Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis and #NextGenATP Croatian Borna Coric explored some Sichuan culinary treats on Monday, during time out from the Chengdu Open. The duo, closely guided by Nelson Ong, the Executive Chef at the St. Regis Chengdu, tried their hands at making traditional Chinese meat dumplings. Coric said, “The chef told us that we were very good for our first time - I doubt it, but if he says so, I believe him! I’m not really a big fan of spicy food, but I don’t mind having this for lunch today.” “At the beginning it was tough,” said former World No. 8 Baghdatis. “I didn’t realise you needed to put some water so that the dough sticks together, but once...
Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP. Download the app for iPhone, Android and visit MyATP.com St. Petersburg Open – St. Petersburg, Russia Local hopes Mikhail Youzhny and Evgeny Donskoy joined Serbia’s Viktor Troicki for the draw ceremony at Sibur Arena on Saturday, before Donskoy joined #NextGenATP Croat Borna Coric on Monday for a photo shoot at Peter and Paul Fortress, founded by Peter the Great in 1703. Coric and Donskoy took a guided tour of the cathedral and grounds before setting off the cannon to mark noon in the Russian city. “It was pretty nice,” said Donskoy. “This is my favourite city and I’m from Moscow! I’ve never been to this place and seen these things. I really enjoyed it. My favourite...
Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP. Download the app for iPhone, Android and visit MyATP.com Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem, U.S.A. Julien Benneteau was on hand at the draw ceremony in McCreary Tower on Friday, while home hope Steve Johnson and #NextGenATP pair Hyeon Chung and Andrey Rublev helped to inspire the next generation of fans the following day at kids clinics. Borna Coric posted on Instagram after meeting young fans at an ACEing Autism clinic on Sunday, where he joined the children in a series of activities on the court. More On ACEing Autism Elsewhere, Dominic Inglot, Scott Lipsky, Fabrice Martin, Max Mirnyi, Leander Paes, Alexander Peya, Purav Raja and Andre Sa leant their support to a Doubles...
Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP. Download the app for iPhone, Android and visit MyATP.com Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati, U.S.A. Rafael Nadal, Milos Raonic, Dominic Thiem, Juan Martin del Potro, Alexander Zverev, Stefan Kozlov and Tommy Paul were among the stars to meet fans at autograph sessions. ATP World Tour Uncovered took #NextGenATP Americans Jared Donaldson and Kozlov for a morning of fun at Kings Island. The duo brought along some friends and went on three rides before heading back to site for practice. Both had been a little nervous before the roller coasters, but they loved it. Sam Querrey gave up two hours of his day off to visit the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. The American...
Dozens of fans and a plethora of ATP World Tour doubles players enjoyed the fourth annual ATP Doubles Showdown at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Monday afternoon. Wayne Bryan kicked off the afternoon of fun with a question-and-answer session with players, including Lukasz Kubot, Bruno Soares and Marcelo Melo. Bryan also tested the crowd on their tennis knowledge. He even had Kubot, Soares and Melo dancing at one point. Jamie Murray, Rajeev Ram, Raven Klaasen, Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic also participated. [ALSO LIKE] The players and fans then hit on Court 4, as the players worked on doubles drills with fans. Other doubles players, including Leander Paes, John Peers, Nikola Mektic, Jackson Withrow, Juan Sebastian Cabal, Aisam-Ul-Haq...
