Who can stop Jo-Wilfried Tsonga? The Frenchman won his ninth match in a row and celebrated his third Open 13 Marseille title on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-4 win against countryman Lucas Pouille. The 31-year-old Tsonga outplayed his younger compatriot, breaking the 23 year old twice to cruise in 69 minutes. The title gives Tsonga 14 for his career and his second for 2017. He won the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam a week ago by defeating then-World No. 11 David Goffin. The win also caps one of Tsonga's best months in recent memory. Before Rotterdam, he reached the Open Sud de France semi-finals before falling to #NextGenATP star Alexander Zverev, who eventually won the ATP World Tour...
Pablo Carreno Busta wishes every day on the ATP World Tour would be like Saturday in Rio de Janeiro. Hours after completing a stunning comeback to reach the singles final, the Spaniard clinched the Rio Open presented by Claro doubles title with Pablo Cuevas. Carreno Busta and Cuevas edged defending champions Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 6-4, 5-7, 10-8 in one hour and 29 minutes. The Colombian Power looked to be on their way to a comeback of their own after forcing a Match Tie-break from a set and a break down. But the Spanish-Uruguayan duo would have the last laugh, taking the title on their first championship point. “I’m very happy," said Carreno Busta. "It’s always very special...
Top seed Milos Raonic prevailed in the match tennis fans wanted to see this week, saving a set point to defeat seventh seed Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 7-6(6) on Saturday and reach the Delray Beach Open final. Raonic moves into his 20th tour-level final in his Delray Beach debut and improves his FedEx ATP Head2Head against del Potro to 2-1. The World No. 4 also boosts his 2017 record to 10-2 in reaching his first ATP World Tour final of the season. “You want to stay away from his forehand because he’s very dangerous from there. It was about taking time away from him and trying to get him on the backhand side,” said Raonic. “He stepped up on...
Third seed Jack Sock continued his dominance over Donald Young on Saturday at the Delray Beach Open, advancing to his second ATP World Tour final of the season with a 6-4, 7-6(2) win. Sock improves his FedEx ATP Head2Head record over Young to 3-0. The Nebraska native is now 10-1 this season, having lifted the trophy last month at the ASB Tennis Classic (d. Sousa) and recorded a third-round finish at the Australian Open. “No one’s going away in the semi-finals of a tournament. It definitely could have gone either way in the first set,” said Sock. “He’s a tricky player in that he makes you play a lot of balls and can wear you down, but also has great...
It took nearly two hours and an impressive comeback, but Pablo Carreno Busta would not be denied his place in the final at the Rio Open presented by Claro, dismissing Casper Ruud on Saturday evening. Carreno Busta withstood a stern test from the Norwegian teen, storming back from a set and a break down and saving one match point to prevail 2-6, 7-5, 6-0. The Spaniard advanced to his fifth ATP World Tour final and first at the 500 level, setting a clash against World No. 8 Dominic Thiem. Ruud, meanwhile, saw his fairytale week in Rio de Janeiro come to a close after claiming his first tour-level match wins to reach the final four. The Norwegian came out firing...
