Juan Martin Del Potro did not have quite enough left in the tank to turn his guaranteed medal from silver to gold. But he had enough to play a big hand in one last epic match at the Rio Olympics. Andy Murray, of course, played just as critical a role. In a thrilling gold-medal showdown at the Rio Olympics on Sunday, Murray outlasted Del Potro 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 after four hours and two minutes. […]
Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez captured the gold medal in men’s doubles at the Rio Olympics by outlasting Florin Mergea and Horia Tecau 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in two hours and 30 minutes on Friday night. One day later, Nadal lost his singles semifinal to Juan Martin Del Potro. […]
A long, nerve-racking day of action at the Rio Olympics saw three of the top four seeds in the men’s singles tournament earn their spots in the semifinals. The lone outsider? None other than Juan Martin Del Potro, whose dramatic run through the Rio de Janeiro draw continued on Friday with a 7-5, 7-6(4) win over Roberto Bautista Agut. […]
Rafael Nadal is one win away from playing for another Olympic medal after he beat Gilles Simon 7-6(5), 6-3 during third-round action in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday afternoon. Nadal is now one round shy of the semifinals, at which point he would have two shots at winning at least one match to earn a spot on the podium. […]
The order of play for the Rio Olympics tennis event did Juan Martin Del Potro no favors on Sunday night and Monday afternoon. But his trusty forehand did. Playing only 15 hours after shocking world No. 1 […]
Shortly after Rafael Nadal cruised through his first match in more than two months, Novak Djokovic bowed out of the Rio Olympics in stunning fashion with a 7-6(4), 7-6(2) loss to Juan Martin Del Potro on Sunday night. Del Potro fired 41 winners before advancing in two hours and 27 minutes. […]
Nick Kyrgios captured his second career ATP title on Sunday, taking down John Isner 7-6(3), 7-6(4) in the final of the BB&T Atlanta Open. Kyrgios matched his huge-serving opponent with 18 aces en route to triumphing in one hour and 46 minutes. […]
The only bet safer than hot weather at the BB&T Atlanta Open is John Isner winning matches. And a whole lot of them. Isner improved to 24-3 lifetime at his favorite tournament and booked a […]
Nick Kyrgios does not appear to be particularly enamored with the Atlanta heat this week, but he has battled through three matches and the reward is his third career ATP title match. Kyrgios survived a three-setter for a second straight day at the BB&T Atlanta Open, edging Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. […]
A countless number of tennis fans wondered what Nick Kyrgios was doing when he entered the BB&T Atlanta Open, and for a while it looked like Kyrgios–himself–wondered the same thing on Friday afternoon. But the Australian found enough motivation in the midst of brutally hot conditions to scrape past Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3. […]
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