All four quarterfinal matches went the three-set distance on Friday at the Rio Open and the result was nearly the latest finish in ATP tournament history. Both Fabio Fognini and Rafael Nadal played a part in the marathon proceedings. […]
Nadal’s bid to defend his 500 points from last season’s Rio title got off to a good enough start on Tuesday night when he beat Thomaz Bellucci 6-4, 6-1. The top seed started slow but broke his opponent six times and lost a mere five service points in the second set. […]
Andy Murray held off Vasek Pospisil 6-3, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament on Thursday. Murray came back from a 5-3 deficit in the second set to prevail in one hour and 43 minutes. […]
Andy Murray won his first-round match at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, beating Nicolas Mahut 6-3, 6-2. The Australian Open runner-up broke serve on four occasions–exactly half of the time–before advancing in one hour and 33 minutes. […]
A mostly-focused Gael Monfils booked his spot in the second round of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament on Tuesday, taking care of fellow Frenchman 6-3, 6-2. Monfils needed a mere one hour and seven minutes to advance. […]
This past week’s ATP title winners have a combined 39 years–13 each–of experience on the professional tour. Richard Gasquet, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, and Victor Estrella Burgos triumphed on Sunday and all three of them turned pro back in 2002.
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Another five-setter it was. Another classic it was not. Novak Djokovic beat familiar foe Stan Wawrinka 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 on Thursday night in an Australian Open quarterfinal that lacked almost all of the quality that had been on display in their 2013 and 2014 Melbourne showdowns. […]
On Monday night, Thanasi Kokkinakis survived four match points to outlast Ernests Gulbis and fellow Aussie Nick Kyrgios fought past Federico Delbonis. On Tuesday night it was Vasek Pospisil’s and Gael Monfils’ turns to take center stage. […]
The Happy Slam did not wait long in 2015 to deliver one of its happiest days ever–at least for the Australian crowd. Six Aussie men advanced to the second round on day one at Melbourne Park, and four did it in five sets. […]
Simply playing a tennis match was a monumental victory for Juan Martin Del Potro on Tuesday at the Apia International. That he advanced to the second round with an impressive straight-set win was icing on the cake. […]
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