#NextGen star Alexander Zverev extended his win streak to seven matches on Wednesday at the China Open by storming into the quarter-finals over Jack Sock, 6-4, 6-2. "I thought I served very well, played very aggressively and returned pretty good," said Zverev. "I had to take away his very good forehand from the baseline and being a break up each set gave me a little bit of confidence." Next up for Zverev is fifth seed David Ferrer, who defeated Fabio Fognini earlier in the day, 6-3, 6-4. Ferrer leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry 1-0, but that win came over two years ago in Hamburg and Zverev is a much improved player since then. “He beat me quite easily when...
#NextGen star Alexander Zverev continued his outstanding 2016 season with an opening round win on Tuesday at the China Open over fourth seed Dominic Thiem, pushing him closer to finishing the year inside the Top 20 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. The 19 year old German rallied from a set down to defeat World No. 10 Thiem 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, extending his ATP World Tour win streak to six matches. He also improved his FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry against Thiem to 1-3. All three losses against the Austrian came this year on clay courts. Zverev won the final four games of the match to secure his place in the second round. He applied pressure on Thiem’s serve throughout the contest...
#NextGen star Karen Khachanov made it a historic Sunday at the inaugural Chengdu Open, claiming his first ATP World Tour title with a 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-3 victory over Albert Ramos-Vinolas. The 20-year-old Russian will soar nearly 50 spots in the Emirates ATP Rankings to a projected career-high No. 55. He is the third different #NextGen winner this year, joining Nick Kyrgios and Alexander Zverev, and is the ninth first-time champion on the ATP World Tour this year. [ALSO LIKE] ATPWorldTour.com spoke to Khachanov after his victory in Chengdu. How does it feel to win your first ATP World Tour title? I feel really happy that I did it. I'm working hard every day. It's the first dream I achieved. What...
Two consecutive weeks on the ATP World Tour has yielded back-to-back titles for the fast-charging #NextGen contingent, as Karen Khachanov clinched his first title on Sunday at the Chengdu Open. The 20-year-old Russian is projected to soar nearly 50 spots in the Emirates ATP Rankings to a career-high No. 55, after rallying past Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-3 in Chengdu. Khachanov follows in the footsteps of German teen Alexander Zverev, last week's champion in St. Petersburg, as first-time #NextGen winners. He is the third in total this year, with Nick Kyrgios prevailing in both Marseille and Atlanta. With his arms raised in triumph after two hours and 39 minutes, Khachanov secured the title when a Ramos-Vinolas forehand sailed long....