UPDATE: Stebe did not drop a set in qualifying for the US Open, his first Grand Slam main draw since 2013. Cedrik-Marcel Stebe had his doubts if he would ever play professional tennis again. Every player has a breaking point and the 26 year old was closing in on discovering his, as he sat at home recovering from a multitude of injuries... for nearly three years. "I was struggling with myself. I was thinking 'What did I do to deserve this?' I didn't do anything wrong. Was there something wrong with my body? It was as much of a mental struggle as it was a physical one." Hip impingement surgery. Lower back ailment. Pubic bone inflammation. Pelvic surgery to insert...
Five #NextGenATP stars moved into the second round on an oppressively hot and humid Day One of US Open qualifying. Conditioning and stamina were put to the test as Akira Santillan battled back for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Sebastian Ofner. The Aussie fought through heat exhaustion and cramps for a two-hour and two-minute victory, converting three of 13 break chances. Santillan called for the trainer at 4-all in the third set and proceeded to claim the decisive break immediately out of the medical timeout. He fell to his knees after serving out the match a game later. In other action, 11th seed Casper Ruud breezed past Dmitry Popko 6-4, 6-0 in 64 minutes, while Canadians Denis Shapovalov and...
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot breaks down the summer hard-court swing at the BB&T Atlanta Open, Citi Open in Washington D.C., Abierto Mexicano de Tenis Mifel presentado por Cinemex in Los Cabos, Coupe Rogers in Montreal, Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Winston-Salem Open and US Open in New York City.
The ATP World Tour will heat up on the North American hard courts in the coming weeks, with the US Open Series set to get underway at the BB&T Atlanta Open. Now in its 14th season, the US Open Series links four North American hard-court tournaments to the final Grand Slam of the year, the US Open. After hitting the courts in Atlanta, players move to a pair of ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events at the Coupe Rogers in Montreal and Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, followed by the Winston-Salem Open. Jack Sock is the top seed this week in Atlanta, with three-time champion John Isner looking to return to the winners' circle at Atlantic Station after a...
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot shows Stan Wawrinka touring New York and speaking to the media after his US Open title. Getty Images photo.