Frances Tiafoe woke up on Saturday having never reached an ATP World Tour semi-final. Yet the #NextGenATP American will go to sleep tonight after advancing to his first final. How about that for a day? After finishing off his victory against reigning Next Gen ATP Finals champion Hyeon Chung on Saturday afternoon at the Delray Beach Open on his eighth match point, the 20-year-old beat 18-year-old Canadian Denis Shapovalov 7-5, 6-4 in 71 minutes in the evening to earn the right to play for his first ATP World Tour trophy on Sunday. "It's been a great last couple of weeks," Tiafoe said. "I'm just trying to keep riding this wave and see where it takes me." Tiafoe has been waiting...
Watch as fans at the Delray Beach Open attempt to pronounce the name of one of Sunday's singles finalists, Peter Gojowczyk. Video credit: Delray Beach Open.
Karen Khachanov reached his second ATP World Tour final after beating Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-2 at the Open 13 Provence on Saturday. The World No. 47, competing in his first semi-final of 2018, looked in great form throughout the 74-minute contest, winning 90 per cent of first serve points (26/29) to reach the championship match. Khachanov improved to a 2-0 FedEx ATP Head2Head record over the Czech No. 1, after winning their only previous encounter last season at Roland Garros. “I am happy with my performance, I did everything I should have done today,” said Khachanov. “It is the nicest feeling when you come to the tournament and play until the final… I feel great here.” The ninth seed will...
Watch highlights of the semis at the Rio Open presented by Claro, where Diego Schwartzman and Fernando Verdasco secured their spots in the championship. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
