American Steve Johnson advanced to his third career ATP World Tour final on Saturday after beating his red-hot compatriot Jack Sock 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. US Men's Clay Court Championship in Houston. The 27-year-old Johnson came back from a break down in the third set to gain his second career win against Sock, who became the first 20-match winner on the ATP World Tour in 2017 on Friday. “Any time you can play on a Sunday in a tournament, it's a good week,” Johnson said. “It's my first final on U.S. soil... It's fun to get a chance to try to win something on home soil.” Johnson will try to win his second career ATP...
Thomaz Bellucci reflects on an amazing night at the Rio Open presented by Claro when the Brazilian beat World No. 5 Kei Nishikori. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Home favourite Thomaz Bellucci received a standing ovation after dismissing Rio Open presented by Claro top seed Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-3 on Tuesday. Nishikori reached the Argentina Open final last week and won their only previous meeting on the clay at the 2015 Roland Garros in straight sets, but the top-ranked Brazilian put in a commanding display to defeat the World No. 5. "Actually everything didn’t work well," said Nishikori. "Probably the condition changed a lot from last week: bounce really high and the balls are really heavy. The ball is the most difficult to adjust. I couldn’t feel anything today. I think it wasn’t my day." Bellucci, quarter-finalist in 2014, earned a second-round encounter with countryman Thiago Monteiro. The...
Watch Tuesday highlights of how Thomaz Bellucci got the better of Kei Nishikori at the Rio Open presented by Claro, plus Alexandr Dolgopolov versus David Ferrer. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Joao Pires/Fotojump
Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci is bidding to break a two-match losing streak at the Rio Open presented by Claro this week, but will be looking to draw on local support in his match versus Kei Nishikori. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
