Federico Delbonis has fond memories of the Brasil Open in Sao Paulo, where he won his first ATP World Tour title four years ago, using the effort to crack the Top 50 of the ATP Rankings for the first time. The Argentine is looking to use those memories to propel him to a strong performance this week in Brazil. And the 27-year-old got off to a good start on Monday, beating recent Ecuador Open champion Roberto Carballes Baena 6-4, 6-4 in one hour, 38 minutes. "Coming here where I won my first ATP World Tour title, I have very good memories,” Delbonis said. "I try to play like the tournament when I won, but I have to keep going and...
Comparisons between the “Big Four” have been numerous the past several years – but never regarding the specifics of their return depth and direction. A new Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers match data platform compiles exactly that. It is the Serve & Return Tracker, and it sheds new light on where players return, and how their win percentages increase the deeper they get the return in the court. The dataset for this analysis comes from ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events and the Nitto ATP Finals from 2011-2017, during the dominance of the Big Four. It is specific to returning first serves. [ALSO LIKE] Return Direction vs. First Serves The first thing that stands out is that Novak Djokovic, Rafael...
Roberto Bautista Agut returned to winning ways at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Monday, ending a three-match tour-level losing streak with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Florian Mayer. "I felt great on the court," Bautista Agut said. "He was mixing up all his game, and he was playing very aggressively on the return. We made a lot of good returns, both of us.... I think I did a great job." The Spaniard, who had failed to record a win since lifting his seventh ATP World Tour title at the ASB Classic last month (d. Del Potro), struggled to hold serve throughout the 76-minute encounter, losing serve three times. However, the World No. 23 broke Mayer on five occasions...
Watch highlights from day one in Acapulco as four-time champion David Ferrer and Ryan Harrison of the U.S. advance. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.
David Ferrer somehow finds this angle to pass Andrey Rublev during their first-round match on Monday at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.
