Tennis - ATP World Tour – Tagged "Metz"

Sep 25, 2017

Gojowczyk Beats Paire In Metz 2017 Final Highlights

Watch highlights of the 2017 Moselle Open final, featuring qualifier Peter Gojowczyk versus Benoit Paire.

Sep 24, 2017

First-Time Winner Spotlight: Peter Gojowczyk

After 11 years of fighting for his professional tennis dreams, Peter Gojowczyk became an ATP World Tour champion, capturing his maiden title on Sunday at the Moselle Open. The 28 year old defeated Benoit Paire 7-5, 6-2 in the Metz final. The German qualifier claimed seven matches in eight days to triumph, completing a stunning run to the title with 14 of 15 sets won. His victory is the first for a qualifier in an ATP World Tour final since Nicolas Mahut in 's-Hertogenbosch in 2015. Gojowczyk is also the sixth first-time champion on the ATP World Tour in 2017. Damir Dzumhur added a seventh maiden title with his triumph at the St. Petersburg Open just hours later on Sunday....

Sep 24, 2017

Gojowczyk Storms To Maiden Title In Metz

One week ago, Peter Gojowczyk was not in the main draw of the Moselle Open. On Sunday, he became the last man standing, claiming his maiden ATP World Tour title in emphatic fashion. Gojowczyk dominated the Metz final, streaking past seventh seed and home hope Benoit Paire 7-5, 6-2 in 67 minutes. The German qualifier claimed seven matches in eight days to lift his first trophy, completing a stunning run to the title with 14 of 15 sets won. Gojowczyk's victory is the first for a qualifier in an ATP World Tour final this year, ending an 0-5 skid. He is the first to clinch a title since Nicolas Mahut in 's-Hertogenbosch in 2015. The 28 year old is also...

Sep 24, 2017

French Duo Takes Metz Doubles Crown

Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin delighted the home fans on Sunday at the Moselle Open, capturing the doubles title 7-5, 6-3 over Wesley Koolhof and Artem Sitak. It was the third tour-level triumph for the French tandem, with all victories coming on home soil. They previously lifted trophies in Marseille and Roland Garros in 2014. The third seeds dropped just one set all week, capping the strong run in Metz with the 74-minute win over Koolhof and Sitak. They fired five aces and saved eight of nine break points. "We stayed solid in the big moments today, especially at 30/40 on my serve in the second set," said Benneteau. "We forced them to make some mistakes and that was the...

Sep 23, 2017

France's Paire to Face Gojowczyk in Metz Final

Home favourite Benoit Paire will go for his second ATP World Tour title on Sunday at the Moselle Open in Metz. The Frenchman snapped an eight-match semi-final losing streak on Saturday, beating Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1, 7-6(5). The seventh seed struck 17 aces and saved all four break points against Basilashvili, who was looking to reach his second indoor ATP World Tour final of the season. The right-hander fell to Ryan Harrison of the U.S. in the Memphis Open final in February. Before Saturday, Paire had lost all eight semi-finals he had played since October 2015, when he beat Kei Nishikori to reach the Tokyo final. But Paire improved to 3-0 against Basilashvili in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series to...