Watch highlights as World No. 1 Rafael Nadal wins his 11th title at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, defeating #NextGenATP Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. Photo Credit: Alex Caparros/Getty Images. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
You would be hard-pressed to find a more thrilling final on the ATP Challenger Tour in 2018. It was a highly-anticipated championship clash and it certainly did not disappoint, as 22-year-old Noah Rubin edged 20-year-old Marc Polmans 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 at the Tallahassee Tennis Challenger on Saturday. Rubin needed six match points to secure his fourth Challenger title - and first on clay - after two hours and eight minutes. With Polmans serving to stay in the match at 5-4 in the decider, he refused to abandon his aggressive gameplan. The #NextGenATP Aussie escaped from a 0/40 deficit and survived two more championship points later in the game. On two occasions, a Rubin forehand missed clipping the tramline by mere...
Watch highlights of Roger Federer's first trip to Zambia, which he made as part of his efforts to visit programmes supported by his Roger Federer Foundation. Photo and Video courtesy of the Roger Federer Foundation.
With the clay-court season well underway, there are three ATP World Tour 250-level events next week. At the BMW Open by FWU, World No. 3 Alexander Zverev will attempt to retain his title and earn the seventh tour-level trophy of his career. The German leads a strong field, with Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, Argentine Diego Schwartzman and South Korean Hyeon Chung striving for success. Like Zverev, World No. 4 Marin Cilic is also trying to defend a title, as the top seed leads the field at the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open. The Millennium Estoril Open also boasts an impressive line-up with World No. 8 Kevin Anderson and Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta competing as the top two seeds. View Draw:...
Not a lot has gone wrong for #NextGenATP Stefanos Tsitsipas at this week’s Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell — except for losing his shoe in the middle of a point. The 19-year-old was leading 3-0 in the opening set against Pablo Carreno Busta on Saturday and held a 15/30 advantage on the Spaniard’s serve. But when Tsitsipas slid to his right to whip a heavy forehand high over the net, his left shoe slipped off. While his shot landed in, the teenager was unable to win the point. “Not sure I’ve ever seen that, especially on a clay court,” former World No. 4 James Blake said with a chuckle while commentating on the match on Tennis Channel. “He might need to...
