It is shaping up to be a majestic month of May in Portugal. On Sunday, the European nation was abuzz as Joao Sousa emerged as his country's first winner on home soil on the ATP World Tour. Now, the focus has shifted from Estoril to the northern city of Braga and capital of Lisbon, as the ATP Challenger Tour takes centre stage with a new two-week swing. Without pause, the fireworks are flying at the Braga Open. In what is set to be a blockbuster quarter-final clash, teens Alex de Minaur and Felix Auger-Aliassime will square off on Friday. Fans in Braga will have quite the treat with two of the brightest young talents in pro tennis kicking off the...
Watch highlights as Lleyton Hewitt returns to join forces with fellow Australian Alex de Minaur to eliminate Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus at the Millennium Estoril Open on Tuesday. In a battle between qualifiers, Simone Bolelli emerges victorious against home favourite Joao Domingues, while Joao Sousa and Stefanos Tsitsipas also secure wins. Video courtesy of Millennium Estoril Open.
Lleyton Hewitt made a winning start to his latest return to the ATP World Tour at the Millennium Estoril Open on Tuesday. The former World No. 1, alongside countryman Alex de Minaur, defeated second seeds Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals in Portugal. Hewitt is appearing for the third time in doubles action this season, after appearances at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp and the Australian Open. Hewitt and De Minaur conceded just three points behind their first serves in the first set and converted their only break point of the second set to clinch victory in 66 minutes. The Aussie duo will face Great Britain’s Kyle Edmund and Cameron Norrie for a...
#NextGenATP American Frances Tiafoe was down and almost out of the Millennium Estoril Open on Monday against compatriot Tennys Sandgren. But the 20-year-old battled until the end, and it paid dividends. Tiafoe recovered from a 5/3 deficit in the second-set tie-break and saved three match points in the decider to beat Sandgren 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(4) to advance to the second round in Portugal, setting a second-round clash against No. 4 seed Gilles Muller. The Delray Beach Open champion is now 3-0 this year in third-set tie-breaks (also def. Edmund and Berdych in Miami), and 3-0 at all levels against Sandgren when it comes to a final-set tie-break. He is now also 5-0 at all levels against the 26-year-old Tennessean —...
#NextGenATP Aussie Alex de Minaur reacts to his first tour-level clay-court victory on Monday, as he defeated home favourite Gastao Elias at the Millennium Estoril Open. Video credit: Millennium Estoril Open.
