UTS 2

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The second edition of Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) took place between July 30 and August 2, 2020.

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Here, 11 players competed. In the group stage, 8 players were placed in two groups of 4 (one was replaced midway through the tournament), where only the top players of each could qualify from each to reach the Final 4 where "The Lion" Alexander Zverev and "The Panther" Félix Auger-Aliassime had already qualified. "The Hammer" Matteo Berrettini was the defending champion in the men's tournament, but chose not to participate. Zverev won the event, defeating Auger-Aliassime in the final 19–10, 11–13, 10–18, 18–8, 3–1. [1]

This was the first edition of UTS to have a women's tournament. 4 players participated in a playoff style format. "The Thunder" Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated "The Volcano" Alizé Cornet in the final 16–8, 12–11, 11–14, 9–16, 3–1. [2]

Men's Participants

Group A

Group B

Final

Women's Participants

Men's Group Stage

Group A

"Grigor"
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimitrov
"The Virtuoso"
Flag of France.svg Gasquet
"El Torero"
Flag of Spain.svg López
"The Sniper"
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Popyrin

"Le Mousquetaire"
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
RR
W–L
Quarter
W–L
Point
W–L
Standings
"Grigor"
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov
10–15, 10–13, 11–14, 10–1810–17, 15–14, 16–12, 12–16, [0–2]14–11, 13–15, 15–14, 12–10
(w/ Mahut)
1–23–8 (27%)148–173 (46%)3
"The Virtuoso"
Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet
15–10, 13–10, 14–11, 18–1014–12, 18–14, 18–10, 15–1715–13, 19–9, 12–16, 13–10
(w/ Popyrin)
3–010–2 (83%)184–142 (56%)1
"El Torero"
Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López
17–10, 14–15, 12–16, 16–12, [2–0]12–14, 14–18, 10–18, 17–1517–8, 11–19, 17–13, 13–12
(w/ Popyrin)
2–17–6 (54%)167–170 (50%)2
"The Sniper"
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexei Popyrin

"Le Mousquetaire"
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
11–14, 15–13, 14–15, 10–12
(w/ Mahut)
13–15, 9–19, 16–12, 10–13
(w/ Popyrin)
8–17, 19–11, 13–17, 12–13
(w/ Popyrin)
0–2
0–1
2–6 (25%)
1–3 (25%)
100–117 (46%)
50–51 (50%)
X
4

Group B

"The Rebel"
Flag of France.svg Paire
"The Artist"
Flag of Germany.svg Brown
"The Tornado"
Flag of France.svg Moutet
"El Fuego"
Flag of Spain.svg Verdasco
RR
W–L
Quarter
W–L
Point
W–L
Standings
"The Rebel"
Flag of France.svg Benoît Paire
20–15, 21–13, 17–19, 21–1415–18, 11–18, 8–14 ret.13–17, 11–19, 14–17, 20–121–24–6 (40%)171–176 (49%)4
"The Artist"
Flag of Germany.svg Dustin Brown
15–20, 13–21, 19–17, 14–2118–12, 13–17, 13–14, 19–9, [2–0]19–16, 20–13, 16–20, 16–17, [0–2]1–26–8 (43%)195–197 (50%)3
"The Tornado"
Flag of France.svg Corentin Moutet
18–15, 18–11, 14–8 ret.12–18, 17–13, 14–13, 9–19, [1–3]19–13, 13–16, 12–16, 16–13, [3–1]2–18–5 (62%)162–155 (51%)1
"El Fuego"
Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco
17–13, 19–11, 17–14, 12–2016–19, 13–20, 20–16, 17–16, [1-2]13–19, 16–13, 16–12, 13–16, [2–1]2–18–6 (57%)189–189 (50%)2

Men's Finals

Match for Seeding Semifinals Final
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime
"The Panther"
111512 11 0
  Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev
"The Lion"
10 14 141421 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev
"The Lion"
1710 1713
4 Flag of France.svg Corentin Moutet
"The Tornado"
12 1312 11
1 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev
"The Lion"
1911 10 183
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime
"The Panther"
10 13188 1
3 Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet
"The Virtuoso"
1912 12 7
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime
"The Panther"
15 172023

Women's Finals

Semifinals Final
              
  Flag of Tunisia.svg Ons Jabeur
"The Warrior"
14 10 10
  Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
"The Thunder"
161516
  Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
"The Thunder"
161211 9 3
Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet
"The Volcano"
8 11 14161
  Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet
"The Volcano"
161613
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Brenda Fruhvirtová
"The Prodigy"
11 10 12

Notes

    References

    1. "UTS Championship 2 2020".
    2. "Tennis 24: Exhibition UTS Championship 2 Women Women Results".