Former world number one Carlos Moya fought back tears on Wednesday as he formally announced his retirement from tennis at the age of 34 due to a recurring foot injury.
The Spaniard beat Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to claim the title.
'I've never been of the thought that Rafa needs rhythm because he's too good for that. But now the situation is different.'
Alcaraz has been seen as fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal's successor on the Paris clay.
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz expect Rafael Nadal to be at his competitive best at the Australian Open next month despite a hip injury that wiped out the veteran Spaniard's 2023 season.
Tennis great Leander Paes says it is "humbling" to be the first Indian tennis player and the first Asian male tennis player to be nominated for the prestigious International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez extended his career by at least one more day with an emotional victory at the Mallorca Open.
Alcaraz will face German Alexander Zverev or two-time runner-up Casper Ruud of Norway on Sunday.
'After three decades of passion for our sport and playing for 1.3-plus billion Indians in the Olympics and Davis Cup, I am thrilled that my hard work has been recognised.'
The Spaniard, who has won a men's record 22 Grand Slam titles, will return for the the Masters 1000 event in Bercy, which the world number two has never won, as part of his preparations for the ATP's finale in Turin from November 13-20.
Nadal has traditionally started his French Open campaigns with at least one claycourt title under his belt but this year got to the French capital empty-handed.
Moya, a former world number one, joined Nadal's team to work with his uncle Toni Nadal last December and has helped revitalise the 31-year-old's career.
Canada's world number three Milos Raonic has parted ways with coach Carlos Moya after the Spaniard guided the big-serving right-hander through his best season on the circuit. The 1998 French Open winner joined Raonic's coaching team in January and helped the 25-year-old reach his first grand slam final at Wimbledon and finish the campaign at a career-high ranking, rising 11 places since the end of 2015.
Rafael Nadal's uncle, Toni Nadal, will step down as his coach after this year's ATP Tour, as he feels he has been sidelined by other figures in the player's entourage, he told an Italian tennis magazine.
A self-confessed tennis fan, former Indian cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar has bought stake in the the Singapore franchise of veteran Mahesh Bhupathi's ambitious brainchild -- the International Premier Tennis League.
Kirsten Flipkens led India Aces to a tight one-point win over defending champions Singapore Slammers with her decisive victory over Kiki Bertens in the do-or-die women's singles clash in IPTL, in Tokyo on Saturday.
Yet the warrior-like instincts kicked in and we were all reminded that Nadal, as long as he is standing, remains a physical and psychological force of nature on a tennis court.
Rafael Nadal will become the first man to win 21 Grand Slam titles if he defeats the Russian in Melbourne.
Rediff.com takes a look at a few such players who triumphed in Chennai but remained obscure entities for most of their respective careers.
The Indo-Spanish combine, handed a wild card, got the better of the better of the Israeli-American combination of Dudi Sela and Robby Ginepri, winning 6-2, 4-6, 10-5 at the Chennai Open on Wednesday night.
Somdev Devvarman's fans may still be relishing his stunning victories over Carlos Moya and Ivo Karlovic but the new Indian tennis star has left behind those wins and is completely focussed on the title clash of the Chennai Open against third seed Marin Cilic on Sunday.
Former World No 1 Carlos Moya and American Mardy Fish survived shaky first round encounters to advance in the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Thursday.
Temperamental Australian star Nick Kyrgios provided the perfect finish after veteran Carlos Moya's masterclass performance as Singapore Slammers hammered the Philippine Mavericks 30-22 in their opening match of the
Defending champion Marin Cilic of Croatia bested Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) on Sunday to win the 2010 Chennai Open for a second straight year.
Last year's finalist Somdev Devvarman and Rohan Bopanna have got wild cards for the singles main draw of the Chennai Open next month, the organisers announced on Monday.
Former world number one Carlos Moya has withdrawn from next week's Wimbledon championships with a shoulder injury, tournament organisers said on Monday. The 31-year-old Spaniard is joined by Argentine claycourt specialists Juan Monaco and Juan Ignacio Chela who have pulled out with back and shoulder injuries respectively.
World number two Roger Federer made a winning return to the Kooyong Classic on Wednesday with an easy 6-2, 6-3 victory over Spain's Carlos Moya. The 13-times Grand Slam winner uses the tournament to fine-tune his Australian Open preparations and, despite the encounter lasting just 57 minutes, he said the match had been beneficial for his Melbourne Park campaign.
Three times champion Andy Roddick won the 500th match of his professional career with a hard fought 7-6, 6-4 third round victory over fellow American Sam Querrey at the Washington Classic on Thursday.
Indian wildcard Somdev Devvarman toppled world number 25 Ivo Karlovic to reach the semi-finals of the Chennai Open on Friday.
Spain's veteran Carlos Moya, who was stunned by Somdev Devvarman in the Chennai Open on Thursday, says India's rising star is armed with a strong game and predicted that he will soon break into the top 100. Somdev defeated the two-time champion in the second round to set up a quarter-final clash against big serving Croat Ivo Karlovic.
India's new tennis sensation Somdev Devvarman, who pulled off the biggest win of his career over former French Open champion Carlos Moya in the second round of the Chennai Open on Thursday, has warned opponents they have to play really hard to beat him. Somdev, playing for the first time before the home crowd since turning pro last year, upset sixth-seed Moya 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
Somdev Devvarman on Thursday pulled off the biggest win of his career upsetting former French Open champion Carlos Moya in the second round of the US$ 450,000 ATP Chennai Open. The 22-year old US collegiate champion overcame a first set lapse to shock two-time champion Moya 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in two hours and 11 minutes and advance to the quarter-finals.
Seven-time major winner John McEnroe has ended his coaching role with Canada's Milos Raonic ahead of the year's final grand slam, the US Open.
Mahesh Bhupathi and partner Mark Knowles of The Bahamas moved into the quarter-finals of the euro 2,270,000 Madrid Masters after their opponents, Spaniards Rafael Nadal and Carlos Moya, opted out of the contest due to a lower back injury to the world No 1.
Singapore Slammers beat Indian Aces 27-21 in what turned out to be a dress rehearsal for the final of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), which the two teams will be vying for $1 million prize money.
Carlos Moya has been on the Tour for 16 years now. And considering he's 33 now, and bogged down by injuries, it could be his last season in the big league.
As Chennai Open got down to the business end on Friday, intermittent showers played havoc with the schedule.
World number 16 Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus will be seen in action at the 2008 Chennai Open. His confirmation adds to an impressive list that includes Rafael Nadal and Carlos Moya of Spain, and Russia's Mikhail Youzhny.
The Spaniard will make his third appearance in five years at the Chennai Open in January.
Potito Starace beat Russian Marat Safin in the second round of the Swedish Open on Wednesday
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