The all-British team of Kyle Edmund and Cameron Norrie continued their run of form on Saturday, as they navigated past Leonardo Mayer and home-favourite Joao Sousa 6-2, 7-6(4) at the Millennium Estoril Open. Edmund had faced Sousa just a day earlier in singles, with the Portuguese emerging victorious in three sets. But it was Edmund who came out on top in doubles with Norrie, with both reaching their first tour-level doubles final. In the first semi-final of the day, Wesley Koolhof and Artem Sitak beat Jonathan Eysseric and Joe Salisbury, 7-5, 6-3. The Dutch-Kiwi duo was unbroken throughout the match and converted both break points on Eysseric/Salisbury’s serve to claim victory in one hour, 11 minutes. Dodig/Ram Blitz Germans At...
Watch highlights as #NextGenATP Frances Tiafoe eliminates defending champion Pablo Carreno Busta to make his second ATP World Tour final, in which he will face home favourite Joao Sousa for the Millennium Estoril Open trophy. Photo and video courtesy of the Millennium Estoril Open.
#NextGenATP American Frances Tiafoe saved three match points in his first-round victory over countryman Tennys Sandgren at the Millennium Estoril Open on Monday. Five days later, the 20-year-old stunned defending champion Pablo Carreno Busta 6-2, 6-3 to reach his second ATP World Tour final. Tiafoe, who won his maiden ATP World Tour title at the Delray Beach Open in February (d. Gojowczyk), won 77 per cent of first-serve points to reach his first tour-level final on clay after just 74 minutes. Carreno Busta was appearing in his third tour-level semi-final of the season, and second in as many weeks, after also reaching the final four at the Miami Open presented by Itaú (l. to Zverev) and the Barcelona Open Banc...
Watch highlights as Pablo Carreno Busta advances to the semi-finals in Estoril as he continues his title defence. He will next meet #NextGenATP American Frances Tiafoe in the semi-finals. Photo and video courtesy of the Millennium Estoril Open.
It appeared that #NextGenATP Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas' run at the Millennium Estoril Open was coming to an end when he double-faulted to trail 0/3 in a final-set tie-break Friday against reigning Quito champion Roberto Carballes Baena. But Tsitsipas' confidence gained from recent results showed, winning the final seven points of the match to advance to his third ATP World Tour semi-final with a 6-7(2), 6-2, 7-6(3) victory. Prior to 2018, the 19-year-old had won just four tour-level matches, three of which came last year in Antwerp. But the Greek now has 14 wins this season alone, and is into his second semi-final in as many weeks, after reaching his maiden ATP World Tour final in Barcelona (l. to Nadal). His...
