Andy Murray will go for more history at the Aegon Championships at The Queen's Club. The ATP World Tour 500 tournament in London starts on Sunday. But the Scot could have to beat three Top 15 players, including World No. 3 Stan Wawrinka, if he wants to win an unprecedented sixth Queen's Club crown. View Draw Last year, Murray became the first player to win five titles at the tournament, which was established in 1890. Aegon Championships Title Leaders Andy Murray 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 Andy Roddick 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 Lleyton Hewitt 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006 Boris Becker 1985, 1987, 1988, 1996 John McEnroe 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984 Roy Emerson 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 Anthony Wilding 1907, 1910,...
After the disappointment of his opening-round exit last week in Stuttgart, Roger Federer is looking to make amends next week as the top seed at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle. The Swiss is an eight-time former champion at this ATP World Tour 500 grass-court tournament and goes in one win away from his 1,100th tour-level victory. Federer lifted the trophy in Halle in 2003-06, 2008, 2013-15 and is looking to win his 16th grass-court title. The 35-year-old Federer opens his campaign against Yen-Hsun Lu and could face Mischa Zverev in the second round; the German left-hander made the semi-finals in Stuttgart (l. to Lopez). View Halle Draw Federer is projected to face sixth seed Lucas Pouille in the quarter-finals,...
Tommy Haas is ready for one last run in Stuttgart. The 39-year-old German, who has said he will retire after this season, is making his seventh and final appearance at the MercedesCup in Stuttgart this week. Haas, who reached the final in 1999 when the tournament was played on clay, will be making his second appearance at the grass-court edition of the event. He fell in the second round in 2015, the first year the tournament had transitioned to grass. “I am very excited that my body is co-operating and I have the chance to play here one more time in Stuttgart,” Haas said on Monday. The right-hander is 4-8 so far this season but he has thrived on grass...
The grass-court season has arrived on the ATP World Tour and a familiar face is atop the draw at the MercedesCup. Top seed Roger Federer leads the field in Stuttgart, his first tournament since going back-to-back at the Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells and Miami two months ago. Federer, who has a first-round bye, opens against either wild card and close friend Tommy Haas or Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert. A potential quarter-final clash against another German veteran, Mischa Zverev, could also await the Swiss. Third seed Tomas Berdych, who faces either Stephane Robert or Bernard Tomic in the second round, is another seeded threat in Federer's half of the draw. If 35-year-old Federer faces 39-year-old Haas, it would be their...
Another gripping fortnight on the terre battue of Roland Garros is nearly in the books, with two former titlists set to square off for the Coupe des Mousquetaires. There have been no shortage of storylines throughout the first 14 days of the tournament and the same can be said for Sunday's championship between third seed Stan Wawrinka and fourth seed Rafael Nadal. Nadal has been careening towards a date with destiny, marching into a 10th final in the French capital without dropping a set. As ruthless as the Spaniard had been in streaking to the titles in Monte-Carlo, Barcelona and Madrid, he has been arguably even more impressive at Roland Garros, relinquishing just 29 games - an average of just...
