ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot takes you behind the scenes at the Millennium Estoril Open where players get a chance to experience what it's like to ride in a racecar, catch waves with a world-class surfer and much more, including interviews with champion Joao Sousa, former World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt and others.
No. 48 Joao Sousa, +20 It had long been a dream of Joao Sousa's: become the first Portugese-born player to win an ATP World Tour title on home soil. And with the crowd's help on Sunday, Sousa achieved the milestone to win his third ATP World Tour title and first since 2015 Valencia. He also climbed closer to his career-high ATP Ranking of No. 28, which he reached in May 2016. The right-hander jumped 20 spots to No. 48 and could come close this season to breaking the Top 30 again. Before Estoril, Sousa had reached a semi-final (Marrakech) and beaten two Top 10 players at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments (No. 9 Goffin, Miami; No. 5 Zverev, Indian...
For 29 years, the ATP World Tour has descended on the European nation of Portugal. For nearly three decades, the proud country with a rich tennis culture has eagerly waited for one of its own to lift the trophy in front of the home faithful. On Sunday, Joao Sousa finally ended the drought. The Guimarães native had his moment in the spotlight, becoming the first Portuguese-born player to celebrate an ATP World Tour title on home soil. Sousa downed Frances Tiafoe 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and 19 minutes to take the Millennium Estoril Open title, dismissing the #NextGenATP American behind four breaks of serve on the red clay. He claimed his third tour-level crown and first since 2015, when...
If experience on the doubles court was the deciding factor, Great Britain’s Kyle Edmund and Cameron Norrie would not have stood a chance this week. But the pair took little time to get on the same page, winning their maiden ATP World Tour title in their first tournament as a team at the Millennium Estoril Open. Edmund and Norrie defeated Wesley Koolhof and Artem Sitak, who have now reached three ATP World Tour finals in 2018, 6-4, 6-2 to claim the trophy on Sunday. "It's great to get the title in our first tournament together," said Edmund. "It's nice to have no pressure throughout the week. We went out there and had fun. We obviously know each other off the...
Watch highlights as Joao Sousa becomes the first Portuguese player to win an ATP World Tour title on home soil at the Millennium Estoril Open. Photo and video courtesy of the Millennium Estoril Open.
