Reilly Opelka is on a compatriot-slaying run at the Delray Beach Open after ousting top seed and defending champion Jack Sock on Wednesday night. The 6’11” #NextGenATP American, who contested his first ATP World Tour event of the season, brought down his more fancied countryman 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. Opelka, the World No. 228 in the ATP Rankings, thumped 17 aces to Sock’s four in the pair’s first meeting. He had already downed fellow American Ryan Harrison in the opening round and could have met another of his countrymen, No. 6 seed John Isner in the quarter-finals. Isner – a three-time Delray Beach Open semi-finalist – narrowly fell, though, to German Peter Gojowczyk 7-6(3), 6-7(4), 7-6(5). It is Gojowczyk’s third quarter-final...
Steve Johnson, Taylor Fritz, and Bradley Klahn joined other tennis players and personalities this month at the 2017 Los Angeles Tennis Bash at The Jack Kramer Club to raise money for, "local multi-sport tennis and learning programs for deserving youth".
With his back literally against the wall, Steve Johnson nails an overhead smash for a winner against Nick Kyrgios at the Shanghai Rolex Masters in China. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Watch Hot Shot as Steve Johnson showcases his speed and agility against Diego Schwartzman on Friday at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Steve Johnson talks about beating Dominic Thiem at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2017 on Tuesday in Tokyo. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
