For the first time this ATP World Tour season, there will be two 500-level events in the same week. World No. 2 Rafael Nadal looks to better his runner-up finish from last season at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC in Acapulco, Mexico, and the two-time winner will be joined by defending champion Sam Querrey and five more players who are inside the Top 12 of the ATP Rankings. Reigning Nitto ATP Finals champion Grigor Dimitrov leads a strong field at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, where Marseille finalist Lucas Pouille is the second seed. There is also an ATP World Tour 250 event in Sao Paulo, Brazil: the Brasil Open, where three-time defending champion Pablo Cuevas will...
The frenetic month of February continues with another trio of tournaments. The second ATP World Tour 500 event of the year takes place at the Rio Open presented by Claro, while the Open 13 Provence returns to Marseille and the Delray Beach Open celebrates its 26th edition. View draws: Rio de Janeiro | Marseille | Delray Beach 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN RIO DE JANEIRO (1) What A Week: Twenty-two of the Top 32 players on the ATP World Tour will compete this week in Rio de Janeiro, Delray Beach or Marseille. Leading the way at the Rio Open presented by Claro are defending champion Dominic Thiem and Australian Open and Wimbledon finalist Marin Cilic. (2) No. 3 And Rising:...
The first ATP World Tour 500 tournament of the 2018 season gets underway this week in Rotterdam, where Roger Federer steps out for the first time since winning the Australian Open. The Swiss legend will reclaim the No. 1 ATP Ranking for the first time in more than five years if he reaches the semi-finals. As 'Frantic February' enters its second week, we'll also see two 250 tournaments in Buenos Aires and New York. 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN ROTTERDAM (1) First 500 of Season: This is the first of 13 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments of the season. The 45th anniversary of the popular Dutch indoor tournament features seven of the Top 20 in the ATP Rankings, led by...
With the first Grand Slam championship of the season in the rearview mirror, the ATP World Tour's stars are back at it in Montpellier, Quito and Sofia. The Open Sud de France and the Diema Xtra Sofia Open are both contested on hard courts, while the Ecuador Open is on clay. Last year's Nitto ATP Finals runner-up David Goffin is the top seed in Montpellier, Pablo Carreno Busta leads the pack in Quito and Stan Wawrinka is in the No. 1 spot in Sofia. View Draws: Montpellier | Quito | Sofia 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN MONTPELLIER (1) Frenchmen Headline Field: Three of the top five seeds are Frenchmen in Montpellier, which is one of five ATP World Tour tournaments in...
The 2018 ATP World Tour season continues with a pair of 250-level tournaments in Auckland and Sydney. Defending champion Jack Sock returns as the top seed at the ASB Classic and Albert Ramos-Vinolas leads the pack at the Apia International, where Gilles Muller is the reigning champ. View Draws: Auckland | Sydney 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN AUCKLAND (1) Sock Leads Strong Field: No. 1 American Jack Sock is the top seed and one of five players in Auckland who are in the Top 20 of the ATP Rankings. The other seeds receiving byes are No. 2 Juan Martin del Potro, No. 3 Sam Querrey and No. 4 John Isner. There are six former champions in the field from the...
