The last time Stan Wawrinka played in St. Petersburg, he lost in a final. It was August 2004, and Wawrinka, then 19 years old and No. 159 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, fell to Jean-Rene Lisnard 3-6, 7-5, 7-5. Since then, much has changed for Wawrinka. Namely, the Swiss No. 1 hardly loses in finals anymore. Wawrinka is 11-0 in his past 11 finals, including his US Open victory against Novak Djokovic earlier this month. As the top seed at the St. Petersburg Open this week, the 31-year-old Wawrinka will try to make it 12 final victories in a row. “I have to make it to the final first,” he said during his pre-tournament press conference. “I hope to win...
Defending champion Milos Raonic returns to the St. Petersburg Open this week to defend his title and with an eye on the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, 13-20 November at The O2 in London. Raonic is currently No. 4 in the Emirates ATP Race To London standings. But the Canadian is trying unseat No. 3 Stan Wawrinka. Raonic currently has 4,420 points, 400 behind Wawrinka's 4,820. Japanese Kei Nishikori remains close to the No. 3 spot as well. He's in fifth place, only 105 points behind Raonic. Who Else Is Ahead Of Raonic? View The Emirates ATP Race To London Standings “Part of me takes pride in winning this tournament again and there is also an aim to move higher...
Don’t let the evenness of 15-15 fool you. It is a statistical green light for the server to play aggressively and employ first-strike tactics to get ahead in the game. An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of the current Top 10 players in the Emirates ATP Rankings reveals a positive environment for them to play bigger and seek shorter points by delivering more firepower at the start of the point. Check Out The Game's Best Servers In The ATP Stats LEADERBOARDS Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings: Holding Percentages Ranking Player 15-15 30-15 15-30 Gap From 30-15 To 15-30 1 Novak Djokovic 84 92 67 25 2 Andy Murray 85 94 64 30 3 Stan Wawrinka 83 91...
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has coach Boris Becker on his side, but when was the last time the pair competed against each other? And when was the last time the Serbian did something for the first time? Djokovic reveals this and more in an exclusive interview for ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot.
Novak Djokovic reveals The Last Time he and coach Boris Becker competed against each other (not tennis!) and the Hollywood star he asked for a selfie with.
