Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android and visit MyATP.com. Swiss Indoors Basel – Basel, Switzerland Benoit Paire took some time off ahead of his second-round clash against Roger Federer at the Swiss Indoors Basel. The Frenchman visited the “Läckerli House” in Basel’s old town and prepared the famous cookie specialty. The Basler Läckerli is a traditional hard, spice biscuit made of honey, hazelnuts, almonds, candied peel and Kirsch. After a nice walk through the old town, Paire arrived at the shop and helped bake some Läckerli. “This is a very nice experience. The biscuits are very tasty and it was fun to prepare them. It’s not easy, almost more difficult than...
A season full of highlights for Denis Shapovalov just keeps getting better. Reaching the Coupe Rogers semi-finals, the second week of the US Open, and breaking into the Top 50 of the Emirates ATP Rankings as a teenager have made Shapovalov a household name in the tennis world. Now the 18-year-old Canadian is getting attention in the fashion world after joining supermodel Karlie Kloss on the cover of the November issue of VOGUE. “I was really nervous heading there. I didn’t know what to expect from Karlie, I’ve never met a model that’s so famous before,” said Shapovalov of Kloss, who has more than 7 million followers on Instagram and has featured on 32 Vogue covers internationally. “But she was...
Magnus Norman announced on Wednesday his decision to step down as coach to Stan Wawrinka, who continues his rehabilitation from knee surgery, after a four-year partnership due to personal reasons. "After much thought I have decided to dedicate my future to my family,” said Norman. “With two young kids at home, now is the right time for me to be with them. I could not have had a better player to work with and this has been one of the most difficult decisions I have ever had to make." "I'm really honoured to have worked with Stan, who is a great tennis player, but more importantly a fantastic person. I want to thank the whole team behind Stan for all...
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut will attempt to earn their first Nitto ATP Finals trophy when they arrive at The O2 for the third time this November. The Frenchmen join Lukasz Kubot/Marcelo Melo, defending champions Henri Kontinen/John Peers, 2015 winners Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau, Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares, four-time season finale champions Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan and Roland Garros winners Ryan Harrison/Michael Venus in the 2017 field. Herbert and Mahut qualified for the event, to be held from 12-19 November, for the third year in a row, and are seeking their first appearance in the semi-finals. The Frenchmen won at least two titles for the third consecutive year in 2017, with each of the victories coming at an ATP World Tour Masters 1000...
Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android and visit MyATP.com VTB Kremlin Cup — Moscow, Russia Top seed Pablo Carreno Busta enjoyed a guided tour of the Kremlin Territory and Cathedral Square, which features five famous Moscow cathedrals and the Tsar Bell, the world’s largest bell. Local star and #NextGenATP’s Andrey Rublev assisted with the draw ceremony, held at Moscow’s TASS News Agency on Saturday. ATP World Tour Uncovered spent the day with the rising star, visiting Rublev’s family’s restaurant, Moscow’s Red Square and his childhood tennis club. All main draw players were treated to a special night during the Official Kremlin Cup Opening Party at Duran Bar, featuring live music, speeches...
