A career breakthrough vaulted Croatian Borna Coric up the Emirates ATP Race To Milan standings in April, and now the 20-year-old right-hander is close to challenging #NextGenATP star Alexander Zverev for the lead in the race to qualify for the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals, to be held 7-11 November in Milan. On 3 April, Coric was in eighth place in the Race, 380 points behind Zverev. But a week later, the Zagreb native compiled the best week of his career at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech. Coric won five consecutive matches in Morocco to celebrate his first ATP World Tour title, saving five match points in the final to beat German Philipp Kohlschreiber 5-7, 7-6(3), 7-5 in...
Alex Bublik takes on the role of #NextGenATP reporter as he puts Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and more on the spot with his tricky questions.
#NextGenATP prospect Karen Khachanov has soared 14 places in the Emirates ATP Rankings to a career-high World No. 42, courtesy of a quarter-final showing at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. The 20 year-old, who trains in Barcelona, ousted 11th seed Pablo Cuevas before a first Top 10 victory over David Goffin sent Khachanov into the last eight (l. Zeballos). As a result, the Russian jumps seven positions to eighth in the Emirates ATP Race to Milan for the inaugural #NextGenATP Finals in November. View Latest Emirates ATP Rankings A run to the Gazprom Hungarian Open final (l. Pouille) has boosted Aljaz Bedene’s ranking by 10 places to World No. 58. The British No. 4 finished April with a 16-1 match...
#NextGenATP players nearly went perfect on day three at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. Russian Karen Khachanov led the 21-and-under group, winning 76 per cent of his first-serve points to knock out 11th seed Pablo Cuevas 7-6(5), 7-6(5) in one hour and 55 minutes. The 20-year-old right-hander won the final two points of the second-set tie-break to convert on his fourth match point. Watch Live On TennisTV Watch Full Match Replays Khachanov, who trains in Barcelona, improved to 4-1 at the ATP World Tour 500 tournament after also reaching the third round last year. He will next meet fifth seed David Goffin. South Korean qualifier Hyeon Chung set-up an-all #NextGenATP third-round affair against 19-year-old Alexander Zverev of Germany. The 20...
#NextGenATP players were on show at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Tuesday with Russia’s Karen Khachanov the lone victor through to the second round. The 20-year-old Khachanov beat Nicolas Mahut 6-2, 6-4 in an 85-minute encounter and next challenges No. 13 seed Pablo Carreno Busta in the second round. Afterwards, Mahut was complimentary of what he saw, explaining, “He's still young. He can become very good and improve a lot. He has a very good coach [in Galo Blanco]. He will be very good in the future.” Borna Coric, the winner of his first ATP World Tour title on Sunday at the Grand Prix Hassan II, fought hard but fell to the experienced Frenchman and fellow wild card Jeremy Chardy...
