Jack Sock readily admits his singles results in his first three months of 2018 aren’t quite living up to lofty expectations, considering the blistering run in which he finished last season. But the American No. 1 in the ATP Rankings may have found the spark to rediscover that form at the Miami Open presented by Itau. Despite a third-round exit to Feliciano Lopez in singles in Indian Wells, Sock teamed with good friend John Isner to claim their second title together on Sunday. The American duo downed countrymen Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan for the title and did not drop a set in four matches, becoming just the third duo to do so in the past 30 years. [ALSO LIKE]...
Novak Djokovic's right elbow is pain-free for the first time in years. The Serbian, speaking to reporters on Tuesday, said he's played without pain for the past “two days”. The former World No. 1 has been bothered by discomfort in his right elbow for the past two years. The injury led Djokovic to take off the final four months of the 2017 season, and he underwent surgery on the elbow in February. “The last few days have been the first days in long, long time that I could actually focus on the game rather than have something in my mind always worried whether I'm going to have pain or not, and usually it happened,” Djokovic said on Tuesday during his...
Only Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal stand above him in the ATP Rankings, but for Marin Cilic, being the World No. 3 is not enough. With 17 ATP World Tour titles, including the 2014 US Open, the Croatian makes no secret of what he wants this season. He starts his 10th Miami Open presented by Itau campaign as the No. 2 seed and will face either #NextGenATP American Taylor Fritz or Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert after a first-round bye. In the tournament’s last year at its Key Biscayne site, Cilic would love nothing more than a deep run on the hard courts where big points are on offer after losing his opening match here last year (l. to Chardy). “The conditions...
The popularity of any sport usually hinges on its great rivalries and tennis is certainly no exception. While in its early stages, Alexander Zverev versus Nick Kyrgios is already shaping as one of the standout rivalries of the future for the ATP World Tour. And the standout clash between the pair to date was played out almost 12 months ago at the Miami Open presented by Itau. In one of the best ATP World Tour matches of 2017, the duo squared off in a thrilling quarter-final where, in a high-quality shoot-out, the Australian needed six match points to get the job done in three sets. “Yeah it was a great match,” Zverev said ahead of his 2018 Miami campaign. “I...
