It took Kevin Anderson more than two years to capture his fourth ATP World title. But after defeating 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals qualifier Jared Donaldson 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC on Friday evening, the 2014 Acapulco finalist is now just one victory away from winning his second trophy in a row. "It just feels great to win tonight's match," Anderson said. "When you're out there, you're not really thinking about finals and what happened before. In the heat of the battle, I thought it was a really tough match." After triumphing at the New York Open two weeks ago in his most recent event, Anderson will get a crack at his fifth trophy...
If Pablo Cuevas is to lift his fourth successive Brasil Open crown, he'll have to work for it. Cuevas became the first player to advance to the semi-finals in Sao Paulo with a 6-2, 6-7(13), 7-6(5) win over Leonardo Mayer on Friday. The tournament's third seed needed five match points before downing the Argentine in two hours and 55 minutes. The total points won summarised the close contest: 111 for Mayer, 112 for Cuevas. After the match, the 32-year-old Uruguayan admitted he was proud of his 15-match winning streak at the Brasil Open and happy to have support from the fans in attendance." "It was a very tough, long match," Cuevas said. "I had a lot of chances in that...
If Pablo Cuevas is to lift his fourth successive Brasil Open crown, he'll have to work for it. Cuevas became the first player to advance to the semi-finals in Sao Paolo with a 6-2, 6-7(13), 7-6(5) win over Leonardo Mayer on Friday. The tournament's third seed needed five match points before downing the Argentine in two hours and 55 minutes. The total points won summarised the close contest: 111 for Mayer, 112 for Cuevas. After the match, the 32-year-old Uruguayan admitted he was proud of his 15-match winning streak at the Brasil Open and happy to have support from the fans in attendance. "It was a very tough, long match," Cuevas said. "I had a lot of chances in that...
Rafael Nadal announced on Friday that he has withdrawn from this month's BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells and the Miami Open presented by Itau due to a right hip injury. Earlier this week, the Spanish superstar pulled out of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC. The World No. 2 announced the news via Facebook on Friday, stating, “I'm sorry to write this, but my worst possible scenario has been confirmed. The injury I suffered during training right before Acapulco is in the same basic area as the injury I suffered in Melbourne [during the Australian Open]. “I won't be playing at Indian Wells or in Miami and the goal going forward is to recover in time for the...
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