Grigor Dimitrov started the season much like he finished 2017, when he won the Nitto ATP Finals in London, his biggest title to date. He reached the semi-finals in Brisbane, the quarter-finals at the Australian Open and the final in Rotterdam. But a lingering virus during the past few weeks has derailed Dimitrov's season, forcing him to take time off and reduce his workload. He fell in his opener at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Dimitrov comes to Miami with tempered expectations but he's looking forward to restarting his season at the year's second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament. “I'm definitely going to lower my expectations a little bit coming into this week. I just haven't played...
Novak Djokovic has captivated audiences throughout the world for years, including in Miami, where the Serbian has won a record-tying six titles and claimed 30 of his past 31 matches. But the 30-year-old earned the attention of a much different audience on Monday in Florida. Djokovic, a father of two, visited the Miami Children’s Museum on Monday ahead of the Miami Open presented by Itau to read a book titled Pete the Cat to about 50 children of different age groups in a packed auditorium. He even brought his three-year-old son Stefan along for the session. Photo Credit: Peter Staples/Miami Open presented by Itau "They were kind enough to invite me… and it was a wonderful experience. They were all...
Juan Martin del Potro defeated World No. 1 Roger Federer at Indian Wells on Sunday, saving three match points to claim his maiden ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title. And now, as the ATP World Tour travels to Florida for the Miami Open presented by Itau, the tennis world might be in for a treat: a rematch, just two weeks later. Federer and Del Potro were drawn into opposite halves of the draw at the second Masters 1000 event of the season, and while recent form indicates that we may very well see both players across the net from one another again, one of them has a far more straightforward draw than the other. World No. 1 Federer, who must...
The paradox of tennis is that our minds quickly dismiss the short points, but they are by far the most influential to the final outcome. Juan Martin Del Potro defeated Roger Federer 6-4, 6-7(8), 7-6(2) to win the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Sunday by forging his winning advantage in the abundant short rallies in the match. He won the short, lost the long, and emerged the victor, saving three match points along the way. [ALSO LIKE] Fans all over the world that tuned in to watch this instant classic will no doubt enjoy discussing the extended, bruising baseline exchanges from these two heavy hitters. But the reality of this battle, lasting two hours and 42 minutes, was...
