A LOOK BACK Wind Energy Holding Bangkok Open (Bangkok, Thailand): Fifth seed Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia showed off the form that’s taken him as high as No. 8 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, moving past Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia in the Bangkok championship match, 6-3, 7-6(1). It was his 12th Challenger title in total and first since August at the $125,000 event in Qingdao, China. Tipsarevic, who continues his ascent towards the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings, rises to No. 118. Kavcic, meanwhile, continued his run of form in Bangkok, having won the Challenger title there in September. City Of Onkaparinga Tennis Challenger (Happy Valley, Australia): Peter Gojowczyk started 2017 on a high note with a convincing win...
Down Under Action Continues: After a busy opening week of the 2017 season with nine of the Top 10 in action, 10 of the Top 30 (as of 2 January Emirates ATP Rankings) are playing this week, with No. 8 Dominic Thiem the top seed in Sydney and Chennai champion Roberto Bautista Agut leading the field in Auckland. Apia International Sydney (Sydney, Australia): The youngest player in the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings, 23-year-old Thiem, is the top seed and making his second straight appearance in Sydney. The other seeds are: No. 2 Pablo Cuevas, No. 3/two-time reigning champion Viktor Troicki, No. 4 Pablo Carreno Busta, No. 5 Philipp Kohlschreiber, No. 6 Gilles Muller, No. 7 Martin Klizan...
Nicolas Mahut kicked off his Apia International Sydney campaign with a 6-2, 7-6(2) victory over Thomaz Bellucci on Sunday. The Frenchman, who is making his fifth tournament appearance, was a quarter-finalist last year. He prevailed over the Brazilian in one hour and 21 minutes, firing six aces. Mahut will next face second seed Pablo Cuevas, with two-time defending champion Viktor Troicki also looming in his half of the draw. World No. 8 Dominic Thiem is the top seed at the ATP World Tour 250 event. In other action, Thiago Monteiro, Gastao Elias, Matthew Barton and Christopher O'Connell all qualified for the main draw. O'Connell will be making his ATP World Tour debut. On the doubles court, the Spanish-Italian duo of...
Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan topped Indian countrymen Purav Raja and Divij Sharan 6-3, 6-4 to win the Aircel Chennai Open doubles title on Sunday. It was the first all-Indian final at the ATP World Tour 250 tournament in 22 years. “I loved the moment, it was great,” said Nedunchezhiyan. “In my backyard… being in the final, not being seeded, it’s already a great start to the season.” Bopanna/Nedunchezhiyan saved four of the six break points they faced and won 86 per cent of their first serve points to claim victory and the title in 65 minutes. This was just their second event as a team after a quarter-final showing in Chengdu last fall (l. to Shamasdin/Siljestrom). They are the...