Tennis - ATP World Tour – Tagged "2018" – Page 382

Jan 20, 2018

Dimitrov Answers Fan Questions

Grigor Dimitrov reveals the one ice-cream flavour he could live off for the rest of his life and the one language he'd most like to learn in this fan Q&A at the Australian Open.

Jan 20, 2018

Chung Fuels Up For Zverev Clash

Hyeon Chung fuels up with a Korean barbecue onsite at Melbourne Park ahead of his third-round clash with Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open.

Jan 19, 2018

Ferrero Focused On Zverev’s Long-Term Growth

Alexander Zverev's 2017 season was the definition of an eruption. The 20-year-old talent went from a very respectable 24th in the ATP Rankings at the start of the year to fourth at the end of it, finishing behind only Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Nitto ATP Finals champion Grigor Dimitrov. Coach Juan Carlos Ferrero knows what it takes to expand on that, to get to the top, and to win a Grand Slam. The 2003 Roland Garros champion and former World No.1 is keen on keeping Zverev on track and not skipping steps in the young player's growth process. "Sascha's goal is to keep growing and, in order to grow, [he] needs to keep playing matches and experiencing things --...

Jan 19, 2018

This Is Where Nadal Places Most Of His Returns

Most returns in tennis land just past the service line, no matter if you are returning first or second serves. There are three main regions to divide up the court when analysing return depth, and as it turns out, the region in the middle of the court acts as a magnet for all returns. An Infosys Serve & Return Tracker analysis of Rafael Nadal returning first and second serves in the Deuce court at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events and the Nitto ATP Finals from 2011-2017 identifies that getting the return really deep is a lot easier said than done. [ALSO LIKE] The three regions separating return depth: Zone 1 - Inside the service box. Zone 2 - Between...

Jan 19, 2018

More Than A Name, Tennys Goes From Bar To A.O. Star

Before Tennys Sandgren pulled off a headline-grabbing upset at the Australian Open so far, beating 2014 champion Stan Wawrinka on Thursday, the American was already familiar with the Swiss' game. Sandgren sat in a bar just a little over two weeks after he lost in the first round of qualifying at the 2016 US Open, and watched in amazement as Wawrinka hoisted his third Grand Slam trophy. “I was having a few beers. I was watching the tennis,” Sandgren, who at the time had never played a Grand Slam championship main draw, told the press after his second-round match. “That's insane, an inhuman level of tennis.” The 26-year-old’s viewpoint was far different Thursday on Margaret Court Arena, where he broke...