Two-time defending Brasil Open champion Pablo Cuevas continued his reign in Sao Paulo on Thursday, storming into the quarter-finals with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Facundo Bagnis. The third seed broke his opponent twice in each set to wrap up a comprehensive victory in 64 minutes. Cuevas improves his FedEx ATP Head2Head over Bagnis to 4-0, with all four wins coming in Brazil. The Uruguayan has defeated Bagnis in the second round of Sao Paulo for three consecutive years and also prevailed last year in the opening round of the Rio Open presented by Claro. Cuevas will play sixth seed Diego Schwartman, who broke serve five times to record an identical 6-2, 6-2 scoreline over Gerald Melzer. Schwartzman has been...
Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas’s hot form on clay is gathering steam with the second seed at the Brasil Open advancing to his fourth straight quarter-final on South American soil on Wednesday. The 29-year-old lefty took down Portugal’s Gastao Elias 6-4, 7-6(5) to book his place in the last eight. The win comes on the back of a semi-final run at the Ecuador Open three weeks ago, a quarter-final at the Argentina Open two weeks ago and a semi-final finish at the Rio Open last week. The result extended the Spaniard’s FedEx ATP Head2Head record against Elias to 2-0, having defeated him in three sets in Sao Paolo three years ago. Ramos-Vinolas – a semi-finalist at Sao Paulo five years ago (l....
Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android or visit MyATP.com. Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Roger Federer and Andy Murray kicked off the 25th edition of the tournament with a beach tennis game, the famous Burj Al Arab as their backdrop. After his first-round win, Federer joined ATP Executive Chairman and President Chris Kermode for an anniversary celebration on court. The ATP recognised the 25th anniversary of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships with the presentation of a crystal plate and cake to mark the celebration. Stan Wawrinka hopped in a Skydive Dubai gyrocopter for a flight over the Burj Al Arab, Palm Jumeriah and Dubai Marina before making his way back to Skydive...
Fifth seed Fabio Fognini celebrated a milestone 250th victory on Tuesday at the Brasil Open in Sao Paulo. The Italian beat compatriot Marco Cecchinato 6-4, 7-6(4) in one hour and 35 minutes to advance to the second round. Fognini, who reached the semi-finals here in 2008, was nearly untouchable on his first serve, winning almost 80 per cent of those points. He will next face another Italian qualifier in Alessandro Giannessi, who dismissed home favourite Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil 6-4, 6-3. In an under-20 battle, #NextGenATP player Casper Ruud of Norway beat 19-year-old Akira Santillan of Japan 6-4, 6-4. The 18-year-old Ruud, who reached the semi-finals in Rio last week, will meet seventh-seeded Argentine Federico Delbonis in the second...
