Pre-match build-up swirled around the battle of the generations – Next Gen ATP Finals champion Hyeon Chung against 36-year-old defending champion Roger Federer in the Australian Open semi-finals this year. It was the tournament where Chung, the explosive 21-year-old, became the first Korean to progress as far at a Grand Slam tournament. On Thursday, a rematch is on the cards with a BNP Paribas Open semi-final berth at stake. In January, blisters ultimately derailed Chung’s chances of completing the match with Federer, who went on to capture his 20th Grand Slam title. View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the quarter-finals & vote for who you think will win! Federer vs Chung | Coric vs Anderson [GROUP POLL]110[/GROUP POLL] This is Chung’s...
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Before the 2018 BNP Paribas Open, Sam Querrey had played in 12 editions of the BNP Paribas Open. Yet the American had never reached the quarter-finals of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament. That changed on Wednesday evening. Querrey outplayed Feliciano Lopez for the third consecutive time in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 6-3, 6-4 to reach his maiden quarter-final in Indian Wells and only his fourth Masters 1000 quarter-final (2007 Cincinnati, 2008 Monte-Carlo, 2012 Paris). Watch Full Match Replays The 6'6” American threw down 14 aces and faced only one break point against the 28th-seeded Lopez, who had upset eighth seed Jack Sock to advance to the Round of 16. “It's the best I played so far. My...
It was tighter than perhaps Roger Federer would have liked, but the No. 1 player in the ATP Rankings still pushed his way past the confident and big-hitting Jeremy Chardy on Wednesday, and is now only one win away from matching his best start ever. The 36-year-old Swiss was untouchable on serve at the BNP Paribas Open, winning 90 per cent of his service points (44/49), including 100 per cent of his first-serve points (25/25), to beat Chardy 7-5, 6-4 in a packed Stadium One. It's only the fifth time Federer has won a match (not by retirement) without losing a first-serve point. Serving Perfectly Tournament Opponent First-Serve Points 2018 BNP Paribas Open 4R d. Chardy 25 of 25 2017...
It has been more than four years since Juan Martin del Potro competed in an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final. But the sixth seed is looking more and more like the player to beat in the bottom half of the BNP Paribas Open draw. The 2013 Indian Wells finalist extended his win streak to eight on Wednesday evening in the Coachella Valley, advancing past compatriot Leonardo Mayer 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-3 in two hours and 30 minutes. [ALSO LIKE] Del Potro was down a break in the second set, but immediately broke back, and in the tie-break, he dominated. The Argentine finished with 28 winners to 23 unforced errors. Credit Mayer for playing to win against Del Potro. The World...
