For nearly two hours, 39-year-old Tommy Haas was about even with Jack Sock, who's been one of the hottest players on the ATP World Tour this season. But the 24 year old eventually pulled away from the former World No. 2 on Thursday, moving into the quarter-finals and winning what will likely be Haas' final match at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. US Men's Clay Court Championship in Houston. The top-seeded American saved four of five break points – all four saved came in the final set – to beat Haas 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 and take the lead in their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry. Haas, who won the Houston title in 2004, had captured their first meeting at 2013 Roland...
Which component of our game is most closely linked to becoming a Top 10 player? The ATP Stats LEADERBOARDS, powered by the Infosys Information Platform, track six Serve categories, three Returning, and four Under Pressure areas of our game. This Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis focuses on how many in the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings in the 2016 season, and also the first month of 2017, featured in the Top 10 in each of those categories. The winner was Second Serve Points Won. Six of the Top 10 players in the world during this period also featured in the Top 10 in Second Serve Points Won. The leaders were Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, who both...
John Isner tells ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot that he feels like a young 31, as he talks about bringing a new coach onto his team and the improvements they are trying to make to elongate his career.
Tommy Robredo stated his intention of another title-winning run in Marrakech on Thursday as he ousted top seed Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Grand Prix Hassan II. The Spaniard has an 11-1 record at this ATP World Tour 250 clay-court tournament, winning the title in 2013 (d. Anderson) and reaching the final in 2011 (l. to Canas) when it was held in Casablanca. His victory over Dimitrov marked his first Top 20 win since beating No. 11 Dimitrov in the third round at Indian Wells in 2015. The 34-year-old Robredo extended his FedEx ATP Head2Head series lead over Dimitrov to 3-1 as he defeated the Bulgarian in one hour and 49 minutes. It was...
Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android or visit MyATP.com. Fayez Sarofim & Co. US Men’s Clay Court Championship – Houston, U.S.A. #NextGenATP Americans Reilly Opelka, Frances Tiafoe, Jared Donaldson and Ernesto Escobedo helped kick off the 2017 Fayez Sarofim & Co. US Men’s Clay Court Championship by inspiring the next wave of tennis stars during Kids’ Day in Houston. “All the kids were having a blast, for sure,” said Opelka. “You can tell that some of them will end up playing a long time. It was pretty fun... I love playing tennis all the time, it doesn’t matter with who, and little kids are always a lot of fun since they’re...
