Serbia’s Laslo Djere reached the BMW Open by FWU quarter-finals for the second successive year on Wednesday, defeating third-seeded Andreas Seppi 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3 in two hours and 16 minutes. Djere trailed by two breaks of serve in the first set, before securing six straight games to take a one-set lead. The Italian levelled the match, winning a tight second set, but Djere regained control with a crucial break of serve in the eighth game of the decider. The World No. 110 entered Istanbul on a 10-match losing streak, with his last win coming in the opening week of the season at the Tata Open Maharashtra against Marius Copil. Djere will meet qualifier fifth seed Paolo Lorenzi for a place...
Two qualifiers posted upsets in quarter-final action on Friday at the Gazprom Hungarian Open in Budapest. In-form Aljaz Bedene recorded his 20th win in his past 21 matches at all levels as he ousted second seed Ivo Karlovic 6-4, 6-3 in 63 minutes. The Briton has been on a tear on the ATP Challenger Tour in recent weeks, winning titles in Irving, Sophia Antipolis and Barletta. “The conditions are slow and he prefers quicker conditions,” said Bedene. “I started the match really well, played a few really good points on the return, broke the first game, and was serving really well throughout the whole match.” Visit Tecnifibre On The Road Landing After dropping just five points on serve to defeat...
Inspired by the viral success of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Top 8's Mannequin Challenge, the ATP University 2016 London Class did a version of their own en route to one of their sessions.
