World No. 2 Andy Murray won an all-British clash with Kyle Edmund on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the China Open in Beijing. The top seed overcame stiff resistance from #NextGen star Edmund in the first set before claiming a 7-6(9), 6-2 victory. “He made it very tough for me. He’s improving at a solid pace now. His [Emirates ATP] ranking is moving in the right direction,” said Murray. “He’s getting there. If he keeps going on the path he’s on just now, he’ll be up at the top of the game very soon.” Murray goes on to face fifth seed David Ferrer as he looks to reach his ninth tour-level final of the season. “Every match against him,...
It was two wins in two matches for Milos Raonic on Friday at the China Open in Beijing as he booked his spot in the semi-finals. After rain washed him off the schedule on Thursday, the Canadian came out Friday morning to defeat Malek Jaziri 6-3, 6-4 in just 58 minutes. He then returned to the court later for a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Pablo Carreno Busta in the quarter-finals. Carreno Busta was also playing his second match of the day, having earlier completed a 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 comeback victory over Richard Gasquet. Raonic goes on to face Grigor Dimitrov for a place in the final, after the Bulgarian ousted second seed Rafael Nadal. Raonic has a 1-2 FedEx ATP...
Watch highlights as Rafael Nadal and Grigor Dimitrov win hard-fought matches on Thursday at the China Open. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android or visit MyATP.com. Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2016 – Tokyo, Japan Nick Kyrgios, Gael Monfils, Kevin Anderson, Yoshihito Nishioka, John Peers and more played “sushi roulette” to find out which player gets the lucky (or unlucky?) sushi roll filled with wasabi. The star who got the spicy treat also won a prize! Kei Nishikori, Feliciano Lopez, Monfils, Benoit Paire, Marcos Baghdatis, Marin Cilic, Ivo Karlovic, Nishioka, Taro Daniel, Anderson, Yuichi Sugita and Fernando Verdasco were on hand for ATP Sunday Charity Day, a tradition at the Rakuten Open, which sees packed crowds watch players practise ahead of the tournament. Gilles Muller, Peers and Henri Kontinen helped out at an Emirates Clinic. ...