Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak against Rafael Nadal to six matches with a straight-set victory in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday afternoon. Djokovic has now won 13 consecutive sets at Nadal’s expense, as well, following the 7-6(5), 6-2 decision. […]
The John Isner-Milos Raonic doubles partnership began as just about anyone would have expected: with a flurry of huge serves north of 140 mph, zero breaks of serve donated by the North American duo, and multiple tiebreakers. Most importantly, it also resulted in a win for Isner and Raonic. […]
Frances Tiafoe scored his biggest win of his professional career at the expense of a good friend on Thursday afternoon at the BNP Paribas Open. In a showdown between up-and-coming Americans, Tiafoe edged a red-hot Taylor Fritz 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 in one hour and 36 minutes. […]
Even by John Isner’s standards, Sunday at the Kooyong Club in Melbourne witnessed a historic serving performance. The result was a Davis Cup quarterfinal berth for the United States and an early exit for Australia in Lleyton Hewitt’s first tie as captain.
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Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt came out of retirement–at least temporarily–to play Saturday’s doubles rubber against the United States at the Kooyong Club in Melbourne. Hewitt did not disappoint, but he also did not have quite enough to beat one of the best doubles teams in history. […]
Each of the two opening-day rubbers went according to ranking, leaving the first-round Davis Cup tie between the United States and Australia locked at 1-1 heading into Saturday’s doubles match. John Isner beat Sam Groth before the host Aussies got back on track with Bernard Tomic’s defeat of Jack Sock. […]
Stan Wawrinka and Dominic Thiem surged into the top four in the 2016 race to London by capturing respective titles in Dubai and Acapulco on Saturday. It was the second title of the season for each man. Wawrinka had previously prevailed in Chennai, while Thiem’s February swing also featured a triumph in Buenos Aires. […]
Taylor Fritz’s surge up the ATP rankings continued on Wednesday at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel. Twenty-four hours after upsetting Jeremy Chardy, the American qualifier crushed Victor Estrella Burgos 6-1, 6-3 to book his spot in the quarterfinals of the 500-point event. […]
It was a productive Tuesday evening for underdog Americans at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel. Just minutes after Ryan Harrison ousted world No. 12 Marin Cilic 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, fellow qualifier Taylor Fritz defeated eighth-seeded Jeremy Chardy 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
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All three of this past week’s champions came from the unseeded contingent. Nick Kyrgios rolled to his first career ATP title in Marseille, Sam Querrey got the best of fellow American Rajeev Ram to prevail in Delray Beach, and Pablo Cuevas capped off a grueling week in Rio de Janeiro with a winner’s trophy. […]
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