Kevin Anderson fought back from a set and a break down to beat eighth seed Marcos Baghdatis 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 and advance to the second round of the If Stockholm Open on Monday. The South African broke Baghdatis at 3-4 in the second set and again at 5-4 to even the match. Anderson fell behind a break in the third set as well but reeled off five straight games to upset the 2009 champion. “Things weren't looking great... I fought through,” Anderson said. “I felt that if I could keep my mind a little bit and just take it one point at a time, I definitely was going to give myself a shot.” [ALSO LIKE] He will next face American...
Race to London Moves Indoors: After an exciting three weeks of action in Asia, the three week, six tournament European indoor circuit leading into the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals begins with the inaugural tournament in Antwerp along with traditional events in Moscow and Stockholm. Overall, there are seven of the Top 20 players in the Emirates ATP Race to London competing. The top two seeds in Antwerp are Belgian No. 1 David Goffin and David Ferrer. In Moscow, the top seeds are Spaniards Roberto Bautista Agut and Albert Ramos-Vinolas. In Stockholm, the top seeds are former champions Gael Monfils and Grigor Dimitrov. Emirates ATP Race to London Update: Seven of the Top 20 players in the Emirates ATP Race...
The season-ending European indoor swing is here and the Emirates ATP Race To London has entered the home stretch. The final ATP World Tour 250 events of the year will be held next week at the VTB Kremlin Cup in Moscow, inaugural European Open in Antwerp and If Stockholm Open. Contenders are jockeying for positions to secure the three remaining berths at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, with four players sitting within 1,000 points of Dominic Thiem and the coveted eighth spot. In position to make his debut at The O2 from 13-20 November, Gael Monfils currently occupies the sixth spot with 3,625 points. The Frenchman will be looking to separate himself from the pack as the top seed...