Fabio Fognini was a man in command on Sunday at the J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad, ousting Yannick Hanfmann 6-4, 7-5 to claim his fifth ATP World Tour title and first of the year. Fognini played steady, attacking tennis en route to hoisting the trophy in the Swiss Alps mountain town of Gstaad. He fired 21 winners, including two aces, while committing just 11 unforced errors, to Hanfmann's 18. It was the first title for the Italian in just over a year, since prevailing on the clay of Umag in 2016. All five of his victories have come on the dirt. "It's always a good feeling when you win," said Fognini. "Our job is winning matches and of course...
NextGen quartet Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Thanasi Kokkinakis and Ernesto Escobedo have fun driving UTVs at the beach in Los Cabos. Photo: Abierto Los Cabos
In a battle of big servers, John Isner again looked nearly impeccable on serve on Saturday at the BB&T Atlanta Open. The second seed blitzed past the third-seeded Gilles Muller 6-4, 6-2 in just 75 minutes to reach his seventh Atlanta final in the past eight years. Isner claimed his seventh consecutive win and again didn't drop serve, erasing all four break points. The 6'10” American has now held for 69 straight service games, dating back to his title run last week at the Dell Technologies Hall of Fame Open in Newport. “It was a very good match. Absolutely nothing to complain about today. On and off the court in pretty quick fashion and I certainly will be ready to...
Watch quarter-final highlights and an interview with Marcel Granollers at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Cortina, Italy. Video courtesy of Internazionali di Tennis di Cortina.
