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Rublev Continues Run Of Good Form

Andrey Rublev had a tremendous 2017 season, soaring from No. 156 to No. 39 in the ATP Rankings, claiming his maiden title in Umag and finishing runner-up at the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan. And after the 20-year-old Russian advanced to the Qatar ExxonMobil Open final to open his 2018 ATP World Tour season, he still has not slowed. Rublev defeated 34-year-old Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4, 6-4 in 75 minutes to move into the second round at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier on Monday. In the pair’s first FedEx ATP Head2Head encounter, Rublev won all but six of his first-serve points (29/35) and broke three times to claim victory. He can possibly face fellow #NextGenATP contender Stefanos...

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Lacko Pulls Upset In Sofia

In 2017, Lukas Lacko did not win a main draw tour-level match after the Australian Open until the Dell Technologies Hall of Fame Open in Newport in July. This year, the Slovakian wasted no time, upsetting eighth seed Evgeny Donskoy 6-4, 6-4 at the Diema Xtra Sofia Open on Monday. Lacko extended his FedEx ATP Head2Head series lead against the Russian to 2-0, with their previous meeting coming at the 2014 Shenzhen Open. The Slovakian broke twice in the match, and did not face break point himself to advance to the second round, where he will face either Moldovan Radu Albot or qualifier Jozef Kovalik. In the only other main draw match of the day, seventh seed Joao Sousa withstood...

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Monfils Plays Equator Games Quito 2018

Gael Monfils and fellow ATP World Tour players Dorian Descloix, Roberto Quiroz and Nicolas Jarry play mini tennis and attempt to balance an egg on a nail on a visit to Mitad del Mundo in Quito. Video courtesy ATP 250 Ecuador Open.

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Tennis From New Heights Quito 2018

Ivo Karlovic and Rogerio Dutra Silva play mini tennis at 3,000 metres above sea level on a visit to the Paluguillo Drinking Water Treatment Plant in Quito. Video courtesy ATP 250 Ecuador Open.

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