First it was a cat at the Istanbul Open, where Federico Delbonis hit the feline friend with a ball. Then it was a bat at the Mutua Madrid Open, where Leonardo Mayer came to the rescue. Yes, some unexpected visitors have invaded the clay-court swing. […]
Diego Schwatzman “won” the first ATP title of his career on Sunday, but Grigor Dimitrov made sure there would be no room for anyone to talk about that aspect of the Istanbul Open final. Dimitrov incurred three penalties, the last of which ended the match. […]
Grigor Dimitrov won his opening match at the Istanbul Open on Wednesday, but not before delivering what will surely go down as one of the most impressively emphatic racket-smashes of the season. […]
Viktor Troicki got double-breadsticked by David Goffin 6-1, 6-1 during third-round action at the Miami Open on Sunday, but it was the Serb who stole the highlight reel. With the match already out of hand at 6-1, 4-0, Troicki jumped over the net while hitting a shot. […]
Dominic Thiem beat Gastao Elias 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(6) in a Davis Cup clash between Austria and Portugal on Friday, but not before displaying a rare fit of rage. After failing to convert a break point early in the final set, Thiem smashed his racket seven times before it crumpled to the extent that there was really nothing left to smash. […]
Alexandr Dolgopolov had arguably been the most impressive player at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel heading into semifinal Friday. He won the first set against Bernard Tomic 6-1, but the Aussie stormed back for a three-set victory. […]
Given the two protagonists involved, shenanigans were expected in Tuesday’s showdown between Nick Kyrgios at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Sure enough, Kyrgios started the match in tank-mode before Klizan ended it in laughable fashion. […]
Nick Kyrgios was untouchable against Richard Gasquet during quarterfinal action at the Open 13 on Friday–quite literally, at least in the last game of the match. He capped off his 6-0, 6-4 victory with four consecutive first-serve aces. […]
One week ago, Dustin Brown went behind-the-back to hit a winner at the Bergamo Challenger, albeit in a loss to world No. 212 Aldin Setkic. Brown was up to his usual tricks again on Tuesday at the Wroclaw Challenger, but this time it was in a winning effort. […]
Despite a dreadful loss to Aldin Setkic in round of the Bergamo Challenger on Wednesday, Dustin Brown hit the highlight reel with a behind-the-back winning volley early in the first set. It was downhill from there for Brown it what was eventually a three-set setback. […]