Prior to this week, 17-year-old Rudolf Molleker had never won a match on the ATP Challenger Tour. But now, the German youngster, appearing in just his third main draw at the Challenger level, has become the youngest finalist of 2018. At 17 years, seven months, he is the talk of the tournament in Heilbronn. Expected to rise almost 100 places into the Top 400 of the ATP Rankings on Monday, Molleker defeated back-to-back seeded opponents to reach the semi-finals at the Heilbronner Neckarcup, where he overcame Argentina's Juan Ignacio Londero from a set down on Saturday. The German upset fourth-seeded countryman Yannick Hanfmann and seventh seed Alexey Vatutin, also in three sets, to make headlines at the ATP Challenger Tour’s...
Denis Shapovalov will become the Canadian No. 1 on Monday, when he officially passes Milos Raonic in the ATP Rankings, after a comeback first-round win over No. 15 seed Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Shapovalov was outplayed initially on Tuesday, but began to find his forehand range towards the end of the first set of a 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(5) victory over the vastly experienced Berdych, who was denied his 20th match win at the Foro Italico. News of Shapovalov becoming the No. 1 Canadian surprised the 19-year-old, who said he had no idea the honour was on line during his match with Berdych. “I'm a little bit in shock,” he said. “It's definitely happened...
Watch as #NextGenATP American Frances Tiafoe visits the Spanish Steps in Rome and surprises fans with tickets to the Next Gen ATP Finals, held in Milan this November. Photo credit: Julian Finney/Getty Images.
Reilly Opelka provides an exclusive look at life on the road on the ATP Challenger Tour, as we visit the #NextGenATP American's hotel room in Savannah.
