Rafael Nadal's path to No. 1 became a lot simpler with the withdrawal of Andy Murray from the Coupe Rogers in Montreal on Thursday. Nadal needs to reach the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament to return to the top spot in the Emirates ATP Rankings. The 31-year-old Spaniard was last No. 1 in June 2014. He has spent a total of 141 weeks at No. 1. [ALSO LIKE] Murray, who's recovering from a hip injury, has reigned at No. 1 for 39 weeks. Last November, he became the 26th player and first British male to reach No. 1 in the history of the Emirates ATP Rankings (since 23 August 1973). “Sadly I’ve had to withdraw from...
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot travels to Croatia to explore where #NextGenATP star Borna Coric's tennis career started and how far he's come since then.
Name the scenario, and Jack Sock probably used it to attack the net during his opening match at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. He came forward on booming first serves and bouncy second offerings, after heavy forehands and skidding returns. The eighth-seeded American sprinted to the centre 21 times, winning 15 of those attempts, or more than 70 per cent, against the big-serving Marius Copil of Romania, who came forward only 12 times. The aggressive style of play has gained new emphasis for Sock, who recently changed coaches. After working with Troy Hahn for three successful years, the 24 year old now works with Jay Berger, formerly the head of men's tennis for USTA Player Development. Berger, who stepped...
Fabio Fognini extended his match-win streak to six on Thursday at the Generali Open in Kitzbühel and is now two matches away from winning back-to-back titles on the ATP World Tour. The second-seeded Italian, the lone seed remaining in the clay-court tournament, made quick work of Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci, breaking him seven times to advance 6-3, 6-1 in 65 minutes. Fognini captured his fifth ATP World Tour crown last week at the J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad, beating German Yannick Hanfmann in the Swiss Alps mountain town. He'll try to make his second consecutive final when he faces Kitzbühel resident and 2015 champion Philipp Kohlschreiber. The German saved six of seven break points to beat 2016 semi-finalist Dusan Lajovic...