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For Liam Broady, this was personal. After appearing in eight finals over seven years, the Brit is an ATP Challenger champion for the first time. Its been my personal vendetta for so long now, Broady told ATPTour.com. Broady finally broke through to claim his maiden title on Sunday, prevailing on the indoor hard courts of Biel, Switzerland. He did not drop a set all week at the inaugural FlowBank Challenger, culminating in a 7-5, 6-3 victory over home favourite Marc-Andrea Huesler. Players competing on the ATP Challenger Tour will agree that lifting a trophy is the first big goal in their professional journeys. Experiencing the glory of that maiden moment and clutching a piece of silverware for the first time is what everyone dreams of. While Broady has certainly experienced his share of success since turning pro in 2014, winning matches at the Grand Slam and ATP Masters 1000 level...

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Team Europe’s talent was clear leading into the 2021 Laver Cup. There were six of the Top 10 players in the FedEx ATP Rankings on the roster, including the past three Nitto ATP Finals champions: Daniil Medvedev (2020), Stefanos Tsitsipas (2019) and Alexander Zverev (2018). But what was even more special than their on-court abilities was how well they came together as a group, according to Tsitsipas. “I’d like to thank all of my teammates. They have all been kind of my rivals, and it is nice to see that now we get to be part of one team and aim for the same goals and for the same things,” Tsitsipas said. “It has been more than a pleasure to be fighting for this trophy, and I think what is the most important and what stands out this week [are] the memories that we have built and formed together.” Photo Credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for La...

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Team Europe won its fourth Laver Cup in as many editions this weekend. Team World Captain John McEnroe hopes that this will be his squad’s last defeat, and that his group is able to channel his late friend, Vitas Gerulaitis, who once said, “Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row! “I feel like it will be like, No one wins the Laver Cup, beats us, John McEnroe, five times in a row’,” McEnroe said. Team Europe triumphed 14-1 in a lopsided result on paper. But that was in large part because the Europeans won five of the six Match Tie-breaks, including in the doubles clincher on Sunday, when Andrey Rublev and Alexander Zverev defeated Reilly Opelka and Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 6-7(4), 10-3. “We battled our best. These guys are a great team, no question, incredible team. They had good team spirit. We did as well,” McEnroe said. &ldq...

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There will be ATP 250 events on two different continents this week, as Andrey Rublev leads the way at the San Diego Open in California, and Jannik Sinner attempts to retain his title at the Sofia Open in Bulgaria. ATPTour.com looks at five things you should watch at each event. View Draws: San Diego | Sofia FIVE THINGS TO WATCH IN SAN DIEGO 1) Rublev Top Seed : Rublev is playing some of the best tennis of his career, climbing to a career-high No. 5 in the FedEx ATP Rankings after the US Open. The Russian star has claimed six of his eight ATP Tour titles on hard courts, and he will try to add another in San Diego. Earlier this season, Rublev lifted the Rotterdam trophy and reached his first two ATP Masters 1000 finals in Monte-Carlo and Cincinnati. He will begin his run in California against Italian Fabio Fognini or #NextGenATP American Brandon Nakashima. 2) Ruud Rolling: C...

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Andrey Rublev and Alexander Zverev clinched a comprehensive Laver Cup win for Team Europe on Sunday afternoon when they defeated Team World’s Reilly Opelka and Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 6-7(4), 10-3 to give their team a 14-1 victory. “I was thinking I’m one of the worst ones in doubles, that I can only shoot forehands and that’s it. But it looks like I can play doubles really well,” Rublev said in the on-court interview. “It’s been amazing. It’s been a pleasure to be with these guys, with Bjorn and Thomas behind our back. It was a pleasure.” Team Europe has now won the first four editions of the three-day event. The only match they dropped this weekend came in Friday evening’s doubles match, when John Isner and Shapovalov were victorious. Im a proud captain. Im proud of my team, what you guys did. To spend a week with you togeth...

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Polands Hubert Hurkacz completed a Moselle Open double on Sunday as he lifted the doubles trophy with countryman Jan Zielinski, just hours after winning the singles title in Metz. The unseeded pair produced a strong performance, winning 84 per cent (38/45) of their first-serve points as they overcame Hugo Nys and Arthur Rinderknech 7-5, 6-3 in 70 minutes. I am feeling pretty good, Hurkacz said. I am very happy that I was able to win the singles and of course, doubles. That is super great. You always come to the tournament and believe you can win it, but most of the time you lose. So when you eventually win, it is great. Hurkacz and Zielinski were teaming at a tour-level event for the first time, having competed together at ATP Challenger Tour tournaments in 2015 and 2016. They did not drop a set en route to the title as Hurkacz became the first player to sweep both titles in the tour...

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Pole Hubert Hurkacz’s strong season continued on Sunday at the Moselle Open as he defeated second seed Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6(2), 6-3 to win his third ATP Tour title of the year. The World No. 13, who did not drop a set en route to the title, produced an impressive performance against the Spaniard. He rallied from a break down in the first set, hitting with consistent depth from the baseline to secure the victory after 82 minutes. “Pablo is an amazing player, so playing against him in the final here is something special,” Hurkacz said in his on-court interview. “I needed to raise my level to play my best to be able to compete with him and today I came out on top and I am super, super happy about this.” Hurkacz has now levelled his ATP Head2Head Series at 1-1 with Carreno Busta, gaining revenge after falling to the 30-year-old in Cincinnati last month. W...

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