Novak Djokovic kept his nerve to outlast Juan Martin del Potro on Wednesday night for a place in the Abierto Mexicano Telcel quarter-finals. Competing in front of a capacity crowd, top seed Djokovic fought back from a break deficit in the deciding set to wear down his Argentinean opponent 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 38 minutes. He is now 12-4 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series. "Every match that I’ve played against Delpo in the past couple of years has been very close, really enjoyable to play and great for the crowd to watch,” said World No. 2 Djokovic, who is playing at an ATP World Tour event in Latin America for the first time this week. “I...
Rafael Nadal discusses reaching his quarter-finals and looks ahead to Yoshihito Nishioka, his next opponent, at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Two-time champion Rafael Nadal looked as if he might be ready to add a third title to his trophy case on Wednesday evening at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco. The Spaniard breezed past Italian Paolo Lorenzi, needing only 66 minutes to take their second-round match 6-1, 6-1. Nadal broke five times and dropped only seven points on his serve (28/35) as Lorenzi couldn't keep up with the second seed. Nadal never faced a break point in improving to 4-0 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series. The left-hander will meet #NextGenATP player Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan, who outlasted Aussie Jordan Thompson 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 for his second consecutive three-set win in Acapulco. The Japanese had battled past seventh seed Jack...
Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android or visit MyATP.com. Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Roger Federer and Andy Murray kicked off the 25th edition of the tournament with a beach tennis game, the famous Burj Al Arab as their backdrop. After his first-round win, Federer joined ATP Executive Chairman and President Chris Kermode for an anniversary celebration on court. The ATP recognised the 25th anniversary of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships with the presentation of a crystal plate and cake to mark the celebration. Stan Wawrinka hopped in a Skydive Dubai gyrocopter for a flight over the Burj Al Arab, Palm Jumeriah and Dubai Marina before making his way back to Skydive...