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The Two People Who Push Muller To Success

At every barrier Gilles Muller crossed during his career-best 2017 – the usual ups and downs of a season, the elbow injury and the mental wear of it all – the left-hander had two people on his mind: Lenny, 6, and Nils, 5 – his two sons. Ever since the boys were born, Muller had sought to share tennis with them. The Luxembourg native wanted to extend his career long enough so that he would still be playing at a high level once Lenny and Nils were old enough to remember Dad's tennis life. Read & Watch: Muller's First Title Like A Movie “I always wanted to see them in the stands, watching me play,” Muller exclusively told ATPWorldTour.com. A...

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Hard Graft Helps Kubot Rise To No. 1

As Marcelo Melo’s results dropped off from the 2017 Brisbane International presented by Suncorp and the clock edged closer to midnight in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, on Sunday night, 9,347 miles away — and with a 16-hour time difference — in Sydney, Australia, Lukasz Kubot received news. The 35-year-old Pole had risen to No. 1 in the ATP Doubles Rankings, tied with his partner Melo. For the first time since Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan jointly held top spot for the final time on 25 October 2015, the team discipline has two stand-out performers. View Latest Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings Speaking at the Sydney International on Tuesday, having reflected on the achievement overnight, Kubot told ATPWorldTour.com, “It’s a dream. As...

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Best of 2017: Kids Grill Federer

In this Best of 2017 moment, ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot takes you back to one of Roger Federer's toughest ever press conferences, which was conducted by local school children at the BNP Paribas Open.

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