Thiem, Bautista Agut, Nishikori all progress at Halle

Thiem, Bautista Agut, Nishikori all progress at Halle

Dominic Thiem, Roberto Bautista Agut and Kei Nishikori all came through their first-round matches at the Gerry Weber Open on Monday.

The third-seeded Thiem hit 19 aces as he defeated Russian qualifier Mikhail Youzhny 7-6 (5), 6-2 for a second-round meeting with Yuichi Sugita. The 52nd-ranked Japanese player defeated German wild card Maximilian Marterer 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.

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Video: Thiem Halle 2018 Hot Shot

Video: Thiem Halle 2018 Hot Shot

Watch Dominic Thiem drill a backhand passing shot for a winner against Mikhail Youzhny in the first round of the 2018 Gerry Weber Open.

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Video Highlights: Zverev vs Youzhny | Stuttgart 2018

Video Highlights: Zverev vs Youzhny | Stuttgart 2018

Mischa Zverev takes out Russian veteran Mikhail Youzhny to set a second-round showdown with Roger Federer at the MercedesCup in Stuttgart.

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Video: Zverev Hot Shot In Stuttgart 2018

Video: Zverev Hot Shot In Stuttgart 2018

Watch as Mischa Zverev crushes a backhand past Mikhail Youzhny at the MercedesCup in Stuttgart.




Photo: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour.

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Video: Youzhny Stuttgart Hot Shot

Video: Youzhny Stuttgart Hot Shot

Mikhail Youzhny lets it rip against Mischa Zverev at the MercedesCup in Stuttgart.



Video and photo: MercedesCup.

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Video: Cuevas v Youzhny match highlights (1R) | Australian Open 2018

Video: Pablo Cuevas v Mikhail Youzhny match highlights (1R) | Australian Open 2018

Highlights from Cuevas's first round victory over Youzhny in round one of the 2018 Australian Open.

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Roger Federer forced to go the distance again at US Open

Roger Federer forced to go the distance again at US Open

Roger Federer defeated Mikhail Youzhny 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in the U.S. Open's second round.

Federer set aside an uncharacteristic 68 unforced errors and what appeared to be a bad back, managing to pull out his second five-set victory in a row at the U.S. Open by coming back to edge Youzhny .

It is the first time in his long career that the 36-year-old Federer has played five-setters in both the first and second rounds at a Grand Slam tournament.

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Video: Youzhny Indian Wells 2017 Hot Shot

Video: Youzhny Indian Wells 2017 Hot Shot

Watch Hot Shot as Mikhail Youzhny hits a scorching winner to take the opening set against Daniil Medvedev.

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Video: Youzhny Hot Shot Goes Past Cilic In Basel

Video: Youzhny Hot Shot Goes Past Cilic In Basel

Mikhail Youzhny passes Marin Cilic at the Swiss Indoors Basel for a winner.

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Video: Youzhny Shows Off Touch Vs Wawrinka Toronto 2016

Video: Youzhny Shows Off Touch Vs Wawrinka Toronto 2016

Mikhail Youzhny catches Stan Wawrinka by surprise with a cheeky drop shot during their second-round match in Toronto on Tuesday.

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Video: Nadal vs Youzhny Highlights Australian Open 2015

Video: Australian Open 2015 Rafael Nadal vs Mikhail Youzhny Highlights

Enjoy some tennis highlights from Rafael Nadal vs Mikhail Youzhny first round match at the Australian Open Tennis Championships 2015....

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Nadal vs Youzhny Australian Open betting

Nadal vs Youzhny Australian Open betting

Rafael Nadal opens his Australian Open campaign against Mikhail Youzhny.

Rafa, ranked 3rd in the world, played Youzhny, ranked 49th, 15 times and he won 11 of those encounters.

At the Australian Open they played just once, in 2005 where Rafa won 6-1, 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.

The betting odds chances for winning the match are:
Nadal 1/7
Youzhny 9/2

Some facts from each players:

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Video: Hewitt vs Youzhny at the Western & Southern Open

Video: Hewitt vs Youzhny at the Western & Southern Open

Watch some highlgihts from Lleyton Hewitt´s 64 64 win over Mikhail Youzhny at the 2012 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati...

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Federer finds his way to another Halle final

Federer finds his way to another Halle final

Roger Federer defeated Mikhail Youzhny 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the Gerry Weber Open final in Halle.

The Swiss broke twice to wrap up the first set in just 21 minutes. He was in such control that one fan implored him to slow down.

He broke twice more, before dropping serve to lead 5-3 and then missed three break points in the next game.

Federer was able to seal the match in the next game with his seventh ace.

In the final he will face Philipp Kohlschreiber or Tommy Haas.

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Photos: Del Potro vs Youznhy in Madrid

Photos: Del Potro vs Youznhy in Madrid

Check out some tennis pictures of Juan Martin del Potro and Mikhail Youzhny during their second round match during the Madrid Masters at the Caja Magica sports complex ...

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Federer beats Youzhny to reach semifinals in Dubai

Federer beats Youzhny to reach semifinals in Dubai

Roger Federer defeated Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Federer served solidly and was in good form at the net. He broke to go up 3-2 and won the opening set when Youzhny failed to return his serve.

The second set was much the same, Federer was never headed after breaking to lead 1-0. He clinched the match with a kick serve that Youzhny returned into the net.

Federer will play either Juan Martin del Potro or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

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Youznhy wins singles and doubles title in Zagreb 2012

Youznhy wins singles and doubles title in Zagreb 2012

Mikhail Youzhny beat Lukas Lacko 6-2, 6-3 to win the Zagreb Indoors 2012 title.

Youzhny faced no break points and lost only 12 points on serve during the 68-minute match.

After both players won opening service games, Youzhny won eight of nine games, winning the first set and three games in the second.

Lacko then kept his serve until the end of the match but could not challenge Youzhny.

“This was my best match of the tournament,” Youzhny said. “I gained some confidence here but I don’t want to think about whether I will be in the top 10 again or not.”

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Lacko to face Youzhny in Zagreb Indoors final

Lacko to face Youzhny in Zagreb Indoors final

Lukas Lacko of Slovakia reached his first ATP final when he ousted 2007 champion Marcos Baghdatis 7-5, 7-6 (3) in the Zagreb Indoors semifinals on Saturday.

Lacko, playing on the main tour since 2007, will face third-seeded Mikhail Youzhny, who is seeking his eighth title in his 18th career final.

Youzhny advanced with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Michael Berrer of Germany.

Lacko has eliminated three seeded players in Zagreb.

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Nadal Defeats Youzhny To Reach Doha Semis

Nadal Defeats Youzhny To Reach Doha Semis

Rafael Nadal defeated Mikhail Youzhny 6-4, 6-4 in the quarter-finals at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open.

"I think I played really well. The end of the match was a little bit nervy but the rest of it was good," Nadal said. "I'm feeling a little better each day and I'm enjoying the tournament and being in Qatar."

Rafa won 75 per cent of his first serve points, and was proficient at the net, taking 8 of 9 points when he came forward to win for the ninth time in 13 meetings against Youzhny.

"I think I was moving fast. I tried to go to the net a lot of times," said Nadal. "That's what I need to keep doing if I want to compete against the top players. Mikhail is a fantastic player and it was tough. But I think I did well."

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Youzhny Graduates With PhDs in Philosophy

Youzhny Graduates With PhDs in Philosophy

Mikhail Youzhny has graduated from the University of Moscow with a PhDs in Philosophy.

Youznhy answered approximately 20 questions about his work before all 16 members of the scientific council approved his PhDs.

"I took my coach (of 17 years), Boris Sobkin, and my family and friends as well, and the guy who helped me with the degree," said Youzhny. "There were some professors from the university there. I was a bit nervous because it was something new, it’s not like a tennis match I’m going to play, which I do every week. I was answering questions and reasoning, so of course it’s different. But actually, when I think about what I said, it’s my life, what I’m doing every day on court."

The Russian began studying for the degree in 2005, knowing that with limited free time as he competed on the ATP World Tour 11 months of the year, it would take him longer than the usual three-year period to complete it.

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