Defending male US Open champion Rafael Nadal was forced to dig deep to beat ninth seed Dominic Thiem 0-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/5) in a thrilling US Open quarter-final. The win saw the Spaniard advance to the final of the competition for the seventh time in his career. With the victory, Nadal became the first player in the tournament’s entire history to drop the first set 6-0 - only to recover and win. He will face Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro (who beat John Isner 6-7, 6-3, 7-6, 6-2 to make the last four) in the semi-finals. 32 … [Read more...]

World No. 3 Alexander Zverev is confident of pushing Roger Federer down the rankings by the end of this year. The German believes he can actually become the second best tennis player few months from now, and he has explained how he can achieve his aim practically. 36-year-old Roger sat on the top spot of the rankings after winning the Australian Open earlier this year - the oldest player in history to do that. However, Rafael Nadal dethroned him and dropped him to the second spot, while Zverev became the third world best. However, the … [Read more...]

Eventually, Andy Murray has called it a quit by withdrawing from the ongoing tournament in Washington. This week has been filled with emotions for Andy and his fans, as he passed a strong message to his supporters with his impressive performances on the court. The former world number 1 was meant to compete with Alex De Minaur in the quarter-final yesterday, but he chose to pull out of the competition as a result of exhaustion. Murray is gradually finding back his tempo after a nasty hip injury kept him away for several months. He had … [Read more...]

There are new suggestions that Andy Murray could pull out of the Washington Open after winning his last game few hours ago. Despite making the quarter finals of the tournament, the former world number one is considering shying away from the clash. Murray underwent a hip surgery some months ago that dipped him down the world rankings, but he was able to reach the quarter-finals of a tournament for the first time in months after beating Romanian Marius Copil. The Scot broke down in tears after winning Marius, and he explained that it was … [Read more...]

Andy Murray beat Kyle Edmund recently to secure a spot in the last 16 of the Citi Open, and we can't but scream 'The king is back! ' Murray continues his comeback from a nasty injury that sent him down the world rankings. He is down below the best 800 currently, but he keeps showing signs he will return back to his 'proper place' in no time. In March, Kyle replaced Andy as British number one, but Murray just proved the 832 position he was being pushed to is nothing but an 'error, by beating Edmund at the Citi Open in Washington. On the … [Read more...]

It's now longer news that some tournaments are beginning to introduce a major rule change, and it's no longer news that the duo of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are yet to be comfortable with it. However, Mr Gayle Bradshaw (ATP executive rules and competition vice president) believes the two stars will definitely benefit from the rule change. The shot clock rule will be implemented first in The US Open before our own very eyes. It is meant to propel servers to speed up their deliveries - as they have just 25-second to get it off their … [Read more...]