World No. 1 Andy Murray began his 2017 ATP World Tour season in fine fashion on Tuesday when he defeated Jeremy Chardy 6-0, 7-6(2) at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. The Briton is now 25 matches unbeaten. "I would like to try and keep the run going as long as possible…. [I] just try and carry on from where I finished last year, which was playing some of the best tennis of my life," said Murray. "I felt like I hit the ball very clean... I was happy with how I moved and how my body felt today.” Murray came out fresh in the first set, dropping only seven points. The Dunblane native secured the first-round victory after 81 minutes. He...
Benoit Paire lost just three of his first service points (23/26) to beat Konstantin Kravchuk 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday at the Aircel Chennai Open. The fifth-seeded Frenchman next faces home hope Yuki Bhambri, a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Indian compatriot Ramkumar Ramanathan. Seventh seed Mikhail Youzhny, who lifted the trophy in 2008 (d. Nadal), proved too strong for wild card Saketh Myneni, 6-4, 6-3. He will next face Renzo Olivo, a 7-6(3), 6-2 victor over wild card Casper Ruud. Yen-Hsun Lu, the eighth seed, topped Radu Albot 6-2, 6-1 to set a second-round meeting with NextGen’s Daniil Medvedev. Aljaz Bedene, who reached his first ATP World Tour final as a qualifier in Chennai two years ago (l. to Wawrinka), will...
The 2016 ATP World Tour season is about to begin. See what former stars told ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot about Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka and Rafael Nadal? Photo credit: Samer Alrejjal
Watch Highlights as Mischa Zverev defeats qualifier Alex De Minaur in Brisbane on Tuesday to set a second round clash with Rafael Nadal.Video courtesy Tennis Australia.
Aussie wild card Sam Groth delights his home crowd with a win over Pierre-Hugues Herbert on Tuesday in Brisbane. Photo: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour. Video courtesy Tennis Australia.