Carlos Moya, coach of World No. 1 Rafael Nadal, is breaking down the Spaniard's performances at Roland Garros for ATPWorldTour.com. Nadal is pursuing his 11th trophy on the Parisian terre battue. On Saturday, the defending champion defeated Richard Gasquet to advance to the fourth round, where he'll face German Maximilian Marterer for a place in the quarter-finals. Moya lists five key takeaways from Nadal’s win over the Frenchman. [ALSO LIKE] Nadal's Best Showing So Far Nadal was on top of matters from the start. He raised his intensity, he was moving well and he was consistently on the attack. He put Gasquet in compromising situations throughout the match. Different Year, Different Story It's difficult to compare Rafa's title-defending campaign this...
The lawns are trimmed, the lines are painted and the players have arrived. The grass-court season is set to commence on the ATP Challenger Tour. The sweet smell of freshly manicured grass is in the air at the Surbiton Racket & Fitness Club, as three weeks of high-octane, fast-paced tennis begins in the London suburb of Surbiton. For the fourth straight year and 15th overall, the Challenger circuit returns to the historic 137-year-old club. The facility was founded in 1881 and hosted the prestigious Surrey Grass Court Championships for 70 editions. While today's top players continue to grind on the clay courts of Roland Garros, there is plenty of star power gliding on the pristine lawns of the Fuzion 100...
A trio of Top 10 seeds, a former champion and Japan's finest lead a blockbuster Day 8 at Roland Garros. ATPWorldTour.com previews Sunday's fourth-round action in Paris... [7] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs. [19] Kei Nishikori (JPN) Nishikori leads FedEx ATP Head2Head series 2-0 It's the popcorn match of the fourth round. Two of the most in-form players on the ATP World Tour are set to light up Court Philippe Chatrier, as Nishikori and Thiem battle for the first time in two years. Both players are coming off final appearances at clay-court ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events, with Nishikori finishing runner-up in Monte-Carlo and Thiem doing so in Madrid. And they have each dropped just two sets en route to...
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Henri Kontinen and John Peers booked their spot in the quarter-finals at Roland Garros on Saturday, beating Italians Daniele Bracciali and Andreas Seppi 7-6(2), 6-4. The reigning Nitto ATP Finals champions hit five aces and won 59 per cent of second-serve return points to beat the Italians after one hour and 36 minutes. Kontinen and Peers will meet 2016 champions Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez for a spot in the semi-finals. The Spaniards progressed after 76 minutes, beating Leonardo Mayer and Joao Sousa 6-3, 6-3. Rohan Bopanna and Edouard Roger-Vasselin took just 90 minutes to upset top seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo 6-4, 7-6(1) at Roland Garros on Saturday. Bopanna and 2014 champion Roger-Vasselin (w/Benneteau) fired six aces and...
