Andrey Rublev had a tremendous 2017 season, soaring from No. 156 to No. 39 in the ATP Rankings, claiming his maiden title in Umag and finishing runner-up at the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan. And after the 20-year-old Russian advanced to the Qatar ExxonMobil Open final to open his 2018 ATP World Tour season, he still has not slowed. Rublev defeated 34-year-old Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4, 6-4 in 75 minutes to move into the second round at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier on Monday. In the pair’s first FedEx ATP Head2Head encounter, Rublev won all but six of his first-serve points (29/35) and broke three times to claim victory. He can possibly face fellow #NextGenATP contender Stefanos...
With the first Grand Slam championship of the season in the rearview mirror, the ATP World Tour's stars are back at it in Montpellier, Quito and Sofia. The Open Sud de France and the Diema Xtra Sofia Open are both contested on hard courts, while the Ecuador Open is on clay. Last year's Nitto ATP Finals runner-up David Goffin is the top seed in Montpellier, Pablo Carreno Busta leads the pack in Quito and Stan Wawrinka is in the No. 1 spot in Sofia. View Draws: Montpellier | Quito | Sofia 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN MONTPELLIER (1) Frenchmen Headline Field: Three of the top five seeds are Frenchmen in Montpellier, which is one of five ATP World Tour tournaments in...
Watch highlights as NextGenATP star Alexander Zverev captures his second ATP World Tour title at the Open Sud de France with a win over Richard Gasquet. Photo: Getty Images
