10 THINGS TO WATCH IN MOSCOW 1. 250 Finales: The last of 40 ATP World Tour 250 events take place this week in Moscow, Antwerp and Stockholm. Seven Russians are in the VTB Kremlin Cup field, including Next Gen ATP Finals contenders Andrey Rublev and Daniil Medvedev. A Russian man hasn’t won Moscow since 2009. 2. Birthday Boy: Rublev, who turns 20 on Friday, is playing in his hometown for the fifth straight year (0-2 main draw, 0-2 qualifying). He teamed with Dmitry Tursunov for the 2015 Moscow doubles title. The No. 5 seed was outside the Top 100 as recently as 25 June. After winning his first singles title at Umag and reaching his first Grand Slam quarter-final at...
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot showcases the four tournaments that received recognition in the 2016 ATP World Tour Awards presented by Moët & Chandon. Getty Images photo.
The ATP has announced the Tournaments of the Year in the 2016 ATP World Tour Awards presented by Moët & Chandon, with the BNP Paribas Open and Aegon Championships joined by the If Stockholm Open and Winston-Salem Open as the most favoured ATP World Tour events in their respective tournament categories. The Tournament of the Year awards, voted annually by ATP players, recognise the leading standards set across the three tournament categories on the Tour. Indian Wells repeats at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 level, while The Queen’s Club in London wins for the second successive year as a 500 tournament. In the 250 category, first-time winners Stockholm and Winston-Salem share honours. Visit the official ATP World Tour Awards...
Juan Martin del Potro ended a 33-month drought in style, racing to the finish 7-5, 6-1 against Jack Sock at the If Stockholm Open on Sunday. The Argentine’s most recent tour-level crown had come against Bernard Tomic in Sydney at the start of the 2014 season. He now owns 19 tour-level titles. “I’ve been trying to fix my problems for the past two years and I didn’t expect to win a title at this moment in my career,” del Potro said. “I am so happy to get the trophy here. It’s motivation for looking forward to the future. “I don’t really mind the rankings or the numbers. I just want to play better. When I’m 100 per cent I know...