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. […]
Rafael Nadal cruised through his second-round at the Rio de Janeiro on Thursday afternoon, beating fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 7-5. Nadal converted an outstanding four of five break-point opportunities before prevailing in one hour and 40 minutes.
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Playing for the first time since the Miami Masters last March, Juan Martin Del Potro began his latest comeback with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Denis Kudla in the opening round of the Delray Beach Open on Tuesday night. Del Potro won 24 of 26 first-serve points and did not drop serve a single time. […]
Kei Nishikori became the fourth active player to win the same ATP tournament four times in a row when he triumphed at the Memphis Open with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Taylor Fritz on Sunday afternoon. Only two active players have four-peats that are still current: Novak Djokovic (Beijing and the World Tour Finals) and now Nishikori. […]
Dominic Thiem is one win away from a fourth ATP title after scoring one of his most impressive wins on Saturday at the Argentina Open. Thiem saved one match point before upsetting Rafael Nadal 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4) in two hours and 50 minutes. […]
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