Pablo Cuevas and Guillermo Duran earned their first team title in dramatic fashion at the Generali Open, surviving a thrilling Match Tie-break for the Kitzbühel crown. Fourth seeds Cuevas and Duran saved one match point to defeat Hans Podlipnik-Castillo and Andrei Vasilevski 6-4, 4-6, 12-10 in one hour and 26 minutes. It was the third victory in a Match Tie-break for the Uruguayan-Argentine duo this week. "We’ve known each other for a long time but we never had the chance to play together," said Cuevas. "It’s a pleasure to play with a friend and it feels even better if you end the tournament in this way. We are very happy." Podlipnik-Castillo and Vasilevski did well to handle the pressure of...
It was home cooking for Philipp Kohlschreiber at the Generali Open, as the local resident captured his second Kitzbühel crown on Saturday. In what was the final clay-court match of the year on the ATP World Tour, Kohlschreiber dismissed Joao Sousa 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 22 minutes to take his eighth tour-level title. It was an emotional victory for the 33 year old, who was forced to retire from his Hamburg semi-final just one week ago with a leg injury. But Kohlschreiber would bounce back strong in Kitzbühel, fighting back from a set down to defeat Dusan Lajovic in the quarters and ousting Gstaad champion Fabio Fognini in the semis before downing Sousa on Saturday. The local resident,...
Philipp Kohlschreiber will attempt to lift his second Generali Open trophy on Saturday in his hometown of Kitzbühel. The German will look to add to his 2015 crown against Portugal’s Joao Sousa in the final. Sousa will take a 2-1 FedEx ATP Head2Head lead into the final, but the pair has never met on clay. Kohlschreiber did beat Sousa 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle two months ago. The 33-year-old Kohlschreiber booked his spot in a 17th ATP World Tour title match after he knocked out second-seeded Italian Fabio Fognini 7-5, 6-3 in 90 minutes on Friday afternoon. Kohlschreiber, who broke serve four times, is now 6-2 lifetime against last week’s J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open...
Fabio Fognini extended his match-win streak to six on Thursday at the Generali Open in Kitzbühel and is now two matches away from winning back-to-back titles on the ATP World Tour. The second-seeded Italian, the lone seed remaining in the clay-court tournament, made quick work of Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci, breaking him seven times to advance 6-3, 6-1 in 65 minutes. Fognini captured his fifth ATP World Tour crown last week at the J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad, beating German Yannick Hanfmann in the Swiss Alps mountain town. He'll try to make his second consecutive final when he faces Kitzbühel resident and 2015 champion Philipp Kohlschreiber. The German saved six of seven break points to beat 2016 semi-finalist Dusan Lajovic...
Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP. Download the app for iPhone, Android and visit MyATP.com Abierto Mexicano de Tenis Mifel presentado por Cinemex– Los Cabos, Mexico Top seeds Tomas Berdych and Sam Querrey launched the tournament with a hit on a boat overlooking the famous Los Cabos arch. “The view here is amazing,” said Querrey. “There aren’t many tournaments with this kind of setting, so it’s nice to be here.” Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez enjoyed a camel ride on the beach at Rancho San Cristobal. Mexico native Santiago Gonzalez helped out during the draw ceremony. Querrey, Gonzalez, Treat Huey, Scott Lipsky and Manuel Sanchez played two holes at the stunning La Quivira golf course. Fernando Verdasco, Albert Ramos-Vinolas,...
