Tennis - ATP World Tour – Tagged "2017" – Page 913

Dec 31, 2016

Nishikori Happy To Return To Brisbane 2017

Kei Nishikori tells why he's back in Brisbane for the sixth time to kick off the 2017 ATP World Tour season.

Dec 31, 2016

Stan Wawrinka Scales Gold Coast Landmark Brisbane International 2017

Stan Wawrinka gets a bird's eye view of Queensland's spectacular Gold Coast ahead of the 2017 Brisbane International. Video courtesy Tennis Australia.

Dec 29, 2016

Wawrinka Visits Gold Coast's Skypoint Climb

Stan Wawrinka is aiming to reach the top of the Emirates ATP Rankings in 2017 and fittingly kicked off his season by reaching peak heights on the Gold Coast. The World No. 4, competing in the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp, traveled in style via helicopter to the top of the iconic Q1 Resort Building at Surfers Paradise, located 270 metres above sea level. Wawrinka showed off his racquet skills from the Skypoint Climb, Australia’s highest external building climb, while taking in breathtaking views of the world-famous Gold Coast. “I’m really happy to be here in Brisbane. I’ve heard so many good things about this tournament from the other players on the tour that I had to come and see...

Dec 29, 2016

Murray, Djokovic Lead Storylines Of 2017

The 2017 season kicks off on Sunday 1 January in Brisbane and the following day in Doha and Chennai, with all Top 5 players in action in the opening week. Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic waste no time continuing their battle for the No. 1 position in the Emirates ATP Rankings at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, where they are the Top 2 seeds. Milos Raonic, Stan Wawrinka, and Kei Nishikori, ranked No. 3 through 5, are the top seeds at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp. • Streaking into 2017: Murray enters 2017 with a career-best 24-match winning streak. It’s the fourth time since 1975 (since complete records were kept) that a player closed out the season with a 20+...

Dec 28, 2016

Del Potro Withdraws From Auckland, Melbourne

Juan Martin del Potro is withdrawing from the ASB Classic (Auckland, New Zealand) and the Australian Open due to fitness concerns. The 6’6” Tandil native was sidelined first in 2010 (right wrist) and then 2014 (left wrist) and needed entire seasons to recuperate. His most recent comeback came in February at the Delray Beach Open, where he reached the semi-finals, falling to Sam Querrey. He would go on to compete in 11 other tour-level events, including a title run in Stockholm (d. Jack Sock). He also reached the US Open quarter-finals (l. to Stan Wawrinka). “It was a very special year for me," said del Potro in November about his 2016 season. "I didn’t expect the results that I had."...