1. Darian King is playing in the main draw of the Memphis Open. The 24-year-old King qualified for the Memphis Open earlier this week. King beat Britain's Andrew Watson 6-2, 6-3 and was up 6-1, 3-0 against Tatsuma Ito when the Japanese retired. It's the second ATP World Tour tournament that King has qualified for, having also reached the Citi Open main draw in 2015. King is the first player from Barbados to play at the Memphis Open. “For me, I think it's a huge achievement. Coming all the way from Barbados, a small country, where discipline is not as big, and for me to come out here and compete with these guys who do it day in and day...
Watch Tuesday highlights of wins for defending champion Martin Klizan, Marin Cilic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Philipp Kohlschreiber at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. Watch live Rotterdam matches at TennisTV.com. Photo: Henk Koster
Despite the loss, Lucas Pouille pulls off a perfect backhand lob during his match against Philipp Kohlschreiber in Rotterdam on Tuesday. Photo: Henk Koster. Watch live matches on TennisTV.com.
Top seed Marin Cilic needed a comeback win to beat Benoit Paire 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 on Tuesday at the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament. The 28-year-old Croatian fired 13 aces and saved nine of the 10 break points he faced during a two-hour challenge from the Frenchman, who reached the semi-finals in Montpellier last week. Cilic advances to the second round, where he will face compatriot Borna Coric, who defeated fellow #NextGenATP player Karen Khachanov 7-6(6), 7-6(10). “It was definitely a tough match. I expected a tough one,” said Cilic. “He’s an extremely talented player. With his style of play you never know what’s coming. It’s good for me that I’m winning these kinds of matches. Especially now that I’ve...
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot goes behind the scenes as Grigor Dimitrov enjoys a hero's welcome in Sofia as he plays an ATP World Tour event in Bulgaria for the first time.
