Archive: ricky-dimon
Needing to make a run at the Erste Bank Open in order to gain ground in the race to the Nitto ATP Finals, Kei Nishikori opened with a 7-6(3), 5-7, 7-2 victory over Frances Tiafoe.
Nadal became the first player to clinch a spot in the Nitto ATP Finals when he beat Stan Wawrinka 7-5, 7-6(4)
A jam-packed third-round schedule is on the menu for Thursday at the Rogers Cup, where Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are among those in action.
Nadal too much for Thiem, triumphs for 11th time at French Open. What were you doing back in 2005? Other than watching Rafael Nadal win the French Open, you may not be able to remember. That's how long ago it was.
Federer advances again in Rotterdam, one win away from return trip to No. 1 in the world.
The 2018 ATP season has arrived, figuratively not a moment too soon for almost everyone other than Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer—who monopolized this past year's four Grand Slams with two titles apiece.
Tennis season is upon us, which means it is time to predict the field of eight men who will take the court inside London's O2 Arena for the 2018 Nitto ATP Finals in less than 11 months.
No one could have anticipated Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer to finish No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in the ATP World Tour rankings at the end of 2017--and with a lot of room to spare, too.
Management company IMG and the Miami Open announced on Wednesday that the Masters 1000 event will relocate to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. beginning in 2019.
Lleyton Hewitt ending his retirement--again--to play doubles at next month's Australian Open, he announced on Thursday. Hewitt is partnering fellow Australian Sam Groth, who is approaching his own retirement that will coming following the first major of 2018.
This one is everything. Okay, it didn't have a fifth set; or even a fourth. But it was unable to have those things, because--of course--the Miami Open is a Masters 1000 event as opposed to a major. Everything that this one was allowed to bring to the table, it brought.
In terms of overall significance, the 2017 Australian Open title was by far the biggest and in a sense best match of the year. Hands down. Case closed. In fact, It is arguably the most important on-court drama of the last decade--or more.
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer turned back the clock to be the dominant protagonists on the ATP World Tour throughout this season. It was only fitting that the 2017 campaign unofficially started with a major final between the two all-time greats.
Nobody on tour plays a higher percentage of instant classics than Juan Martin Del Potro. Unfortunately for the tennis world, the sample size of those classics is smaller that it should be because injuries have decimated Del Potro's total number of matches over the last seven or so years.
When the main draw began at Roland Garros, 127 men were playing for second place (see: Nadal, Rafael). They did the same, it should be noted, at Wimbledon one month later (see: Federer, Roger).
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