Jovica Ilic

1 week ago | tennisworldusa.org | Jovica Ilic

British no. 1 Jack Draper is through to the quarter-final at the home ATP 500 event at Queen's. World no. 6 had to dig deep against Alexei Popyrin, prevailing 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 in two hours and 13 minutes. Alongside remaining on the title course, Jack has remained on the course toward a place in the top-4 ahead of Wimbledon, which would protect him from facing Sinner or Alcaraz before semi-final. Popyrin made a reliable start.

1 week ago | tennisworldusa.org | Jovica Ilic

Alexander Zverev will compete in the last 16 at the ATP 500 event in Halle for the eighth time. The runner-up in Stuttgart faced Marcos Giron and earned a 6-2, 6-1 triumph in an hour and 19 minutes. The German served at 77% and fired ten aces. Alexander dropped ten points in eight service games and kept his points away from break points. Giron could not follow up that pace. The American served at 55% and gave away over half of the points in his games.

1 week ago | tennisworldusa.org | Jovica Ilic

World no. 11 Daniil Medvedev is through to his third quarter-final at the ATP 500 event in Halle. The former finalist faced Quentin Halys in the second round and earned a 6-2, 7-5 victory in an hour and six minutes. Thus, Medvedev reached a notable milestone, becoming the tenth active player with 400 ATP victories, the third born in the 1990s after Grigor Dimitrov and Alexander Zverev. Daniil served superbly and dropped eight points in ten service games.

1 week ago | tennisworldusa.org | Jovica Ilic

Holger Rune was one of many glued to the screen during the Roland Garros title clash between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. For the Dane, the experience went beyond entertainment! The young Dane, hungry for more in his career, was struck by the sheer intensity and physical level the world's best players delivered over five and a half hours of brutal tennis that pushed the boundaries. For world no.

1 week ago | tennisworldusa.org | Jovica Ilic

Joao Fonseca failed to pass the first obstacle on his debut at the ATP 500 event in Halle. The young gun faced world no. 24 Flavio Cobolli in the first round and wasted a match point in a 5-7, 7-6, 7-6 defeat in two hours and 44 minutes. Thus, the young Brazilian suffered his eighth loss in the previous 14 ATP matches after conquering his first ATP title in Buenos Aires in February. Joao defended all four break points and kept the pressure on the other side.