In an all-French first-round contest, fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made a strong start to his Aegon Championships campaign as he defeated Adrian Mannarino 6-2, 6-2 on a hot day at The Queen’s Club in London. Tsonga, who this week returned to the Top 10 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, was largely untroubled in his first grass-court outing of the season. The right-hander advanced in 66 minutes, converting five of his 13 break points to avenge the defeat he suffered to Mannarino a few weeks ago on the clay in Monte-Carlo. "For me it was really important to have a victory," said Tsonga, who suffered the disappointment of a first-round loss at Roland Garros in his last tournament. "On clay it...
A semi-final showing at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart has lifted Mischa Zverev to a career-high No. 29 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. It brings about a rare feat of two brothers ranking inside the Top 30 as Mischa joins younger sibling, No. 12 Alexander Zverev. The 29-year-old Zverev ultimately lost out to Feliciano Lopez in a tight three-set contest on the German grass courts last week, having been hoping to reach his second ATP World Tour final of the season after a runner-up showing on clay in Geneva (l. to Wawrinka). Watch Zverev Talk Ranking Goals Stuttgart champion Lucas Pouille is close to returning to his career-high of No. 13, having risen one spot to No. 15 after winning...