Top seed Pablo Carreno Busta continued his outstanding form on Saturday at the Millennium Estoril Open, storming into the final with a 6-3, 6-3 win over fourth seed and fellow Spaniard David Ferrer. Carreno Busta picks up his 21st win in 2017 and is through to the final in Estoril for the second straight year, having finished runner-up last year to Nicolas Almagro. The World No. 21 in the Emirates ATP Rankings is into his second ATP World Tour final of the season after also recording a runner-up finish in Rio de Janeiro (l. Thiem). He will play third seed Gilles Muller in Sunday’s championship after the Luxembourg native defeated Kevin Anderson 7-5, 6-4 to reach his first ATP World...
#NextGenATP German Alexander Zverev will go for his first title on home soil after beating second seed Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5, 7-5 on Saturday in the semi-finals of the BMW Open by FWU in Munich. Zverev will be playing in his fifth career ATP World Tour final and his second of the season. The 6'6” right-hander will try to claim the third title of his young career, after winning his maiden crown last September at the St. Petersburg Open (d. Wawrinka) and claiming the Montpellier title earlier this year in February (d. Gasquet). “Obviously Roberto is a very tough opponent on any surface, but especially on clay. So I'm very happy to get through that one and I'm very happy...
Marin Cilic became the third Croatian in ATP World Tour history to record 400 match wins (or more) on Friday when he booked his spot in the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open semi-finals. Cilic joined fellow Croats Goran Ivanisevic (599) and Ivan Ljubicic (429) in passing the milestone after the second seed defeated eighth seed Steve Darcis 6-1, 6-1 in 45 minutes, losing just four of his service points. It was the pair’s first meeting since March 2009 at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. "This was the best match for me this year considering how I moved and took the ball early. This was the way I need to play," said Cilic. "I’m extremely happy with this and...
Top seed Pablo Carreno Busta got revenge over defending Millennium Estoril Open champion Nicolas Almagro, avenging a loss to his fellow Spaniard in last year’s final with a comfortable 6-2, 6-4 quarter-final win on Friday. "I've played a lot of tough matches, so I think I'm better than last year," said Carreno Busta. "I got lot of first serves in, which is important in these conditions, but I also don't think this was Nico's best match." Carreno Busta evens his FedEx ATP Head2Head with Almagro at 1-1 with the victory. He picked up his 20th ATP World Tour win of the season and moves into his fifth ATP World Tour semi-final of 2017. The Spaniard is seeking his second final...
Third seed and #NextGenATP German Alexander Zverev was made to work hard on Friday at the BMW Open by FWU, advancing to the Munich semi-finals after taking a marathon 3-6, 7-6(3), 7-6(5) battle over seventh seed and fellow German Jan-Lennard Struff. Zverev matches last year's semi-final finish in Munich with the win. He captured his second ATP World Tour singles crown this February in Montpellier and also took the doubles title with brother Mischa Zverev. The #NextGenATP German also improves his FedEx ATP Head2Head with Struff to 2-0. Stuff broke the third seed in his opening service game and held that lead to grab the first set. Both players held serve throughout the second set, but Zverev dominated the tie-break...
