Summer Slam 2018 | Tenis Púchov

The Pouille Renaissance Continues At Roland Garros 28.05.2023
This year’s Roland Garros is proving a renaissance for Lucas Pouille. No. 675 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, the Frenchman entered the tournament far from the level with which he once cracked the world’s Top 10. But inspired by his home crowd, the 29-year-old has shown he has plenty of top-level tennis left in him. […]
Ferrero On Alcaraz: 'The Pressure Will Always Be There' 28.05.2023
On 8 June 2003, Juan Carlos Ferrero beat Martin Verkerk to lift the Coupe des Mousquetaires at Roland Garros, in what was one of the highlights of his career. Twenty years later, the former World No. 1 is back at the season’s second major on the bench of one of the favourites for the title […]
Rublev Roars Past Djere At Roland Garros 28.05.2023
Could Roland Garros be where Andrey Rublev makes his breakthrough at a major? The seventh seed made a good start on Sunday when he defeated Laslo Djere 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the second round. The 25-year-old hit 37 winners to move on after two hours and 32 minutes. "I think I started normal […]
Wawrinka's Note To Self: 'Failure Is Not Negative' 28.05.2023
“For me, failure is not negative. It’s part of your career, especially in tennis." Those are the words of three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka, who sat down with ATP Uncovered for the latest edition of the ‘Note To Self’ series. The former World No. 3 spoke on a variety of topics from his early days. […]
Tsitsipas Holds Firm For Vesely Win At Roland Garros 28.05.2023
Stefanos Tsitsipas passed a stern first-round test on Sunday at Roland Garros, where the fifth seed overcame Jiri Vesely 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(7) at the clay-court major. The fifth seed appeared set for a routine victory on Court Philippe Chatrier after claiming the first two sets but Vesely, playing in his first tour-level tournament since […]
#NextGenATP Medjedovic Surging With Djokovic On His Side 28.05.2023
Novak Djokovic is a foundational reason why Serbian teenager Hamad Medjedovic is on Tour today. The 19-year-old first met the 93-time tour-level titlist on a birthday a decade ago and more of Medjedovic’s dreams have come true since. Medjedovic advanced through Roland Garros qualifying to earn his place in the same major main draw as […]
Five-Set City! Hurkacz & Khachanov Win Five-Setters In R1 At Roland Garros 28.05.2023
It has not taken long for five-setters to pop up in Paris. Hubert Hurkacz and Karen Khachanov both won in five on Sunday to reach the second round at Roland Garros. In a battle of former Top 10 players in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, 13th seed Hurkacz battled past 2017 Nitto ATP Finals runner-up David […]
ATP Tennis Podcast: Tsitsipas On Alcaraz, Rune The Perfectionist? 28.05.2023
This week on the ATP Tennis Podcast... STEFANOS TSITSIPAS ON COMPARING CARLOS ALCARAZ TO RAFAEL NADAL – “He gets to every ball on the court, he covers pretty much half of the planet when he plays. So, they have a lot of similarities and I think he can be the next Rafael Nadal of our […]
Kovacevic's Full-Circle Moment: Watching, Meeting & Now Playing Djokovic 28.05.2023
American Aleksandar Kovacevic had just turned seven when he went to the US Open and watched a five-set, first-round thriller between 18-year-olds Novak Djokovic and Gael Monfils. Fast forward 18 years, World No. 114 Kovacevic is set to make his Grand Slam main draw debut at Roland Garros and face the winner of that match, […]
Victory For Valkusz: Hungarian Claims Maiden Challenger Title In Skopje 27.05.2023
Mate Valkusz enjoyed a breakthrough moment this week at the Skopje Challenger, where he advanced through qualifying en route to claiming his maiden ATP Challenger Tour title. The Hungarian won seven matches in as many days and defeated Argentine Francisco Comesana 6-3, 6-4 in Saturday’s final at the Macedonian Open. Valkusz ousted three of the […]