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Tsitsipas Tops Group A

  • Posted: Nov 08, 2018

Tsitsipas Tops Group A

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Greek tops Group A with unbeaten 3-0 record

The 2018 Next Gen ATP Finals is down to four players.

On Thursday evening, top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas continued his strong play, defeating Polish No. 1 Hubert Hurkacz 4-1, 4-3(3), 4-1 in 62 minutes. That victory set the semi-final match-ups at the Fiera Milano: Tsitsipas will face 2017 Andrey Rublev, and Group B winner Alex de Minaur will clash against Spaniard Jaume Munar.

Tsitsipas has shown why he is the top seed here in Milan, winning all three of his round-robin matches to top Group A. The Greek has lost just one set all week, coming in his first match of the week against Munar.

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Hurkacz appeared ready to turn the match around in the second set when he earned a mini-break to take a 2/0 lead in the tie-break. But Tsitsipas quickly reeled off seven consecutive points to regain control of the match.

At that point, Hurkacz’s chances of advancing to the last four appeared bleak, needing to triumph in five sets. And Tsitsipas wasted no time, eliminating the Pole by saving all three break points he faced in the final set.

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Djokovic, Zverev, Anderson Train At O2 Ahead Of Nitto ATP Finals

  • Posted: Nov 08, 2018

Djokovic, Zverev, Anderson Train At O2 Ahead Of Nitto ATP Finals

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Five-time former champion Novak Djokovic, the 2018 year-end No. 1 in the ATP Rankings, Alexander Zverev and first-time participant all practiced on Thursday on Centre Court at The O2 ahead of the Nitto ATP Finals.

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Singles – Group Guga Kuerten
[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB)
[3] Alexander Zverev (GER)
[5] Marin Cilic (CRO)
[8] John Isner (USA)

Singles – Group Lleyton Hewitt
[2] Roger Federer (SUI)
[4] Kevin Anderson (RSA)
[6] Dominic Thiem (AUT)
[7] Kei Nishikori (JPN)

Eight different countries are represented in the elite eight-man singles field for the third consecutive year, with Group Lleyton Hewitt matches beginning on Sunday, 11 November. Group Guga Kuerten matches are scheduled to begin on Monday, 12 November. Gustavo Kuerten won the 2000 season finale, when the event was held in Lisbon, while Lleyton Hewitt won two titles in 2001 (in Sydney) and 2002 (in Shanghai).

Karen Khachanov, who beat Djokovic for his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title on Sunday at the Rolex Paris Masters, and Borna Coric are first and second alternates respectively in the singles field.

Doubles – Group Knowles/Nestor
[1] Oliver Marach (AUT) / Mate Pavic (CRO)
[3] Lukasz Kubot (POL) / Marcelo Melo (BRA)
[5] Mike Bryan (USA) / Jack Sock (USA)
[8] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA)

Doubles – Group Llodra/Santoro
[2] Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Robert Farah (COL)
[4] Jamie Murray (GBR) / Bruno Soares (BRA)
[6] Raven Klaasen (RSA) / Michael Venus (NZL)
[7] Nikola Mektic (CRO) / Alexander Peya (AUT)

Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic, who have clinched the year-end No. 1 ATP Doubles Team Ranking and have a 4-5 record in tour-level finals in 2018, lead Group Knowles/Nestor, which begins play on 12 November. Colombians Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah, the second seeds, headline Group Llodra/Santoro that starts on 11 November. Henri Kontinen and John Peers, winners of the Nitto ATP Finals title for the past two years, will serve as first doubles alternates at the season finale. Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau, winners of the 2015 edition, are second doubles alternates.

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor won the 2007 year-end doubles title, while Frenchmen Michael Llodra and Fabrice Santoro picked up the 2005 trophy.

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Nitto ATP Finals 2018

  • Posted: Nov 08, 2018

Nitto ATP Finals 2018

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Andy Murray feeling 'better every day' before Brisbane return

  • Posted: Nov 08, 2018

Andy Murray says he is physically feeling “a little bit better every day” after returning to the practice courts in preparation for the 2019 season.

Murray, 31, ended his season early to focus on making “big improvements”, having played in six events since returning from hip surgery in June.

The Scot will train in Miami next month before making his competitive return at the Brisbane International in January.

“I’m getting closer,” said the former world number one.

The Briton, now ranked 263rd in the world, has not played since losing to Spain’s Fernando Verdasco in the Shenzhen Open in September.

He has spent “four or five” weeks building his fitness with off-court training in Philadelphia and plans to increase his workload in Florida before flying out to Brisbane.

Murray is expected to play at the Australian Open later in January and has also announced his entry to the Open Sud de France in Montpellier – an ATP Tour 250 event which he has never previously played – in February.

“I going to get to Miami for three or four weeks to train in the hot conditions and spend a lot more time on the court to get ready for the tournament in Brisbane,” said the three-time Grand Slam winner.

“I’m planning to get to Brisbane pretty early, probably a week before the start of the tournament.

“I’ve been practising already for a few days and I’ve still got a couple of months to get myself in the best shape for the start of the tournament.”

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