Ricardas Berankis shows no mercy in his first round win over Milos Raonic in Basel with shots like this fiery forehand. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Peter Staples / ATP World Tour
Ricardas Berankis has Milos Raonic's number on indoor hard courts. The 26-year-old Lithuanian beat Raonic again on Tuesday at the Swiss Indoors Basel, knocking the second seed out of the indoor ATP World Tour 500 tournament 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. Berankis, No. 91 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, broke Raonic once in the second set and twice in the third set, including when Raonic was serving to stay in the match. Berankis held for 5-3 the prior game with a rocket forehand winner down the line, which he celebrated with a “Come on!” and a shake of the fist. The qualifier brought the same energy to Raonic's service game. Berankis went up 30/40 and clinched the second Top 10 win of...
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals contender Dominic Thiem swept into the Erste Bank Open 500 second round on Tuesday at the expense of his Austrian compatriot, wild card Gerald Melzer, 6-0, 6-3 in 63 minutes. Thiem, who has won four ATP World Tour titles from six finals this year, is currently No. 8 in the Emirates ATP Race To London with three spots left up for grabs at the season finale, to be held at The O2 in London from 13-20 November. The third seed won the first seven games, and required just 21 minutes to wrap up the first set. He broke to love for a 5-3 lead in the second set, then recovered from 15/40 when serving for...
Jamie Murray made a special trip back from Vienna to London to receive his OBE at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. The Scot was commemorated for his services to tennis and charitable work at the investiture ceremony. Murray received his OBE from Her Majesty The Queen and was joined at Buckingham Palace by his wife, Alejandra, and parents, William and Judy Murray. “It was a great privilege to receive this honour from The Queen,” said Murray. “It was an amazing experience and my first time at the Palace. “It wasn’t something I expected so it came as a shock to me. You never think about these things when you are playing, but it is really nice to be recognised for your...