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Dec 13, 2017

Best Of 2017: Federer Reacts To Winning Wimbledon

Roger Federer did a heavy round of media interviews after winning his historic eighth Wimbledon title. Photo: Wimbledon

Dec 13, 2017

Nadal Awarded Second Conde De Godo Trophy

Rafael Nadal, 10-time winner of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, was honored by tournament officials with the Conde de Godo trophy to commemorate his career event achievements on Monday. Albert Agusti, president of the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona 1899, and Javier Godo, Count of Godo in Barcelona, traveled to the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar in Manacor, Spain, to award the World No. 1 player with his second silver replica of the trophy. "There's no one better fit to receive this award in his own museum than Nadal," Agusti said. [ALSO LIKE] Nadal received his first replica of the Conde de Godo trophy in 2009 following five consecutive Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell triumphs. In addition to his 10 Barcelona Open Banc...

Dec 12, 2017

Best Of 2017: Fritz Introduces His Family

Taylor Fritz introduces ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot to his wife, Raquel, and son, Jordan, at their California home as he discusses balancing tennis and family life.

Dec 12, 2017

Five Biggest Grand Slam Upsets of 2017

Continuing our Season In Review series, ATPWorldTour.com revisits the five biggest Grand Slam upsets of 2017. (5) Andrey Rublev d. Grigor Dimitrov 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-3 – US Open Second Round Grigor Dimitrov had arrived, again. After reaching the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings in 2014, the Bulgarian was back among the elite this August and again a favourite to make a deep run at Grand Slams. A week before the US Open, Dimitrov had won his maiden ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. The seventh seed was a trendy pick to reach the second week in Flushing Meadows. Read More: Rublev Honest After Tough Loss In Milan But #NextGenATP Russian...

Dec 11, 2017

The Five Biggest ATP World Tour Upsets of 2017

Continuing our Season In Review series, ATPWorldTour.com revisits the top 5 ATP World Tour upsets of 2017. (5) Vasek Pospisil d. Andy Murray 6-4, 7-6(5) – BNP Paribas Open Second Round Vasek Pospisil has the game to beat the top players. In January 2014, he reached No. 25 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, and a year later, he was in the quarter-finals of The Championships, Wimbledon (l. to Murray). His serve-and-volley game can flummox the greatest. So even though Pospisil had been beset with injuries and had a triple-digit number (No. 129) next to his name, the Canadian, who had recently started working with former doubles No. 1 Mark Woodforde, surely believed he could shock the BNP Paribas Open and...