Stefan Edberg was a masterful server. He was an even better returner. The 1991 season is a distant 26 years ago, but the numbers the cool, calm and calculated Swede put up that year on the returning side of the game still greatly impress to this day. An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of Edberg’s 1991 season highlights a player who conquered the year-end No. 1 ranking primarily on the return side of the equation. The 1991 season was the first year complete statistics were recorded in tennis, providing an interesting snapshot of what was going on in our game more than 25 years ago. It is subsequently the initial year recorded in the year-end No. 1s ATP Stats...
The courts at the Open Sud de France are set for the ATP World Tour 250 tournament this week, but that doesn’t mean they can’t also be used for a little handball! Top two seeds Marin Cilic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were put to the test when French handball stars Vincent Gerard and Michael Guigou joined them on Tuesday in Montpellier. Gerard and Guigou, who play for the French national team, were fresh off a World Championship win and primed to challenge the ATP stars. Super moment avec nos champions du monde à l'@OpenSuddeFrance pic.twitter.com/FVVt8FDue4— Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (@tsonga7) February 7, 2017 Top seed Cilic will open his campaign in the French city against Dustin Brown in the second round, while second...
Dominic Thiem and David Goffin are set to bid for the Garanti Koza Sofia Open crown this week in Bulgaria, but the duo took to a different venue Tuesday morning in a historic part of the city. The top two seeds visited Ancient Serdica archaeological complex for a brief hit in the capital’s Ancient Roman complex. “It’s a special occasion, a special area,” said second seed Goffin. “I didn’t know it was such a special place here in Sofia. I saw this place and I will try to visit more if I have time this week because I heard it’s a very nice city. “I’m really impressed by the arena, it’s big and brand new,” said the Belgian, who will...
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot looks back on the legendary rivalry of Roger Federer versus Rafael Nadal, from their first meeting at 2004 Miami to the 2017 Australian Open.
