Despite possessing one of the most fearsome forehands in history, Juan Martin del Potro is not convinced his signature groundstroke is the best on the ATP World Tour . The World No. 6, whose forehand has been compared to Thor's hammer on social media by rival Roger Federer, shared his thoughts on the 'Best ATP World Tour forehand' debate after beating Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 6-3 at the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday. "I cannot say that my forehand is the best forehand on the tour," confessed Del Potro. "I think that Federer has a great forehand. And Rafa of course, too. I think that we have three different styles of playing. The ball of the three of us flies differently....
Emilio Sanchez Vicario and Feliciano Lopez announced on Tuesday the creation of the 2018 Casper Tour, a series of junior tennis events being held to honour the life of Casper Fernandez, a student at Academia Sánchez-Casal in Florida who passed away last July after a battle against bone cancer at the age of 16. “The Casper Tour is a tour born from tragedy. Casper was a tennis player who was trying to follow his dream of becoming a champion,” Sanchez Vicario said. “He showed so much courage. In the first moments, he was angry. But then he realised he wanted to help and he wanted to give back. So he convinced his father and me and everyone to try to...
Just hours after securing his 500th career singles match win, Fernando Verdasco was back on court alongside doubles partner David Marrero at the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday. Verdasco and Marrero, who won the Rio Open presented by Claro in February (d. Mektic/Peya), continued their strong form on clay, squeezing past German brothers Alexander Zverev and Mischa Zverev 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 10-8. The Spaniards saved eight of nine break points in a match featuring just two breaks of serve, holding their nerve to reach the second round. Verdasco and Marrero will meet fourth seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut for a spot in the quarter-finals. Alexander Peya, alongside Nikola Mektic, secured his 350th career doubles match win, defeating Kevin Anderson and...
Watch highlights as Juan Martin del Potro makes his 2018 clay-court debut in style by defeating Damir Dzumhur at the Mutua Madrid Open. Milos Raonic came through in the clutch to defeat third seed Grigor Dimitrov while Fernando Verdasco earned his 500th win on the ATP World Tour. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo credit: Denis Doyle/Getty Images
