Rafael Nadal Loses In Shanghai, Hints His 2016 Season Could Be Over
Posted by Tom Gainey on October 12th, 2016 @ 12:51 pm
Following an upset loss to Viktor Troicki 6-3, 7-6(3) at the Shanghai Masters Wednesday, Rafael Nadal admitted that his 2016 season might be over.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen in the next couple of weeks,” Nadal said. “It’s something I need to think about. I cannot say what I’m going to do the next month.”
“I’m not sure about my calendar. I’m not sure about the things I need …
Nick Kyrgios Tanks Away Match In Shanghai, Gets Booed Off Court [Video]
Posted by Tom Gainey on October 12th, 2016 @ 12:34 pm
Nick Kyrgios was at it again earlier today at the Shanghai Masters. Playing a second round match against qualifier Mischa Zverev the trouble Australian all but gave up in a 6-3, 6-1 loss.
After, the Kyrgios, who admitted to being “bored” during the match, went after the crowd for booing him.
“I feel like if they knew what they were talking about they’d be on the tennis court and being successful,” Kyrgios …
Djokovic Cruises In Shanghai Opener, Del Potro Out; Nadal, Murray Wednesday
Posted by Staff on October 11th, 2016 @ 3:00 pm
In his first match since losing in the US Open finals to Stan Wawrinka, Novak Djokovic rolled at the Shanghai Masters defeating Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-3. The World No. 1 has now won 39 of his last 40 matches in Asia including the Shanghai title last year and three of the last four.
“I was just pleased to be back on the court, considering I skipped Beijing that I planned …
Tsonga Wins; Djokovic, Del Potro Up Tuesday at ATP Shanghai Masters
Posted by Staff on October 10th, 2016 @ 11:26 pm
No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was the lone seed in action on Monday at the Shanghai Masters, easing past German Florian Mayer to set up a second-round encounter with injury-comeback player Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia.
It was the 31-year-old Tsonga’s first match since the US Open after knee surgery.
But the story of the day were teens and qualifiers.
Nineteen-year-old Alexander Zverev, qualifier and 21-year-old Kyle Edmund and qualifier and 18-year-old Taylor Fritz all …
World No. 1 Kerber, 5 Top 10 in WTA Action This Week; Previews
Posted by Staff on October 10th, 2016 @ 12:20 am
Top 10ers Angie Kerber, Aggie Radwanska, Garbine Muguruza, Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Dominika Cibulkova are vying for titles this week at Linz, Tianjin and Hong Kong as players also race for spots in the final eight for the WTA Finals.
Here’s a look at the three events this week on the WTA tour:
GENERALI LADIES LINZ
Linz, Austria; Surface: hard
Seeds: Garbine Muguruza, Dominika Cibulkova, Madison Keys, Carla Suarez Navarro, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Kiki Bertens, Daria …
Djokovic Joins Murray, Stan, Nadal at Blockbuster Shanghai
Posted by Staff on October 9th, 2016 @ 10:12 pm
The Top 4 players in the world, in addition to a slew of dangerous floaters, gather this week in Shanghai.
Here is a closer look at the field and tough first-round matches faced by seeded players:
SHANGHAI ROLEX MASTERS
Shanghai, China; Surface: hard
Seeds: Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Rafael Nadal, Milos Raonic, Gael Monfils, Tomas Berdych, Marin Cilic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, David Ferrer, David Goffin, Nick Kyrgios, Lucas Pouille, Richard Gasquet, Roberto …
Murray Wins Beijing China Open Over Dimitrov, Who Says The Brit is the Best This Year
Posted by Staff on October 9th, 2016 @ 8:48 pm
Andy Murray joined the ’40 Win Club’ while Grigor Dimitrov failed to cross the finish line for the third time this year when the Brit beat the Bulgarian 6-4, 7-6(2) Sunday in the final of the China Open in Beijing.
Murray joined Roger Federer (88 titles), Rafael Nadal (69), and Novak Djokovic (66) as active played with 40 or more career titles. Dimitrov fell to 0-3 in finals in 2016.
“It was …
Iron Man Kyrgios Grinds Down Goffin for ATP Tokyo Title
Posted by Staff on October 9th, 2016 @ 8:30 pm
No. 15-ranked Nick Kyrgios won his third title of the year on Sunday, outlasting David Goffin 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 to raise the trophy at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo.
“It was tough, we had a lot of long rallies,” said the 21 year old, who saved 11 of the 12 break points against him. “I thought the way I returned today got me a lot of opportunities. …
Radwanska Beats Break-Out Star Konta for China Open Trophy
Posted by Staff on October 9th, 2016 @ 1:21 pm
Agnieszka Radwanska, a player who thrives in Asia, won her ninth career title on the continent out of a career 20 on Sunday, beating Brit Johanna Konta 6-4, 6-2 to claim the China Open title.
“It’s top players from the first round and I’ve been playing my best tennis all week so of course I’m very happy to win this tournament again,” said Radwanska of the Premier-level event. “This trophy is …
Konta Reaches Top 10 And Reaches Beijing Final Against Radwanska
Posted by Staff on October 8th, 2016 @ 8:13 pm
Johanna Konta is set to become the first British woman in the Top 10 in 32 years on Monday after beating Madison Keys in three sets 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 to reach the Beijing finals.
“It’s pretty cool,” Konta said.
“I think because I’m so immersed in this tournament still, it’s obviously something that’s really humbling and really nice to hear.
“I work my hardest to be able to go into the latter …
Kyrgios Handles Monfils, Faces Goffin For Tokyo Title
Posted by Staff on October 8th, 2016 @ 8:04 pm
Nick Kyrgios will bid for a third career title Sunday in Tokyo after the Australian dispatched Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-4.
“It was an unbelievable match, we both played very well,” Kyrgios said. “The crowd loved it and we both had a lot of fun out there. Not many people on tour can hit the type of shots Gael can. He’s an unbelievable entertainer and athlete. We play different games. I rely …
Murray To Meet Dimitrov In Beijing Final; Raonic Withdraws With Right Ankle Injury
Posted by Staff on October 8th, 2016 @ 7:58 pm
Andy Murray will seek his first career Beijing title against Grigor Dimitrov in the Sunday final. In the semifinals, Murray blasted past David Ferrer 6-2, 6-3.
“I was obviously 2-1 down with a break in the first set,” Murray said. “Played very well. Even the period in the second set where he came back a bit, when he broke me, there was a lot of long points. Really good tennis I …
Keys Clips Kvitova In A Thriller To Reach Beijing SFs, Konta Awaits
Posted by Staff on October 7th, 2016 @ 1:00 pm
Madison Keys clipped Petra Kvitova in a thriller 6-3, 6-7(2), 7-6(5) to reach the semifinals in Beijing. Keys actually led the Czech 3-0 in the third set then hung on to take the breaker in the final set.
“I think I played a pretty solid first set today, then she raised her level,” Keys said. “I just think at the end it became a couple of points here or there. I …
Dimitrov Dominates Nadal In Beijing; Murray Rolls Into SF Battle With Ferrer
Posted by Staff on October 7th, 2016 @ 11:56 am
Grigor Dimitrov won his first career match over Rafael Nadal seven tries and he did it in dominating fashion, beating the Spaniard 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Beijing semifinals.
“I feel that I played a bad match in a lot of aspects. Is obvious that Grigor played much better than me, so he deserved to win,” Nadal said. “I cannot have two breaks and lose 6-2 the first set. When this …
Monfils Edges Karlovic To Reach Tokyo SFs, Will Face Kyrgios; Cilic To Meet Goffin
Posted by Staff on October 7th, 2016 @ 10:18 am
Ivo Karlovic had played five tiebreakers in five sets of tennis entering his quarterfinal against Gael Monfils in the Tokyo semifinals. And the trend continued today, but this time Karlovic lost both in a 7-6(6), 7-6(6) defeat to the Frenchman.
Behind 18 aces Nick Kyrgios cruised past Gilles Muller 6-2, 6-4.
“I thought I played great today,” Kyrgios said. “I served well, returned well and my engagement level was really good the …