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Jun 27, 2017

Emirates ATP Rankings Update 26 June 2017

See the latest Emirates ATP Rankings as of 26 June 2017, after the Aegon Championships in London and the Gerry Weber Open in Halle.

Jun 13, 2017

Nadal's Big Titles On Clay Boost No. 1 Hopes

By virtue of his stellar performances this season, and particularly over the past two months, Rafael Nadal has thrust himself to the forefront of the sport once again and in strong contention for his fourth year-end No. 1 finish in the Emirates ATP Rankings (2008, 2010, 2013). In winning 24 of his 25 matches on the European clay-court swing, the Spanish superstar has lifted three 'Big Titles' - his 10th Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, his fifth Mutua Madrid Open and his 10th Roland Garros crown. The Open Era leader for most clay-court titles won (53), also picked up his 10th Barcelona OpenBanc Sabadell trophy in April. With 45 'Big Titles' - 15 Grand Slams and 30 ATP World Tour Masters 1000s...

Jun 11, 2017

Nadal Dominant In Winning 10th Roland Garros Title

With yet more history on the line, Rafael Nadal delivered perhaps his finest performance during a Roland Garros final on Sunday, pushing three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka off the court with blistering forehands to win his 10th Roland Garros title 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. “La Décima” lifts Nadal to truly historic territory. He becomes the first man or woman in the Open Era to win 10 titles at a Grand Slam. Most titles at the same Grand Slam tournament (men and women) Player Grand Slam Titles Years Margaret Court Australian Open* 11 1960-66, 1969-71, 1973 Rafael Nadal Roland Garros 10 2005-08, 2010-2014, 2017 Martina Navratilova Wimbledon 9 1978-79, 1982-87, 1990 *Known as Australian Championships before 1969 He climbs to second...

Jun 11, 2017

Rafa At Roland Garros

Jun 08, 2017

Gustavo Kuerten... Remembering 1997 Roland Garros

The abiding memory is of a stick-thin figure bedecked top-to-toe in yellow and blue, who unleashed explosive groundstrokes and a monotonous groan, which echoed around Stade Roland Garros, to wear down the best clay-court players the professional circuit had to offer. With each win as Gustavo Kuerten walked off court, came an infectious smile in acknowledgement of his growing legion of followers, to whom he became universally known as ‘Guga’. “To win Roland Garros was unbelievable,” Kuerten told ATPWorldTour.com, on the 20th anniversary of his win. “It’s become more absurd as the years have passed. Now I know how hard it is to win a Grand Slam, but back then I kept questioning, ‘What is this?’ and ‘How did I...