Tennis - ATP World Tour – Tagged "Lyon"

May 27, 2018

Highlights: Thiem Triumphs In Lyon

Watch as Dominic Thiem defeats Gilles Simon at the Open Parc Auvergne-RhÃ´ne-Alpes Lyon to win his tenth tour-level title. Photo credit: Richard Lopez.

May 26, 2018

Ten Titles For Thiem

Dominic Thiem arrived in France for the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon having lost back-to-back matches on clay for the first time since 2016. Then, the Austrian had to play nine sets in the final three days of the tournament. But nothing was able to stop the top seed — not even a set and a break deficit — from defeating home favourite Gilles Simon 3-6, 7-6(1), 6-1 to lift his 10th ATP World Tour trophy. "I'm super happy. I fought really, really hard for this title," Thiem said. "I'm really happy that I won the title. It's always something very special. It's my tenth title, which is a great number." That wasn’t the only milestone for Thiem, as the Austrian...

May 26, 2018

Sock/Kyrgios Lift Lyon Title

Nick Kyrgios and Jack Sock clinched their first team title at the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon on Saturday, beating Roman Jebavy and Matwe Middelkoop 7-5, 2-6, 11-9. The Australian-American duo saved one championship point in the 63-minute final, winning three consecutive points from 8/9 in the Match Tie-break to secure victory. Kyrgios and Sock won 65 per cent of first-serve points en route to their 11th win in 13 matches as a pairing. It is Kyrgios’ first ATP World Tour doubles title, while Sock has now lifted 11 trophies from 21 tour-level finals. The win marks Sock’s third doubles success, with three different partners, this season. Sock also triumphed in Delray Beach (w/Withrow) and Indian Wells (w/Isner). Jebavy was aiming...

May 25, 2018

Kyrgios/Sock Book Place In Lyon Doubles Final

Nick Kyrgios and Jack Sock booked their places in the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon final with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Divij Sharan on Friday. Kyrgios will compete in his first ATP World Tour doubles final, while Sock has a 10-10 record in team title matches. He lost his lone clay final with Vasek Pospisil at the 2016 Internazionali BNL d’Italia (l. to Bryan/Bryan). The Australian-American pair will next face Roman Jebavy and Matwe Middelkoop, who beat Fabrice Martin and Purav Raja 7-5, 6-1 in the semi-finals. Jebavy and Middelkoop teamed up to capture last year’s St. Petersburg Open doubles title (d. Peralta/Zeballos). Jebavy has a perfect 2-0 in tour-level finals, while Middelkoop is 6-3 overall. At...

May 25, 2018

Thiem To Play Simon For Lyon Title

World No. 8 Dominic Thiem will play Gilles Simon on Saturday for the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon title and the 200th match win of his career (199-117). Thiem, who has won their past five matches, leads Simon 6-2 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series. Top-seeded Austrian Thiem will contest his 16th ATP World Tour final (9-6) after he defeated Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in one hour and 58 minutes. Earlier in the day, Thiem needed 50 minutes to win the third set of his quarter-final against Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez for a 6-7(4), 7-6(0), 6-4 victory in just under three hours. The pair had returned on Friday at one-set apiece, after darkness suspended the match. Thiem, 27, improved...