During his time on the ATP World Tour, Feliciano Lopez has amassed a number of accomplishments. One of his most impressive, however, is longevity: For two decades, Lopez has been a regular on the tour for 20 years. Lopez is now 36 years old and shows no signs of slowing down. On Tuesday, the left-handed Lopez will face Dusan Lajovic, a 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3 winner over Pedro Martinez in the first round of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. When he was just 16 years old, Lopez was granted a wild card by the Real Tennis Club Barcelona, the facility that runs the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, after they saw serious potential in the young Spaniard. Lopez made the most of...
Watch as Rafael Nadal defeats Kei Nishikori to win his 11th Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters title and a record 31st overall ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown. Photo: Realis/Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Roger Federer, the 97-time tour-level titlist who has spent a record 308 weeks atop the ATP Rankings during his illustrious career, was named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People on Thursday. Out of the 100 selectees, just six people were chosen to be photographed for a TIME cover. The 36-year-old Swiss got the call along with activist Tarana Burke, comedian Tiffany Haddish, actress Nicole Kidman, singer Jennifer Lopez and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, wrote about Federer's success on and off the court for TIME: It’s no secret that Roger Federer is the greatest tennis player ever. As David Foster Wallace wrote, he is “one of those rare, preternatural athletes who appear to be exempt, at least...
Go behind the scenes at the 2018 Grand Prix Hassan II, eventually won by Spaniard Pablo Andujar, to find out how players enjoyed their time off the court in Marrakech, Morocco and how that may have helped their play.