Valencia Open 500
Tommy Robredo dethroned undefeated champion Feliciano Lopez in the fourth edition of “Corona’s Longest Serve” competition on Monday at the City of Arts and Sciences, venue of the Valencia event.
The Spaniard hit the ball a distance of 72m in his “Corona’s Longest Serve” debut, surpassing Lopez’s 68m and John Isner’s 67m. Lopez still maintained the all-time record for farthest serve, 74m, which he set last year.
As the winner, Robredo claimed a cheque of €2000, which he donated to Fundació Tommy Robredo.
Spanish tennis player Tommy Robredo returns to Chinese Yen-Hsun Lu during their Valencia Open 500 tennis tournament’s round of sixteen match in Valencia, Spain, 22 October 2014. EPA/KAI FOERSTERLING
David Ferrer visited an art installation in Valencia that used Rubik’s Cubes to form a portrait of the top seed. The Spaniard placed the last two cubes into position to complete the artwork.
Spanish tennis player David Ferrer celebrates his victory over Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci at the end of their Valencia Open 500 quarters final match played at the Agora tennis court in Valencia, Spain, 24 October 2014. EPA/KAI FOERSTERLING
Swiss Indoors Basel
Borna Coric and Alexander Zverev, the two youngest players in the Emirates ATP Rankings Top 200, attended the draw ceremony at the Basel Town Hall, a 500-year-old building at the Marktplatz in Basel. The teenagers, both 17, also participated in a photo shoot outside the historic structure.
(Courtesy of the ATP and Original Link – http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/10/43/Basel-Valencia-Off-Court-Activities.aspx?utm_source=ATPMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ATP%20World%20Tour%20Insider%20#42%20-%20October%2023%202014%20%281%29 )
Topics: Atp, Basel, David Ferrer, Feliciano Lopez, Rubik's Cubes, Tennis, Tommy Robredo, valencia open 500
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