It will be an all-Spanish final at the Ecuador Open in Quito, with Albert Ramos-Vinolas prevailing over Thiago Monteiro and Roberto Carballes Baena defeating Andrej Martin in their respective semi-finals. No.2 seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas will play for his second ATP World Tour title following a tight 6-4, 6-7(4) 6-4 victory over Monteiro. Ramos-Vinolas’ serve remained unbroken in the high-altitude conditions and he out-maneuvered his tenacious Brazilian opponent in the second semi-final of the day. The all-lefty affair went largely to script in the first set with the higher-ranked Ramos-Vinolas squeezing out the set with a last-minute break. Monteiro, who was playing in his first semi-final at the tour level, kept the encounter close in the second set and capitalised on...
Stan Wawrinka was keen to look at the positives after his semi-final loss to Bosnian qualifier Mirza Basic at the Diema Xtra Sofia Open. At the conclusion of just the second tournament of his comeback after a knee injury that kept him out for six months, the 32-year-old maintains great perspective. “This week I was trying to be positive, trying to fight, knowing that I am not playing my best tennis but still had a chance to win, to make a final,” Wawrinka said. “I am sad with the result today but there are a lot of positives to take from the week.” Watch Live On TennisTV Watch Full Match Replays The 16-time tour-level champion is focussed on returning to the form that saw him...
Watch as Serbian teen Miomir Kecmanovic captures this stunning 53-shot point against fellow NextGenATP Michael Mmoh, at the ATP Challenger Tour event in San Francisco.
Serbian tennis has long been lead by a player you’ve probably heard of, but its future is in the hands of one you might not have. Whenever former World No. 1 Novak Djokovic decides to hang up his racquet, he’ll be happy to know that Miomir Kecmanovic, playing in just his second year on the professional circuit, appears to have things covered for his native Serbia. At just 18 years of age, Kecmanovic made his debut in the Top 200 of the ATP Rankings this week and is the youngest from his country to reach that career milestone since Djokovic first broke through in November of 2004. Now, into the semi-finals of this week's ATP Challenger Tour event in San Francisco,...
Richard Gasquet reached his sixth consecutive Open Sud de France final with a 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 win over David Goffin on Saturday. A three-time champion in southern France, Gasquet upset the top seed after one hour, 48 minutes. The 31-year-old will look to clinch his 15th tour-level title on Sunday, in his first final since losing to Alexander Zverev in Montpellier last season. “I’m very happy to reach my sixth final here,” said Gasquet. “It’s quite amazing for me. I never expected that, to be in the final again. I played four big matches, especially today with one of the best players in the world.” The opening set was decided by one break of serve, as Gasquet turned the tables...
