Cataldo Ferrara
Writer & Correspondent
I cover ATP previews and recaps at TennisRatio. I start from the numbers, but I'm drawn to the mental battles behind them, especially the players whose mental game stands out under pressure. I've been on court my whole life, though unfortunately my analytical side is still sharper than my backhand.
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Covers: ATP Tour previews & recaps, mental game analysis
Articles by Cataldo Ferrara
41 articles
Tiafoe beats Fritz for the biggest grass title of his career at the ATP 500 Halle Open
Frances Tiafoe beat Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4 in an all-American final to win the ATP 500 Halle title, second and the biggest grass-court trophy of his career.
Tiafoe saves three match points to stun Auger-Aliassime as Fritz avenges Shelton in Halle
Frances Tiafoe saved three match points to beat second seed Auger-Aliassime and reach the Halle semifinals, where Fritz advanced past Shelton in a rematch.
Fritz and Shelton reach the Halle quarterfinals for a rematch of last week's Stuttgart final
Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton both reached the Halle quarterfinals, setting up a rematch of last Sunday's Stuttgart final, while Zverev rolled past Hanfmann.
Fritz and Shelton advance in Halle as Altmaier ends Hurkacz's week
Top-10 Americans Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton came through their Halle openers, while wild card Daniel Altmaier upset 2022 champion Hubert Hurkacz.
Defending champion Bublik falls to Bellucci as Zverev survives his first match since Roland Garros
Defending champion Alexander Bublik was stunned by qualifier Mattia Bellucci in ATP 500 Halle first round, while Roland Garros champion Zverev came through.
Shelton beats defending champion Fritz for his first grass title at the Stuttgart BOSS Open
Ben Shelton beats defending champion Taylor Fritz in an all-American final to win the Stuttgart BOSS Open, the first grass-court title of his career.
Shelton wins twice in a day to reach the Stuttgart final, where Fritz defends his title
Ben Shelton came through two comeback wins in a single day to reach the Stuttgart final, where he meets defending champion Taylor Fritz for the title - preview
Bublik holds serve all match to reach the semifinals, Fritz battles past Bellucci
Bublik held off Mpetshi Perricard without facing a break point and Lehecka edged Tiafoe to reach the semifinals, while Fritz fought back past Bellucci again.
Fritz survives Landaluce in two tiebreaks, Shimabukuro ends Kyrgios run in Stuttgart
Fritz came through two tiebreaks against Landaluce while Shimabukuro ended Kyrgios run to reach the first ATP quarterfinal of his career in ATP 250 Stuttgart.
Finally, Sascha! Zverev defeats Cobolli in five sets to win the Roland Garros
Alexander Zverev won his first Grand Slam title at the fourth attempt, beating Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-1 in a five-set Roland Garros final.
What the numbers say about Cobolli's shot at Zverev in the Roland Garros final
Flavio Cobolli, in a first Grand Slam final off the run of his life, meets Alexander Zverev, the 2024 finalist who makes 4th attempt for career's maiden major.
Zverev beats Mensik to reach Roland Garros final, Cobolli advances as Arnaldi withdraws ill
Alexander Zverev beat Jakub Mensik to reach the Roland Garros final against Flavio Cobolli, who advanced to his first major final after Arnaldi withdrew ill.
