Tennis - ATP World Tour – Tagged "2018" – Page 31

May 28, 2018

Nadal: 'It Is A Very Special Place'

Watch as Rafael Nadal shares his thoughts on returning to Roland Garros and looks ahead to this year's tournament as he bids for a record 11th title.

May 28, 2018

Djokovic Opens Campaign, Records 60th Match Win At Roland Garros

Novak Djokovic lost the first two games in both the first and second sets on Tuesday against Rogerio Dutra Silva, but experienced no further problems in victory at Roland Garros. On a sweltering day two in south-west Paris, 2016 champion Djokovic recorded his 60th match win at the Grand Slam championship (60-12) with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over the Brazilian qualifier in two hours and five minutes on Philippe-Chatrier Court. It was their first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting since the 2012 US Open. “I'm starting to play better,” said Djokovic. “I feel like, in the past couple of weeks, [I’ve] not been thinking about the elbow [and] playing pain-free, which is the most important thing at the moment… I...

May 28, 2018

Garcia-Lopez Repeats Wawrinka Upset

In 2014, Stan Wawrinka entered Roland Garros with high expectations after winning his first Grand Slam at the Australian Open earlier in the year. But the Swiss star’s ambitions of a second consecutive major title were ended in the first round, losing to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in four sets. On Monday, four years on from their most recent meeting on clay, the pair met again in the opening round in Paris. But, once more, it was Garcia-Lopez who emerged victorious. The 34-year-old, competing in his 15th consecutive Roland Garros, came from two sets to one down to upset last year's finalist 6-2 3-6, 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 . The Spaniard, who reached the Round of 16 in 2014, hit 44 winners and...

May 28, 2018

What's A Typical Day Like At Roland Garros?

I get asked all the time what day-to-day life is like as a player, what I do to prepare for events and what I eat. So now I'm going to answer all those questions that my friends, my fans and journalists have about a regular day on the ATP World Tour. For some background, I'm getting ready to make my eighth consecutive main draw appearance at Roland Garros. My opening round match is just a few days away. (No. 31 seed Ramos-Vinolas faces Mikhail Kukushkin on Monday). 6:30 am: My day begins. I get up and prepare a breakfast with gluten-free products. I'm not a Coeliac (a person with an autoimmune condition that affects the small intestine and must avoid...

May 28, 2018

Fucsovics Breaks Into Top 50, Mover Of Week

No. 45 Marton Fucsovics, +15 The 26-year-old breaks into the Top 50 of the ATP Rankings for the first time, after a 15-place rise with his first ATP World Tour trophy at the Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open. The Budapest resident ousted Peter Gojowczyk 6-2, 6-2 to become the first Hungarian to claim a tour-level crown since 1982, when former World No. 12 Balazs Taroczy won the last of his 13 titles in Hilversum, Netherlands. Fucsovics began the 2018 season at No. 85. Read More & Watch Geneva Final Highlights View Latest ATP Rankings No. 65 Gilles Simon, +10 The 33-year-old Frenchman jumped 10 spots to No. 65 in the ATP Rankings, after advancing to the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon...