Tennis - ATP World Tour – Tagged "NextGen" – Page 53

Feb 21, 2017

Road Trip To Marseille With Medvedev

We pick Daniil Medvedev up from his home in Antibes and have a chat with the #NextGenATP star on the drive to his next tournament in Marseille.

Feb 20, 2017

6 Things To Know About Akira Santillan, The Japanese #NextGenATP Player

1. Akira Santillan is going for his first tour-level win on Monday evening at the Delray Beach Open. The 19-year-old right-hander has played in two other ATP World Tour main draws – 2016 Shenzhen Open and the 2016 Generali Open in Kitzbuhel. Santillan received wild cards into both main draws and lost his openers. This is the first time he's qualified for an ATP World Tour main draw. “Qualifying is a better feeling because you've earned yourself into the main draw... Wild card, you've earned it into the main draw because somebody is trusting you, somebody is giving you the chance to play in the main draw because they believe in you,” Santillan told ATPWorldTour.com. “Two different feelings but for...

Feb 20, 2017

Khachanov And Pouille Talk Off-Season

ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot takes you catches up with NextGen star Karen Khachanov in Barcelona, where he trainedfor the 2017 season, and talks to Lucas Pouille at his base in Dubai.

Feb 17, 2017

Kozlov Hits Hot Shot Double At Tempe Challenger

Rising American star Stefan Kozlov gave a nod to Hot Shot king Dustin Brown after striking two impressive Hot Shots of his own in the same point at this week’s $75,000 ATP Challenger Tour event in Tempe, Arizona. Facing Roberto Quiroz of Ecuador in the second-round, the #NextGenATP star hit a reflex shot between his legs at 1-1 in the second set. If that wasn’t enough, he responded to an overhead from Quiroz by leaping up and hitting an overhead winner of his own from the baseline, raising his arms in triumph. "I don't normally practise that," joked Kozlov. "It just caught me in no-mans-land. I didn't know whether to hit a forehand or a backhand. It was just instinct...

Feb 15, 2017

Back In Memphis, Fritz Looks To Act On Lessons Learned

Had any other 18 year old experienced such a year, it would have been a dream debut season. During Taylor Fritz's first full year on the ATP World Tour, the American reached the final of the Memphis Open presented by ServiceMaster in only his second ATP World Tour tournament. He went on to make the quarter-finals in Acapulco and Atlanta. The #NextGenATP star finished the season even stronger, ending the year as the youngest player in the Top 100, which earned him the ATP Star Of Tomorrow presented by Emirates award. “That was a big thing for him to get the award from the ATP [World Tour],” said David Nainkin, Fritz's lead coach. Yet both Fritz and Nainkin look back...