.
14:45 CET – There’s just over an hour until Amanda Anisimova (23) and Jelena Ostapenko (27) take to the court for what will be the biggest match in a long time for both players.
The two have only met once before and it was at this same tournament, with Ostapenko winning 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 back in 2022 before losing in the semi-finals.
If the Latvian can do so again today, she’ll claim her first Masters 1000 title since 2018, while Anisimova will lift her first if she prevails.
11:17 CET – In a huge bit of breaking news, it has been announced that world number one Jannik Sinner (23) has been banned from tennis for three months after agreeing a deal with the World Anti-Doping Agency. He will miss four Masters 1000 tournaments but no Grand Slams.
