A LOOK BACK Santaizi Challenger (Taipei City, Taiwan): If there was any doubt that Yuki Bhambri is fully fit and ready to charge up the ATP Rankings, the 25-year-old made an emphatic statement this week in Taipei. The fourth-seeded Indian blasted to the title at the $150,000 ATP Challenger Tour event, defeating countryman Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday. Bhambri celebrated a return to the Top 100 of the ATP Rankings for the first time in two years, marching to a career-high No. 83. Having fallen outside the Top 500 following an elbow injury, he is back with a vengeance, claiming his second Challenger crown in five months. He has also qualified for the Australian Open and ATP World Tour...
Vasek Pospisil uses the hashtag #AnythingIsPospisil on his social media channels. The Canadian, a keen guitarist and singer, made some bold selections in picking his dream bandmates from the tennis world. It’s quite the line-up. “It would probably be me on rhythm guitar and vocals, Johnny Mac (John McEnroe) on lead guitar, maybe Marat Safin on drums and Bjorn Borg on the keyboard, that would be pretty cool,” said Pospisil. “Those are three huge characters of the sport; Borg was obviously super cool, McEnroe can rock, he’s Johnny Mac, and Safin can just be angry on the drums. It’s a legends band.” Away from the training, match-play and travel on tour, Pospisil is content to strum away on his guitar...
Having managed to avoid a major injury in more than a decade of professional tennis, Matthew Ebden was rocked by a six-month absence from competitive tennis in 2016. Following surgery on a persistent knee injury, the Australian has rekindled his passion for the sport and is hauling himself back up through the Emirates ATP Rankings. Ebden reached a career-high No. 61 in singles in 2012, he won the 2013 Australian Open mixed doubles title, has six ATP Challenger Tour titles, and is a four-time winner in doubles on the ATP World Tour. However, the 29 year old began 2017 languishing at World No. 699. A quarter-final run at the Caterpillar Burnie International (l. Jasika) in January signalled his return to...