ATP roundup: Frenchman survives John Isner's 28 aces
French qualifier Gregoire Barrere withstood 28 aces in a 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-3 first-round upset of No. 6 seed John Isner at the ASB Classic on Tuesday in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Early exits for Rune, Auger-Aliassime in Adelaide
ADELAIDE : World number six Felix Auger-Aliassime began his season with a straight-sets defeat by Australian qualifier Alexei Popyrin on Monday while Holger Rune crashed out to Yoshihito Nishioka in the ATP 250 Adelaide International 1 first round.
Auger-Aliassime says winning momentum has boosted confidence
ADELAIDE : Felix Auger-Aliassime said his superb form in the second half of last year has left him full of confidence for 2023, as the world number six gears up for the new season as part of a heavyweight field in the Adelaide International 1 tournament.
ATP roundup: Stefanos Tsitsipas falls in Vienna
Borna Coric of Croatia rallied to eliminate second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the second round of the Erste Bank Open on Thursday in Vienna, Austria.
Dominic Thiem and Coco Gauff progress in Gijon and San Diego but Harriet Dart bows out in Transylvania
Dominic Thiem was made to sweat for a place in the Gijon Open quarter-finals on Wednesday as the Austrian recovered from dropping the opening set to beat Marcos Giron 3-6 6-4 6-0. The American took the opening set after a slow start from Thiem, but the 29-year-old turned things around in the second before running away with it in the decider. Ad Thiem will face either Francisco Cerundolo or Manuel Guinard next.
Yoshihito Nishioka stuns Dan Evans at Korea Open, another loss for British No. 2 since US Open exit
Yoshihito Nishioka stunned Dan Evans in the first round of the Korea Open to maintain his unbeaten record against the British No. 2. Nishioka beat Evans 6-2 7-6(3) breaking him four times along the way in Seoul.
Dark horse Frances Tiafoe thrust into limelight after Rafael Nadal win, Iga Swiatek on song - US Open diary
Big Foe lights up the big stage Early in the tournament, Frances Tiafoe declared there is a “changing of the guard” taking place in men’s tennis, acknowledging that “everyone is beatable, even the top guys”. Ad The 24-year-old American believes the sport can benefit from the arrival of new faces at the top but added that he still wasn’t fully there yet when it comes to upsetting the tennis order, and that he was happy to be flying under the radar. US OpenAlcaraz v Cilic — US Open highlightsAN HOUR AGO “I'm still that dark horse who can do something special,” he said last week after beating Marcos Giron in the opening round.
Nadal tastes defeat on injury return, Fritz overpowers Kyrgios
:Rafa Nadal lost 7-6(9) 4-6 6-3 to Borna Coric at the Cincinnati Open on Wednesday in the Spaniard's first match since pulling out of the Wimbledon semi-finals due to injury, dealing a big blow to his preparations for the U.S. Open.