1. 2017 Roland Garros: This is the 50th tournament in the Open Era (since 1968) and 87th at Roland Garros since 1925 (tournament was not held from 1940-45 during World War II). In 1925, the draw was opened to players outside of France. The French Championships started in 1891 and this is the 116th overall staging of the tournament. There are three former champions in the field – reigning champ Novak Djokovic, 2015 titleholder Stan Wawrinka and nine-time winner Rafael Nadal (2005-08, 2010-14). 2. Big Four Dominate: Since Roland Garros in 2005, when Nadal won his first Grand Slam title, the Big Four have accounted for 43 of the past 48 Grand Slam titles. During the current stretch, Nadal has...
It was one year ago that Andy Murray began to plot his climb to the top spot of the Emirates ATP Rankings on the European clay. A title in Rome was followed by a run to the final at Roland Garros and the Scot was soaring. But Murray is the first to admit that his current clay-court campaign is a bit different. Much has changed for the World No. 1 and after consecutive early defeats at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events in Madrid and Rome, he is seeking to rediscover his rhythm on the terre battue of Paris. While he acknowledges that his struggles are real, Murray believes that he needs to embrace them in order to break...
Andy Murray is as confused as the rest of us. The World No. 1, who had his best season on clay a year ago, is suddenly struggling on the surface, and he's not sure why. The Scot suffered his latest stunning defeat on clay on Tuesday during his opener at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, falling to Italian Fabio Fognini 6-2, 6-4. Fognini crushed winners from all over the court, finishing with 31, including 23 from his forehand wing. Murray, the defending champion in Rome, acknowledged that Fognini played well, but he also said he could have done more against the Italian No. 1, who was backed by a boisterous crowd on Campo Centrale during the late-evening match. Watch...
World No. 1 Andy Murray explains that he's been training hard at the Foro Italico, venue of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia and scene of his 0216 triumph, since arriving in Rome on Thursday night. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
In honour of Andy Murray's 30th birthday, the ATP World Tour is celebrating by reliving the 30 facts, moments or memories that have made the Brit's tennis career so spectacular. 30 (or older) - The age of four players in the Top 5 of the Emirates ATP Rankings (Djokovic turns 30 on 22 May) 29 - The age when he became the second-oldest World No. 1 (behind Newcombe, 30) in the history of the Emirates ATP Rankings on 7 November 2016 28 - The number of consecutive matches he won (24 in 2016, 4 in 2017), a career-best 27 - The number of matches he played at the ATP Finals, where he won his first title in 2016 (d. Djokovic)...
