Continuing our Season In Review series, ATPWorldTour.com reflects on the storylines that shaped the ATP Challenger Tour in 2017 Oh, Canada! Teens Capture Headlines The Canadian conquest of the Emirates ATP Rankings has begun. Two of the nation's native sons - Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime - made great progress in their ascent with breakthrough performances on the ATP Challenger Tour. While Shapovalov immediately became a household name with his fairytale runs at the Coupe Rogers in Montreal and US Open, he credits his earlier Challenger victories in Drummondville and Gatineau for later giving him the confidence on the big stages. The 18-year-old did not drop a set in claiming his maiden title in Drummondville in March, a result that...
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot meets Pablo Carreno Busta, who is in the form of his career, but only decided to take tennis seriously when he was 16 years old.
Continuing our Season In Review series, ATPWorldTour.com looks at the headlines that shaped 2017 on the doubles circuit Year-Long Tussle For Top Team It came down to the final week of the season. The battle for year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings was intense from start to finish in 2017, as two teams created plenty of drama on the doubles court. Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo edged Henri Kontinen and John Peers for the top honour during the Nitto ATP Finals, ending a year-long tussle for No. 1. Both teams began their respective reigns in the Top 2 on April 3 and neither would depart from their perches for the rest of the season. Kubot and...
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot meets #NextGenATP player Stefanos Tsitsipas and his parents as the young Greek player qualifies at Roland Garros.
Continuing our Season In Review series, ATPWorldTour.com looks at the best two Grand Slam matches of the 2017 season. 2. Del Potro d. Thiem, US Open, Round of 16 - 4 September 2017 (Match Stats) Juan Martin del Potro appeared far closer to a plane ride back to Argentina than he did to a spot in the quarter-finals in Flushing Meadows when he faced the up-and-coming sixth seed, Dominic Thiem, on Grandstand in the fourth round at the US Open. Thiem dominated the first two sets in just over an hour, and it seemed a lethargic Del Potro was wilting away — and quickly — due to a flu-like illness. There was no second wind in sight for the ‘Tower...