American Tommy Paul exacted revenge in a battle of #NextGenATP players at the BB&T Atlanta Open on Monday. The 20 year old prevailed 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 over Korean seventh seed Hyeon Chung to record just his second ATP World Tour match win. Paul had fallen to the World No. 53 in the Emirates ATP Rankings a year ago in Houston. It marked his third straight win on the Atlanta hard courts, having won through two rounds of qualifying to make the main draw. “I had to bounce back in the second set. I thought I did a pretty good job,” Paul said. “He had some chances early in the second and I thought my fitness was something that really helped...
David Goffin enjoyed a ‘sweet’ return to Gstaad. The top seed at this week’s J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad visited a mini chalet in town Monday and tried a traditional dessert, meringue with double cream and berries, which met with his approval. Goffin, playing his second tournament since injuring his right ankle during Roland Garros, was pleased to continue his comeback at this ATP World Tour 250 clay-court tournament, where he reached the final on his 2015 debut (l. to Thiem). “I'm happy to be back in Gstaad,” said the Belgian. “I'm trying to find my form and want to play as many matches as possible to get back to my level. It's important to be back in competition.”...
Germany's Florian Mayer got his campaign on home soil off to a successful start, beating Marco Cecchinato 7-5, 6-2 in the German Tennis Championships 2017 first round on Monday. The 33 year old awaits the winner of the match between second seed Pablo Cuevas and Russian Andrey Kuznetsov. Fourth seed Gilles Simon opened his quest for a second title in Hamburg, beating local wild card Maximilian Marterer 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in two hours and three minutes. Seemingly in control for last parts of the match, Simon trailed 0-2 in the deciding set, but worked his way back to gain the crucial break in the seventh game. Simon last lifted a trophy – the 12th of his career – in February...
John Isner captured his third title in Newport on Sunday, beating first-time finalist Matthew Ebden 6-3, 7-6(4) for the Dell Technologies Hall Of Fame Open crown. The American adds to his 2011 (d. Rochus) and 2012 (d. Hewitt) titles in the Rhode Island city as he claims the 11th title of his career, all at the ATP World Tour 250 level. “It’s hard to win a tournament. It’s no small feat to come out here and be the last man standing. I’m very happy about that,” said Isner, who is expected to return to the Top 20 of the Emirates ATP Rankings on Monday. “It’s been two years since I won a tournament, so I had that weighing on my...
#NextGenATP Russian Andrey Rublev captured his first ATP World Tour title on Sunday as he defeated fourth seed Paolo Lorenzi 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag. “It’s amazing. I have no words to explain it, especially after this tough week,” said Rublev. “Now I’m here and it’s amazing.” It caps a dream week for the 19-year-old Rublev, who had beaten third seed and defending champion Fabio Fognini in the quarter-finals and home hope Ivan Dodig in the last four to reach his first ATP World Tour final. The Moscow native had fallen in the final round of qualifying, but earned a spot in the main draw as a lucky loser when Borna Coric was...
