Tennis - ATP World Tour – Tagged "NextGen" – Page 22

Oct 20, 2017

The Emirates ATP Race To Milan Is Heating Up

The ATP World Tour's #NextGenATP stars discuss what it would mean to qualify for the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan.

Oct 17, 2017

Ferrer, Milan Hopefuls Advance In Antwerp

Fifth seed David Ferrer saved a match point and fought for more than two hours and 20 minutes on Tuesday to advance at the European Open. The Spaniard beat 25-year-old Italian Stefano Travaglia 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3) to move into the second round in Antwerp. Ferrer was down 30/40 while serving at 4-5 in the third set but won three consecutive points to hold. The 35-year-old Ferrer, a titlist in Bastad earlier this year, will next face German Cedrik-Marcel Stebe or Belgian Steve Darcis. #NextGenATP American Frances Tiafoe bolstered his chances of reaching the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals next month in Milan by beating German Florian Mayer 6-3, 6-4. Tiafoe won 47 per cent (28/60) of his return points in...

Oct 06, 2017

Donaldson Strives For Consistency, Next Gen ATP Finals

Quietly and precisely, #NextGenATP American Jared Donaldson has climbed the Emirates ATP Race To Milan this season. The 20-year-old right-hander began the season in 17th place in the Race, which will determine seven of the eight 21-and-under players who compete at the Next Gen ATP Finals. But this week, after making his second ATP World Tour quarter-final at the Chengdu Open (also 2017 Cincinnati), Donaldson is in sixth place, good enough to qualify for the inaugural event, to be held 7-11 November in Milan, if the Race ended today. See Who's Pushing Donaldson In Emirates ATP Race To Milan “The thing that has allowed me to make the biggest strides is lots of quality matches throughout the entire year. I...

Sep 28, 2017

ATP Firsts: Jared Donaldson

#NextGenATP star Jared Donaldson recalls the time a guy stopped his car to tell him “Rock on, bro!” and shares the important question he had for his idol, Barry Bonds, whom he met on a trip to Atlantis. First moment I realised I loved tennis I was six years old playing a match at my club that I grew up at. This kid was 12 or 13, way older than me, and it was an eight-game pro set. I was down 7-0 to him and I came back to beat him 9-7. My dad felt that not too many kids at that young age have that ability to stay with it and fight. I feel like maybe that was the...

Sep 27, 2017

Shapovalov Backhand Wins Q3 #NextGenATP Shining Shot

He caught the imagination of the tennis world when he reached the semi-finals of the Coupe Rogers in Montreal, and 18-year-old Denis Shapovalov’s stunning backhand pass against Adrian Mannarino not only drew the applause of his opponent, but was voted by fans as the #NextGenATP Shining Shot for the third quarter of 2017. In a poll run last week, Shapovalov’s winning backhand received 61 per cent of the fans’ vote. Alexander Zverev’s 49-shot rally with Richard Gasquet earned 21 per cent of the vote, while shots from Alexander Bublik, Matteo Berrettini and Tommy Paul received 13 per cent, four per cent and two per cent, respectively. View Complete Results For #NextGenATP Shining Shot [ALSO LIKE] Tickets to the Next Gen...