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See the latest Emirates ATP Rankings as of 21 August 2017, after the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.

Nick Kyrgios talks about his ability to bounce back from controversy and finding joy in tennis again in this episode of ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot

Everywhere he went, ATP World Tour Executive Chairman and President Chris Kermode heard the same thing on Monday at the Winston-Salem Open. “Every player comes up and says, 'What an amazing event. It's so friendly. Loads of practice courts. Good facilities.' So no wonder it won the best 250 award on tour. I can quite see why it won. It's brilliant,” Kermode said. [ALSO LIKE] The Winston-Salem Open, along with the If Stockholm Open, was voted by players as the best ATP World Tour 250 Tournament in 2016. Kermode attended the tournament for the first time on Monday to help officials celebrate the honour. “It's amazing. I arrived and I had no idea what to expect, and then I come...

#NextGenATP Taylor Fritz was slipping and nearly out of the Winston-Salem Open on Monday evening. The American had dropped five consecutive games to Tunisia's Malek Jaziri and risked going down a set and a double break to the 33-year-old veteran and 2015 Winston-Salem Open semi-finalist. But Fritz erased four break points in that 1-2 game in the second set, and the hold energised his play. The 19 year old evened the match and earned a crucial break in the decider to serve out the contest and advance 4-6, 6-4 6-3 in two hours and three minutes. Fritz, a wild-card entry, hit 12 aces and had success with his serve-forehand combination throughout the match, especially in the latter stages. The 6'4”...

#NextGenATP Jared Donaldson breaks the American mould. The 20-year-old Donaldson, 20, who lives in Irvine, California, is racing up the Emirates ATP Rankings in 2017, enjoying a career-high position at No. 51 this week. He started 2017 at No. 105, playing a mix of ATP Challenger and ATP World Tour events for the first four months of the season. Now he is doing damage only in the big leagues, and he is doing it in an unconventional way for an American prodigy. An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis reveals that, in general, American players are more proficient on the serving side of the game than returning. For example, there are currently four American players in the Top 26 of...