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At the Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com on Wednesday, just after 5:00 pm, 29-year-old Neal Skupski was on Court 1 hitting serves just minutes after reaching the doubles semi-finals. Recording those serves was his brother and partner, 35-year-old Ken Skupski.
“He didn’t feel comfortable on his serve [during the match]. Other players might be thinking, ‘Oh, he doesn’t serve well enough. I’m going to potentially look for someone who can serve better to help get me to...
Four-time champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan enjoyed a successful – albeit tight – return to the Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com on Wednesday night. The twin Americans ousted New York Open champions Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies of Germany 7-6(5), 7-6(3) to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP 250.
“They played well last week... Theyre doing really well,” Mike Bryan said.
Jackson Withrow and Nick Kyrgios fall on Wednesday at the Delray Beach Open. Photo: Peter Staples...
Records and milestones are falling at will for 21-year-old Riley Opelka. The 6’11” American won his maiden ATP title at the New York Open on Sunday and rose 33 spots to a career-high of No. 56 in the ATP Rankings this week. An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of Opelka’s biggest weapon, his serve, uncovers just how easily aces flow from his racquet.
1. Career High / Aces Per Match
Opelka has hit 654 aces in 32 tour-level matches to quickly become the career leader in Ave...
Revenge is best served cold, but why wait if you dont have to #NextGenATP Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime earned some payback on Wednesday night, and in the process, guaranteed his best showing yet at an ATP 500 tournament.
The 18-year-old beat Chiles Christian Garin 7-5, 6-4 at the Rio Open presented by Claro to reach his first ATP 500 quarter-final. Last week, the 22-year-old Garin came back from a set down against Auger-Aliassime in the first round of the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires.
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John Isner advanced to his second quarter-final in as many weeks on Wednesday (New York), dismissing Slovakian Lukas Lacko 6-4, 6-3 at the Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com. The three-time semi-finalist dropped only one first-serve point (31/32) and improved to 4-0 against Lacko in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series, which dates back to Auckland 2014.
It was a good win. I think Im getting more comfortable on this surface, especially with the positioning on my return... I was challenging him on a l...
Daniel Evans on Wednesday advanced to his third tour-level quarter-final, defeating 2018 Next Gen ATP Finals alternate Lloyd Harris 6-0, 6-2 at the Delray Beach Open presented by VITACOST.com. The Brit has won four matches this week after coming through qualifying.
“Still a lot of tennis left this week and hopefully [Ill] keep going, said Evans before speaking of the windy Florida conditions. I’m moving really well, I think. It’s just the way it is. I’m moving great and t...