The Winston-Salem Open, 2016 ATP World Tour 250 Tournament of the Year, kicked off on Sunday. In a stacked top quarter of the draw, Marcos Baghdatis moved into the second round following a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Ricardas Berankis. Serbia's Dusan Lajovic dismissed another Cypriot - wild card Petros Chrysochos 6-2, 6-3 - in just 59 minutes, saving both break points while converting on three of his own. Baghdatis will next face 16th seed Jiri Vesely, while Lajovic squares off against top seed and last year's finalist Roberto Bautista Agut. The winners of both encounters will meet in the third round. [ALSO LIKE] In other action, Thiago Monteiro won his second FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting with Alexandr Dolgopolov in less...
Fast feet and slow backhands. That was the mercurial mix that engineered Grigor Dimitrov's maiden ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title over Nick Kyrgios at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Sunday. Dimitrov won 6-3, 7-5, saving both break points faced while winning a dominant 69 per cent (18/26) of second serves, which was far superior to Kyrgios’ 44 per cent (8/18). Dimitrov showed exemplary footwork and speed on defence, many times sliding on the hard court well behind the baseline, miraculously putting one more ball back in play. It had a cumulative effect on Kyrgios, who had no answer for his quicker opponent when rally lengths reached double digits. There were 16 rallies in the match that...
2017 Western & Southern Open champion Grigor Dimitrov reflects on the hard work and tenacity that led up to his maiden ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.
Relive the best moments from the 2017 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, where Grigor Dimitrov defeated Nick Kyrgios to capture his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.
In March 2014, Victor Estrella Burgos became the first player from the Dominican Republic to crack the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. One year later, he would become the island nation's first ATP World Tour champion, at the Ecuador Open. On Saturday, the Dominican brought the party back to Santo Domingo, becoming the first home grown winner at the $125,000 ATP Challenger Tour event. Estrella Burgos lifted the Milex Open trophy with a 7-6(4), 6-4 victory over top seed Damir Dzumhur in front of an exuberant and passionate crowd at the Santo Domingo Tenis Club. "It was a great tournament and I played at my best level the entire week," said Estrella Burgos. "Today, I felt a lot...
