Defending Gerry Weber Open champion Florian Mayer continued his top form in Halle on Thursday, rallying from a set down to to reach the quarter-finals over sixth seed Lucas Pouille 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-3. Mayer squandered a 5-3 lead in the opening set, but secured the lone break in each of the remaining two sets to advance in one hour and 47 minutes. He is now through to an impressive seventh quarter-final in Halle. He arrived at this event last year at No. 192 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, but shocked the home crowd by defeating Dominic Thiem in the semi-finals and Alexander Zverev in the final. Next up for Mayer is top seed and eight-time Halle champion Roger Federer or...
Gilles Muller, on behalf of the players, presented Stephen Farrow, Tournament Director of the Aegon Championships, with the ATP World Tour 500 Tournament of the Year Award at The Queen’s Club on Wednesday afternoon. The honour is part of the 2016 ATP World Tour Awards presented by Moët & Chandon. "It’s a huge privilege and pleasure to receive this award on behalf of everyone involved in the Aegon Championships," said Farrow. "We pride ourselves on being a player-friendly tournament, and we are delighted to have been recognised in this way by the players of the ATP World Tour." The Aegon Championships has received a Tournament of the Year award for a fourth straight season. It won at the ATP World Tour...
Marin Cilic was solid on serve at the Aegon Championships on Thursday when he booked his spot in the quarter-finals for the sixth time in 11 visits to The Queen’s Club. World No. 7 Cilic, the highest-ranked player left in the ATP World Tour 500 tournament draw, swept past #NextGenATP American qualifier Stefan Kozlov 6-0, 6-4 in 65 minutes. "I don't feel any extra pressure or any more confidence," said Cilic. "I'm just focused on my own things, my part of the court, trying to do that well. I've been playing well really since the clay season started... But, I still have to work to improve some areas of my game and maybe get better day after day." The 2012...
