Pace, precision and poise. Roger Federer was at his ruthless best on Saturday at the Swiss Indoors Basel, turning in a vintage performance to reach the final once again on home soil. The Swiss exhibited a display of stunning aggression against third seed David Goffin, barely putting a wrong foot throughout their 60-minute semi-final encounter. He would blitz the Belgian 6-1, 6-2, firing 20 winners in total, including 12 on his forehand wing and will face Juan Martin del Potro in the final. "I'm ready for a difficult match and a fully fit del Potro," said Federer. "He played a great match against me in Shanghai and went on to win Stockholm and won that. Now he's here in the...
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has gone from the fringe of the Emirates ATP Race To London to the thick of the battle in less than two weeks, as he continues his push to qualify for a third Nitto ATP Finals. The Frenchman helped his cause by beating Philipp Kohlschreiber, 7-6(4), 7-5 in the semi-finals of the Erste Bank Open 500 on Saturday in Vienna to advance to his third final at the event and his fifth final this season. "I'm playing well. I'm playing good tennis," Tsonga said. "Truly happy with my level this week...tomorrow it's the final and only the winner [of the final] counts so I will give my best to be the winner." Tsonga, who was 22nd in the...
Kyle Edmund strikes a perfect lob during his match against Lucas Pouille in the semi-finals of the Erste Bank Open 500 on Saturday. Photo Credit: Bildagentur Zolles KG. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Lucas Pouille is doing his best to enter the 2018 season with a surge of momentum at his back. A first ATP World Tour 500 final appearance will go a long way. Pouille rallied past Kyle Edmund 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-3 in Saturday's first semi-final at the Erste Bank Open 500 in Vienna. The World No. 25 reached his sixth ATP World Tour final and fourth of the year. He will look to add a hard-court crown to victories on the clay of Budapest and grass of Stuttgart, when he faces either Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or Philipp Kohlschreiber on Sunday. It marks the second straight year a Frenchman will appear in the Vienna final, following Tsonga's runner-up finish to Andy Murray in...
