Sixth seed Sam Querrey hit 10 aces and won almost 90 per cent (34/39) of his first-serve points to spoil the ATP World Tour debut of German Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 6-4 on Monday at the Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open. Querrey, a titlist earlier this year in Acapulco, will next face Croatian qualifier Franko Skugor, who beat Spaniard Tommy Robredo 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in just over two hours. [ALSO LIKE] South African Kevin Anderson stayed perfect against seventh seed Paolo Lorenzi, improving to 3-0 against the Italian in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series, 7-5, 7-6(1). Anderson will next face #NextGenATP American Jared Donaldson, who dismissed the Dominican Republic's Victor Estrella Burgos 6-2, 6-4. German Mischa Zverev saved nine of 11...
Stan Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori took time off on Monday to enjoy Geneva’s famous water fountain ‘Jet d’eau’. World No. 3 Wawrinka, who beat Marin Cilic in the 2016 Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open final, said, “It always feels very special to play in Geneva. This is an amazing tournament and with the beautiful weather the fans will have a great time.” [ALSO LIKE] Nishikori added, “Geneva is a beautiful city. I love the view on the lake and I’m looking forward to a good week.” Nishikori, currently No. 9 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, is making his debut at the ATP World Tour 250 tournament. Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters finalist Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Internazionali BNL d'Italia semi-finalist John Isner will...
10 THINGS TO WATCH IN GENEVA 1) ATP Back in Geneva: The Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open returns for the third straight year with 2016 champion Stan Wawrinka and fellow Top 10 player Kei Nishikori leading the field. Switzerland hosts three ATP events, with Gstaad (July 24-30) and Basel (October 23-29) to follow. 2) Top 4 Seeds: Receiving first-round byes are World No. 3 Wawrinka, World No. 9 Nishikori, Monte-Carlo finalist Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Rome semi-finalist John Isner. Nishikori accepted a wild card into Geneva after falling to Juan Martin del Potro in the Rome third round on Thursday. 3) Stan the Man: Wawrinka is the No. 1 Swiss, No. 1 seed and reigning champion. The 32-year-old enters the week...
Andrey Kuznetsov advanced to the second round of the Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open on Sunday with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory over former champion Thomaz Bellucci.
The Russian prevailed in just under two hours, converting five of his 13 break point chances to improve to a 3-1 record against Bellucci in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series.
Kuznetsov claimed his seventh win of the year to set a second-round clash with third seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
In the final round of qualifying, Mischa Zverev, Roberto Marcora, Daniel Altmaier and Franko Skugor all prevailed to secure their spots in the main draw.