LOOK BACK St. Joseph's/ Candler Savannah Challenger (Georgia, U.S.A): Tennys Sandgren capped a memorable week with his third ATP Challenger Tour title. The American ousted second seed Henri Laaksonen and countryman Tommy Paul in third set tie-breaks en route to the final. On Sunday he defeated Joao Pedro Sorgi, a Challenger final debutant, with a commanding 6-4, 6-3 performance. Sandgren, who also won the Tempe, U.S.A, Challenger in February, rises up 20 positions to a career-high No. 114 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. The 25 year old has enjoyed a stellar four weeks on the clay, including a run to the final at the $100,000 Challenger event in Sarasota (l. Tiafoe). As a reward, Sandgren clinched the USTA's Roland Garros...
Rafael Nadal loves playing on the red clay in Monte-Carlo and Paris, but for the Mallorca native, there's nothing quite like playing in front of his home fans in Spain. The 30 year old, who won his 10th Barcelona title two weeks ago, will play for another home crown this week at the Mutua Madrid Open, the season's second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament on clay. “I'm very well treated all around the world. Of course, I'm not treated anywhere like I am in Spain,” Nadal said on Monday during his pre-tournament press conference. “To play in front of them, for me especially, it gives me a unique feeling... It's difficult to describe how you feel when you play...
After getting in the Mutua Madrid Open as a lucky loser, Borna Coric is training hard to make the most of his opportunity against Mischa Zverev in the first round.
Grigor Dimitrov, a winner of two ATP World Tour titles this year, got off to a winning start at the Mutua Madrid Open on Monday when the 12th seed beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6(7), 6-4 in one hour and 48 minutes. “I had to fight very hard for every single point in tough conditions,” said Dimitrov, who is overcoming a virus. “I didn’t have any expectations against a very good player and competitor. I tried to do a few things better and I’d like to get back into the rhythm of playing matches.” He will challenge Ivo Karlovic or Roberto Bautista Agut in the second round. Marius Copil saved two match points to beat fellow wild card Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-6(6), 4-6,...
Watch Hot Shot as Grigor Dimitrov strike a backhand half volley, with a short take back, to leave Philipp Kohlschreiber standing on Monday at the Mutua Madrid Open. Watch live online at TennisTV.com