The rising stars of the ATP World Tour are ready to take the ASB Classic by storm this week in Auckland. But first, they tested their skills on a court of a different kind. #NextGenATP Denis Shapovalov and Stefanos Tsitsipas joined reigning Next Gen ATP Finals champion Hyeon Chung in a visit to the SKYCITY Breakers, a professional basketball team based in Auckland. The players took part in drills during the team’s pregame warm-up, practising ball handling skills and shooting, before going head-to-head in a 3-on-3 game. "I've never played basketball before and I've only watched it on TV, but I had a very good time today," said Chung. "It's difficult. Shooting and dribbling are not easy. "It's my first...
Continuing our Season In Review series, ATPWorldTour.com revisits the top 5 ATP World Tour upsets of 2017. (5) Vasek Pospisil d. Andy Murray 6-4, 7-6(5) – BNP Paribas Open Second Round Vasek Pospisil has the game to beat the top players. In January 2014, he reached No. 25 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, and a year later, he was in the quarter-finals of The Championships, Wimbledon (l. to Murray). His serve-and-volley game can flummox the greatest. So even though Pospisil had been beset with injuries and had a triple-digit number (No. 129) next to his name, the Canadian, who had recently started working with former doubles No. 1 Mark Woodforde, surely believed he could shock the BNP Paribas Open and...
Go behind the scenes with Denis Shapovalov as he visits The O2 for the first time to collect his ATP Awards for Most Improved player and ATP Star Of Tomorrow presented by Emirates.
Canadian teen Denis Shapovalov is honoured with two trophies in the 2017 ATP World Tour Awards presented by Moet & Chandon, including ATP Star of Tomorrow presented by Emirates as the youngest player to finish in the Top 100 (as of 6 November).
Denis Shapovalov's emergence this season was recognised on Saturday in an on-court ceremony at The O2, with the Canadian teenager receiving two 2017 ATP World Tour Awards presented by Moët & Chandon. Shapovalov was honoured as the Most Improved Player and the ATP Star of Tomorrow presented by Emirates at the end of David Goffin's semi-final victory over Roger Federer at the Nitto ATP Finals, accepting a fist bump from the Belgian as he walked out of the corridor to be applauded by fans. “This is incredible – first of all to be here and to win these awards,” said Shapovalov during the ceremony. “I have worked so hard this year and I hope to be among the Top 8...