Tennis - ATP World Tour – Tagged "Buenos Aires" – Page 4

Feb 20, 2017

Dolgopolov Beats Nishikori For 2017 Buenos Aires Title

Watch highlights of the 2017 Argentina Open final, featuring Alexandr Dolgopolov and Kei Nishikori in Buenos Aires. Photo: Argentina Open/Sergio Llamera

Feb 19, 2017

Dolgopolov Completes Dream Week In Buenos Aires

Alexandr Dolgopolov arrived at the Argentina Open with just one win in his past 11 matches, but leaves Buenos Aires as champion after defeating top seed Kei Nishikori 7-6(5), 6-4 in Sunday’s final. “I think you can call it a perfect week," said Dolgopolov. "I didn’t lose a set and beat Kei for the first time. The fans were really supporting me and I felt very welcome here.” With his remarkable turn in form this week, the Ukrainian earns his third ATP World Tour singles title and his first since prevailing in Washington, D.C., in July 2012. He also picks up his first win against his Japanese opponent, having lost all five of their previous FedEx ATP Head2Head meetings in...

Feb 19, 2017

Cabal/Farah Rule Again In Buenos Aires

Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah have defended their Argentina Open title with a comprehensive 6-1, 6-4 win over third seeds Santiago Gonzalez and David Marrero on Sunday. The top seeds in Buenos Aires saved a match point in their Match Tie-break triumph over Italians Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini in the semi-finals to book an 18th ATP World Tour final together. Watch Full Match Replays The Colombians dictated play against Gonzalez/Marrero by winning 88 per cent of points on first serve and broke three times to wrap up the victory on the one-hour mark. "It's great to repeat here," said Cabal. "We love Buenos Aires. The city, the stadium here and the food too." "We had a pretty difficult draw but...

Feb 18, 2017

Dolgopolov Sets Nishikori Final Clash In Buenos Aires

Alexandr Dolgopolov has been a dominant force this week at the Argentina Open and the Ukrainian continued his strong form on Saturday, blasting past Pablo Carreno Busta 7-5, 6-2 to reach the final. Dolgopolov has not relinquished a set in advancing to his seventh ATP World Tour final and first on the clay of Buenos Aires. He will contest his first title match in three years, since falling to Rafael Nadal in Rio de Janeiro in 2014, against top seed Kei Nishikori. "I feel very good," said Dolgopolov. "It's really nice to be in a final again because because I had a couple tough years." The 28 year old needed just 69 minutes to dispatch fourth seed Carreno Busta on...

Feb 17, 2017

Nishikori Produces Top Form In Buenos Aires

Top seed Kei Nishikori is rounding into impressive form at the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires, sprinting into the last four on Friday with a 6-1, 6-4 win over sixth seed Joao Sousa. Nishikori wasted little time jumping to a 4-0 lead, dominating the lengthy baseline rallies in capturing the opening set. Sousa settled into the match and hung tough with the top seed throughout the second set, but the World No. 5 in the Emirates ATP Rankings secured the critical break up 5-4 to wrap up the contest in 72 minutes. Nishikori evens his FedEx ATP Head2Head with Sousa to 1-1, with the Portuguese player prevailing via retirement last October in Tokyo. Since dropping his opening set this week...