#NextGenATP star Alexander Zverev captured his second ATP World Tour title on Sunday at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier, defeating home favourite Richard Gasquet 7-6(4), 6-3 in the final. Victory sees Zverev surge to No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Race To Milan, which determines the #NextGenATP players that will qualify for the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan, from 7-11 November. WATCH: A Full Match Replay Of The Final It was a day of double delight for Zverev as he partnered with older brother, Mischa Zverev, to win the doubles crown, with victory over second seeds Fabrice Martin and Daniel Nestor. In winning his first doubles title, Zverev became the first player to win the singles and...
Serbian pairing Nenad Zimonjic and Viktor Troicki lifted the Garanti Koza Sofia Open doubles title on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-4 triumph over Mikhail Elgin and Andrey Kuznetsov. The straight-sets victory lands the Serbians their maiden trophy together and a 54th tour-level doubles title for former doubles World No. 1 Zimonjic. The 40-year-old Zimonjic last clinched a trophy at the Swiss Indoors Basel in 2014 playing alongside Vasek Pospisil and was relieved to become a champion once again. "It’s been a really long time. I had a couple of finals in 2015 but 2016 was a really tough year for me without a steady partner and some injuries. This is great to be back in a final of an ATP World...
James Cerretani and Philipp Oswald picked up their first ATP World Tour title as a team on Saturday at the Ecuador Open in Quito, prevailing over second seeds Julio Peralta/Horacio Zeballos 6-3, 2-1, after Zeballos was forced to retire with a neck injury. “We’re very happy with the win here, but we feel bad for our opponents. They were a little injured and that’s not the way you’d like to win a match,” said Cerretani. “The event here in Quito was world-class, though, and the people and the organisation were very friendly in every way.” Cerretani/Oswald grabbed the lone break of serve in the opening game of the match and held their slight advantage through the opening set. Both teams...
Two-time defending champion Victor Estrella Burgos is one match away from a three-peat at the Ecuador Open, fighting through a tight semi-final against fourth seed Thomaz Bellucci 7-6(4), 7-6(3). Up 5-2 in the opening set, Estrella Burgos squandered two chances to serve for the opener, but he regrouped by racing through the tie-break to grab a commanding lead. Both players traded routine service holds throughout the second set, but the Dominican Republican player raced through the final four points of the match to prevail in two hours and four minutes. The World No. 156 in the Emirates ATP Rankings improves to 14-0 in Quito. He also boosts his FedEx ATP Head2Head record against Bellucci to 3-0, with all three wins...
Home favourite Grigor Dimitrov is one match away from a title at the Garanti Koza Sofia Open in Bulgaria. The third seed needed just 64 minutes to dispatch Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1, 6-3 in their semi-final on Saturday. “Best start of the tournament for me. Kept a solid game. Tried to be as composed as I could... and just use every opportunity that I can,” said Dimitrov. “I'm happy to be at home in the final.” Dimitrov won 89 per cent of his first-serve points and saved all three break points faced. The home favourite is going for his second title of the season. Dimitrov beat Kei Nishikori last month for the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp title. The Bulgarian...