Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan have conquered Everest: the first team to record 1,000 doubles match wins. A little more than two years since they celebrated their 100th title, the twins have set another milestone that may stand the test of time. “Very few players will achieve it,” says Nenad Zimonjic. “In the next 100 years, you’ll still be counting on one hand. Their longevity and number of titles will be so tough to break.” Their achievement has spanned 19 seasons, from their first victory over Mark Keil and Dave Randall at Atlanta in 1998 to today's win over Pablo Cuevas and Viktor Troicki in the Erste Bank Open 500 quarter-finals. Their story is a product of longevity, commitment, and...
Jamie Murray made a special trip back from Vienna to London to receive his OBE at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. The Scot was commemorated for his services to tennis and charitable work at the investiture ceremony. Murray received his OBE from Her Majesty The Queen and was joined at Buckingham Palace by his wife, Alejandra, and parents, William and Judy Murray. “It was a great privilege to receive this honour from The Queen,” said Murray. “It was an amazing experience and my first time at the Palace. “It wasn’t something I expected so it came as a shock to me. You never think about these things when you are playing, but it is really nice to be recognised for your...
It's the little things – playing injury-free, earning a living through tennis – that Juan Martin del Potro appreciates most these days. Of course, the Argentine wishes he would have beaten Belgian David Goffin in the first round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Tuesday. DelPo had his chances, too – he led by set and a break. But tennis is tennis, and Goffin, a Tokyo finalist on Sunday (l. to Kyrgios), came back on the Comeback King of 2016. “He started to return much better in the second and in the third set,” del Potro said of Goffin, who won 50 per cent of his return points in the second and third sets after winning exactly nine per cent...
#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...
In the midst of a resurgent 2016 campaign, Marco Chiudinelli is pushing towards a return to the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. The 35-year-old Swiss, who has soared more than 150 spots to World No. 125, has amassed 25 wins this year on the ATP Challenger Tour and owes much of his success to a dominant run in tie-breaks. Calm under pressure, Chiudinelli established an impressive streak of 13 consecutive Challenger tie-breaks won from January to September. Despite dropping the first set 7-6(3) to eventual champion Marsel Ilhan at last week’s event in Izmir, Turkey, it will go down as the second-longest streak on the circuit since 2000. Only South Africa’s Wesley Moodie has won more tie-breaks in...