Marco Cecchinato recorded the first upset of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag, defeating fifth seed Gilles Simon in the opening round 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 on Monday. "I'm very happy for this match because it was against one of the best players in the tournament," said Cecchinato. "My forehand was good and I was very focused, which you have to be against Gilles." Cecchinato accumulated 11 break points throughout the match, converting on six to advance in one hour and 38 minutes. The 24 year old picked up his first ATP World Tour main draw win since reaching the Budapest quarter-finals in April 2016. [ALSO LIKE] The Italian will next play wild card Ivan Dodig, who delighted the home crowd...
Look back on a phenomenal first half of the season for Roger Federer, who is the second player to qualify for the eight-man field at the Nitto ATP Finals.
After celebrating with his friends and family until 5am, a weary but beaming Roger Federer returned to the All England Club at 10am on Monday morning to spend another 90 minutes talking to the media. The Swiss star had spent two and a half hours in press on Sunday, following his straight-sets win over Marin Cilic that earned him a record-breaking eighth Wimbledon crown and 19th Grand Slam championship. [ALSO LIKE] After a 20-minute press conference in English and Swiss German, the 35-year-old Federer conducted six TV interviews on the competitors’ lawn, including live crosses with BBC and NBC, before returning to Centre Court for a photo with the AELTC staff, keeping his trophy close by at all times. “My...