Strong Fields in Acapulco, Dubai & Sao Paulo: The busiest month of the season comes to a close this week with ATP World Tour 500-level tournaments in Acapulco and Dubai and the final Latin American clay-court stop in Sao Paulo. Eight of the Top 10 players in the Emirates ATP Rankings are in action, including five in Acapulco, led by No. 2 Novak Djokovic, and No. 6 Rafael Nadal. In Dubai, top-ranked Andy Murray, No. 3 Stan Wawrinka and No. 10 Roger Federer lead the way. In Sao Paulo, the top three are Spaniards Pablo Carreno Busta and Albert Ramos-Vinolas and two-time reigning champion Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay. Emirates ATP Race to Milan Leaders: There are six #NextGenATP players among the Top 20...
No expectations. That was Roger Federer's perspective as he began his long-awaited comeback from a knee injury to open the 2017 season. But what started as a period of self-discovery quickly morphed into business as usual for the Swiss Maestro. Federer enters his first ATP World Tour event in eight months with renewed confidence after lifting his 18th Grand Slam trophy at the Australian Open. Ahead of his return to the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, the 35 year old admits that registering strong results against the game's elite once again has been critical. Despite his sudden success, however, Federer's expectations remain tempered as he turns the page on the newest chapter of his storied career. "Dare to dream, why...
It can be hard to recall now, after so many months of Andy Murray playing so well on the ATP World Tour, but the Scot did experience a down period during his career season of 2016. The dip happened right about now, 12 months ago, after the Australian Open and before the European clay-court season began in April. Murray won only two ATP World Tour matches during the two-month span, losing in the third round of both the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells and the Miami Open presented by Itau. This year, Murray is playing the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships before heading into the March Masters. He's hoping the tournament helps him enjoy a better stretch than he...
Roger Federer could face World No. 1 Andy Murray and countryman Stan Wawrinka if he plans on taking his eighth title at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships this week in the United Arab Emirates. The 35-year-old Swiss returns to tour-level action for the first time since winning his 18th Grand Slam crown last month at the Australian Open. Down Under, Federer knocked out three Top 10 opponents, including Wawrinka in the semi-finals. View Draw In Dubai, a similarly difficult path awaits the all-time great, who will go for his 90th career tour-level crown. The third-seeded Federer opens against former Top 20 Frenchman Benoit Paire and could play Russian veteran Mikhail Youzhny in the second round. Seventh seed Lucas Pouille...