The Spanish contingent enjoyed the Monday sun at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters with four countrymen progressing to the second round. Pablo Carreno Busta, the No. 13 seed, earned a thrilling win over Italian Fabio Fognini to remain perfect at 5-0 against the Italian in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series with a third clay-court win. After an intense 7-6(0), 6-7(4), 6-3 victory in two hours and 23 minutes, Carreno Busta awaits #NextGenATP Karen Khachanov or Nicolas Mahut. [ALSO LIKE] Roberto Bautista Agut, the No. 12 seed, overcame a slow start to battle past Nikoloz Basilashvili, making his main draw debut, 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 in two hours and seven minutes. Bautista Agut, the winner of five ATP World Tour titles, including the...
Undefeated Aljaz Bedene is experiencing a hot-streak of results on the ATP Challenger Tour in 2017, prevailing past all 15 opponents in his path. On Sunday the Brit maintained his success by clinching the Open Citta Della Disfida in Barletta, Italy, for his tour-leading third Challenger trophy of 2017. The 7-6(4), 6-3 triumph over top seed Gastao Elias backed up his Verrazzano Open title win in France last weekend and improved his impressive record to 14-2 in Challenger finals. “I am really pleased with the way I played the last two weeks. I have worked hard to get here,” said Bedene. “I stick to my game plan every match, my level of tennis has been consistent this year and I am...
