The ATP Challenger Tour turned its attention to Braunschweig, Germany, this week as the ATP welcomed representatives from tournaments and national federations throughout the world for the inaugural Global Challenger Workshop. With the goal of making the burgeoning circuit even stronger, the forum fostered an open dialogue between tournaments and ATP staff. The two days of collaboration and integration of ideas also included the awards presentation for 2016 ATP Challenger Tournaments of the Year. The Sparkassen Open in Braunschweig and Pekao Szczecin Open in Szczecin, Poland, were acknowledged for their passion and commitment to growing the game at the Challenger level. "This was the the first time we hosted an international ATP Challenger workshop," said Alison Lee, co-Chair Challenger Committee...
Watch highlights of Roger Federer beating Milos Raonic on Wednesday in the Wimbledon quarter-finals. Watch more video at www.wimbledon.com. Highlights not available in U.K., U.S.A., Germany, Italy, Austria, South America. Photo: Peter Staples / ATP World Tour.
An old elbow injury unfortunately crept up on Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon, just as he was regaining top form. After a disappointing season by his lofty standards, the Serbian had been showing the grass-court prowess that brought him three Wimbledon titles. He won his first ATP World Tour title in nearly six months at the Aegon International (d. Monfils), then cruised into the quarter-finals this fortnight without losing a set. But on Wednesday, his right elbow became too much to handle against Tomas Berdych. The second seed halted the contest after just 63 minutes, leaving him to ponder what comes next. ”It’s really hard to swallow when you have to retire, especially when you're playing well. I was playing the...
