ATP Tour

Djokovic Books Quarterfinal Berth In Vienna

STARNBERG/VIENNA, October 28, 2020 Novak Djokovic continued his quest for a record-tying sixth year-end No. 1 ranking following a 7-6(11), 6-3 win over Borna Coric of Croatia on Wednesday in the second round of the Erste Bank Open. The 33-year-old […]

Kukushkin With Successful Home Debut At Astana Open

STARNBERG, October 28, 2020 Mikhail Kukushkin and Alexander Bublik opened their home campaign on Wednesday at the Astana Open in Nur-Sultan, the first ATP Tour tournament to be held in Kazakhstan. While Kukushkin advanced to the second round thanks to […]

Tiafoe Following His Passion Around The Tennis World

WASHINGTON, October 28, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Frances Tiafoe is one of only two Americans playing in the ATP 250 Astana Open in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan this week. As he works toward improving his ranking – currently No. 64 – in hopes of […]

Djokovic, Thiem Begin Title Bid In Vienna

STARNBERG/VIENNA, October 27, 2020 World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and defending champion Dominic Thiem began their title bid at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna on Tuesday with straight-set victories. In his first match at the Stadthalle since defeating Stan […]

Vesely Advances At Astana Open

STARNBERG, October 27, 2020 Jiri Vesely headlined Tuesday’s first-round action at the Astana Open in Nur-Sultan, the first ATP Tour event held in Kazakhstan, by knocking out No. 5 seed Tennys Sandgren from the United States 6-4, 7-6(7). The 27-year-old […]

Still On Fire, Andrey Rublev Is Peaking At The Right Time

WASHINGTON, October 27, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Andrey Rublev put on a clinical performance during his one-hour, 6-3, 6-2, win over No. 104 Norbert Gombos of Slovakia Monday evening to move comfortably into the second round of the ATP 500 Erste Bank […]

Vienna Main Draw Kicks Off

STARNBERG/VIENNA, October 26, 2020 The 46th edition of the Erste Bank Open is being held on its originally-scheduled dates despite an ATP Tour suspension of more than five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ATP 500 event has taken […]

Djokovic: ‘It Will Be A Big Challenge To Win In Vienna!’

STARNBERG/VIENNA, October 26, 2020 In a press conference on Sunday with Dominic Thiem, Austria’s Vice Chancellor and Sports Minister Werner Kogler and Erste Bank Open 500 tournament director Herwig Straka, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic looked back on his Vienna […]

Klaasen & McLachlan Complete Dream Debut In Cologne

PRETORIA/COLOGNE, October 26, 2020 (South African Tennis Press Release) South African tennis star Raven Klaasen and his new Japanese partner Ben McLachlan won the bett1HULKS Championship, an ATP 250 event on their team debut, defeating two-time Roland Garros champions Kevin […]