No. 45 Marton Fucsovics, +15 The 26-year-old breaks into the Top 50 of the ATP Rankings for the first time, after a 15-place rise with his first ATP World Tour trophy at the Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open. The Budapest resident ousted Peter Gojowczyk 6-2, 6-2 to become the first Hungarian to claim a tour-level crown since 1982, when former World No. 12 Balazs Taroczy won the last of his 13 titles in Hilversum, Netherlands. Fucsovics began the 2018 season at No. 85. Read More & Watch Geneva Final Highlights View Latest ATP Rankings No. 65 Gilles Simon, +10 The 33-year-old Frenchman jumped 10 spots to No. 65 in the ATP Rankings, after advancing to the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon...
Watch as Marton Fucsovics becomes the first Hungarian to win an ATP World Tour title since Balazs Taroczy in 1982, defeating Peter Gojowczyk at the Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open. Photo credit: Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open.
Marton Fucsovics clinched his first ATP World Tour title on Saturday, beating Germany's Peter Gojowczyk 6-2, 6-2 at the Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open. The 26-year-old dropped just four games to become the first Hungarian to win a tour-level title since former World No. 12 Balazs Taroczy in 1982 (Hilversum) and will make his debut inside the Top 50 of the ATP Rankings on Monday 26 May. Fucsovics is the seventh first-time winner on the ATP World Tour this season, which equals the total number of maiden titlists throughout the 2017 season. First-Time ATP World Tour Champions In 2018 Player Tournament Daniil Medvedev Sydney Mirza Basic Sofia Roberto Carballes Baena Quito Frances Tiafoe Delray Beach Marco Cecchinato Budapest Taro Daniel...
Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic won their fourth tour-level title of the season on Saturday, saving one championship point to defeat Ivan Dodig and Rajeev Ram 3-6, 7-6(3), 11-9 at the Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open. "I am very happy to win this tournament here," said Marach. "I won last year in Gstaad, so I guess I like Switzerland a lot." The top seeds won three straight points from 8/9 down in the Match Tie-break to win the title after one hour and 47 minutes. Marach and Pavic, who will move to No. 1 in the ATP Doubles Race to London on Monday, won 83 per cent of first-serve points and saved seven of the nine break points they faced...
It has been nearly four decades since Hungary last celebrated a champion on the ATP World Tour. But that finally changed on Saturday at the Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open. Marton Fucsovics secured his maiden ATP World Tour title in front of a packed crowd in Geneva, capping an impressive week on the Swiss clay. The Budapest resident ousted Peter Gojowczyk 6-2, 6-2 in one hour and eight minutes to emerge with the biggest trophy of his career. The 26-year-old is the first Hungarian to claim a tour-level crown since 1982, when Balazs Taroczy won the last of his 13 titles in Hilversum, Netherlands. And Fuscovics is also assured of becoming the first from his country to break into the...
