The preparation is now over. After three clay-court ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events, two 500-level tournaments on the surface and 11 ATP World Tour 250 events, the ATP World Tour is ready to take on Roland Garros. There is a lot on the line on the Parisian terre battue, with a massive 2,000 ATP Rankings and ATP Doubles Rankings points available for the winners. From former champions to the rapidly rising #NextGenATP, tennis fans are in for a treat as the fortnight is set to begin. View Draw 1) Undécima: Rafael Nadal eyes a historic 11th championship at Roland Garros, where he could tie Margaret Court at the Australian Open for the most titles won by a man or...
ATP World Tour 250-level titles are on the line this week at clay-court events in Geneva and Lyon, the final events before Roland Garros. At the Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open, two-time defending champion Stan Wawrinka, No. 1 Italian Fabio Fognini and former World No. 3 David Ferrer are the wild cards, attempting to challenge top-seeded Sam Querrey of the United States. Just more than 100 kilometres away, at the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon, Dominic Thiem looks to continue his momentum on clay alongside fellow Top 10 player John Isner and the fast-rising Hyeon Chung, the reigning Next Gen ATP Finals champion. View Draws: Geneva | Lyon 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN GENEVA 1) Stan In Switzerland: Since Geneva returned...
The trio of clay-court ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments wraps up this week at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome. One year ago, Alexander Zverev became the first player born in the 1990s to capture a Masters 1000 trophy. There will be plenty of competition attempting to prevent him from retaining that title. Eighteen of the Top 20 players in the ATP Rankings are competing, with Rafael Nadal, who is seeking a record eighth title in Rome, leading the way. View Draw 1) Rafa’s Record: Although he will fall to No. 2 in the ATP Rankings on Monday, Nadal can climb back to the top spot to start a sixth stint as World No. 1 on 21 May if...
The second of the season's three clay-court ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events, the Mutua Madrid Open, is set to get underway on Sunday. World No. 1 Rafael Nadal will look to extend his record of titles at the tournament to six. No. 4 seed Juan Martin del Potro, who won back-to-back titles at Acapulco and Indian Wells, returns to action for the first time since reaching the Miami semi-finals (l. to Isner), and he leads the field that will compete with Nadal for the trophy at the Caja Mágica. View Draw 1) Fantastic Field: Monte-Carlo champion Rafael Nadal headlines a Madrid field that features 17 of the Top 20 players in the ATP Rankings. Seven different men have captured...
With the clay-court season well underway, there are three ATP World Tour 250-level events next week. At the BMW Open by FWU, World No. 3 Alexander Zverev will attempt to retain his title and earn the seventh tour-level trophy of his career. The German leads a strong field, with Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, Argentine Diego Schwartzman and South Korean Hyeon Chung striving for success. Like Zverev, World No. 4 Marin Cilic is also trying to defend a title, as the top seed leads the field at the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open. The Millennium Estoril Open also boasts an impressive line-up with World No. 8 Kevin Anderson and Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta competing as the top two seeds. View Draw:...
