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LETAS: Spain's Latorre prevails in the playoff

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Spain's Amaia Latorre won the Ahlsell Trophy with a score of 208 (72, 70, 66, -8). On the course at Gränna Golfklubb (prior 72), in Västanå Castle, Sweden, she finished tied with Sweden's Isabell Ekstrom (71, 68, 69) and then won her first LET Access title, beating her in a play-off. Of the Italians in the field, Marta Spiazzi finished 30th with a score of 219 (79, 67, 73, +3), and Maria Vittoria Corbi was 50th with a score of 228 (76, 71, 81, +12).

Letas, results

Amaia Latorre, a 27-year-old from Vitoria-Gasteiz, had only achieved three top-ten finishes in her first 29 appearances on the tour. In the final round, she recovered from sixth place with a 66 (-6, one eagle, six birdies, two bogeys), the best score of the round, and caught Ekstrom, the leader after two rounds, to whom she was three strokes behind (69, -3, three birdies), making her sixth birdie on the 18th hole. For the 27-year-old Swede from Uppsala, a winless player on tour, this is her 12th top ten finish in 32 appearances. The Spaniard received a check for €7,200 out of a prize pool of €45,000.

Behind the two protagonists, and out of the playoff by one stroke, is Dutchwoman Lauren Holmey, third with a score of 209 (-7), followed by Czech Patricie Mackova and fellow Spaniard Maria Parra in fourth place with a score of 212 (-4), American Annika Borrelli and Englishwoman Ellen Hume in sixth with a score of 213 (-3), and Denmark's Cecilie Leth-Nissen in eighth with a score of 214 (-2), Mexican Fernanda Lira, who had won the previous two tournaments, and Swedish amateur Edit Hertzman, who had led in the first round.

After 36 holes, Emma Lundgren, 57th with a 150 (74 76, +6), amateur Matilde Modesti, 90th with a 156 (80 76, +12), and Caterina Tatti, 110th with a 166 (84 82, +22) were cut.

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Alcaraz to Lead Spanish Davis Cup Squad

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By Richard Pagliaro | Friday, August 8, 2025
Photo credit: Angel Martinez/Getty for ITF

Reigning Roland Garros champion Carlos Alcaraz aims to restore the roar to the Spanish Davis Cup team.

Captain David Ferrer has named Alcaraz, Washington, DC finalist Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez to the Spanish squad that will host Denmark in the Davis Cup second round qualifier set for September 13-14th at the Puente Romano Tennis Club in Marbella, Spain.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

“I am very happy with the commitment that the players have made and with the enthusiasm that the team has to be able to overcome Denmark, which we already know is going to be a tough with Holger Rune,” Ferrer said. “But we are going to face it in the best way.

“Alejandro has been very consistent, he is in the Top 20 of the race and Carlos comes from winning Roland Garros and making the finals of Wimbledon, so I am very excited that they can be with us.”

The tie will be contested on outdoor red clay in Marbella.

World No. 2 Alcaraz, who owns a 3-0 Davis Cup singles record, will make his first appearance since he defeated Tallon Griekspoor 7-6, 6-3 in the 2024 quarterfinals last November.

The 22-year-old Spaniard is riding a streak of 13 straight clay-court victories, capturing successive clay championships at Roland Garros and Rome. Alcaraz’s last clay-court loss came to Danish star Holger Rune 7-6(6), 6-2 in the Barcelona final in April.

Tennis Channel and ITF Extend Media Rights Agreement

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By Richard Pagliaro | Monday, August 4, 2025
Photo credit: Matt McNulty/Getty for ITF

Tennis Channel will remain your television ticket to Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup competition.

Under the new multi-year agreement, Tennis Channel will remain the exclusive U.S. home for both tournaments continuing a relationship that began in 2009, TC and the ITF said in a joint announcement issued today.

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The extension runs through 2027 for the Billie Jean King Cup and 2028 for the Davis Cup.

“The extension also marks a significant expansion of Tennis Channel’s international reach, with rights to broadcast in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom,” TC announced.  “Additionally, rights for the Billie Jean King Cup have been secured in Spain – a new and important market where interest in women’s tennis continues to see strong growth.”

The Billie Jean King Cup Finals will be contested in Shenzhen, China, September 16-21st. The Davis Cup Final 8 is set for Bologna, Italy, November 18-23rd.

“For many years Tennis Channel has helped bring the World Cup of Tennis to millions of people around the world and this extension is great news for both Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup,” ITF President David Haggerty said. “We look forward to continuing to work alongside Tennis Channel to continue this growth for years to come.”

Mboko’s Dream Run Continues – 18-Year-Old Reaches Montreal Semis

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By Chris Oddo | Monday August 4, 2025

Canadian sensation Victoria Mboko is on her way to becoming a star. Already turning heads at Roland-Garros, where she reached the third round from qualifying, the Canadian continues to impress on her home soil, where she reached the semifinals at the Omnium Banque Nationale with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Jessica Bouzas Maneiro of Spain before a thrilled, partisan crowd on Monday night.

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Mboko is the fourth youngest woman to reach the last four at the WTA’s 1000 level event in Canada since 2000, and the youngest since 2015.

“I know it’s not over,” she said. “I’m so excited to be in the semifinals here, it’s been unreal.

“I think just to play in front of the Canadian crowd – I train here and it’s my first time playing in Montreal and it has been an unreal experience and I couldn’t be more grateful.”

Mboko will face Elena Rybakina in the semifinals on Wednesday in Montreal. She is slated to crack the Top-50 in next week’s rankings, regardless of how she fares against the former Wimbledon champion in the semifinals.

There were no break points through seven games in a tight opening set, then three in succession as the Canadian locked up the set with her second break for 6-4.

After falling behind 2-0 in the second the Canadian pegged the accelerator and reeled off the final six games to clinch victory in 77 minutes.

Rybakina got past Marta Kostyuk earlier in the day when the Ukrainian was forced to pull out with a wrist injury while trailing 6-2, 2-1.

LPGA/LET: Lottie Woad shows off in Scotland

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Spectacular Lottie Woad. After moving up the ranks from number one amateur, she won her first tournament as a pro, the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open, which she completed with a 267 (67, 65, 67, 68, -21), capping an incredible three-week run. In early July, she won the KPMG Women's Irish Open (LET), then finished third seven days later in The Amundi Evian Championship, her fourth women's Major, both times still amateur. She now has a ticket to the LET and LPGA, which also jointly organized the tournament at Dundonald Links (par 72) in Scotland.

Lottie Woad, results

The 21-year-old from Farnham took the lead in the second round and then held off her opponents to conclude her winning run with a 68 (-4, five birdies, one bogey). She left Korea's Hyo Joo Kim, second with a 270 (-18), three strokes behind, and Spain's Julia Lopez Ramirez and fellow Korean Sei Young Kim, third with a 274 (-14), seven strokes behind. She took home $300,000 from a $2,000,000 prize pool.

Two Italian players were in the field. Benedetta Moresco had a very consistent performance, finishing 21st with a 283 (70 71 71 71, -5), and Alessandra Fanali finished 50th with a 289 (74 71 72 72, +1).

Nelly Korda, number one in the Rolex Ranking, held a significant gap, even though she finished in fifth place with a 275 (-13). She was followed by Denmark's Nanna Koerstz Madsen, sixth with a 277 (-11), South Africa's Paula Reto, seventh with a 278 (-10), Korea's Mi Hyang Lee, and Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn, eighth with a 279 (-9). Among the contenders, Lauren Coughlin, defending her title, finished in tenth place with a 280 (-8).

Benedetta Moresco, in the final round, shot her third straight 71 (-1) with three birdies and two bogeys, and Alessandra Fanali finished with a 72 (par, two birdies, two bogeys).

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Former ATP ace praises Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz's new schedule

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Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz – the top two players in the ATP rankings – both decided to skip the Toronto Masters 1000, which also had to suffer the forfeit of Novak Djokovic and Jack Draper. The Italian and the Spaniard have had to use a lot of energy in the last month and a half, particularly at Roland Garros and the Wimbledon Championships, where they faced each other in the final giving a show to fans around the world.

Their clash in Paris was one of the most electrifying of the modern era, considering that the 22-year-old from Murcia cancelled out three match points in a row to his top rival before winning in the fifth set after almost five and a half hours. The current world No. 1 got his revenge in the final act of Wimbledon just over two weeks ago, coming back from a set down and preventing Carlitos from lifting his third trophy in a row at Church Road.

Sinner and Alcaraz don't take risks

Both allowed themselves a period of relaxation after the third Major of the season and resumed practicing a few days ago, respectively in Monte Carlo and Spain. Fans will have to wait until the Cincinnati Masters 1000 to see these young champions in action, who have already set the US Open as their main goal this summer.

The 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria will try to defend the top position in the ATP rankings in the second half of the season, while Carlos will be able to take advantage of the fact that he has not shone from Wimbledon onwards in 2024.

In a long interview with 'Il Corriere della Sera', former Italian ace Paolo Canè commented on Sinner and Alcaraz's choice to skip Toronto: "Although they are still very young, Jannik and Carlitos are already true champions. Not only do I agree with their decision to skip this tournament, but I am happy about it. It means that they have understood that they have to preserve their body and not just think about results, but about prolonging their careers. The secret in today's tennis is to play little and win often."