A little more than 12 months ago ago, Spain’s Nicolas Almagro ended one chapter of his life in order to focus on family duties. Speaking from his hometown of Murcia, during the COVID-19 global pandemic, the former World No. 9 talks about his post-playing life.

How are you coping with quarantine?
Very well, relaxed at home with the two children [Nico and Leo]. We’re fine, learning things, and above all, respecting the rules of confinement so that we can go outside as soon as possible.

It’s now been a year since you announced your retirement…
Now I have a peaceful life; a family life with my wife and my children. But also, as much as possible, I try to help at tournaments like Acapulco, where I went to join the team. I’m also doing my bit for a series of players who have asked me to help them make it as professionals.

At the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC in Acapulco you were able to enjoy a different outlook on tennis.
Yes, I spoke to Raul Zurutuza, the Tournament Director, and I was commenting on matches, helping with sponsors… It was fun.

In addition to tournaments, we mustn’t forget you are helping young players with their games.
I’m helping three US players between 15 and 18 years of age, with the intention of helping them progress. They contacted me to work together and I liked the idea. I decided to start with them, but the current situation we are going through means we haven’t been able to get the project going yet.

What is it you miss the most about the ATP Tour?
The adrenaline of competition. You go from one hundred to zero and that is probably the thing you miss the most. It’s not something I think about too much though, I have a new adrenaline now, which is learning to educate my two kids and I’m pretty busy with that.

Your routine has changed completely.
You miss the travelling, because every week we would go from one place to another and you miss that. But before I couldn’t be at home for more than two weeks in a row and now I can. Also, I’m watching my children grow up, helping at home… It’s a different kind of life that I hope to enjoy just as much as my career in sport.

When you sit down with friends and reminisce about stories from the tour, which is the one that comes up most?
What we remember are the moments we have shared together: the three Roland Garros quarter-finals with Rafa [Nadal] and the [2012] final of the Davis Cup in Prague… These are the moments that they were lucky to experience close up, and they always say that if they didn’t know me they would probably never have seen it.

You will also provide role model for your children to follow at home…
It will take a while longer with them, because they are still very small. But I’m sure that in the future they’ll ask, and with my wife I’ll be able to show them what their Dad did in his playing career.

Would you like to see them on the court some day?
I would like them to be happy. I’ll be by their side being their father, supporting them 100 per cent in everything I can, and, if they decide to be tennis players, I will welcome it. I will try to help, but it won’t be me who is 100 per cent running their career. They will have their coach and their teacher at first. You have to be patient, and if they want to be tennis players then they can be. But I will support them equally in whatever they want to do.

Even though it is impossible to go back, were you satisfied when you retired, or do you have any regrets?
I left very satisfied. I retired at the time I wanted to. I didn’t feel fit enough to play anymore. I decided to step aside. I had a very successful career. Could it have been better? Of course. Could it have been worse? That too. It was my way of living my life, of enjoying myself and I think that, in the end, I achieved much more than I ever dreamed of.

Your favourite players are all back at home, but they’re finding plenty of ways to stay active. From Novak Djokovic’s gymnastic skills, to John Isner’s trip down memory lane, find out how the biggest names in tennis are keeping busy.

Djokovic and his wife, Jelena, called on fans to take an acro yoga challenge.

#HappyEaster everyone! Awaiting our Orthodox Christian Easter to arrive with plenty of time for new challenges ?… @jelenadjokovic and I decided to challenge you guys and our @novakfoundation community to try this acro yoga position this week… pic.twitter.com/AkCqZBo4PB

— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) April 12, 2020

Isner reassured his followers that the lockdown feels like it’s moving slowly for everyone.

.@nmahut ? pic.twitter.com/hYkPVaQPaI

— John Isner (@JohnIsner) April 11, 2020

Marin Cilic took time to wish everyone a Happy Easter.

Happy Easter to all celebrating today! I hope you are still able to celebrate with your loved ones, however that may look this year. ????? pic.twitter.com/0A9NXJx7zU

— Marin Cilic (@cilic_marin) April 12, 2020

Nick Kyrgios showed off his new sleeve.

 

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Kobe and the king with me forever & some Jordan 1’s ? @dseeart

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Yasutaka Uchiyama didn’t even take Easter Sunday off from working on his fitness.

お家自転車トレーニング?‍♂️#気分はツールドフランス pic.twitter.com/k9jGeEzVVz

— 内山靖崇 / Yasutaka UCHIYAMA (@yasutaka0805) April 12, 2020

Leander Paes’ frying pan challenge led to a reunion with his former doubles partner, Mahesh Bhupathi.

For all those who wanted to see us playing together… ??? @Maheshbhupathi pic.twitter.com/i1gmdfbDAZ

— Leander Paes (@Leander) April 12, 2020

Felix Auger-Aliassime broke out his hockey gear.

The crossover we didn’t know we needed… @felixtennis showing off his ? stickhandling skills ?

Will we be seeing Felix at the @Beijing2022 Winter Olympics? ?? pic.twitter.com/7aUOnhbt8Z

— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) April 13, 2020

Todd Woodbridge joined the kids on TikTok.

I’m not sure I’m progressing as fast as my coach @beau_woodbridge was hoping? #isolation #tap #laugh #havingfun at #home final routine to be unveiled at some point! pic.twitter.com/TH6o4nfkwy

— Todd Woodbridge (@toddwoodbridge) April 12, 2020

Fabrice Santoro raised the stakes in trick shots by also using his feet.

Come on guys. You can do it ?
Send me your videos ? pic.twitter.com/cCTOuPHfVA

— Fabrice Santoro (@fabsantoro72) April 12, 2020

Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, who has been isolating in Florida in recent weeks, is reading plenty of books, watching movies and attempting to stay fit during the COVID-19 global pandemic.

The 23-year-old, who has adhered to a vegan diet for the past two years, caught up with ATPTour.com this week about his food choices and favourite meals.

What made you go vegan? Was it a result of tests or a recommendation?
It was a little bit of recommendation, but also watching programmes about food. I started to feel pretty good, with more energy, so I continued with it.

What is your go-to meal to cook during the stay-at-home order?
With my cooking skills, it’s pasta, with some veggies, tomato sauce and maybe some nuts. That would be for lunch.

What foods would you eat in Poland that you can’t find anywhere else?
It’s pretty easy to find all sorts of foods, but I do like Indian, Thai food, Pad Thai, which I’ve eaten for a couple of days. It’s still okay to get food where I am in Florida, maybe with the exception of toilet paper, which is pretty tough.

What unhealthy foods would you like to eat but you don’t?
I’m not really a fan of sweets, but I do love ice cream. There are some vegan options too.

Aside from pasta, what other food do you like to cook?
I eat some Burritos, with some veggies inside, and guacamole.

What’s your favourite fruit?
I really like strawberries, I think they taste great.

Are there any foods you disliked as a kid that you eat now to help your diet, or just because you like it?
I think when I was a kid, I didn’t like salad at all and I didn’t like most of the veggies. Now I’ve got used to them and they taste good.

What do you typically eat during a match? Anything particularly interesting?
I’d probably eat something two hours before a match, but it’s tougher when they play best-of-five as you never know when you may start. You can eat snacks, but I eat rice, veggies and tomato sauce before a match. During the match, I eat bananas and dates that give me energy.

Which city on the ATP Tour has the best food and why?
I think Shanghai is very good. They have catering from Austria, it’s really great and you can order whatever you want.

Which three heroes/celebrities would you invite to dinner and why?
It would be nice to have dinner with Roger [Federer], Robert Lewandowski, a Polish footballer, and I’m struggling for a third person…!

Jack Sock’s plan to reunite with Vasek Pospisil on the doubles court are on hold for now, but the pair teamed up for this week’s episode of Tennis United, set to air on Friday, and discussed Pospisil’s social media prank on the American.

Pospisil took over the ATP Tour Instagram account for last week’s episode, unbeknownst to his fellow players, and trolled several of them with snarky comments in their direct messages. After messaging Sock to ask if ATP Media could attend the American’s December wedding to Laura Little, Pospisil then urged him to post less about his relationship.

 

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“I was genuinely upset,” Sock said, smiling. “I thought that maybe [ATP Media] was having fun and they’re bored. The wedding thing… That was never going to fly with me. I was just being nice. Then I read the next part and was fuming! How can the ATP tell me what to post?”

Sock has been staying at home and practising social distancing, but admitted that the lockdown was bad timing for his comeback that had quickly been gaining momentum. After an injury-filled 2019 season, the American returned to action in February and beat defending champion Radu Albot in Delray Beach, then finished runner-up at an ATP Challenger Tour event in Indian Wells.

“For me, it’s even more frustrating because I basically had a quarantine all of last year,” Sock said. “I rehabbed my [right] thumb and then had the disc problem in my back at the end of last year, so I didn’t play much at all. I was very hungry and excited and I think it showed in my past couple of tournaments. I was getting my form back and felt like my old self. It stings, but obviously health and safety comes first.”

When action does resume on the ATP Tour, Sock vowed to be ready. He’s still keeping up with his fitness sessions while maintaining social distancing and intends to be in top shape for his first tournament back.

“I like to get a sweat in and have to feel like I did something. There’s a massive soccer field near me where I’ve been going to most days, getting runs in and doing some medicine ball stuff,” Sock said. “I had some good momentum and felt like I was getting into the right shape towards the end of my past couple of tournaments, so I’m definitely keeping up with it because I don’t want to lose that.”

Lacoste, a long-term partner of the Nitto ATP Finals, is doing its part in the battle against COVID-19.

Since the middle of March, nearly 100 employees from the company’s French factories have volunteered to work on the manufacturing of 145,000 washable and reusable masks until 30 April. Some of these masks are intended to supply local shopkeepers and enable them to protect themselves in their daily lives and another part will be made available to the French government in the fight against COVID-19.

Dozens of Lacoste volunteers have also mobilised at the company’s San Juan, Argentina factory, where they are making gowns and masks.

“This mobilisation fully honours our company and reveals the commitment, courage and solidarity of these everyday heroes who work to protect us,” Lacoste wrote in a statement. “Every gesture counts to defeat this pandemic, and a big thank you to our heroes.” 

The Truist Atlanta Open announced that it is joining with partner, CIGNA, to feed some of Metro Atlanta’s frontline healthcare workers at Northside Hospital Cherokee on behalf of GF Sports, the Truist Atlanta Open, CIGNA and Waffle House.

The Waffle House Food Truck will visit Northside Hospital Cherokee on Tuesday, 14 April from 10am-2pm to feed the daytime shift and on Wednesday, 15 April, from 8pm-12am for the night shift.

“Northside Hospital and Waffle House are two of our key partners, not only during the nine days of the Truist Atlanta Open, but throughout the year,” said Eddie Gonzalez, Truist Atlanta Open Tournament Director. “They, like many others, are being affected by COVID-19.”

The Truist Atlanta Open and its partners wanted to do something for those right in their own community, so bringing an Atlanta institution like Waffle House out seemed like a perfect fit.

“We’re not just a tennis tournament, we’re a major community event,” added Gonzalez. “We have tremendous community partners, and they have stepped up in critical times. It’s our way of doing something to help support Northside Hospital and those hero frontline healthcare workers, along with our great partner Waffle House who is being hit through this as well , with all of their stores being closed other than take out.”

With the merger of BB&T and SunTrust Bank, the BB&T Atlanta Open has now become the Truist Atlanta Open as the popular Midtown Atlanta event celebrates its 10th Anniversary. This year’s event is scheduled from 25 July to 2 August.

In addition, the tournament’s charity partner, Giving Kitchen, was one of nine charitable causes to receive a $15,000 ATP ACES for Charity grant this year. The ATP 250 first began working with Giving Kitchen in 2017.

Giving Kitchen provides emergency assistance to food service workers through financial support and a network of community resources, with the goal of helping foster a food service community in which crisis is met with compassion and care, providing direct grants to food service workers based on financial need and a qualifying crisis. The ATP ACES For Charity grant will provide a minimum of eight crisis grants, providing peace of mind and stability to a food service worker and their family.

Since the inception of the series in 1990, only six men have won 11 or more ATP Masters 1000 titles. One of those men, Rafael Nadal, has remarkably achieved that feat at a single event.

The Spaniard has won the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters 11 times, matching former World No. 1 Pete Sampras’ haul across all Masters 1000 tournaments with his dominant reign in the Principality.

Since his tournament debut as a 16-year-old in 2003, when he defeated reigning Roland Garros champion Albert Costa to reach the third round, Nadal has consistently produced his best tennis at the Monte-Carlo Country Club. The Mallorcan, who has won 71 of his 76 matches at the event, won an Open-Era record eight successive titles from 2005 to 2012 and a further three straight crowns from 2016 to 2018.

The Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters was set for this week, but due to the global outbreak of COVID-19, this year’s tournament will not proceed as scheduled.

ATPTour.com looks back at each of Nadal’s 11 title runs in Monte-Carlo.

2005: The Reign Begins
Two years after stunning Costa on his Monte-Carlo debut, Nadal captured his maiden ATP Masters 1000 trophy in the Principality. After recovering from down a set in the semi-finals against Richard Gasquet, who had defeated Roger Federer, Nadal met defending champion Guillermo Coria in the championship match.

Coria ended Nadal’s maiden appearance in Monte-Carlo with a straight-sets victory in 2003, but Nadal had improved his game significantly since that meeting. The Spaniard battled to a 6-3, 6-1, 0-6, 7-5 win after three hours and nine minutes to claim what was the biggest title of his career.

2006: A Classic Final
After a breakthrough 2005 season, Nadal returned to Monte-Carlo the following year as World No. 2 and reigning Roland Garros champion. The Spaniard moved past Coria and Gaston Gaudio to book a final clash against World No. 1 Roger Federer, whom he had beaten in three of their past four ATP Head2Head clashes. Nadal successfully defended an ATP Tour title for the first time in a three-hour, 50-minute classic, triumphing 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-3, 7-6(5).

2007: Hattrick Complete
After losing to Federer in the 2006 Wimbledon final and the semi-finals of the Nitto ATP Finals, Nadal earned the opportunity to once again face the Swiss on his preferred surface in the 2007 Monte-Carlo championship match. Nadal, who did not drop a set en route to the final, continued his dominant display against Federer with a break of serve in each set to lift the trophy for the third straight year.

2008: A Trilogy Completed
Following straight-sets wins against Top 5 players David Ferrer and Nikolay Davydenko, Nadal met Federer at the Monte-Carlo Country Club for the third straight year with the trophy on the line.

Nadal snatched the opening set with a late break, but Federer threatened to force a decider after racing out to a 4-0 lead in the second set. Three-time defending champion Nadal battled back though, taking the title with another late service break to complete an impressive trio of final victories against his rival in the Principality. Nadal and Federer have not met in Monte-Carlo since that day.

2009: A New Chapter
Competing as World No. 1 in Monte-Carlo for the first time, Nadal advanced to his fifth straight final at the tournament without dropping a set. In the championship match, he faced Novak Djokovic for the first time in Monte-Carlo.

Djokovic had already beaten Nadal at each of the Masters 1000 events in North America, but the Spaniard had won each of their previous six meetings on clay, losing one total set. Djokovic doubled that figure by forcing a deciding set in Monte-Carlo, but Nadal raised his game to clinch his fifth title in the Principality. The match marked the beginning of a new chapter in their rivalry, with the pair meeting on three further occasions at the tournament.

2010: Ruthless Rafa
When Nadal ends his career, he may look back at the 2010 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters as the most dominant tournament of his career. The Spaniard entered the event on an 11-month trophy drought, dating back to his 2009 Internazionali BNL d’Italia victory. But he only dropped 14 games across five matches to capture his sixth successive Monte-Carlo crown. Nadal beat Thiemo de Bakker, Michael Berrer and the Spanish trio of Juan Carlos Ferrero, David Ferrer and Fernando Verdasco to earn the trophy.

2011: The Best Of Spain
For the second straight year, the Monte-Carlo final was contested by the top two Spaniards in the FedEx ATP Rankings. Nadal, who survived a three-set semi-final against Andy Murray, met in-form World No. 6 Ferrer for the title.

Ferrer had dropped just 17 games to reach his second Masters 1000 final, but Nadal battled past the man who ended his bid for a non-calendar Grand Slam three months earlier at the Australian Open with a 6-4, 7-5 victory.

2012: Ending The Streak
After straight-sets wins against Stan Wawrinka and Gilles Simon, Nadal entered the 2012 Monte-Carlo final seeking to end a seven-match losing streak against World No. 1 Djokovic. Meeting for the first time since their epic five-hour, 53-minute Australian Open final that January, Nadal charged past Djokovic 6-3, 6-1 in 79 minutes to lift an Open Era record eighth straight title at a single ATP Tour event.

2016: Back In The Winners’ Circle
Four years after picking up his eighth title in Monte-Carlo, Nadal returned to the opening clay-court Masters 1000 event of the year aiming to lift his first title in eight months. The Spaniard moved past 22-year-old Dominic Thiem and Stan Wawrinka before rallying from a set down to overcome Andy Murray in the semi-finals.

With support from French fans in the stands, his final opponent, Gael Monfils, showcased his incredible shot-making ability and defended well to force Nadal into a deciding set after more than two hours. But Nadal continued to trust his baseline game and wore his opponent down to clinch his ninth Monte-Carlo trophy.

2017: History Maker
After a first-round scare against Kyle Edmund, Nadal advanced to his 11th Monte-Carlo final with victories against Alexander Zverev, Diego Schwartzman and David Goffin. For the third time, a fellow Spaniard awaited Nadal in the final. Albert Ramos-Vinolas secured three-set victories against World No. 1 Andy Murray, Marin Cilic and Lucas Pouille to reach his first Masters 1000 championship match.

Like Verdasco and Ferrer before him, Ramos-Vinolas had no answer to the Mallorcan’s game on Court Rainier III. Nadal served with confidence throughout the 76-minute encounter to win 6-1, 6-3 and move clear of Guillermo Vilas with a record-breaking 50th tour-level clay court title.

2018: Dominant Display
In 2018, no player won more than five games against Nadal in Monte-Carlo. The Spaniard breezed through the draw, claiming wins against Aljaz Bedene, Karen Khachanov, Thiem and Grigor Dimitrov to reach his 12th final at the Monte-Carlo Country Club.

In the championship match, Nadal broke Kei Nishikori on four occasions to become the first man in the Open Era to win a single event 11 times. It was the fifth time Nadal won the tournament without dropping a set (2008-’10, ’12), which extended his career-best set-winning streak on clay to 36. Nadal’s sets won streak reached 50, before Thiem beat the Spaniard in the 2018 Mutua Madrid Open quarter-finals.

With less than two weeks until the Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro, the player field is taking shape. Rafael Nadal, David Goffin, Karen Khachanov and John Isner have joined the ATP draw for the virtual event, to be played from their homes from 27 to 30 April.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has prevented the 2020 Mutua Madrid Open from taking place from 1 to 10 May, the biggest ATP and WTA stars will clash in Manolo Santana Stadium, recreated in exquisite detail in the Tennis World Tour video game (Nacon Gaming), while swapping their racquets for a PlayStation 4.

Nadal holds the record for most Mutua Madrid Open titles with five (2005, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2017), and now he will try to add a different kind of Madrid victory to his resumé. The Spaniard will try to conquer the first online tennis tournament between professional tennis players.

“From isolation and with the strength and encouragement we are all giving each other, I’m happy to play in Madrid’s virtual tournament and, as always, I will be trying to give my all”, said Nadal. “I’m not sure how good I’ll be at it, but I hope to be with you all and feel your support as is always the case when I play at home, this time virtually”.

World No. 10 Goffin reached the championship match of the 2017 Nitto ATP Finals, and the Belgian player enjoyed his best performance at the Mutua Madrid Open in 2017, when he reached the quarter-finals. Goffin will be trying to go even further; virtually of course. 

“I’m very excited to play this e-tournament!”, said Goffin. “It’s the very first time for me and I’m going to give my best to win as much as I can, although I’m not very used to theses games! I hope you will support me and I already look forward to meet you all online!”

World No. 15 Khachanov earned his first Madrid match win last year, and he will look to continue the momentum in this competition.

“I like to play tennis, be it on court or online”, said Khachanov. “This initiative is interesting and it will bring back some competition in our sport. I’m looking forward to challenging my fellow players and showing my skills to the tennis fans around the world.  I’m super pumped up to get winning again and get on court”.

Isner, who has made the Madrid quarter-finals in his past two appearances (2015 and 2018), is not an avid gamer, but he will give his all to entertain fans worldwide.

“I am excited that the Mutua Madrid Open is hosting a virtual tennis competition”, admitted Isner. “Although I am not much of a gamer, I will be practising so I won’t embarrass myself!  Love the creativity by the organisation and it’s a huge plus that the proceeds will be going to fight the virus”.

The tournament will include a purse of €150,000 in both draws (ATP and WTA), from which the winners will be able to decide on how much they donate to the tennis players currently suffering economically, and €50,000 that will all go towards reducing the social impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The format for the Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro will be as follows: 16 singles players in each of two draws (ATP and WTA) initially divided into four groups. The champion of each group will progress to the quarter-finals, which will also include the runner-up of each group. From there (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final) the tournament will be played in a knock-out format. In addition, in parallel with the official competition, there will be a series of benefit matches that will see some of the biggest content creators in the gaming world take on the professional tennis players to raise funds to help those affected by Covid-19.

All fans will be able to follow the tournament online, on television and on the Mutua Madrid Open’s social media, with a spectacular production that will include commentary on all the matches, analysis, highlights and interviews with the winners after each match.

Twelve players have confirmed their participation so far: Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, David Goffin, Karen Khachanov, John Isner, Lucas Pouille, Kiki Bertens, Angelique Kerber, Kristina Mladenovic, Carla Suárez, Fiona Ferro and Eugenie Bouchard. The organisers of the Mutua Madrid Open will soon reveal the remaining participants, as well as other news of the competition.

Roger Federer is a first-strike player who prefers to attack first and ask questions later. Novak Djokovic is a precision baseliner who patiently picks his opponents apart from the back of the court with depth, direction and consistency.

Two different styles – but with almost identical metrics in rallies short and long.

An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic from 2018-2020 at ATP Tour events on Hawk-Eye courts identifies how incredibly similar their percentages are, even though the way they go about collecting their points is strategically different.

The data set comes from 2,854 ATP matches from 2018-2020 and includes players that have played a minimum of 2,000 points combined in the following three rally lengths.

Rally Lengths
•0-4 shots
•5-8 shots
•9+ shots

0-4 Shot Rallies
This is where you would expect Federer to have a clear edge over Djokovic in winning rallies with a maximum of just four shots – which means each player gets to touch the ball a maximum of just two times. The analysis uncovers that the pair are almost identical with their performance in this key battleground.

Points Won 0-4 Shots
•R. Federer = 53.75% (4,816/8,960)
•N. Djokovic = 53.54% (4,382/8,184)
•Gap = 0.21 percentage points

Federer’s lead over Djokovic was right around two tenths of a percentage point, which is infinitesimally small. The leader in this category was Daniil Medvedev, who won 54.98 per cent (5248/9546) of first-strike points.

9+ Shot Rallies
This is where you would expect Djokovic to widen the gap over Federer in their head-to-head win percentages. We all perceive longer rallies to be much more in Djokovic’s wheelhouse than Federer’s. Once again, the numbers show us how our perception does not align with the statistical reality.

Points Won 9+ Shots
•N. Djokovic = 54.63% (1,404/2,570)
•R. Federer = 54.53% (806/1,478)
•Gap = 0.10 percentage points

Amazingly, only a tenth of a percentage point separated the two players. Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka led this category by winning winning 56.57 per cent (784/1386) of these rallies.

5-8 Shot Rallies

Points Won 5-8 Shots
•N. Djokovic = 55.51% (2,086/3,758)
•R. Federer = 53.27% (1,840/3,454)
•Gap = 2.24 percentage points

The most separation between the two players was in this medium rally length, with Djokovic edging a couple of percentage points higher than Federer. Rafael Nadal, No. 2 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, led the Tour in this category by winning a dominant 59.71 per cent (1304/2184) of the points.

The data clearly shows that Djokovic is just as accomplished in shorter rallies as Federer is, while Federer has been posting almost identical numbers as Djokovic in rallies that get extended to nine shots or more.

Sometimes you need to go to a stats sheet to really understand the greatness of these two players.

Your favourite players are all back at home, but they’re finding plenty of ways to stay active. From Stan Wawrinka’s cuddly backgammon buddy, to Dominic Thiem spending quality time with his dog, find out how the biggest names in tennis are keeping busy.

Thiem is making sure that his dog stays in shape with him.

 

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After quarantine Hugo will likely be the fittest dog around here ?

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Wawrinka found a partner for an intense game of backgammon.

I BEARly won this time ????? #PolarOpposites #TeddyVSStan #KeepingEntertained #KeepSmiling #StanTheMan #QuarantineWeekend #StayHome #StaySafe #Love pic.twitter.com/QlAsT9kSs6

— Stanislas Wawrinka (@stanwawrinka) April 10, 2020

Novak Djokovic and his wife, Jelena, successfully passed Andy Murray’s 100-volley challenge.

Idemooo the ? volley challenge was too easy for @jelenadjokovic haha bravoo ?????. Thanks for the fun nomination Kim and @andymurray!

Keep the challenges coming!!! ? #100volleychallenge #tennisathome #stayhome #teamdjokovic #nolefam pic.twitter.com/tffUO9OOCs

— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) April 10, 2020

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan also reached 100 volleys together, but swapped out tennis racquets for cell phones.

 

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If @andymurray’s #100volleychallenge was too easy for you, here’s Level 2…? #stayhome #stayconnected #razr

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Jamie Murray challenged players and fans to see how skilled they are with a football.

Back to the Playground! #100keepyupchallenge

Who’s got it in their locker this Easter Weekend?!

Love to see @HibernianFC @andy_murray @juanmata8 @mctominay10 @billygilmourrr @nealskupski getting stuck in!#StayHome #football #tennis #skills #EasterWeekend #EasterAtHome pic.twitter.com/iYKx1faw5N

— Jamie Murray (@jamie_murray) April 10, 2020

Stefanos Tsitsipas found new ways to work on his fitness with limited space.

Who let the dogs out? pic.twitter.com/dGb2qy6ja1

— Stefanos Tsitsipas (@StefTsitsipas) April 10, 2020

Fabio Fognini took a relaxed approach to working on his volleys.

This guy ? ?

?: @fabiofogna | #tennisathome pic.twitter.com/nU8UUGHlt8

— ATP Tour (@atptour) April 10, 2020

Casper Ruud had a moment of nostalgia for ice baths.

 

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Hubert Hurkacz cranked out 300 sit-ups during one of his training sessions.

 

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