Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android or visit MyATP.com. Rio Open presented by Claro – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bruno Soares and Jamie Murray went head-to-head with UFC stars Jose Aldo and Minotouro. Aldo loved his time at the tournament so much, he came back to watch Thomaz Bellucci oust top seed Kei Nishikori! David Ferrer, Bellucci, Soares, Pablo Cuevas, Marcelo Melo, Pablo Carreno Busta, Stephane Robert, Gastao Elias, Nicholas Monroe and Artem Sitak were among those to have a great time at the players’ party at Windsor Atlantica Hotel. Ferrer and Bellucci visited one of the most picturesque sites in Rio, the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas. Dominic Thiem enjoyed a visit to Copacabana, while Janko Tipsarevic took...
Watch Wednesday highlights as Dominic Thiem moves past Dusan Lajovic at the Rio Open presented by Claro, plus wins for Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Nicolas Kicker. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Joao Pires/Fotojump
An early contender in the Emirates ATP Race To Milan, Daniil Medvedev, claimed his seventh win of the season as he rallied to defeat eighth seed Benoit Paire 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(4) in two hours and 25 minutes in the first round of the Open 13 Marseille on Wednesday. The 21-year-old Russian, who lives in nearby Antibes, twice dug himself out of a hole against home favourite Paire. He rallied from 1-3 down in the second set – breaking the Frenchman to 15 as he served for the match in the 10th game – and from a double break 0-3 deficit in the decider. Watch: Medvedev’s Road Trip To Marseille "It was a really tough match," said Medvedev. "I'm really happy...
It's almost as if Borna Coric has hit the reset button on his young career to start the 2017 ATP World Tour season. The 20-year-old Croatian is working with a new coach. He has changed racquet brands. The right-hander has his health back as well, following surgery on his right knee late last season. It should all add up to an improved year for the Zagreb native, who had to cut short his 2016 campaign because of the knee surgery in early September. Physicians removed two small pieces of bone that had broken off and lodged inside a tendon in his right knee, Coric said. He sat out from tennis for about two months, taking the court again on 10...
Ever wondered just how effective a first serve is over a second serve? The answer is right around 40 per cent better on average, and surprisingly, it has changed very little in the past quarter of a century in our sport. A 26-season study of first-and-second serve-win percentages from 1991 to 2016 uncovered that time and technology have had very little influence on the performance of what is widely regarded as the most dominant shot in a match. Tennis discussions often focus on how athletes are getting faster, racquets are getting more powerful, and strings let players manipulate the ball like it’s on a Yo-Yo. These factors all seem to be true on the surface, but somehow fail to significantly...
