Andy Murray will go for more history at the Aegon Championships at The Queen's Club. The ATP World Tour 500 tournament in London starts on Sunday. But the Scot could have to beat three Top 15 players, including World No. 3 Stan Wawrinka, if he wants to win an unprecedented sixth Queen's Club crown. View Draw Last year, Murray became the first player to win five titles at the tournament, which was established in 1890. Aegon Championships Title Leaders Andy Murray 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 Andy Roddick 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 Lleyton Hewitt 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006 Boris Becker 1985, 1987, 1988, 1996 John McEnroe 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984 Roy Emerson 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 Anthony Wilding 1907, 1910,...
Casper Ruud is soaring both on and off the court these days. The #NextGenATP star, who is projected to rise to a career-high World No. 108 in the Emirates ATP Rankings on Monday, enjoyed a break from the action at the Open Sopra Steria de Lyon to take flight in an indoor skydiving simulator. Watch: #NextGenATP @CasperRuud98 enjoys some time away from the court at the #ATPChallenger in Lyon, taking part in an indoor skydiving simulator. pic.twitter.com/R4Y7wKpR65— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) June 17, 2017 "It was so much fun," said Ruud. "More than I expected actually. I had a day off and the tournament helped us set it up so it was very cool." Ruud and his coach Pedro Rico...
Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo continued their outstanding season by taking the doubles title at the Ricoh Open on Saturday, living up to their top seed status in ‘s-Hertogenbosch by defeating second seeds Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram 6-3, 6-4. “We’ve had a really good year. It’s another title for us, so we’re very happy with the way we’re playing,” said Kubot. “It’s a little bit more pressure as the top seeds, but as you could see at Roland Garros, the top two seeds lost in the first round. Everybody is playing good now.” [ALSO LIKE] This is the third title of 2017 for Kubot/Melo. They have excelled in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events this year, winning in Madrid...
Lucas Pouille will play in his third ATP World Tour final of the season on Sunday after ousting countryman Benoit Paire 7-6(5), 7-5 during the MercedesCup semi-finals in Stuttgart on Saturday. The 23-year-old Pouille hit 13 aces and saved both break points to advance to his fifth ATP World Tour final. “I played great. I think it was a very tough match,” Pouille said. “In the important points, I was very, very solid.” [ALSO LIKE] He is 2-2 in title matches for his career and 1-1 this season. Pouille beat Brit Aljaz Bedene on clay in April to win the inaugural Gazprom Hungarian Open in Budapest. The Frenchman fell to countryman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga during the Open 13 Marseille title match...