ATP Tour

Nadal’s Roland Garros Triumph More Coronation Than Battle

WASHINGTON, October 13, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) With his record-extending 13th Roland Garros title victory, Rafael Nadal now has as many Grand Slam titles as Roger Federer. Each has won 20. In lifting the Coupe de Mousquetaires once again, Nadal’s […]

Wawrinka Survives Tough Test At St. Petersburg Open

WASHINGTON, October 13, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Fifth-seed Stan Wawrinka survived a tough first-round challenge from Great Britain’s Dan Evans Monday night, saving three match points, during the opening round of the ATP 500 St. Petersburg Open in St. Petersburg, Russia. The World No. 18 from […]

Otte Ousts Struff In Cologne

STARNBERG, October 12, 2020 German qualifier Oscar Otte headlined Monday’s first-round action at the bett1HULKS Indoors in his home town Cologne. The World No. 142 knocked out fellow German and No. 7 seed Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 6-3 to celebrate his […]

This Week On The ATP Tour – CW42

STARNBERG, October 12, 2020 A trio of Russians — Andrey Rublev, Daniil Medvedev and Karen Khachanov — will each look to win their second title on home soil at the St. Petersburg Open, which has been upgraded to an ATP […]

ATP Cologne: Zverev To Start Against Murray Or Verdasco

COLOGNE, October 10, 2020 The bett1HULKS Indoors, beginning October 12, is the first of two back-to-back ATP 250 tournaments in Cologne, Germany that have been added to the 2020 provisional schedule, as tennis continues its return following suspension of the […]

2021 ASB Tennis Classic Cancelled Due To COVID-19

WASHINGTON, October 8, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) With much uncertainty amid the COVID-19 pandemic, next January’s ASB Classic in Auckland – New Zealand’s highest-profile international sporting event – has been cancelled. The announcement was made this week by tournament director […]

Hamburg European Open – A Different Kind Of Organization

HAMBURG, September 28, 2020 The 2020 Hamburg European Open, originally scheduled for July, concluded on Sunday afternoon with Russian Andrey Rublev winning his first ATP 500 title. In times of corona, however, the organizers of the traditional Rothenbaum tournament had to […]

Rublev Roars To Hamburg European Open Title

HAMBURG, September 27, 2020 Andrey Rublev is the champion of the 2020 Hamburg European Open. The 22-year-old from Russia outlasted No. 2 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, winning 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 on a chilly Sunday afternoon at the Rothenbaum Tennis […]