For just the second time in the past 15 years, the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship will feature an all-American final. Tennessee native Tennys Sandgren will clash with California's Steve Johnson for the title, after both battled through tricky semi-final encounters on Saturday. Johnson and Sandgren are slated to meet for the first time at the tour-level, marking the first championship clash in Houston between home hopefuls since 2015, when Jack Sock defeated Sam Querrey. That year, Sock lifted his maiden ATP World Tour trophy and Sandgren will look to do the same on Sunday. The 26-year-old toppled Ivo Karlovic 7-6(2), 7-6(4) in one hour and 38 minutes, surviving an offensive onslaught from the big-hitting Croatian....
Want to hit a forehand like Tennys Sandgren? The American can show you how. Sandgren breaks down his forehand motion while at the Rio Open presented by Claro.
Tennys Sandgren arrived in Melbourne having never won a match at a Grand Slam championship. Today, following his 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-3 quarter-final loss to South Korea’s Hyeon Chung, the American enjoys a higher profile. “The net felt like it was about 12-feet high today,” said Sandgren. “[I was] just struggling to serve the way that I wanted to. But I also knew that I had to serve well and serve to my spots correctly, because he returns so well. “It was amazing. He's a fantastic player. This is the second time I played him now in two weeks [also ASB Classic]. It's such a fun challenge because he does so many cool things, with how he moves and how he...
