Ultimate Tennis Showdown
| Ultimate Tennis Showdown | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Location | Nice, France |
| Surface | Hard - outdoors |
The Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) is an international individual tennis league first played in 2020. The competition was organized by tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou, and Alex Popyrin — entrepreneur and father of Alexei Popyrin, in response to the disruption of the tennis season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
The events use a modified scoring format, with matches divided into timed quarters, and players allowed to play power up "cards" during matches to impact the game.
Ranking
The ranking at the end of UTS 1 is as follows:[2]
| UTS Rankings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Record | ||
| 1 |  Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) |
9–2 | ||
| 2 |  Richard Gasquet (FRA) |
7–3 | ||
| 3 |  Matteo Berrettini (ITA) |
7–3 | ||
| 4 |  David Goffin (BEL) |
5–5 | ||
| 5 |  Feliciano Lopez (ESP) |
4–5 | ||
| 6 | Elliot Benchetrit (FRA) |
3–3 | ||
| 7 | Corentin Moutet (FRA) |
3–4 | ||
| 8 |  Alexei Popyrin (AUS) |
3–6 | ||
| 9 |  Dustin Brown (GER) |
2–6 | ||
| 10 | Benoit Paire (FRA) |
2–7 | ||
UTS1 Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stefanos Tsitsipas
| 15 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | David Goffin
| 11 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Stefanos Tsitsipas
| 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Matteo Berrettini
| 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Richard Gasquet
| 8 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Matteo Berrettini
| 24 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||
Format
UTS matches use a different format in comparison to traditional rules, including matches being divided into scoring system than a traditional tennis match, a 15-second shot clock for serves and the ability to take a coaching timeout once per-set, and "cards" — which allow players to affect the game (such as taking away the opponent's second serve). The UTS also does not enforce a code of conduct.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ "Serena's coach and Aussie dad launch indie tennis league". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ https://utslive.tv/
- ^ "No. 3 Thiem to play in Ultimate Tennis Showdown". ESPN.com. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ "What we learned from tennis' COVID-19 shutdown". ESPN.com. 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ Wolken, Dan. "New brand of tennis: Serena Williams' coach pushes for faster pace and a more dynamic show". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-07-26.