Two qualifiers posted upsets in quarter-final action on Friday at the Gazprom Hungarian Open in Budapest. In-form Aljaz Bedene recorded his 20th win in his past 21 matches at all levels as he ousted second seed Ivo Karlovic 6-4, 6-3 in 63 minutes. The Briton has been on a tear on the ATP Challenger Tour in recent weeks, winning titles in Irving, Sophia Antipolis and Barletta. “The conditions are slow and he prefers quicker conditions,” said Bedene. “I started the match really well, played a few really good points on the return, broke the first game, and was serving really well throughout the whole match.” Visit Tecnifibre On The Road Landing After dropping just five points on serve to defeat...
Top seed Lucas Pouille withstood a strong test from Jiri Vesely in his opening match at the inaugural Gazprom Hungarian Open on Thursday. The Frenchman saved two match points to advance to the quarter-finals, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(4). "I'm pleased with the win because it was difficult conditions," said Pouille. "We both wanted to finish tonight. Now I need to recover for tomorrow." Pouille’s next opponent will be Martin Klizan, who beat American qualifier Bjorn Fratangelo 6-3, 6-2. Klizan capitalised on five of his nine break point chances in the 71-minute victory. Andrey Kuznetsov upset third seed Fabio Fognini 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(4). The Russian saved eight of the 12 break points he faced to overcome the Italian in two hours and...
Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android or visit MyATP.com. Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell – Barcelona, Spain Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez visited the Olympic Stadium to help officially launch the tournament with an archery activity. David Ferrer, Nicolas Almagro and Pablo Carreno Busta participated in a Peugeot clinic, while Albert Ramos-Vinolas was on hand for a Mapfre clinic. Philipp Petzschner. Alexander Peya, Fabrice Martin and Edouard Roger-Vasselin also spent time with young fans at tennis clinics. Spaniard Tommy Robredo was the lucky star to assist with the tournament draw ceremony. Gazprom Hungarian Open – Budapest, Hungary Fernando Verdasco kicked off the inaugural tournament with some mini tennis along the river. Fabio Fognini, Viktor Troicki, Sergiy Stakhovsky, Robert Lindstedt,...
Second seed Ivo Karlovic weathered a stern test on Wednesday at the Gazprom Hungarian Open, being pushed to the brink before reaching the quarter-finals 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 over Damir Dzumhur. "I'm happy with the win today. Clay isn't my best surface, but I can also have some good wins on it," said Karlovic. "I haven't been to Budapest in 13 years, but I remember that the structures here are unbelievable. It's a nice town, so I was really looking forward to coming back." Karlovic went on a five-game run to take the opening set, but the Bosnian responded by grabbing the lone break of the second set at 4-3. Both men traded comfortable service holds throughout the decider, but Karlovic...
American qualifier Bjorn Fratangelo claimed just his second career tour-level clay-court win on Tuesday as he upset fifth-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-4, 6-1 in the first round of the Gazprom Hungarian Open in Budapest. The 23-year-old Fratangelo sprung the upset in 79 minutes, breaking Simon four times from 11 opportunities and winning 75 per cent of his service points. The right-hander recorded his second tour-level win of the season as he set a second-round clash with Martin Klizan. Frantangelo talks with the ATP World Tour last year about the Wimbledon host family experience Another seed fell as Robin Haase ousted No. 8 Diego Schwartzman 6-1, 6-3. Schwartzman is at a career-high No. 34 in the Emirates ATP Rankings this week...
