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Fabio Fognini recorded his 20th clay-court match win of the season Wednesday to book a spot in the Generali Open quarter-finals. The third seed, competing in Kitzbuhel for the third time, saved six of seven break points to knock out 21-year-old wild card Dennis Novak 6-1, 6-2 in just 57 minutes.
The USTA today announced that the press center at the US Open will be officially named the “Bud Collins US Open Media Center,” to honor the noted tennis journalist and historian. The concept was approved unanimously by the USTA Board of Directors earlier this year.
Former finalist and sixth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber broke a two-match losing streak against his fellow German, qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff, Tuesday at the Generali Open in Kitzbuhel.
Young guns were firing at the Citi Open in Washington on Monday, with rising stars Hyeon Chung and Alexander Zverev advancing to the second round.
Fresh from his win at the BB&T Open in Atlanta, Citi Open’s eighth seed John Isner took a trip to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington on Monday.
In what could potentially be the last match victory of his career, Mardy Fish teamed up with Grigor Dimitrov to pull off a substantial doubles upset on Monday at the Citi Open.
World No. 3 and Citi Open top seed Andy Murray enjoyed a private tour of the White House complex Saturday in Washington, D.C. but left without discovering any of its little-discussed underground tunnels.
Austrian wild card Dennis Novak scored his first ATP World Tour match win on his home soil at the Generali Open in Kitzbühel on Monday. The 21 year old, who is coached by top seed Dominic Thiem’s father, Wolfgang Thiem, beat Aljaz Bedene 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-1 in two hours and 11 minutes.
John Isner is now a back-to-back-to-back champion of the BB&T Atlanta Open after cruising past a hobbled Marcos Baghdatis 6-3, 6-3 in Sunday's final. Isner fired 13 aces without double-faulting, served at 72 percent, and lost a minuscule three points in nine service games.
Washington, D.C. is actually no longer part of the U.S. Open Series, so it would not be accurate to say that said series is going to heat up this week. But it is true that the American hard-court swing is taking its talents to new heights starting on Monday.
Americans Bob and Mike Bryan defeated Colin Fleming of Great Britain and Gilles Muller of Luxembourg in the final of the BB&T Atlanta Open 4-6, 7-6(2), 10-4 on Sunday. With the win, the Bryans secured their 107th title and fourth of the year (Delray Beach, Miami and Monte-Carlo).
American John Isner swept aside Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus in the final of the BB&T Atlanta Open 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday, winning the tournament for the third year in a row.
Top seed Rafael Nadal beat Fabio Fognini 7-5, 7-5 to win the bet-at-home Open in Hamburg on Sunday. The Spaniard improved to 67-29 in ATP World Tour finals as he exacted revenge on the Italian, who defeated him twice this year in Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona.
Tennis fans were treated to an entertaining day on Saturday at the BB&T Atlanta Open. The result should be something similar on championship Sunday.
Rafael Nadal will have revenge on his mind when he clashes against Fabio Fognini for the bet-at-home Open title on Sunday. Nadal made quick work of another Italian, Andreas Seppi, in reaching his third Hamburg final and 96th overall on the ATP World Tour.
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