#NextGenATP star Frances Tiafoe continued his assault on the Emirates ATP Rankings, streaking to the title at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Sarasota on Sunday. Up to a career-high World No. 72 with his third Challenger crown, the American also moved into fifth position in the Emirates ATP Race To Milan. Tiafoe - the fourth teen titlist on the circuit this year - has come full circle in Sarasota, having qualified for his first Challenger main draw there two years ago. I know a lot of the work you're putting in is to finish off points faster and get you through matches faster. How did that play out this week on the clay? “It's just about staying focused, which usually turns...
David Goffin has broken back into the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings for the first time since February as a result of a semi-final run at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. The World No. 10 climbs three places courtesy of his impressive back-to-back three-set triumphs over Dominic Thiem and Novak Djokovic, before eventual champion Rafael Nadal ended his pursuit of the title. Firmly cementing himself inside the Top 8 for the Emirates ATP Race to London (No. 4), Goffin is an emerging candidate to qualify for the ATP Finals for the first time, should he keep up his strong form. Read Monte-Carlo Final Report Diego Schwartzman is up to a career-high ranking following a first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 quarter-final...
A LOOK BACK China International Challenger Qingdao 2017 (Qingdao, China): Janko Tipsarevic remains unbeaten on the ATP Challenger Tour in 2017, having retained his title in Qingdao. The Serbian second seed clinched his 14th Challenger crown with a 6-3, 7-6(9), victory over qualifier Oscar Otte to move to 15-0 for the season at the level. Tipsarevic’s reward for a third Challenger trophy in 2017, winning 30 of 31 sets this campaign, is an 18-place rise to No. 71 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. [ALSO LIKE] The former World No. 8 needed seven match points to fend off the resilient Otte, who enjoyed a breakout week in China. Heading into the tournament, Otte had only won one match on the ATP...
Rafael Nadal is a master illusionist. He makes us think he dominates the longer rallies. He makes us focus on his athletic side-to-side movement. We see the “Spanish X” practice drill when he competes, moving up and back in the Deuce and Ad court, hitting a medley of forehands and backhands. It's all just an illusion. Rafael Nadal defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1, 6-3 in the final of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Sunday by dominating the short points en route to winning a record-setting 10th Monaco title in just 76 minutes. You would naturally think that two Spanish clay-court specialists competing at sea-level on a cool, overcast afternoon would grind and grind, and grind some more. This match simply didn’t materialise...