FERRER BACK IN WINNER'S CIRCLE; CLIJSTERS, RODDICK INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME

This Week In Tennis
​Season 2, Vol 21

#ThisWeekInTennis recaps the tennis happenings of the last week via news reports, social media, featured articles, rankings, and podcasts. 
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RUNDOWN
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• David Ferrer won his first ATP title in two years -- and 27th overall for his career -- when he beat Dolgopolov in the Bastad final. 
• John Isner won for the third time in Newport, the 11th overall ATP title of his career.
• Kim Clijsters and Andy Roddick were among the new Tennis Hall of Fame inductees in Newport over the weekend. 
• Andrey Rublev went from lucky loser to first time ATP titlist all at the same tournament in Umag. 
• Irina Camelia Begu won on home soil in Bucharest for the fourth title of her career. Like Kiki Bertens in Gstaad, Begu won both singles and doubles at the same tournament. Begu is up to #38 (+20) in the rankings, while Bertens rises to #36 (+9).
• Julia Goerges had a few choice words for the Romanian crowd during her runner-up speech in Bucharest.
• Denis Shapovalov won his second ATP Challenger title of the year. With the win, Shapovalov moves 31 spots closer to the top 100 at #130.
• Novak Djokovic is unlikely to play the 2017 U.S. Open due to the elbow injury that forced his retirement in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.
• Rajeev Ram announced he will no longer compete in singles, and dedicate his remaining time on tour to his doubles exploits. 
• The Ferrer-Verdasco semifinal in Bastad was interrupted by a man who walked on court performing the Nazi salute.
• The ITF issued its decision on the Ilie Nastase case: the Romanian is to be banned from Fed Cup and Davis Cup until 2019.
• Three Wimbledon matches may have been fixed.
• Alex Zverev hired Juan Carlos Ferrero as his new coach. 
• A weekend of WTA weddings: Aga Radwanska, Andrea Hlavackova, and Yanina Wickmayer all said "I do" over the weekend.

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Gracias a la gente que hace un gran trabajo invisible durante el torneo! Reconocimiento a ellos! pic.twitter.com/KaDVs1KbIs

— David Ferrer (@DavidFerrer87) July 24, 2017

Feels amazing to capture my 2nd ATP Challenger Title. It was a very tough week and I had to battle extremely hard. Thanks to all my sponsors and supporters for the constant encouragement. Also thanks to my team for the countless amount of work they have put into me. They have given me the best chance to compete at the level I am on. Lastly, special thanks to my mom Tessa who took the week off from her Academy @tessatennis and came to coach me in Gatineau for the week ❤ onto Granby now □#DontStopFighting #Gat10-0

A post shared by Denis Shapovalov (@denis.shapovalov) on Jul 24, 2017 at 5:55am PDT

Wishing my friends Aga&Dawid a lifetime of happiness side-by-side. You two have become inseparable and I’m so happy that I could be there on your special day ❤□ #wedding #aga&dawid

A post shared by Angelique Kerber (@angie.kerber) on Jul 23, 2017 at 7:59am PDT

Great practice today with @GrigorDimitrov at @RafaNadalAcademy

A post shared by Rafa Nadal (@rafaelnadal) on Jul 24, 2017 at 4:33am PDT

Huge congrats to @andyroddick and @Clijsterskim for their induction to the hall of fame today #legends

— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) July 22, 2017

Thank you @ladiesgstaadopen for this unbelievable week! Title number 4□ and 7□Thanks to my partner in crime @johannalarsson111 and big thank you to my whole team, specially to Raemon

A post shared by Kiki Bertens (@kikibertens) on Jul 23, 2017 at 11:19pm PDT

When one of your dearest and oldest friends gets married, it's time to celebrate!What an amazing and beautiful couple! @ARadwanska #wedding pic.twitter.com/GSNhTCFE1y

— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) July 23, 2017

Loser is lucky! 1st ATP title□❤️ @CroatiaOpenUmag #umag #arp250 pic.twitter.com/PXHHkU6ws0

— Andrey Rublev (@AndreyRublev97) July 23, 2017

Woke up w butterflies.... couldn't be more humbled by the honor of being inducted into @TennisHalloFame today. Wish me luck :)

— andyroddick (@andyroddick) July 22, 2017

When ur sitting opposite someone on the tube and theyr reading ur book......❤️#KnowingTheScore. pic.twitter.com/1sqJhOEdXu

— judy murray (@JudyMurray) July 23, 2017

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RANKINGS WATCH

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• ATP:  Monfils (-3 to #16), M Zverev (+3 to #25), Ferrer (+13 to #33), Rublev (+25 to #49), Haase (-8 to #50), Basilashvili (-11 to #62), Herbert (+7 to #65), Dolgopolov (+22 to #67), Kuznetsov (+17 to #71), Baghdatis (-7 to #75), Giannessi (+20 to #84), Djere (+15 to #91), Shapovalov (+31 to #130)

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• ​WTA​​: Muguruza (+1 to #4), Konta (-3 to #7), Bertens (+9 to #36), Kontaveit (+5 to #27), Suarez Navarro (+4 to #30), Begu (+20 to #38), Goerges (+5 to #40), Siegemund (-16 to #52), Siniakova (-12 to #56), Doi (-9 to #82), Sorribes Tormo (+11 to #86), Sasnovich (+9 to #91), Errani (-11 to #98)

ON THE WEB

​Indian tennis superstar Sania Mirza and her father Imran speak out against gender bias
​Grace and Grit: Roger Federer Wins Wimbledon Thanks to Work Away From Spotlight
It's Fitting that Roddick, Clijsters Will Enter Hall of Fame Together
​Canada's Denis Shapovalov listening, learning in strong rookie season
​Roger Federer focusing on present as career enters twilight
​Kimiko Date, 46, Back on Tour Following Two Surgeries
​U.S. Open to top $50 million in prize money
​Bethanie Mattek-Sands Is Upbeat After Gruesome Injury at Wimbledon
​Kim Clijsters Reflects on Career Ahead of Hall of Fame Induction
​Will John Isner break through major ceiling or keep bumping head?

PODCASTS

Beyond The Baseline - Bethanie Mattek-Sands on injury recovery process, more
WTA Insider - Reminiscing with Hall of Famer Kim Clijsters
WTA Insider - Rearview Mirror: What we learned from the first half of the season
​The Tennis Podcast - The Roger Federer Story
Realz Tenis Fanz - Wimbledon 2017 Wrap Up
Tennis With An Accent - ​Aisam Ul Haq Qureshi Interview
Break Point Podcast - Federer Wins 8th Wimbledon Title

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