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Marcus Daniell Named 2021 Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Of The Year

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New Zealand's Marcus Daniell receives the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award in the 2021 ATP Awards, joining an illustrious list of recipients that includes Ashe himself, former South African President Nelson Mandela, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Daniell wrote a My Point essay for ATPTour.com about how much

Nadal Survives Shapovalov Scare To Top ATP Comebacks Of 2021

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In tennis you always have to win the last point to claim victory. Until then, your opponent is always in with a chance, even if they are heavily trailing. With the margins in the sport so small, the tempo of matches can quickly change. Yesterday we looked at three of the

Spanish Stars Pay Homage To Santana, Who Inspired Generations

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Manolo Santana, a pioneer in tennis and great inspiration for Spanish sport as a whole, passed away on Saturday aged 83. The news came in an announcement from the Mutua Madrid Open, the tournament where he was Honorary President and which he directed from 2002 to 2018, turning the Spanish

Thiem, Lopez In Best Grand Slam Comebacks Of 2021

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The past two days, ATPTour.com has reflected on the most memorable ATP Tour match comebacks of 2021. Now, continuing our review of the 2021 season, we look at the best Grand Slam comebacks of 2021, featuring Felicano Lopez, who rolled back the years, and Dominic Thiem, who edged Nick Kyrgios

Prajwal Hegde Honoured With 2021 Ron Bookman Media Excellence Award

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The Times of India’s tennis editor Prajwal Hegde has been recognised with the Ron Bookman Media Excellence Award in the 2021 ATP Awards. "I’m very, very happy," Hegde said. "As an Indian, covering a global sport that runs on the wheels of individual excellence, where we've come up short in recent

Chip Brooks, Original Bollettieri Academy Coach, Dies Aged 67

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Chip Brooks, one of Nick Bollettieri’s original coaches at IMG Academy, passed away on Thursday aged 67. With a distinctive southern twang, he worked with 10 ATP and WTA No. 1-ranked players in Bradenton, including Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Boris Becker, Monica Seles, Maria Sharapova and Jelena Jankovic. Brooks began working

Manolo Santana: Pioneer Who Became A Spanish Legend

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Manuel Santana was born on 10 May 1938 into a family home on the Madrid street Lopez de Hoyos. Years later he would become one of the biggest figures in Spanish tennis, a pioneer who paved the road to success in his sport. On Saturday 11 December 2021, he passed

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