Yuichi Sugita completed the week of his career by playing his best tennis to capture his first ATP World Tour title at the Antalya Open after a 6-1, 7-6(4) victory over France’s Adrian Mannarino. Read Report & Watch Highlights In becoming the third Japanese to lift an ATP World Tour trophy, following in the footsteps of Shuzo Matsuoka (1992 Seoul) and Kei Nishikori (11 titles), he surged up 22 spots to a career-high No. 44 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. The 28-year-old Sugita, the fourth first-time winner on the ATP World Tour this year, also picked up his ninth ATP Challenger Tour crown on the grass courts of the Aegon Surbiton Trophy (d. Thompson) last month. Mannarino also jumped 11...
The battleground for No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings is beginning to take shape. The picture will become clearer over the next two weeks as to whether Andy Murray is to remain in top spot. Here are the key scenarios for the four players in contention for No. 1 on 17 July, the Monday after Wimbledon concludes... Andy Murray will remain No. 1 by reaching his fourth Wimbledon final; Rafael Nadal will return to No. 1 by reaching his sixth Wimbledon final; Stan Wawrinka will debut at No. 1 by winning his first Wimbledon title; Novak Djokovic will return to No. 1 by winning his fourth Wimbledon title, but only if both Murray and Nadal lose before the semi-finals....
Spaniard Feliciano Lopez admitted he was playing “the best tennis of my career” after he captured his biggest title at the prestigious Aegon Championships. He completed a magical run by saving a match point in a thrilling deciding tie-break against Marin Cilic in a 4-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(8) final victory. Read Report & Watch Highlights Lopez rose seven spots to No. 25 in the Emirates ATP Rankings after he captured his third grass-court crown and the sixth ATP World Tour trophy of his career. Three months shy of his 36th birthday, Lopez is at his highest ranking since 20 February 2017 (No. 28). He was competing at The Queen’s Club in London for the 12th straight year, having made his tournament...