Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android or visit MyATP.com. Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Doha, Qatar Defending champion Novak Djokovic held a kids clinic with 11 lucky Qatari youngsters. World No. 1 Andy Murray and Djokovic officially launched the 2017 ATP World Tour season at the Museum of Islamic Art. Watch Murray, Djokovic, Tomas Berdych and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga attended the tournament’s player party, where they were in the hot seat as Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares interviewed them for ATP World Tour Uncovered. Malek Jaziri, Andrey Kuznetsov, Florian Mayer and Gerald Melzer were on hand to assist with the draw ceremony. Brisbane International Presented By Suncorp – Brisbane, Australia Stan Wawrinka showed no fear as he did the Gold...
Rafa Nadal gives one young fan a thrill of a lifetime by hitting with him after a practice session at the Brisbane International. Video courtesy Tennis Australia.
Shaking hands after a match is customary, but a selfie? Horacio Zeballos may have started a new trend after being defeated by Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Wednesday: The Argentine asked the defending champion for a quick picture as he left the court. “It was quite nice, a nice surprise,” said the Serbian World No. 2. “I think at the end of the day, two tennis players on the court try to outplay each other and win in the game of tennis. Once that's finished, once you shake hands, you're people... You're a person, a human being. Of course you want to win. But once it's done, it's done. The past is behind you.” Eehhh...
What happens when three World No. 1s get together. Find out as Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares interview Andy Murray at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open player party in Doha. Photo: Paul Zimmer/QTF
The Novak Djokovic Foundation, and Children Change Colombia, supported by Jamie Murray, have been selected among nine recipients in the ATP ACES For Charity grant programme for 2017. Grants of $/€15,000 will be awarded to a total of nine charitable causes, nominated by ATP World Tour players, tournaments and alumni. A total of eight grants will benefit youth through programmes worldwide, including Djokovic and Murray’s causes which respectively focus on early childhood education and development in Serbia and dedicated to defending the rights of Colombia’s most at-risk and neglected children. The other causes include the Zelmerlöw & Björkman Foundation’s boarding school in Kenya, Corazoncitos Foundation and Fundación Tenis Uruguay, Greater Curacao Tennis Patrons Foundation, SOS Children’s Villages, Beijing Golden Wings...
