No. 2 seed Andy Murray, No. 3 seed Stan Wawrinka and No. 4 seed Rafael Nadal, along with Chinese No. 1 Di Wu, feature at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Wednesday. Play on Stadium begins with Wawrinka taking on 21-year-old qualifier Kyle Edmund, who enters at a career-high No. 48 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. The #NextGen star lost to Murray in the Beijing quarter-finals on Friday before winning matches on Saturday, Sunday and Monday in Shanghai. Edmund recently reached the fourth round at the US Open, falling to Novak Djokovic before the Serbian star was beaten by Wawrinka in a four-set final. In the second match, Wu, the only Chinese player to win an ATP Challenger Tour singles title,...
Even though he’s had an outstanding year on the doubles court, Ivan Dodig still has plenty of motivation for big results in singles. The 31-year-old Croatian is competing at this week’s $125,000 ATP Challenger Tour event in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Dodig was a late entry into the tournament and played through the qualifying draw as a result. After advancing into the main draw, he won his first-round match on Monday over Aldin Setkic of Bosnia. “I’m coming back from a back injury and feeling better now,” said Dodig. “I decided to come and play here at the last minute, but I think it was a good decision.” Currently ranked No. 92 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, Dodig had a solid start...
By every measure, Stan Wawrinka has enjoyed one of his best seasons. He's won four tour-level titles, tying his career-best mark. He also captured his third Grand Slam tournament title when he beat Novak Djokovic during the US Open final last month. So what, if anything, could Wawrinka possibly wish for in the year ahead? The return of the one thing – or person, rather – who's been missing during the second half of the season: Wawrinka's countryman, Roger Federer. When asked what his two wishes for 2017 would be, Wawrinka said, “For tennis in general, that Roger will be back at the top with no injury. I think it's always good for everybody when he's playing. And for myself,...
In this Shanghai Classic Moment, Roger Federer ensures a 300th week at World No. 1 after finishing with a flourish against countryman Stan Wawrinka 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-0 in the 2013 third round. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
ATP World Uncovered presented by Peugeot goes behind the scenes in Beijing, where #NextGen stars and Race To London contenders vie for the China Open crown.
