Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram might have discovered the key to playing their best under pressure this week during their run to the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals doubles title match: Don't realise you're under pressure. During their semi-final match in London, Klaasen/Ram led 6-1, 5-4 against Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares, the No. 1 duo in the Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings. But Klaasen thought the score was only 4-3 in the second set. So he freely put away volleys as if the match wasn't on the line, delivering a backhand put-away to win the first point and a forehand overhead to go up 30/0. “They made a few returns in the game, and I made some very good plays...
Rafael Nadal is the first player to confirm his participation in the Barcelona Open BancSabadell. The Majorcan tennis player has accepted the invitation of the tournament and will be the main attraction of the 65th edition of this great world event of tennis on clay, which will be played in 2017 from 22-30 April at the Real Club Tennis Barcelona-1899. For Nadal this will be his 13th participation at the tournament, where he will play for his 10th title. He would become the first player to win any tournament 10 times. “I will play again at the Barcelona Open BancSabadell, a very important tournament for everyone on the world tennis calendar,” Nadal said. “As always, playing in Spain, at home, is...
Andy Murray celebrates winning his first Barclays ATP World Tour Finals crown in this Moët Moment at The O2 in London. Photo: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour
Re-live the action from finals day at the Uruguay Open, where Diego Schwartzman lifted his second ATP Challenger Tour trophy of the season. Video courtesy Uruguay Open.
