Grigor Dimitrov recorded his 30th match win of the year on Wednesday for a spot in the Western & Southern Open third round. The seventh-seeded Bulgarian hit 27 winners to knock out Spain’s Feliciano Lopez 7-6(5), 6-4 in 90 minutes and will now prepare to face Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina. Del Potro has a perfect 5-0 record in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series, with their last meeting coming at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in May. Dimitrov was reliable on serve in the opening set and almost broke Lopez on three occasions, prior to a strong start in the tie-break that he secured on his third set point chance. The 26 year old broke Lopez for a 2-1 lead...
Alexander Zverev is riding on the crest of a wave with two straight ATP World Tour hard-court titles. The #NextGenATP German and other stars, including Rafael Nadal, reflect on his year.
View FedEx ATP Head2Head matchups for Day 4 of the Western & Southern Open and vote for who you think will win! Nadal vs. Gasquet | Dimitrov vs. Lopez | Zverev vs. Tiafoe [GROUP POLL]64[/GROUP POLL] View Wednesday Schedule Top seed and 2013 champion Rafael Nadal, No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev and No. 7 seed Grigor Dimitrov are in second-round action on Wednesday at the Western & Southern Open. In addition, there are three other seeds trying to reach the third round: No. 11 Pablo Carreno Busta, No. 15 Sam Querrey and No. 16 Gilles Muller. Nadal brings a 14-0 head-to-head record against Richard Gasquet in the final match on Center Court. Nadal, who has a 20-10 record in Cincinnati, will...
They spent their formative years on clay, sliding and grinding away on red dirt. But you could hardly call #NextGenATP American Jared Donaldson and Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta exclusively “dirtballers”. The two, despite their vast experience on clay, have found ways to excel on clay courts and hard courts, including Monday at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. Donaldson, 20, earned his third ATP World Tour Masters 1000 win of the past two weeks, upsetting 12th seed Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain 7-6(5), 6-3 to advance to the second round. Carreno Busta, playing in his second match since Roland Garros (due to an abdomen injury), also needed only two sets, moving on with a 6-3, 6-3 win against Italian...
They were the odd couple of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati: a 20-year-old singles star, Alexander Zverev, who's already won five titles this year, and a 44-year-old doubles legend, Leander Paes, who's captured 54 doubles titles. The enticing partnership, which played on a packed Court 11, fell short on Tuesday, but they treated fans to a memorable match during their doubles debut. Paes/Zverev fell to Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez 2-6, 7-6(2), 10-6. “I know him quite well. He's a good guy. Unfortunately we lost today but it was fun playing with him,” Zverev said of Paes. The right-hander said doubles can improve his singles game. “The serve and return helps. You get used to the conditions a...
