Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android or visit MyATP.com. Shenzhen Open – Shenzhen, China Tomas Berdych, David Goffin, Jiri Vesely and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez were among the stars to attend the players’ party at Shangri-la Hotel. Berdych and Goffin, the top two seeds, also learned the art of calligraphy at the event. Elsewhere, Goffin learned to make traditional Chinese dishes during a private cooking lesson. The Belgian joined chef Anthony Dong at Shang Palace restaurant at Shenzhen Shangri-La Hotel to whip up Tofu Soup and Peking Duck. Read More Top seed Berdych visited Kaisa City Plaza for a Q&A session. Thomaz Bellucci and Stephane Robert kicked off the Shenzhen Open with some mini tennis at the Futian Shangri-La Hotel. Jonathan...
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has been forced to withdraw from next week's China Open in Beijing due to an elbow injury. “I am very sad not to be able to compete at the China Open this year. I am still recovering from my elbow injury and have been advised not to play tournaments until my condition improves and allows me to compete. I will continue with my rehabilitation and hope to be able to return to the ATP World Tour as soon as possible,” Djokovic said. “The China Open is one of my favourite tournaments. I have had a lot of success there, winning the title six times. I love competing in front of the passionate Chinese fans, and...
Third seed Richard Gasquet tore through his Shenzhen Open second round on Wednesday, dismissing qualifier Andrew Whittington 6-1, 6-0 in just 51 minutes. The Frenchman lost only eight points on serve and broke Whittington five times as he sealed his 27th win of the season. The 30-year-old Gasquet is looking to get back on track after a disappointing recent stretch, which saw him forced out of Toronto with a rib injury and suffer a first-round exit to Kyle Edmund at the US Open. Next up for Gasquet will be Mischa Zverev, who reached his first ATP World Tour quarter-final in almost a year on Wednesday as he upset seventh seed Fabio Fognini 7-6(3), 6-4. Zverev, who came through qualifying, fired...
After a breakthrough week on the ATP Challenger Tour, Renzo Olivo is on the verge of achieving yet another milestone: reaching the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. The 24 year old from Argentina won his first Challenger at last week’s $40,000 event in Santos, Brazil. Having started the year at No. 173 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, Olivo now sits at a career-high standing of No. 102. "It's very important to me. I've been fighting for a Challenger title for a long time,” said Olivo. “I've reached a few finals and many semi-finals in the past three years and it's been a barrier that I've had to overcome. I'm very happy." Another strong result at this week’s $50,000...
Third seed Grigor Dimitrov clinched his 200th tour-level victory on Wednesday at the Chengdu Open as he defeated Dusan Lajovic 7-6(1), 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals. Dimitrov has enjoyed a resurgence in form since joining forces with new coach, Dani Vallverdu. The 25 year old reached the quarter-finals in Toronto (l. to Nishikori), the semi-finals in Cincinnati (l. to Cilic) and the fourth round of the US Open (l. to Murray). [ALSO LIKE] He continued his winning ways at this ATP World Tour 250 tournament as he won 77 per cent of his service points to clinch victory in 90 minutes. “It's nice to start a tournament with a win like that. Dusan is a good player,” Dimitrov said. “I was...