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Wawrinka Joins Simon In Tokyo QFs

  • Posted: Oct 07, 2015

Stan Wawrinka continued his quest for an 11th ATP World Tour title Wednesday at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships. The Swiss avenged his 2014 loss to Tatsuma Ito with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 victory in Tokyo.

“It was a tough match and after losing to him last year, I am happy to have gotten through,” said Wawrinka. “I tried to mix up my play in the third set to move him around more. I have one day off now and will train to be ready for my next match.”

With his 45th match win of the year, Wawrinka will now prepare for a Friday quarter-final clash against Joao Sousa or qualifier Austin Krajicek. Sousa, making his Tokyo debut, accounted for Feliciano Lopez, the seventh seed, who lost to David Ferrer in the Kuala Lumpur final on Sunday, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.

Wawrinka has already clinched his spot at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Third seed Gilles Simon, who is currently No. 14 in the Emirates ATP Race To London, converted five of his nine break points to knock out Jiri Vesely 6-4, 6-2 in 76 minutes. Last year’s Tokyo semi-finalist will now play Gilles Muller, who became the first player to reach the quarter-finals by beating Jeremy Chardy for a third time, 7-6(3), 7-6(5).

Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Wawrinka have secured their spots at the season finale, to be held at The O2 in London from 15-22 November. Four spots remain up for grabs, with sixth-placed Kei Nishikori working hard in Tokyo this week to join them.

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Back From The Brink Holding Serve From Behind

  • Posted: Oct 07, 2015

A new analytical series, Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers, takes a deep dive into the revealing world of tennis statistics. First up, we look at the players who most often dig out of deep trouble to hold serve. Photo: Getty Images.

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Thiem Hits Improbable Winner

Thiem Hits Improbable Winner

  • Posted: Oct 06, 2015

Watch Hot Shot as Dominic Thiem shows off his range against John Isner. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

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Young gun turns defense into offense

Dominic Thiem might not be a giant, but the Austrian made a prodigious forehand reach in this Hot Shot.

Playing against 6’10” (2.08m) John Isner, the World No. 19 retrieved a sizzling Isner serve, then tracked down an offensive forehand from the American for the best shot of the match.

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Family Matters For Djokovic

  • Posted: Oct 06, 2015

Playing with younger brother Djordje Djokovic for the first time in an ATP World Tour event, defending Beijing singles champion Novak Djokovic earned a 7-6(5), 6-7(6), 10-5 first-round doubles win over wild cards Mao-Xing Gong and Michael Venus on Tuesday.

“Of course [it was a] very special occasion,” said Novak. “I want to thank the organisers for giving us a wild card and the opportunity to play.”

The five-time Beijing champion realises that he casts a long shadow on his younger siblings, and is thankful for the positive experience he shared with Djordje on Tuesday.

“Well, you know, my brother (Marko) is 24, and he stopped playing tennis,” said Novak, the oldest of three at 28.  “The youngest one is considering if he wants to continue or not. I’m glad we got a chance to play before he makes any decisions.

“Obviously with the success that I had throughout all my career, it added extra pressure and expectations. It was very difficult for them to handle such expectations. As a matter of fact, if you look at the history of all the successful athletes and their siblings that are younger than them, there are not many that manage to follow that success up and at least achieve something that is close to that,” added Novak, who is 0-5 in doubles alongside Marko but 1-0 with Djordje.

“I try to participate in their careers, but I figure that if I constantly talk about tennis, trying to improve their game, give them advice, that would maybe jeopardise our private relationship and brother relationship, which is truly what I want to have with them. I want to be able to speak freely with them, not only about tennis. Whenever they want to talk, we talk. We have a great relationship, I must say.”

Herbert/Mahut Advance In Tokyo

US Open champions Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut advanced to the quarter-finals in Tokyo on Tuesday after defeating wild cards Austin Krajicek and Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-4, 7-6(4). The No. 2 seeds saved all four break points faced during the 80-minute win. Their next opponents will be Aisam ul-Haq Qureshi and Gilles Simon.

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