Kevin Anderson spent one week in the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings in October 2016, but then ankle and dental operations, a hip injury and more setbacks kept the right-hander off the court or far from his best. Exactly one year ago he competed at the Memphis Open, losing in the first round as the World No. 74. A year later, the Memphis event has moved to Long Island and is now the New York Open. The last time the top seed was in the big apple, he advanced to his first Grand Slam final at the 2017 US Open, the culmination of an impressive comeback that saw Anderson thrust himself into contention for a spot at the Nitto...
Noah Rubin couldn't have envisioned a better start during his homecoming on the ATP World Tour. The Long Island native, facing former World No. 4 Kei Nishikori, broke and led 3-0 on Tuesday at the New York Open in Long Island. A win over Nishikori would have been among the biggest of Rubin's young career. But then Nishikori, who's continuing his comeback from right-wrist surgery, ruined the party. The 28-year-old played steady tennis and came back to win his first tour-level match since 9 August (l. Monfils in Montreal) 7-5, 6-3 in New York. [ALSO LIKE] “He started very well, very aggressive. Serving well. I think he played a little better than me in the first set. Second set I...
Adrian Menendez-Maceiras entered the inaugural New York Open having played just 15 tour-level matches at the age of 32. That is less than two per cent of matches in his career. But New York has been a successful location for the Spaniard, who claimed his first Grand Slam match victory last year at Flushing Meadows. And on Tuesday, Menendez-Maceiras saved five match points against home favourite Steve Johnson, the No. 7 seed, to claim his fourth tour-level win. After the match, he spoke to ATPWorldTour.com about his passions and his future. What’s your biggest passion outside of tennis and why? Many things but many that I cannot do, because I like risky sports. It’s difficult because I’m a professional player...
Ivo Karlovic is the oldest player in the Top 100 of the ATP Rankings at 38, and the Croatian turns 39 in two weeks. The 6'11" right-hander is still winning, too, defeating 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals qualifier Jared Donaldson in straight sets at the inaugural New York Open to earn his 350th tour-level victory. The father of two is pursuing his ninth ATP World Tour title on Long Island this week. Karlovic spoke to ATPWorldTour.com after the match about his passions, what he wants to do in the future and more. What’s your biggest passion outside of sport and why? Right now I’m a family man. I have two kids so every opportunity I have I just like to...
Ryan Harrison's start to remember in 2018 continued on Monday at the New York Open. The Louisiana native outplayed compatriot Donald Young 6-3, 7-6(4) to advance to the second round in Long Island. This is the first ATP World Tour tournament on Long Island since 2004 when the tennis took place in August, one week before the US Open. This year’s tournament is being played at the NYCB Live, home of the Nassau Coliseum. Harrison won the 2017 Memphis Open, the former name of this ATP World Tour tournament (d. Basilashvili). “A tricky match... I was serving well early and that was able to get me through a lot of early mistakes and missed opportunities with some early break points,”...