It has been nearly four decades since Hungary last celebrated a champion on the ATP World Tour. But that finally changed on Saturday at the Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open. Marton Fucsovics secured his maiden ATP World Tour title in front of a packed crowd in Geneva, capping an impressive week on the Swiss clay. The Budapest resident ousted Peter Gojowczyk 6-2, 6-2 in one hour and eight minutes to emerge with the biggest trophy of his career. The 26-year-old is the first Hungarian to claim a tour-level crown since 1982, when Balazs Taroczy won the last of his 13 titles in Hilversum, Netherlands. And Fuscovics is also assured of becoming the first from his country to break into the...
Dominic Thiem arrived in France for the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon having lost back-to-back matches on clay for the first time since 2016. Then, the Austrian had to play nine sets in the final three days of the tournament. But nothing was able to stop the top seed — not even a set and a break deficit — from defeating home favourite Gilles Simon 3-6, 7-6(1), 6-1 to lift his 10th ATP World Tour trophy. "I'm super happy. I fought really, really hard for this title," Thiem said. "I'm really happy that I won the title. It's always something very special. It's my tenth title, which is a great number." That wasn’t the only milestone for Thiem, as the Austrian...
#NextGenATP Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas joins ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot to discuss the intricacies behind his one-handed backhand, the shots he likes to hit most and the reasons why he decided to go with one hand rather than two hands.
Nick Kyrgios and Jack Sock clinched their first team title at the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon on Saturday, beating Roman Jebavy and Matwe Middelkoop 7-5, 2-6, 11-9. The Australian-American duo saved one championship point in the 63-minute final, winning three consecutive points from 8/9 in the Match Tie-break to secure victory. Kyrgios and Sock won 65 per cent of first-serve points en route to their 11th win in 13 matches as a pairing. It is Kyrgios’ first ATP World Tour doubles title, while Sock has now lifted 11 trophies from 21 tour-level finals. The win marks Sock’s third doubles success, with three different partners, this season. Sock also triumphed in Delray Beach (w/Withrow) and Indian Wells (w/Isner). Jebavy was aiming...
The abiding memory is of a brittle-looking youth, who appeared fresh out of high school, explaining, in an insightful post-match interview, how he had had the audacity, the feel and instinct to worry one of his heroes, Roger Federer, whose posters adorned his bedroom wall. Six years have passed since David Goffin blazed a trail into the 2011 Roland Garros fourth round, when, as a 21-year-old lucky loser, his fluid movement and anticipation came to the fore on a global scale, over four sets. It was a pre-cursor of the future. He appeared to be blissfully unaware of the ceiling of his talent, but today, as he steps out to practise in Paris, ahead of the clay-court major, the Belgian...
