Houston, April 6 (IANS) Andres Andrade and Ben Shelton capped a dream run at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship when they won their first tour-level title together.Shelton and Andrade captured the US Clay doubles with a comeback win over top-seeded Brazilians Orlando Luz and Rafael Matos. After dropping the opening set, the former Florida Gators rallied for a 4-6, 6-3, 10-6 victory in the deciding match tiebreaker.Shelton, currently No. 9 in the ATP Rankings, lost to Thiago Agustin Tirante i…
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Houston, April 6 (IANS) Tommy Paul captured his first U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championshipcrown with a 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 victory over Argentina’s Roman Andres Burruchaga. This is his fifth ATP Tour title and first on clay.The 28-year-old saved three match points on championship Sunday, climbing out of a 3–5 deficit in the third set by reeling off four straight games to notch the title.Although this was his first clay title, he is a two-time semifinalist at the Italian Open and was a 2025 Rol…
Houston, April 5 (IANS) Tommy Paul sailed into his first ATP Tour clay-court final after a gruelling three-set thriller to outlast Frances Tiafoe in the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship semifinals.The American prevailed 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(7) in a two-hour, 45-minute showdown, advancing to his second final of the season and the ninth of his career.With the victory, Paul ended the second seed’s hopes of reaching his fourth consecutive championship match at the ATP 250 event in Houston.”I did a good…
Houston, April 3 (IANS) Learner Tien advanced to his maiden ATP Tour clay-court quarter-final at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship when he downed Nishesh Basavareddy 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.Tien created 15 break chances, converting three, according to ATP Stats, to improve to 3-0 in his Lexus ATP Head-to-Head series with Basavareddy.“My level dipped a bit in the second set, but I was happy to start the clay swing with a tough win over Nishesh,” Tien said. “We’ve played so many times over the …
Indian Wells, March 11 (IANS) World No. 2 Jannik Sinner overcame a spirited challenge from rising Brazilian talent Joao Fonseca to secure a hard-fought win and reach the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells Open.In their much-anticipated first meeting, the 24-year-old Italian held his nerve in two tight tie-breaks to defeat the 19-year-old Fonseca 7-6(6), 7-6(4) in front of a packed evening crowd. The high-quality contest offered a glimpse of what could develop into a compelling rivalry on the ATP…
Bengaluru, Feb 28 (IANS) Indian tennis is set for a major boost as the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) prepares to host two consecutive ATP Challenger 50 tournaments at the S.M. Krishna Tennis Stadium in Bengaluru from May 11 to 17 and May 18-24.The two-week swing will position Bengaluru at the centre of men’s professional tennis in India, giving players back-to-back opportunities to compete for valuable ATP ranking points on home soil. Part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the b…
Florida, Feb 23 (IANS) Sebastian Korda captured the third ATP Tour title of his career, producing a composed performance to defeat fellow American Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-3 in the final of the Delray Beach Open.Having fallen just short as runner-up at the same tournament in 2021, Korda returned to lift the trophy this time, becoming the ninth American man to triumph at the Florida event. The 25-year-old’s victory propels him to No. 40 in the ATP Live Rankings.“(It means) a lot. I’ve been through…
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 23 (IANS) Tomas Martin Etcheverry captured his maiden ATP Tour title at the Rio Open a 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 championship-match victory against Alejandro Tabilo.After Saturday rain postponed his semi-final match, the Argentine persevered through two matches on Sunday (local time) and eventually earned the ATP 500 title.“This is a dream come true for me. I was looking for a while for my first title. I’ve been working so hard with my team and I can’t believe it,” said Etchever…
Dallas, Feb 16 (IANS) Ben Shelton saved three championship points to defeat Taylor Fritz in Dallas Open final and capture his first title of the season and fourth ATP Tour title.The 23-year-old roared back from a set down to earn a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory for his second ATP 500 trophy, saving all three championship points in a nervy 10th game of the decider. With the one-hour, 51-minute victory, Shelton improved to 2-1 in his ATP head-to-head series with Fritz. Since the beginning of 2025, Shelton…
Buenos Aires, Feb 16 (IANS) Top seed and local favorite Francisco Cerundolo secured his fourth ATP title with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Italy’s Luciano Darderi in the Argentina Open final.A defeated finalist in 2021 and 2025, hometown favourite Cerundolo held his nerve in a see-saw final set, in which all but two games featured at least one break point, to lift his fourth ATP Tour trophy and his first on Argentine soil.Cerundolo struggled at times on serve but dominated at the baseline to take the mat…