Jack Sock should have been celebrating his first-round win at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. But after his straight-sets win on Tuesday, the American could only think about the little boy who had been seen by paramedics during the match. Was he OK? Is he still around? Where is he? Sock quizzed others after his win. During the latter part of the second set, Sock had hit a first serve that landed out but bounced into the first row and hit the French boy in the mouth. The boy started crying. Play was stopped. On-site paramedics came and gave the boy an ice pack. Sock worried. “Obviously I couldn't see exactly what happened,” he said. “At first when I...
Fourth seeds Marcel Granollers and Jack Sock streaked to the Swiss Indoors Basel title on Sunday, lifting the trophy in their first tournament as a team. "We knew well going into the week that if we played well, we could be a dangerous team," said Sock. "We're both crafty and like playing from the baseline, but are also comfortable at the net. We served well and he returned very well. He usually carries me on the return games. We just had fun out there and kept it light and loose." The Spanish-American duo prevailed 6-3, 6-4 over Robert Lindstedt and Michael Venus in exactly one hour at the St. Jakobshalle, saving three of four break points faced. They claimed an...
Watch highlights as Juan Martin del Potro cements his comeback from injury by defeating Jack Sock to win the If Stockholm Open. Photo: If Stockholm Open
American Jack Sock will play for his first title of the season on Sunday at the If Stockholm Open. The 24 year old rallied to beat #NextGen star Alexander Zverev 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 6-4 in two hours and 48 minutes on Saturday. The top American saved 10 of 12 break points to return to the If Stockholm Open final for the second consecutive year. He fell in last year's title match to Tomas Berdych. “We both had chances obviously at times,” Sock said. “It was a very good match, very good tennis. We both were battling out there.” On Sunday, Sock will face another top opponent in Juan Martin del Potro, who prevailed against second seed Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 7-5. Sock...
