Ultimate Tennis Showdown
| Ultimate Tennis Showdown | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Location | Nice, France |
| Surface | Hard – outdoors |
| Website | https://utslive.tv/ |
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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | 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 López (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 | Benoît 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 timed quarters rather than sets, 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]
