When you’re invited to the gala known around the globe for hosting the biggest names in fashion, movies, music and modeling, what do you wear? For Roger Federer, it was a Gucci tuxedo… with a crystal cobra on the back. The 35-year-old World No. 4 and his wife, Mirka, looked stunning as they attended the ‘Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between’ Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday night. Among those in attendance at the hottest ticket in New York City were Alex Rodriguez, Jennifer Lopez, Serena Williams, Kim Kardashian West and Tom Ford, and the 91-time ATP World Tour titlist looked to have enjoyed sartorially schmoozing with Super Bowl champion Tom Brady. .@RealHughJackman Found...
Juan Martin del Potro was nearly perfect during his clay-court season debut on Tuesday. The fifth seed struck eight aces and saved the lone break point faced to beat Japan's Yuichi Sugita 6-1, 6-3 at the Millennium Estoril Open. Del Potro, a two-time champion of the Portugal Open (2011, 2012), which preceded the Millennium Estoril Open, extended his Portugal win streak to 10 matches and has now won 19 consecutive sets. Sugita came in at a career-high No. 73 in the Emirates ATP Rankings after beating Estoril No. 1 seed Pablo Carreno Busta last week to reach the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell quarter-finals. “I feel better than I thought before the match,” said del Potro. “I think I played a...
Three-time champion Philipp Kohlschreiber started his attempt for a fourth BMW Open by FWU title with a 6-4, 6-3 victory against #NextGenATP player Casper Ruud on Tuesday in Munich. The 33-year-old German broke the 18-year-old Ruud four times in the 68-minute win. “The start was a bit shaky but after that I think I was in very good control, and in the end I think it was a good win for me,” Kohlschreiber said. The Augsburg native is making his ninth straight tournament appearance and 13th overall (28-9 record). Kohlschreiber won titles in 2007, 2012 and last year, and reached the final in 2013 and 2015. Five of Kohlschreiber's seven career ATP World Tour titles have come in Germany, and...
Portugal's Gastao Elias chases down everything before hitting a drop shot winner against Tunisia's Malek Jaziri on Monday at the Millennium Estoril Open. Photo and video courtesy the Millennium Estoril Open.
As I sat in my hotel room in Guadalajara after my final loss to Mirza Basic, I thought about the missed opportunity of winning my second straight Challenger title. I was exhausted by a long seven weeks of constant travel and tournament play. I missed my family and being home. The grind of the pro tour that I dreamed about all my life had led me to face the reality of what it takes to be here and succeed. I talked to my coach Martin Laurendeau, who is also Canada’s Davis Cup captain, and texted my mom Tessa, who has been my coach for all my life through my ups and downs. After a few short sentences of encouragement, they...
