Continuing our Season In Review Series, ATPWorldTour.com revisits the biggest Grand Slam upsets of 2016: (5) Jared Donaldson d. David Goffin 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-0 – US Open first round The summer hard-court swing provided the springboard to the Top 100 for American #NextGen star Jared Donaldson. The 20 year old entered the Emirates Airline US Open Series at World No. 153 and he would reel off main draw wins in Washington, Toronto, Atlanta and Cincinnati, before qualifying at his home Grand Slam without dropping a set. A date with 12th-seed David Goffin awaited in the first round and Donaldson would ride the surge of momentum to his first victory at a major, rallying from a set and a break...
Continuing our Season In Review Series, ATPWorldTour.com revisits the biggest ATP World Tour upsets of 2016: (5) Mischa Zverev d. Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 – Basel quarter-finals One of the brightest emerging talents on the ATP World Tour, #NextGen star Alexander Zverev made his presence known in 2016. Just weeks after notching his maiden title at the St. Petersburg Open, the 19 year old soared to a career-high World No. 20 in the Emirates ATP Rankings in mid-October. But Alexander wasn’t the only Zverev to enjoy a breakout run at season’s end. Older brother Mischa turned back the clock with a slew of inspired performances of his own, employing his fast-paced lefty serve-and-volley brand of tennis with great success....
Thomaz Bellucci and Thiago Monteiro helped to launch the 2017 Rio Open presented by Claro, the only combined ATP World Tour 500 tournament in South America, on Thursday. Kei Nishikori, Dominic Thiem and 2015 champion David Ferrer will compete at the Jockey Club Brasileiro, alongside Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares, who finished 2016 at year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings. Buy Tickets From 19 December "For the fourth consecutive year, we will have two Top 10 players at the Rio Open, which is very positive,” said Tournament Director Luiz Carvalho. “Nishikori, Thiem and Ferrer are three of the most competitive athletes on the ATP World Tour. In 2017, the Brazilian public will be able to see...
It’s one thing to position yourself to win a tennis match. It’s quite another to actually do it. Gael Monfils enjoyed his best season on tour in 2016, ending the year at No. 7 in the Emirates ATP Rankings after reaching a career-high of No. 6 last month. In 2015, he finished the season at No. 24, and on the surface, not a lot of his metrics changed during the 12-month period. The difference was Monfils was far more efficient at finishing the job he started when returning. An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of Monfils’ 44-17 season this year showed that when returning and getting to within one point of breaking at 0/40, 15/40 and 30/40, his conversion...
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot bids farewell and pays tribute to Lleyton Hewitt as the former World No. 1 retires from professional tennis at the Australian Open.