In a solid day for the home favourites on Monday, Federico Delbonis and Leonardo Mayer are through to the second round of the Argentina Open. Delbonis squared his FedEx Head2Head series at 1-1 with Frenchman Stephane Robert after a comfortable 6-3, 6-1 result in Buenos Aires, while wild card Mayer – in his first match of the season – prevailed against Portugal’s Gastao Elias 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Watch full match replays Delbonis, the World No. 48 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, won his first match of 2017 with the straight-sets result against the 36-year-old. He awaits the winner of either his countryman Horacio Zeballos or Portugal’s Joao Sousa. Former world No. 21 Mayer, whose 2016 season was disrupted by right...
Damir Dzumhur notched his first ATP World Tour match win of the season on Monday after he felled former Memphis Open finalist Kevin Anderson in the first round. The unseeded Bosnian had fallen three times in his opening match in 2017 but eked out a 6-7(6), 7-6(2), 6-4 victory over the South African. World No. 86 Dzumhur rallied from a set and 1-3 down in the second set to seal the two-hour, 38-minute result. He booked a second-round meeting with either seventh seed Steve Darcis or Radu Albot. Watch full replays “It's really a big win, especially after some tough results the last few weeks,” Dzumhur said. “I lost last week in three sets to [Andreas] Seppi. In Australia, I...
Victor Estrella Burgos completed a dramatic three-peat on Sunday at the Ecuador Open in Quito, saving a match point against third seed Paolo Lorenzi to take the title 6-7(2), 7-5, 7-6(6). “It’s a great achievement for me to win three titles here,” said Estrella Burgos. “The recipe for my success here will be revealed when I retire [laughing], but for sure I’ll come back here next year. I’ll play in Quito every year until I retire.“ The victory over Lorenzi completes a truly unforgettable week for Estrella Burgos. He also saved three match points to defeat top seed Ivo Karlovic in a third-set tie-break in the second round. WATCH: A Full Match Replay Of The Final The Dominican Republican player improves to...
It was double delight for Alexander Zverev on Sunday at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier. Hot on the heels of winning his second ATP World Tour singles crown, the 19-year-old German paired with older brother, Mischa Zverev, to win the doubles crown. The duo defeated second seeds Fabrice Martin and Daniel Nestor 6-4, 6-7(3), 10-7 in 86 minutes to lift the trophy at the ATP World Tour 250 tournament. It is the first ATP World Tour doubles crown for the Zverev brothers, who had finished runners-up in Munich in 2015 and in Montpellier last year. "It was an amazing week," said Mischa Zverev. "Congrats to my brother, winning singles and doubles for the first time. It's always special...
Home favourite Grigor Dimitrov continues to soar in 2017 having clinched the Garanti Koza Sofia Open title with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over David Goffin on Sunday. It was an extra special week for Dimitrov, who was playing a first ATP World Tour event on home soil. His recent resurgence up the Emirates ATP Rankings, recovering from No. 40 in July 2016 to being on the cusp of the Top 10, has captivated the nation as fans flocked to support their countryman. “This is my most prestigious title for sure, winning it at home is a tremendous success for me,” said the 25 year old, having secured the trophy with his mother watching on from court side. “I will treasure...