It might sound off at first, but Juan Martin del Potro is feeling at home this week as he returns to Portugal for an ATP World Tour event for the fourth time. Del Potro, who hails from Tandil, Argentina, said Estoril, the host site of this week's Millennium Estoril Open, reminds him of his hometown in eastern Argentina. “I feel like I’m at home,” del Potro said. “I’m enjoying being in Portugal a lot.” The 28-year-old del Potro has certainly played like a man comfortable in his environment during his three trips to Portugal. Del Potro has gone 10-1, a stretch that includes two titles (2011, 2012). He has won nine consecutive matches and 17 straight sets in the European...
View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the Sunday's final at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters & vote for who you think will win! Nadal v Ramos-Vinolas [GROUP POLL]37[/GROUP POLL] The fourth all-Spanish championship in the Open Era at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Sunday features nine-time champion and No. 4 seed Rafael Nadal against No. 15 seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas, who is appearing in his first ATP Masters 1000 final. With a win, Nadal would become the first man in the Open Era to win 10 tournament titles and 50 career clay court titles. It would also be his 70th career ATP World Tour level title and 29th ATP Masters 1000 crown. This is the first all- left-handed final in Monte-Carlo since 2010...
Andy Murray is wasting no time getting back on the clay after his third-round exit from the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. The Scot has accepted a late wild card into the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell and will be the top seed at the ATP World Tour 500 tournament this week. View Draw Murray joins an already must-see field in the Spanish city. Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal will be going for his 10th title, and World No. 9 Dominic Thiem and Monte-Carlo semi-finalist David Goffin also will be looking to hone their games on the red dirt. #NextGenATP star Alexander Zverev will be making his second appearance in Barcelona after also accepting a late wild card. Murray won't have to worry about...
View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the following semi-final match-ups Saturday at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters & vote for the players you think will win! Ramos-Vinolas v Pouille | Nadal v Goffin [GROUP POLL]36[/GROUP POLL] Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal is joined by a trio making their semi-final debuts at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Fourth seed Nadal takes on No. 10 seed David Goffin and No. 11 seed Lucas Pouille plays No. 15 seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas on Saturday at the Monte-Carlo Country Club. This is the first time since 1998 there are three double-digit seeds in the Monte-Carlo semi-finals. That year, No. 10 Cedric Pioline defeated No. 12 Alberto Berasategui and No. 14 Carlos Moya, who is currently Nadal’s coach, beat No....
View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the following match-ups Friday at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters & vote for the players you think will win! Djokovic v Goffin | Nadal v Schwartzman | Cilic v Ramos-Vinolas | Pouille v Cuevas [GROUP POLL]35[/GROUP POLL] After upsetting Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka respectively, No. 15 seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas and No. 16 seed Pablo Cuevas seek their first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Friday. Ramos-Vinolas meets No. 5 seed Marin Cilic and Cuevas takes on No. 11 seed Lucas Pouille, with one of those four men assured a spot in his first Monte-Carlo final. Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal and two-time champion Novak Djokovic remain in the bottom half of the...
