ATPWorldTour.com previews this week's four Davis Cup quarter-finals, which feature three of the Top 4 players in the ATP Rankings. SPAIN v GERMANY Venue: Plaza de Toros de Valencia – Valencia, Spain Surface: Clay (outdoors) Five-time champion Spain welcomes back World No. 1 Rafael Nadal for the first time in the competition since September 2016 in its 17th meeting against Germany, the 1988-89, ’93 titlist. Germany leads Spain 10-6 overall, but the two nations are 4-4 in clay-court ties. Spain has won 26 straight home Davis Cup ties, with its last defeat at home coming against Brazil in 1999. Nadal, who has not played since falling to Marin Cilic in the Australian Open quarter-finals more than two months ago, has...
If someone told you that a player who lost his first match at the BNP Paribas Open and another who had two wins on the season entering the Miami Open presented by Itau would meet for the Miami title on Sunday, would you have believed them? Probably not. But Alexander Zverev and John Isner have earned their places in the championship match at the second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event of the year, and one of them will leave Crandon Park having made a major statement in the tournament's last match at the facility. View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the following matches from the 2018 Miami Open presented by Itaú & vote for who you think will win! Zverev...
For the most successful doubles team in history, an eight-month period without lifting a trophy is akin to an extended title drought. But Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan have the opportunity Saturday to snap that unwanted streak in the final of the Miami Open presented by Itau against Russian youngsters Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev. The Bryan brothers, who turn 40 next month, are going for their 37th Masters 1000 title as a team. Saturday marks their 56th ATP Masters 1000 final and third straight final after runner-up finishes at Acapulco (l. to Murray/Soares) and Indian Wells (l. to Isner/Sock). They've won 114 tour-level championships but the Bryans are seeking their first title since lifting the BB&T Atlanta Open trophy...
View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the following matches from the 2018 Miami Open presented by Itaú & vote for who you think will win! Del Potro vs Isner | Zverev vs Carreno Busta [GROUP POLL]125[/GROUP POLL] [16] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs [4] Alexander Zverev (GER) First FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting Stadium – 7 p.m. The second semi-final pits the aggressive and fluent Alexander Zverev against the patient and consistent baseline game of Carreno Busta for their first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting. Having won five straight sets at Crandon Park, fourth seed Zverev will today look to improve to 3-0 in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-finals. Victories over Daniil Medvedev, No. 28 seed David Ferrer, No. 17 seed Nick...
View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the following matches from the 2018 Miami Open presented by Itaú & vote for who you think will win! Zverev vs Coric | Anderson vs Carreno Busta [GROUP POLL]124[/GROUP POLL] [4] A. Zverev (GER) vs [29] B. Coric (CRO) Coric leads FedEx ATP Head2Head series 2-0 Stadium - 7 p.m. Being the highest-ranked rising prospect, Alexander Zverev is well accustomed to being the hunted. That target only seems to grow when he’s coming up against a rival of a similar age. On Thursday, the No. 4 seed will face one such opponent when he takes on the in-form 21-year-old Borna Coric in the Miami Open presented by Itau quarter-finals. The soon-to-be 21-year-old Zverev has surged...
