Tennis: Rafael Nadal races to doubles win alongside Ruud in Bastad return
Rafael Nadal won a match at the Nordea Open here after a gap of 19 years, winning a men's doubles match at the event on Monday.
Rafael Nadal won a match at the Nordea Open here after a gap of 19 years, winning a men's doubles match at the event on Monday.
Former champion Hubert Hurkacz moved to within one win of clinching his second title when he overcame World No. 4 Alexander Zverev 7-6(2), 6-4 at the Terra Wortmann Open here on Saturday.
British No. 1 Jack Draper secured his maiden ATP Tour title with a resilient comeback against Italy's Matteo Berrettini, winning 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 at Stuttgart Open, here on Sunday.
Australia's Alex de Minaur romped into the quarterfinals of the Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch on Thursday making a winning start in the ATP Tour event played on grass.
Two-time Stuttgart Open champion Matteo Berrettini improved his impressive record here on Tuesday when he clawed past eighth seed Roman Safiullin in a three sets first-round thriller.
If the Spaniard wins the ATP Masters 1000 title and current World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev fails to reach the quarterfinals, Nadal would rise to the top of the ATP Rankings.
Ramanathan, who is ranked 211th on the ATP Tour, next plays Kamil Majchrzak of Poland in the ATP Challenger tournament.
Before 2020, the 33-year-old Novak Djokovic had finished 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2018 at the top of the ATP Rankings.
The French Open, which was originally scheduled to start in May but had to be moved back, is slated to be played from September 27 to October 11.
Roger Federer has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in history of men's tennis and has reached the most number of Major finals (31).