Pablo Cuevas will go for a record third consecutive Brasil Open title on Sunday. The 31-year-old right-hander dismissed top seed Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain 6-3, 7-6(2) on Saturday in Sao Paulo to give himself a chance for a three-peat. The third-seeded Cuevas won 82 per cent of his first-serve points and feasted on Carreno Busta's second serves, taking 70 per cent of those points. Since the first edition of the Brasil Open, in 2001, no player has won back-to-back-to-back titles at the ATP World Tour 250 tournament. Spaniard Nicolas Almagro won back-to-back crowns in 2011-2012 but fell in the quarter-finals to David Nalbandian in 2013. Watch Full Match Replays Cuevas has avoided such slip-ups this week. He'll try to...
Former ATP Finals champions Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau ended their title drought on Saturday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The Dutch-Romanian duo rallied past Marcin Matkowski and Rohan Bopanna 4-6, 6-3, 10-3 in one hour and 20 minutes to lift the trophy, firing six aces and saving three of four break points. Rojer and Tecau claimed their first ATP World Tour title since the 2016 Mutua Madrid Open, clinching a 13th crown in total as a team. Two years removed from their triumph at The O2 in London, the tandem are looking to hit their stride once again. They have won titles at five different ATP World Tour 500 events, also including Washington, Beijing and Valencia in...
Andy Murray wasted no time in securing his 45th tour-level crown on Saturday, dominating the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships over Fernando Verdasco. Murray extended his ruthless run in ATP World Tour 500 events with a 6-3, 6-2 victory in just one hour and 13 minutes. The World No. 1, who claimed his first title of the season, has now lifted trophies in four straight 500-level events entered, posting a 19-0 record. The Scot improved to an impressive 13-1 in his FedEx ATP Head2Head series against Verdasco, having won eight straight encounters since a fourth-round defeat at the Australian Open in 2009. Murray takes home $523,330 in prize money and 500 Emirates ATP Rankings points. Murray's 500-Level...
Second seed Rafael Nadal wasted no time getting down to business on Friday at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, recording a convincing 6-1, 6-2 win over third seed Marin Cilic to reach the final in Acapulco. “I have to be playing well to win like this against a player like Marin, so I’m pleased with the performance,” said Nadal. “I’m happy with my focus in important moments, saving break points with good shots. I enjoyed the atmosphere here, so it’s great for me to be in the final.” Nadal remains undefeated at this event, improving to 14-0 and winning all 28 sets he has played. Both of his previous Acapulco titles, in 2005 and 2013, came on red clay. Nadal also...
Second seed Rafael Nadal wasted no time getting down to business on Friday at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, recording a convincing 6-1, 6-2 win over third seed Marin Cilic to reach the final in Acapulco. “I have to be playing well to win like this against a player like Marin, so I’m pleased with the performance,” said Nadal. “I’m happy with my focus in important moments, saving break points with good shots. I enjoyed the atmosphere here, so it’s great for me to be in the final.” Nadal remains undefeated at this event, improving to 14-0 and winning all 28 sets he has played. Both of his previous Acapulco titles, in 2005 and 2013, came on red clay. Nadal also...
