Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez saved one match point to book their place in the Roland Garros semi-finals on Monday, defeating third seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers 6-4, 6-7(2), 7-6(3). The 2016 champions moved one step away from their second final in three years at the clay-court Grand Slam championship, saving match point at 4-5 (30/40) in the deciding set before breaking serve and securing victory after two hours and 21 minutes. The Spaniards, who won their third team title at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in April, led by a set and a double break before the Nitto ATP Finals champions rallied to force a decider. Kontinen and Peers broke first, but the No. 12 seeds held their...
Emilio Sanchez Vicario and Feliciano Lopez join ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot to explain the creation of the 2018 Casper Tour, a series of junior tennis events being held to honour the life of Casper Fernandez, a former student of Sanchez Vicario's academy and Lopez's father.
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeo speaks to Feliciano Lopez, who is looking forward to becoming the Tournament Director at the 2019 Mutua Madrid Open.
Emilio Sanchez Vicario and Feliciano Lopez announced on Tuesday the creation of the 2018 Casper Tour, a series of junior tennis events being held to honour the life of Casper Fernandez, a student at Academia Sánchez-Casal in Florida who passed away last July after a battle against bone cancer at the age of 16. “The Casper Tour is a tour born from tragedy. Casper was a tennis player who was trying to follow his dream of becoming a champion,” Sanchez Vicario said. “He showed so much courage. In the first moments, he was angry. But then he realised he wanted to help and he wanted to give back. So he convinced his father and me and everyone to try to...
Watch highlights as Novak Djokovic advances past Kei Nishikori and into the second round at the Mutua Madrid Open on Monday. Benoit Paire, Milos Raonic and Feliciano Lopez also advance in Madrid.
