Portugal’s No. 1 Joao Sousa and Spaniards David Ferrer and Pablo Carreno Busta share why they’re happy to be back at the Millennium Estoril Open during the players’ party at Forte Da Cruz. Video courtesy Millennium Estoril Open
Home favourite Joao Sousa and Spaniard Nicolas Almagro learn about the history of tennis in Portugal and enjoy a bike ride ahead of the Millennium Estoril Open.
Fourth seed Jack Sock continued his flying start to 2017 at the ASB Classic in Auckland, moving into the final with a 6-4, 6-3 win over seventh seed and fellow American Steve Johnson. “It wasn’t easy. Stevie is such a good player and had such a good year last year. I was able to fortunately get a couple of breaks and that was enough,” said Sock. “I enjoy being out here, playing in front of big crowds and being on big stages. Obviously I want to win, but either way, I’ve played a lot of matches this week and my confidence is high.” The No. 23 in the Emirates ATP Rankings continues to excel in Auckland, having finished runner-up last...
Joao Sousa shows off his quick hands against Benoit Paire at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Monday. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
David Goffin moved into the quarter-finals of the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2016 on Wednesday after beating Jiri Vesely 6-3, 7-5. Goffin earned his 40th tour-level win of the year and moved into his eighth quarter-final of 2016. Instead of facing top seed and home favourite Kei Nishikori in the final eight, the Belgian will instead meet Portugal’s Joao Sousa, who had gone winless in his past 21 meetings with Top-10 players. The Japanese star was up 3-0 against Sousa, but suffered an acute injury to his gluteus muscle and retired from his second-round match while leading 4-3. “It was hugely disappointing to have to retire from my match, especially since I was playing much better than during my...