Milos Raonic and south Florida go way back. The 26 year old has been stomping around tennis courts in the sun-soaked state ever since he was a teenager competing in the Orange Bowl, the prestigious international junior tournament held annually in Miami. As a teen, Raonic said, he envisioned playing at the sport's highest level in the same city, at the Miami Open presented by Itau, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament. Few juniors make the leap from the Orange Bowl to the top of the ATP World Tour, but Raonic has more than taken that big step, which makes the next two weeks of the Miami tournament that much more special to him. “The whole experience of playing...
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot profiles former World No. 2 Tommy Haas, the BNP Paribas Open Tournament Director, who is looking to retire on his own terms after 20 years as a pro. Photo: Getty Images
Miami Open presented by Itau: The 33rd edition of the Miami Open presented by Itau gets underway on Wednesday. The second of nine ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments of the season takes place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park. The 96-player draw features seven of the Top 10 and 16 of the Top 20 players in the Emirates ATP Rankings. Two-time (2005-06) champion Roger Federer, who captured his 90th career title in Indian Wells, is the lone former winner in the field. Indian Wells, Miami Title Sweep: Since 1991, seven players have won the first two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events of the season (11 times) in Indian Wells and Miami. Federer, who won both titles in...
A week after meeting Novak Djokovic in the third round in Indian Wells, Juan Martin del Potro could face another all-time great early at the Miami Open presented by Itaú, which starts on Wednesday in Key Biscayne. The 29th-seeded del Potro opens with a bye and could meet Dutchman Robin Haase or 18-year-old Swede wild card Mikael Ymer in the second round. In the third round, the Argentine could face BNP Paribas Open champion Roger Federer. Federer, the fourth seed in Miami, leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry 15-5, but the two haven't played since the round-robin stage of the 2013 ATP Finals. Federer won that three-set battle 7-5 in the third. The Swiss star will be going for his...
