Andy Murray completed a ruthless China Open campaign with a 6-4, 7-6(2) triumph over Grigor Dimitrov in Sunday's final. Victory puts the World No. 2, who did not drop a set all week, in elite company as just the 16th member of the '40 Titles Club' in the Open Era. Murray lifted his fifth trophy in a season for the first time since 2011, adding to titles won at Wimbledon, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event in Rome, the Aegon Championships on the grass of The Queen's Club and the Rio Olympics. With an additional 500 points in his growing haul in the Emirates ATP Race To London, Murray is drawing closer to World No. 1 Novak Djokovic for...
Nick Kyrgios drew upon all of his physical reserves to beat David Goffin 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 and win the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2016 on Sunday. The #NextGen star saved 11 of 12 break points and fired 25 aces to secure his first ATP World Tour 500 title in just over two hours. “It was tough, we had a lot of long rallies,” the 21 year old said. “I thought the way I returned today got me a lot of opportunities. It was a high-quality match, but I got lucky at times as well.” The turning point of the match occurred with Kyrgios serving at 4-5, 0/30 in the third set. Goffin stepped into a backhand which wrong-footed the...
For Marcel Granollers and Marcin Matkowski, the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2016 titlists, a winning run started with a text message. “I was at home in Spain during the US Open and sent Marcin a text, because I was looking for a partner in Tokyo,” said Granollers, who teamed with the big-hitting Pole to defeat Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram 6-2, 7-6(4) on Sunday. “He was still playing in New York and I was already out. I knew he is a great player, and I’m happy he accepted.” The duo found instant chemistry in their first tournament together, upsetting the No. 3 seeds Dominic Inglot and Jean-Julien Rojer in a Match Tie-break before sweeping their final two matches in...
Jack Sock and Bernard Tomic have found a winning combination this week in Beijing, reaching the final of the China Open with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over second seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo on Saturday. Sock, the 2014 Wimbledon doubles champion, will challenge for his seventh tour-level doubles title, while Tomic will look to win his first in his first final. Sock is the defending champion in Beijing, having lifted the trophy 12 months ago with Vasek Pospisil. The American/Australian duo will challenge Spaniards Pablo Carreno Busta and Rafael Nadal, who upset top seeds and three-time former champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 7-5, 6-4 in 78 minutes. Carreno Busta is through to his third doubles final in three...
Top seed Andy Murray was in dominant form on Saturday as he dismissed David Ferrer 6-2, 6-3 to reach the final of the China Open in Beijing. The Scot, already assured of his place at the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, is closing the gap on Novak Djokovic in the battle for No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. Murray, who is looking to reach the summit for the first time, could move to within 1,555 points of the Serb with victory at this ATP World Tour 500 tournament. "I felt like if I could find a way to get through the first couple of matches, I'd start to feel better and play better here," said Murray. "Thankfully that's...