Roger Federer has risen four places to his highest Emirates ATP Ranking since 24 October 2016 (at No. 7) as a result of capturing his 25th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday. The 35-year-old Swiss now stands at World. No. 6 after a 6-4, 7-5 victory over compatriot Stan Wawrinka marked his fifth in the Californian desert and builds on his triumph at the Australian Open (d. Nadal) in January. Read Indian Wells Final Report. Pablo Carreno Busta has also moved up four places to a career-high No. 19. The Spaniard breaks into the Top 20 for the first time having reached the Indian Wells semi-finals, his best run at an ATP World...
Andrey Rublev is a man on a mission. One of three surging Russian #NextGenATP stars – with Karen Khachanov and Daniil Medvedev – Rublev is setting his sights on joining his countrymen in the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. Competing at this week’s ATP Challenger Tour event in Irving, U.S.A., he is into the semi-finals as a qualifier, reeling off an impressive six wins in five days. The 19 year old, who is working under the tutelage of former World No. 29 Fernando Vicente, is less than two months removed from reaching his third ATP Challenger Tour final in Rennes. His run on French soil came just weeks after battling World No. 1 Andy Murray in the second...
Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram might have a new favourite ATP World Tour Masters 1000 memory this weekend if they can win the BNP Paribas Open doubles title, which would be their first Masters 1000 team title. But before the veterans go for the Indian Wells crown, they talked with ATPWorldTour.com about all things Masters 1000-related, including their dream Masters 1000 title match. Which Masters 1000 host city is your favourite and why? Ram: For me, it's Cincinnati because it's close to where I'm from [Indiana]. Klaasen: Rome... As a city, it's pretty tough to beat Rome. Which Masters 1000 tournament is your favourite? Ram: Indian Wells. First of all, it's in America... which is nice for me being an...
There was only one person happier than Roger Federer with the way his backhand performed on Wednesday in his spectacular display of aggression to defeat Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-3 in the BNP Paribas Open fourth round. That was his father Robert, who witnessed from courtside the laser-like backhands cannonball past the Spaniard. “First thing he told me after the match was 'Great match, great backhands,” said Federer, speaking to Tennis Channel. "He's basically been the first guy to tell me, ‘Hit the backhand, damn it! Don't fall back and slice all the time." Victory at Indian Wells marked the first time Federer had beaten Nadal three times in a row in their gladiatorial 36 FedEx ATP Head2Head meetings. On numerous...
Ahead of this year's BNP Paribas Open, Pablo Cuevas shared that his best ATP World Tour Masters 1000 win had come against Andy Roddick at the 2011 Miami Open presented by Itau. The 31-year-old Uruguayan may have a new answer following a terrific start to his Masters 1000 campaign in 2017. He reached his first semi-final at this elite level with victory over #NextGenATP star Alexander Zverev on Friday at the Mutua Madrid Open. "In these last two years, I was pursuing a different calendar to what I'd been doing the previous years, trying to be ready for the Masters 1000s, to be able to sit here in this chair and make it to the semi-finals," said Cuevas. "I'm glad...
