After a three-month break from tournament competition, #NextGenATP American Taylor Fritz is picking up where he left off at the $150,000 ATP Challenger Tour event in Ilkley, U.K. The 19 year old took out fifth seed Go Soeda of Japan in the opening round and then survived a scare against Yuki Bhambri of India before advancing in three sets. Fritz will play third seed Evgeny Donskoy of Russia in a rain-delayed quarter-final on Saturday. Fritz had been in top form before opting for a three-month training block during the clay-court season, having scored his first Top 10 win against Marin Cilic at the BNP Paribas Open in March. But despite missing the red clay, he said he’s already reaping the...
Next Gen ATP star Daniil Medvedev explains why he excels on the grass and talks strategy for his quarter-final match against Grigor Dimitrov at The Queen's Club. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.
Felix Auger-Aliassime capped a historic run to the title at the Open Sopra Steria, claiming his maiden ATP Challenger Tour crown in Lyon, France. An unseeded wild card, the Canadian defeated Mathias Bourgue 6-4, 6-1 after one hour and 19 minutes in Sunday's final. At just 16 years and 10 months, Auger-Aliassime etched his name in the history books, becoming the seventh-youngest titlist in Challenger history. He is the youngest since 16-year-old Bernard Tomic prevailed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2009. The singles champion at the US Open boys' competition last year, Auger-Aliassime has focused exclusively on his professional aspirations in 2017. The decision has been a fruitful one, with the Canadian poised to break into the Top 250 of the...
Casper Ruud is soaring both on and off the court these days. The #NextGenATP star, who is projected to rise to a career-high World No. 108 in the Emirates ATP Rankings on Monday, enjoyed a break from the action at the Open Sopra Steria de Lyon to take flight in an indoor skydiving simulator. Watch: #NextGenATP @CasperRuud98 enjoys some time away from the court at the #ATPChallenger in Lyon, taking part in an indoor skydiving simulator. pic.twitter.com/R4Y7wKpR65— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) June 17, 2017 "It was so much fun," said Ruud. "More than I expected actually. I had a day off and the tournament helped us set it up so it was very cool." Ruud and his coach Pedro Rico...