Top seed Jack Sock and second seed John Isner are in opposite halves of the draw at the BB&T Atlanta Open, but the two friends found themselves up close during Isner’s press conference on Wednesday night. Isner was ready to take a few questions after his win over Vasek Pospisil, but was surprised to find the first one came from a “reporter” with the the Kansas City Star. After answering a question from Sock about the recent change in his game plan, the top seed noted that “like at Shanghai doubles, you’re returning well.” (Sock and Isner teamed up this past October to take the title at the Shanghai Rolex Masters). “I had a partner who was average in Shanghai...
Second seed and three-time BB&T Atlanta Open champion John Isner always finds a way to bring his best tennis to Georgia, and his Wednesday night match against Vasek Pospisil was no exception. The American won 40 of his 44 service points to record a convincing 6-3, 6-4 victory and book a spot in the quarter-finals. "I love coming back here," said Isner. "I'm very comfortable here and enjoy playing this event, so I'm very fortunate this tournament keeps coming back every year." Isner prevailed in Atlanta in 2013-2015 and finished runner-up in 2010, 2011 and 2016. He improves to 24-4 at this event with the win over Pospisil. Next up for Isner is Lukas Lacko, who scored the upset of...
Malek Jaziri will not forget his opening-round fight-back at the BB&T Atlanta Open in a hurry. The Tunisian saved an astonishing eight match points to deny last year’s semi-finalist, home favourite Reilly Opelka, on Tuesday. Jaziri had defeated the #NextGenATP player in their only prior meeting in Washington last season but it took three tie-breaks. On Tuesday, the 33 year old would again eke out a tie-break against the 6'11" American and what a turning point it proved. Jaziri hung in to fend off four match points on serve at 5-6 in the second set and a further four match points at 6/7, 7/8, 8/9 and 13/14 in the tie-break. He would concede just one game in the final set...
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot breaks down the summer hard-court swing at the BB&T Atlanta Open, Citi Open in Washington D.C., Abierto Mexicano de Tenis Mifel presentado por Cinemex in Los Cabos, Coupe Rogers in Montreal, Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Winston-Salem Open and US Open in New York City.
American Tommy Paul exacted revenge in a battle of #NextGenATP players at the BB&T Atlanta Open on Monday. The 20 year old prevailed 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 over Korean seventh seed Hyeon Chung to record just his second ATP World Tour match win. Paul had fallen to the World No. 53 in the Emirates ATP Rankings a year ago in Houston. It marked his third straight win on the Atlanta hard courts, having won through two rounds of qualifying to make the main draw. “I had to bounce back in the second set. I thought I did a pretty good job,” Paul said. “He had some chances early in the second and I thought my fitness was something that really helped...
