ATP Tour

Shapovalov Steps Up, Lifts Canada To First ATP Cup Final

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 8, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Team Canada had lost the first four matches of the 2022 ATP Cup competition and, by all appearances, looked down on their luck a week ago. Now, fast forward and what a difference a […]

Cressy Achieves First ATP Tour Semifinal In Melbourne

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 7, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) After saving two match points in a tension-filled, third-set tie-break of his Melbourne Summer Set second-round win over fellow American and No. 2 seed Reilly Opelka a day earlier, Maxime Cressy probably wondered […]

Bautista Agut Lifts Spain Into ATP Cup Final

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 7, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Roberto Bautista Agut will not soon forget his thrilling match victory over Hubert Hurkacz Friday night that clinched Spain’s berth in the ATP Cup championship. There was both great joy and relief on […]

Murray Joins Kyrgios And 19 Of Top 30 Women At Sydney Tennis Classic

Tennis Australia Press Release, January 7, 2022 Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray will play the Sydney Tennis Classic at Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre from 10 to 15 January after being awarded a singles wildcard. It will be the first time the former […]

Russia, Canada Secure ATP Cup Semifinal Berths

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 6, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Daniil Medvedev and Roman Safiullin have played like a formidable pair of Russian bears this week during the ATP Cup in Sydney. It was somewhat expected from the World No. 2 Medvedev. But […]

No Special Treatment: Australia Cancels Novak Djokovic’s Visa

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 6, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) On Thursday, Australia barred Novak Djokovic from entering the country for the Australian Open after he failed to meet entry requirements and his visa was cancelled. If he was expecting a warm welcome […]

Power Duo Boosts Poland Into ATP Cup Semifinals Against Spain

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 5, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) All week long at the ATP Cup in Sydney, Poland’s unheralded Kamil Majchrzak has been the table setter for his teammate, the much better-known World No. 9 Hubert Hurkacz. The 25-year-old Majchrzak has […]

Djokovic Gets Medical Exemption, Will Play In Australian Open

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 5, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 and nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic ended weeks of speculation about whether he would play in this year’s first major, announcing on his social media platforms Tuesday that he […]

Zverev, Struff Lift Germany Over U.S. At ATP Cup

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 4, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 3 Alexander Zverev won his second straight match of the young season and his stellar performance against Taylor Fritz, which resulted in a 6-4, 6-4 victory, lifted Germany to a 2-1 […]

Team Spain Remains Undefeated At ATP Cup

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 3, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Roberto Bautista Agut and Pablo Carreño Busta have proven themselves as a potent 1-2 combination for Spain at the ATP Cup. On Monday afternoon, inside Qudos Bank Arena, the World No. 19 Bautista […]