Roger Federer maintained his stellar form and capitalized on a hobbled John Isner to dominate 6-1, 6-4 in the Miami Open final on Sunday afternoon. Federer went 20-for-20 on first-serve points and lost a mere three service points in total as he triumphed in one hour and three minutes. […]
John Isner is one win away from an improbable title defense of his improbable 2018 Miami Open title. But he may not be quite as close as “one win” sounds given that the man he repeatedly hails as the greatest of all time stands in his way on Sunday afternoon. […]
Rarely in a Masters 1000 event do you see first-time matchups in the semifinals. But that will be the case on Friday, when Roger Federer faces Denis Shapovalov during the night session after John Isner goes up against Felix Auger-Aliassime.Â
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John Isner said at the start of the Miami Open that he had a one in 100 chance of successfully defending his 2018 title. Felix Auger-Aliassime wasn’t even in the main draw until last Wednesday night. On Friday afternoon, one will find himself in the Miami final. […]
John Isner moved to within two wins of another improbable Miami Open triumph when he beat Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(1), 7-6(5) in the quarterfinals on Wednesday afternoon. Next up for Isner is Felix Auger-Aliassime, who defeated Borna Coric. […]
Roger Federer takes on his Wimbledon vanquisher Kevin Anderson in the Miami quarterfinals on Thursday. A different generation will be squaring off in the other contest, as Denis Shapovalov battles Frances Tiafoe for a spot in the semis. […]
There are currently thousands of players ranked on the ATP and WTA tours—too many, in fact, according to the ITF. Unfortunately, only the top 200—at most—in the men’s and women’s game can make a real living through it. […]
There are various ways in which professional tennis players can earn their way into the upper echelons of ATP and WTA tours. The ATP and WTA run their tournaments mostly by giving entry into main draws to players based on their world ranking. […]
The final spot out of the top half of the Miami draw is completely up for grabs, but the four remaining competitors simply have the semis as their goal right now. On Wednesday, it’s John Isner vs. Roberto Bautista Agut and Borna Coric vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime. […]
A depleted top half of the draw was blown completely open on Tuesday, when Roberto Bautista Agut and Felix Auger-Aliassime delivered two of the biggest victories of their respective careers. Bautista Agut battled back from a set and a break deficit to stun Novak Djokovic. […]
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