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Estoril, Portugal– Diego Schwartzman has been having a horrible year, and that has continued here in Estoril. The Argentine, who hasn’t managed back to back match wins since the US Open last year, has lost in the first round against Marco Cecchinato, with this clay record in 2023 now a shocking 0-5. In his post […] READ MORE
Estoril–- After coming tantalizingly close in Santiago a few months ago, Sebastian Baez claimed his first career ATP title Sunday in Estoril. After some battles during the week against Marin Cilic, Richard Gasquet, and Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Baez had a relatively comfortable final today against a clearly fatigued Frances Tiafoe. The American got an early break […] READ MORE
Estoril–- Frances Tiafoe’s run in Estoril has been nothing short of epic. He was very close to losing all four of his matches this week, none more so than Saturday’s semifinal, where Sebastian Korda had three match points. In total, Tiafoe has played nine hours and forty seven minutes this week ahead of Sunday’s final […] READ MORE
Estoril–- Felix Auger-Aliassime had an amazing start to the season. He reached the quarterfinals in Australia and came within inches of beating Daniil Medvedev to reach the semis. The Canadian then followed that up with a first career title in Rotterdam and looked headed for a real breakthrough season. His momentum was, however, halted in […] READ MORE
The quarterfinal round is upon us at the ATP Estoril Open, and a thrilling race to the finish line is undoubtedly in store. At least half of the remaining eight are solid title contenders, promising a tense and exciting day of tennis. As throughout the week, we will be offering up our predictions on who […] READ MORE
Estoril–- Richard Gasquet has been a mainstay on the ATP for about 20 years, spending a lot of time in the top 10 (including a World Tour Finals appearance) with several deep runs at Slams and Masters 1000s. When it comes to title success, though, it has all come at ATP 250 level. All 15 […] READ MORE
Estoril–- Fernando Verdasco has been a mainstay in the ATP tour for almost 20 years, but his career seemed to be really fizzling out after the COVID break in 2020. He won only two matches in 2021, left the Top 100, and struggled with injuries. He started 2022 equally poorly, and even lost in qualifying […] READ MORE
Estoril– We saw plenty of exciting action on Day 1 of the ATP Estoril Open, but the biggest story, especially for the local fans, was Nuno Borges defeating Pablo Andujar. It’s true that the Spaniard is older and far from what he once was, but Borges’s rise is undeniable. Last year at this tournament he […] READ MORE
The competition begins at ATP Estoril on Day 1. Read our previews and predictions of the first round including Dusan Lajovic vs Frances Tiafoe. READ MORE
It remains highly unlikely that there will ever be a time when British tennis players are as comfortable on clay as their European counterparts, but the last few weeks have nevertheless seen a remarkable upturn in the fortunes of British players, both male and female, on the red dirt. That has added to what has […] READ MORE
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