#NextGenATP star Alexander Zverev evened his first-round contest against Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 4-6, 6-3 before darkness suspended play on Monday evening at Roland Garros. The ninth-seeded Zverev is fresh off his maiden ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome earlier this month (d. Djokovic). The win catapulted the 20-year-old German to No. 10 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, the first time he's joined the elite group. In Paris, Zverev, who reached the Roland Garros junior boys' final just four years ago, is looking to get past the third round and achieve his best showing at a Grand Slam. The 6'6” right-hander reached the third round last year during his Roland Garros debut (l. to...
How does a player get a hot hand? A study of the past two Roland Garros champions, Novak Djokovic (2016) and Stan Wawrinka (2015), identifies obscure yet fascinating areas of their games that they improved in Paris to capture the sport's prized clay-court Grand Slam title. Visit Infosys ATP Scores & Stats Landing An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of Djokovic at Roland Garros in 2016, and Wawrinka in 2015, uncovers 10 areas that saw them perform much better than their season average in each year. Roland Garros 2016 - Novak Djokovic 1. Serving at 0/15 (73% won) Djokovic fell behind 0/15 30 times on serve at Roland Garros in 2016. He won the 0/15 point 73 per cent...