Tag: Men’s tennis
Bautista Agut beats Opelka at Qatar Open
DOHA, Qatar — Recent Montpellier finalist Roberto Bautista Agut overcame 22 aces from Reilly Opelka to beat the American 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the...
Djokovic celebrates rankings record with fans in Belgrade
BELGRADE, Serbia — Hundreds of Novak Djokovic supporters staged boisterous street celebrations after the Serb became the sole record-holder for most weeks as the...
‘I was down’: Federer had hard time before 2nd knee surgery
DOHA, Qatar — Roger Federer never seriously contemplated retirement while he was away from the tennis tour for more than a year. He did...
Rublev beats Fucsovics to win Rotterdam final
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Andrey Rublev won his fourth tour singles title in seven months as the Russian beat Marton Fucsovics 7-6 (4), 6-4 in...
Men’s tennis tour tweaks rankings, prize money amid pandemic
LONDON — The men’s professional tennis tour is increasing prize money at smaller tournaments that had 50% cuts during the coronavirus pandemic and is...
Everyman’s everyman, who faced Federer at Wimbledon, retires
Marcus Willis, the Everyman’s everyman who was ranked 772nd when he faced Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2016, is ending his playing career and...
Djokovic ties Federer in weeks at No. 1; Gauff up to No. 38
Novak Djokovic is gaining on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Grand Slam standings, and he’s already caught Federer in another significant statistic:...
French veteran Gilles Simon taking a break from tennis tour
PARIS — Gilles Simon will step away from the tennis tour for an undetermined period of time because he said his heart wasn’t in...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
Feb. 27
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Analysis: Djokovic right to focus on Federer, Nadal, Slams
It didn’t take long for Novak Djokovic to make his intentions clear: All that matters to him from here on out is catching Roger...
