The penultimate ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event of the season, the Shanghai Rolex Masters, is poised for a dramatic finale. While the tournament is down to four players, the excitement is only increasing with tantalising match-ups on Saturday in the semi-finals. Three of the top four seeds remain, with second seed Roger Federer the only player to have previously won the title. While No. 1 Rafael Nadal and No. 16 Juan Martin del Potro have reached the final, in 2009 and 2013, respectively, No. 4 Marin Cilic is appearing in his first Shanghai semi-final, playing to guarantee his spot in the Nitto ATP Finals. Plenty is on the line in the day’s first singles match, as Nadal brings a...
Leander Paes has won 54 tour-level doubles titles, including 13 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crowns, during his historic career. But the 44-year-old Indian still has one more Masters 1000 title to go to complete the Career Golden Masters. In this latest installment of “My Masters 1000”, Paes talks with ATPWorldTour.com about that missing title, his favourite Masters 1000 event and which ATP World Tour stars he'd face in his dream Masters 1000 doubles match. Which Masters 100 host city is your favourite and why? Monte-Carlo, just for the view right on the Mediterranean, the clay courts there cut into the mountains, and when you sit up at the top at the players’ lounge and you look down on the...
How many second serves do you think you can make before a double fault eventually creeps in? The benchmark may be a little lower than you think. Players in the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings average one double fault for approximately every 12 second serves they hit. An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of Top 10 players since the beginning of the 2015 season identifies that double faults are on the rise, and that Roger Federer leads the pack in double faulting the least. Top 10 Average: Double Faults / Second Serves 2015 = One double fault / 13.4 second serves 2016 = One double fault /11.4 second serves 2017 to date = One double fault /...
Juan Martin del Potro speaks to media about his wrist injury and reaching the semi-finals at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.