Rafael Nadal will look to get the better of a player hoping to join him at next month’s Nitto ATP Finals, Grigor Dimitrov, on Saturday in the China Open semi-finals. Nadal leads Dimitrov 8-1 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series. “He is a player that I really like, a good friend on the Tour," said Nadal. "He's a great guy. I think Grigor is a player always with a great attitude, with a positive character. I’m happy for him that he's having a good year. Tomorrow will be a tough one, for sure. He's playing well. He had a good victory today. Let's see. I going to try to play my best. I hope to be ready for it.” Top...
Watch highlights of the second-round action in Beijing on Thursday, where Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev, John Isner and Andrey Rublev advanced to the quarter-finals. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo Courtesy: China Open/VCG
Alexander Zverev earned his 50th tour-level match victory of the season with a convincing 6-4, 6-2 win over Fabio Fognini in 73 minutes on Thursday, advancing to the quarter-finals of the China Open. Victory in Friday's quarter-finals against Russian Andrey Rublev will see Zverev qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals for the first time. “I thought in the beginning we both played pretty well, from the baseline especially. I think [it was] a pretty high level,” Zverev said. “I’m happy to get through.” The German, who broke the Italian four times, continued his pursuit of a tour-leading sixth ATP World Tour title in 2017. He is currently tied with fellow Beijing quarter-finalist Rafael Nadal and 19-time Grand Slam champion Roger...
Alexander Zverev throws everything he has at Fabio Fognini, including a 'tweener, but the Italian thwarts the German at the net in this hot shot exchange from the China Open second round