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Jan 26, 2018

Players Take Aussie Slang Test

Dominic Thiem, Vasek Pospisil, Ernesto Escobedo and Max Mirnyi try to guess the meaning of some popular Aussie slang during their time in Melbourne.

Jan 12, 2018

Mirnyi Records 1,000th Career Match Win

Max Mirnyi, who is contesting his 25th season as pro, recorded his 1,000th overall match win — both in singles and doubles — on Friday when he partnered Philipp Oswald to the ASB Classic final. The 40-year-old Belarusian has now notched 756 doubles victories and 244 as a singles player. He has a 50-44 record in doubles title matches, with his lone singles crown coming at the 2003 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament (d. Sluiter). Mirnyi and Oswald booked their places in a second ATP World Tour final as a team (2017 VTB Kremlin Cup) with a 7-6(7), 7-6(6) victory over second seeds Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus in one hour and 39 minutes. They will take on the in-form...

Oct 22, 2017

Mirnyi Wins 50th Title In Moscow

Sunday was not Max Mirnyi’s first trip to titletown — not even close. But it will certainly be a moment that the 40 year old won’t soon forget. Mirnyi won his 50th ATP World Tour doubles title, joining Philipp Oswald to defeat singles champion Damir Dzumhur and Antonio Sancic, 6-3, 7-5, in the final of the VTB Kremlin Cup. “You never can say the victory was easy just looking at the score,” Mirnyi said. “There is always a special pressure when you are playing at home. And I think the VTB Kremlin Cup is a home tournament for me as unfortunately we haven't got an ATP tournament in Minsk...many of my relatives and friends came to watch my matches and...

Sep 26, 2017

Mirnyi Joins Elite Company With Milestone Win In Shenzhen

In his 22nd season on tour, Belarusian Max Mirnyi is still celebrating career milestones. On Tuesday, the 40-year-old ATP World Tour legend became the fourth active player in the Open Era (since April 1968) to record 750 doubles match wins. Mirnyi partnered with Philipp Oswald of Austria to beat Chinese wild cards Mao-Xin Gong and Ze Zhang 7-6(5), 6-1 and advance to the second round of the Shenzhen Open. “I am thrilled that I have come to this stage of my career. It is something that I couldn't have imagined at the beginning of the road,” said Mirnyi, who turned professional in 1996. “Just playing on the ATP World Tour was already a dream come true and I am so...

Aug 23, 2017

Doubles Drills With Inglot, Mirnyi & Nestor

Dominic Inglot, Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor demonstrate how to practise for the crucial first volley and fast reactions in this doubles drill with ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot.