Tennis - ATP World Tour – Tagged "NextGen" – Page 5

Mar 15, 2018

Speedy De Minaur Slaps Running Hot Shot At Irving Challenger

Watch as #NextGenATP star Alex de Minaur shows off his great agility in tracking down a drop shot, claiming Hot Shot honours at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Irving.

Mar 11, 2018

My Masters 1000: #NextGenATP In Indian Wells

It’s become an annual tradition at the BNP Paribas Open to introduce the #NextGenATP to fans in the Coachella Valley. But this year, the showcase didn’t end with the on-stage Q&A. The #NextGenATP players also made strong statements on court, with the teens in particularly impressive form. Seventeen-year-old Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime won two rounds of qualifying to become the first player born in the 21st century to secure a place in the main draw of an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament. He then proceeded to close out a straight-sets win over his mentor, fellow Canadian Vasek Pospisil, before a near-capacity crowd in the 8,000-seat Stadium 2. Over on Stadium 4 earlier that day, 19-year-old Australian Alex de Minaur –...

Mar 10, 2018

Home Favourite Fritz Prevails In #NextGenATP Showdown

The first of many? Fans who had the opportunity to see #NextGenATP players Andrey Rublev and Taylor Fritz battle at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday will certainly hope so. The 20-year-olds entertained the crowd with more than 90 minutes of heavyweight hitting and plenty of plot turns. The second-round match on Stadium Court 2 featured 50 winners (28, Fritz; 22, Rublev) and seven breaks of serve. Watch Full Match Replays In the end, the home favourite Fritz reached the third round in Indian Wells for the second consecutive year 6-4, 7-6(4). The #NextGenATP California native was broken in the ninth game in the second set. But Fritz broke right back and, in the tie-break, clinched his second match point...

Mar 10, 2018

Tsitsipas Hosts Access All Areas Indian Wells Tour

#NextGenATP Star Stefanos Tsitsipas explores the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, interacts with fans and reveals what goes on behind the scenes in the players' lounge.

Mar 10, 2018

Felix Leads #NextGenATP Charge

What were you doing on Friday nights when you were 17 years old? Felix Auger-Aliassime started his weekend with the biggest win of his young career. The 17-year-old Canadian prevailed past his 27-year-old countryman Vasek Pospisil 6-2, 7-6(4) to earn his first tour-level victory in front of packed Stadium 2 Court at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. #NextGenATP teens have had a perfect start in the desert, going 4-0 with 18-year-old Denis Shapovalov and 19-year-olds Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alex de Minaur also reaching the second round. (Frances Tiafoe, 20, lost his opener to 21-year-old Ernesto Escobedo.) The Montreal teenager dominated on serve, hitting 11 aces, including one to save a set point at 5-6 in the second set, and...