BMW Open, Germany Men’s Semifinal: [3] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs. [22] Hyeon Chung (KOR) Chung led their head-to-head 2:0 coming into this meeting and looked destined to make it 3:0 after he broke the German in his first service game; however, Zverev was determined to change the statistics. Zverev worked hard to break back and…
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Open de Nice Cote d’Azur, France Men’s Semi-final: [28] Joao Sousa (POR) vs. [48] Alexander Zverev (GER) Zverev has been knocking on the door of his first ATP Tour career singles final since 2014 when he made it to the semi-finals of Hamburg. In 2015 he was also close, losing in the semi-final of Bastad. …
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Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open, Switzerland [4] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs [43] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) This was the second encounter between these two.  Wawrinka won their first meeting, which was also on clay in three sets. I was a bit surprised at Wawrinka’s 6-3, 6-1 dismissal of Carreno Busta. Carreno Busta has been playing…
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Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monaco  [2] Andy Murray (GBR) narrowly escaped defeat at the hands of [22] Benoit Paire (FRA). Despite what appeared to be an insurmountable lead, Paire somehow managed to lose to Murray in three sets. Murray moves into the quarterfinals with the 2-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory. He will face [12] Milos Raonic (CAN)…
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Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monaco [4] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) got things started. [28] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) had chances but could not consolidate his break. The tactics employed by the players on clay to win a point are fascinating to watch in person. A player’s mental strength is more apparent on clay as it takes more patience…
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Fayez Sarofim & Co US Men’s Clay Court Championship, Texas [CR33] Steve Johnson (USA) vs. [CR85] Donald Young (USA) It has been a rough start to the season for Johnson who ended the 2015 season on a high. He had never lost a match on the ATP Tour to Young; however, his confidence is low…
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