Japanese No. 14 seed Kei Nishikori closed in on a potential third-round meeting with Roger Federer after beating Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 6-2 on Monday at the Mutua Madrid Open.
World No. 3 Andy Murray comes into the Mutua Madrid Open looking to find his footing on clay after winning one match in his season debut on the dirt at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters.
World No. 2 Roger Federer hopes he will be a tough proposition for his rivals in the coming weeks as he prepares to return to action from an eight-week break at the Mutua Madrid Open.
At the age of 35, Tommy Haas captured his 14th ATP World Tour trophy at the BMW Open in Munich on Sunday, beating defending champion Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 7-6(3) in an all-German final.
Tributes continued to be paid to ATP Executive and Chairman Brad Drewett on Sunday as a minute’s silence was held by the ATP World Tour players in Madrid ahead of a first-round match between Fernando Verdasco and David Goffin.
He’s won four of the six tournaments he’s played since returning to action in February, losing only two matches, but Rafael Nadal insists he is not yet back to his best level.
Jarkko Nieminen and Dmitry Tursunov won their first ATP World Tour doubles title on Sunday, defeating first-time pairing Marcos Baghdatis and Eric Butorac 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the BMW Open in Munich.
ATPWorldTour.com caught up with Alex Kuznetsov in Tallahassee, Fla. after the American won the USTA Pro Circuit Wild Card Challenge to earn his place in the main draw of Roland Garros.
Tributes were paid to ATP Executive and Chairman Brad Drewett on Saturday with a moment of silence at the BMW Open in Munich and Portugal Open in Oeiras.
German No. 1 Tommy Haas will bid to win his fourth ATP World Tour title on home soil after beating Ivan Dodig 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday in the semi-finals of the BMW Open in Munich.
ATP Executive Chairman & President Brad Drewett passed away earlier today in Sydney following a battle with Motor Neurone Disease (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease).
