Ultimate Tennis Showdown

The Ultimate Tennis Showdown is a French non-ATP hard court tennis tournament played during the disruption of the 2020 men's tennis season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament is being played with strict social distancing measures and no crowd, in contrast to Novak Djokovic's simultaneous Adria Tour, which was held with a full audience and no precautions.[1][2] The event features four top ten players, and is televised in multiple continents.[3] It is organized by the coach of Serena Williams, Patrick Mouratoglou.[4]

Ultimate Tennis Showdown
Tournament information
Founded2020 (2020)
LocationNice, France
SurfaceHard - outdoors

Ranking

The ranking after 2 weeks is as follows:[5]

UTS Rankings
# Player Record
1  Richard Gasquet (FRA)3-1
2  Matteo Berrettini (ITA)3-1
3  Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)3-1
4  David Goffin (BEL)2-2
5  Feliciano Lopez (ESP)2-2
6  Benoit Paire (FRA)2-2
7  Alexei Popyrin (AUS)2-2
8  Corentin Moutet (FRA)1-1
9  Dominic Thiem (AUT)1-1
10  Elliot Benchetrit (FRA)1-1
11  Dustin Brown (GER)0-4

Format

The event has a dramatically different scoring system than a traditional tennis match, and no code of conduct violations.[6] It is played in four quarters, with sudden death if the quarters are tied at two apiece. There are also a number of "cards" that can be played once a set, such as taking away your opponent's second serve. Coaching is permitted once per set, and only 15 seconds are taken between points.[7]

References
  1. "Novak Djokovic exclusive: Adria Tour 'didn't cross the line'". Eurosport. June 18, 2020.
  2. "Gasquet sneaks past Goffin in Ultimate Tennis Showdown sudden death". Tennis.com.
  3. https://www.gravitymedia.com/news-and-blogs/2020/the-ultimate-tennis-showdown/
  4. https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/12005342/ultimate-tennis-showdown-serena-williams-coach-patrick-mouratoglou-debuts-tennis-brain-child
  5. https://utslive.tv/
  6. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/dan-wolken/2020/06/11/serena-williams-coach-pushes-faster-pace-dynamic-show-uts/5337646002/
  7. https://utslive.tv/rules/

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