ATP Tour

Hometown Hero Carreno Busta Starts Title Bid At Gijon Open

GIJON/STARNBERG, October 12, 2022 Pablo Carreno Busta began his home campaign at the Gijon Open with an emotional second-round win in straight sets. The 31-year-old Spaniard, who was born in the city of Gijon and played his first tour-level match […]

Mikael Ymer Has Come Alive In Florence This Week

FLORENCE/WASHINGTON, October 12, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Sweden’s Mikael Ymer has truly come alive this week in Florence. Round by round, the 24-year-old Stockholm resident has taken on all comers and succeeded. After winning two rounds in qualifying (against Italy’s […]

Murray Moves Into Second Round At Gijon Open

GIJON/STARNBERG, October 11, 2022 Former World No. 1 Andy Murray began his Gijon Open campaign in Spain with a solid first-round 7-5, 6-2 win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, home favourite and sixth seed of the ATP 250 hard-court event, on […]

Thiem Topples Sousa At Gijon Open

GIJON/STARNBERG, October 10, 2022 The ATP Tour is back in Spain for the inaugural Gijon Open. The largest city and municipality by population in the autonomous community of Asturias has been awarded a single-year licence to stage the ATP 250 indoor hard-court tournament at the […]

Passaro Leads Trio Of Young Italians At Firenze Open

FLORENCE/WASHINGTON, October 10, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) While Matteo Berrettini, Lorenzo Musetti and Lorenzo Sonego make up a formidable and decorated Italian trio as the ATP Tour returns to Florence, Italy this week for the first time since 1994, there’s […]

Cobolli Brings Local Flavor To Firenze Open

FLORENCE/WASHINGTON, October 9, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) While Sweden’s Mikael Ymer was the highest-ranked of four qualifiers that earned berths into the main draw of the ATP 250 UniCredit Firenze Open in Florence, Italy on Sunday, arguably the most satisfying […]

This Week On The ATP Tour – CW41

STARNBERG, October 9, 2022 Florence and Gijon host indoor hard-court action this week as two strong fields compete in an ATP 250 double-header from 10-16 October. Canadian youngster Felix Auger-Aliassime is the top seed at the UniCredit Firenze Open as […]

Djokovic Downs Tsitsipas, Wins Astana Open

ASTANA/STARNBERG, October 9, 2022 Novak Djokovic secured his ninth consecutive match victory to win the third edition of the Astana Open. The No. 4 seed of the ATP 500 hard-court event defeated third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6-3, 6-4 on […]

Tsitsipas To Face Djokovic For Astana Open Crown

ASTANA/STARNBERG, October 8, 2022 Stefanos Tsitsipas from Greece and Novak Djokovic of Serbia will compete in Sunday’s championship match of the Astana Open. In front of an enthusiastic crowd at Kazakhstan’s National Tennis Center on Saturday, third-seeded Tsitsipas edged out […]