Ten tournament titles was so nice Rafael Nadal might have to do it twice. A week after becoming the first man in the Open Era (since April 1968) to win a tournament 10 times, Rafael Nadal will have a chance to repeat the feat on Sunday during the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell final. The Spaniard advanced to his 10th Barcelona title match on Saturday evening, beating Argentine Horacio Zeballos 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 34 minutes. “The conditions were tricky, very windy, and Horacio is a tough opponent who has a style that suits clay. He serves well, creates great angles... He has been feeling better and better,” Nadal said. The 30-year-old Nadal has now won nine consecutive matches...
Top seed Lucas Pouille produced some of his best tennis on Saturday at the Gazprom Hungarian Open in Budapest, marching into the final with a 6-2, 7-5 win over sixth seed Paolo Lorenzi. "I'm very happy. Paolo is a very good player, so I knew it was going to be a tough match," said Pouille. "I'm going to enjoy playing the final and hope to come out with the win tomorrow." Awaiting Pouile in the final is Aljaz Bedene, who continued his dream run by sweeping past fellow qualifier Laslo Djere 6-2, 6-4. Pouille leads his FedEx ATP Head2Head with Bedene 1-0 after claiming victory this February in Marseille. “The first set was very solid. I made a few more errors...
Dominic Thiem claimed his first victory over a World No. 1 on Saturday at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, edging Andy Murray 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in a high-quality affair in the Spanish metropolis. Thiem was on the front foot throughout the encounter, firing 41 winners, including 25 off his forehand wing and six aces. The fourth seed, who improves to 10-1 on clay this year, advanced to his 12th ATP World Tour final. "It's the first win [over a World No. 1], so it's really something special," said Thiem. "But it's also the first win over a Top 10 guy this season. There are many positive things to take from today's match. For me personally, it's the best victory this...
Ramkumar Ramanathan has broken new ground in Florida, reaching his first ATP Challenger Tour final at the $75,000 event in Tallahassee with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 victory over Andrea Arnaboldi. The top-ranked Indian navigated past fourth seed Guido Andreozzi and fifth seed Peter Polansky en route to the silverware showdown against qualifier Blaz Rola. “I think all the work I’ve put in on the practice courts has helped me and with God’s blessing I’m so happy to reach my first final,” said Ramanathan. “All the support from the Indian people here has really helped me. I’m just going to enjoy this moment and keeping going.” Watch Free Live Streaming Of The Tallahassee Final At 3:30pm ET The 22 year old, who...
Pushed well behind the baseline, Dominic Thiem finds a moment of magic with this stunning passing shot in the Barcelona semis. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images