Day 1 at the ASB Classic in Auckland saw seventh seed Steve Johnson and sixth seed Feliciano Lopez move through their first-round matches on Monday. Johnson opened up main draw action on Centre Court with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Stephane Robert. The American dropped just three points on his first serve during the match (28/31) and kept Robert on the defense throughout. Next up for Johnson is the winner between #NextGenATP star Karen Khachanov and Yen-Hsun Lu. Lopez had a more difficult test against wild card and local favourite Michael Venus. The doubles specialist got the crowd involved by grabbing the opening set, but Lopez regrouped to score a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory. The Spaniard next plays the winner...
Nick Kyrgios - Marseille [Kyrgios Spotlight] Nick Kyrgios soared up the Emirates ATP Rankings in 2016, cracking the Top 15 for the first time in his career behind a trio of hard court titles. The Australian’s maiden title came in February in Marseille, with his flawless week including wins over Top 10 players Richard Gasquet and Tomas Berdych before defeating Marin Cilic 6-2, 7-6(3) in the final. Kyrgios did not drop serve all tournament, becoming the first first-time winner to do so in a tour-level event in the Open Era. He is also the first player under the age of 21 to beat Top 10 opponents in consecutive matches since Juan Martin del Potro at the 2009 US Open (SF...
Continuing our Season In Review Series, ATPWorldTour.com revisits the biggest Grand Slam comebacks of 2016: 4) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga d. John Isner 6-7(3), 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-2, 19-17/3R/Wimbledon With several second-round matches to be completed, the All England Club announced that play would take place on the Middle Sunday at The Championships for only the fourth time in the tournament's 139-year history (also 1991, 1997 and 2004). Tickets sold out within an hour of going on sale on Saturday afternoon, and it was to Court No. 2 where most fans headed. John Isner, the No. 18 seed, led No. 12 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-7(5). Isner had been close to ending the match a day earlier. He missed two break points...