After every win in Hong Kong last week, Alexander Bublik would retire to the same Japanese restaurant and savour a “beautiful pint of beer”. Bublik’s drink on Sunday night would have tasted especially satisfying, after his victory over Lorenzo Musetti in the Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open final elevated him to a career-high…
Andrey Rublev has said there was no point in dreaming about “the ideal” of tennis bosses listening to players and scaling back their bloated calendar. World No 16 Rublev, a 10-time grand slam quarter-finalist, finished last season feeling “exhausted and burnt out” after playing 26 tournaments across 15 countries and four continents. He ultimately drew…
Coleman Wong Chak-lam said he would not have chosen anywhere else to reach his first ATP Tour quarter-final after beating world No 40 Gabriel Diallo in the Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open on Wednesday. The Hongkonger showed plenty of character to recover from a poor first set and win 1-6, 7-5, 7-5 to…
BEIJING (AP) — Lorenzo Musetti has become the latest tennis star to apologize to Chinese fans. “I am truly sorry. I respect you deeply, I feel at home here, and I value the warmth and kindness I have always received from you,” the 23-year-old Italian said in a message he posted Saturday on social media….