A first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title has launched #NextGenATP German Alexander Zverev into the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. It was a landmark week for Zverev, who added to his 2017 trophies in Montpellier and Munich, in becoming the first player born in the 1990s to win an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 trophy. The 20 year old captured the Internazionali BNL d’Italia crown with victory over Novak Djokovic to earn a seven-place jump for a career-high No. 10 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. He is today’s ‘Mover of the Week’. Read Rome Report & Watch Highlights View Latest Emirates ATP Rankings By virtue of Zverev's success, he also moves up to No. 4 in the...
Dominic Thiem’s relentless work ethic and superior fitness continues to be rewarded on clay courts in 2017. The Austrian has moved back up two places to his career-high of No. 7 in the Emirates ATP Rankings following another impressive week on the Spanish clay. Earlier this month, Thiem was runner-up at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell (l. Nadal) and replicated that form at the Mutua Madrid Open to reach his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final, where he pushed Nadal once again. The Austrian is now 14-3 on clay in 2017, having also clinched the Rio Open presented by Claro trophy (d. Carreno Busta) in February. #NextGenATP Croatian Borna Coric (pictured above) was a lucky loser in the main...
The last time Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal entered the month of May first and second in the Emirates ATP Race [To London] was in 2007. A decade later, the Swiss and the Spaniard are setting the pace on the ATP World Tour once again. Having already battled for a Grand Slam championship and an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title this year, Federer and Nadal are now poised to turn back the clock with a potential season-long tussle for the top spot in the Emirates ATP Race To London. A semi-final run at this week's Mutua Madrid Open would see Nadal edge ahead of Federer, who has opted for an extended break after completing the Sunshine Double in Indian...
Pablo Carreno Busta commanded the field at the Millennium Estoril Open to move up three positions in the Emirates ATP Rankings to a career-high No. 18. The Spaniard secured his first ATP World Tour title on clay with a 6-2, 7-6(5) victory over third seed Gilles Muller. Carreno Busta, also runner-up this February in Rio de Janeiro (l. Thiem), lifted the trophy without dropping a set. Read Estoril Final Report In Istanbul, Marin Cilic tasted victory on clay for the first time in five years to jump one place to No. 7. A 7-6(3), 6-3 triumph over Milos Raonic earned him the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open title. The Croatian navigated past Top 50 players Steve Darcis and Diego Schwartzman...
