It may have been 15 years since his first tour-level match win, yet the smile remains the same. Tomas Berdych, ear-marked for the top from a young age, continues to strive for his goals as one of the cleanest hitters – and dedicated stars – on the ATP World Tour. Today at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, a couple of hours after David Ferrer hit the 700 match wins milestone, Berdych celebrated his own career achievement: his 600th victory in a 6-3, 6-4 encounter against Carlos Berlocq on Court Pietrangeli, one of the most picturesque settings in world tennis. In breaking a tie with his coach, former World No. 2 Goran Ivanisevic (599), the 31-year-old Berdych becomes the 25th player in...
The body may be sore these days, but David Ferrer, who built his career on tremendous strength and fierce competitive instincts, remains the consummate professional: willing to work, living and breathing the sport that has shaped his life. Today, at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, one of Spain’s greatest exports became the 13th player in ATP World Tour history to reach the 700 match wins milestone (700-341) with victory over Feliciano Lopez in the first round. Having recorded his first win, 6-4, 6-3 over David Nalbandian, at the 2002 Croatia Open Umag, Ferrer now joins Rafael Nadal (840) as the only Spaniard to reach the 700 match wins mark. “The number indicates that I have been a very consistent player over...
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have met more than any other two players in the Open Era, a record 50 times. Djokovic leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry 26-24 and has won seven of their past eight contests. Here is a history of the duo's 50 career meetings: 2017 Mutua Madrid Open SF, clay, Nadal d. Djokovic 6-2, 6-4 During their historic 50th FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting, Rafael Nadal decidedly turned the tables on Novak Djokovic, thoroughly outplaying the defending champion to reach his eighth Mutua Madrid Open final. Djokovic had owned their rivalry during recent years. The Serbian had won 15 consecutive sets and seven straight matches against Nadal. It had been nearly three years since the “King of...
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ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot goes behind the scenes at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. US Men's Clay Court Championship in Houston. Aaron M. Sprecher/ROCC photo.