Yuichi Sugita is through to the second round of the Western & Southern Open after surprising American No. 1 Jack Sock on Wednesday. In the first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting between the pair, the 28-year-old Japanese player advanced 7-5, 6-4. Sugita, No. 46 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, sent down seven aces and broke four times on his way past the World No. 16. It continues a solid run of form in Cincinnati after he defeated #NextGenATP star Alexander Zverev and Nicolas Mahut en route to the third round last year, where he fell to Milos Raonic. Earlier this summer, he captured his first ATP World Tour title at Antalya (d. Mannarino). Portugal’s Joao Sousa is his next opponent in...
By titles won, Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares are having their best season yet as a team. The pairing has already won three ATP World Tour crowns this year, matching their total from all of last season, which saw them qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals during their debut campaign. They've won one title on hard courts – the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco – and two on grass – the MercedesCup in Stuttgart and the Aegon Championships at The Queen's Club in London. But the team admits they play their best tennis on hard courts. “Hard court is our best surface,” Soares says. Murray/Soares are the third seeds at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, an ATP World...
Watch Hot Shot as Juan Martin del Potro is fleet of foot against Tomas Berdych on Tuesday at the Western & Southern Open. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour
Mikhail Youzhny made a memorable ATP World Tour Masters 1000 debut in 2001 at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, where he reached the Round of 16 as a teenager. Now 35, the former World No. 8 continues to compete at the elite level, with more than 100 Masters 1000 tournament appearances to his name. One of his best runs came at the Western & Southern Open in 2005, when he defeated future Top 10 players Tomas Berdych and Gael Monfils before testing World No. 5 Andy Roddick in the quarter-finals. He reflects on that match and more. You’ve reached six quarter-finals at this level. Do you have a special Masters 1000 memory? When I reach a semi-final, then I’ll let you...
Australian Nick Kyrgios recorded just his second victory at the Western & Southern Open in beating ninth seed David Goffin of Belgium 6-2, 6-3 on a hot Tuesday in Cincinnati. “Obviously, seeing David Goffin in the first round was a bit of a surprise to me," said Kyrgios. "I think we both played each other in the [Tokyo, Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships] final not too long ago [in October 2016]. I knew it was going to be very tough. He obviously wasn't at 100 per cent today, but you know I'm not at 100 per cent either so it was a bit of a battle. But I served well at crucial moments. I'm feeling okay. I think as long...
