Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov dug deep on Wednesday, saving three match points against American Ryan Harrison at the Shanghai Rolex Masters, to further strengthen his claims for a spot at next month’s Nitto ATP Finals. Third seed Dimitrov recovered from a 2-4 deficit in the deciding set and fought back from 3/6 in the tie-break to overcome Harrison 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(6) in two hours and 34 minutes. When asked about the match points, Dimitrov said, "I knew Ryan was going to hit a risk or just play a solid point. I was ready for either/or. I think at 5/6 when he served that first serve, I knew he was going to come to the net. I just didn't know where he...
Watch Hot Shot as Grigor Dimitrov showcases quick reactions and feel to scrape up the ball against Ryan Harrison on Wednesday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android and visit MyATP.com Shanghai Rolex Masters – Shanghai, China Disney dance-offs, NBA basketballers and a ride on the Metro – it’s been part of a busy return to Shanghai for 2014 champion Roger Federer this week. The Swiss No. 2 seed and Chinese player Wu Di joined Disney characters Mickey Mouse and Goofy on court for a hit with kids on Family Day before squaring off with Mickey in a dance-off. It wasn’t the 36 year old’s only brush with fame this week as he hung out with NBA champions, the Golden State Warriors, on Sunday night before their pre-season game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in...
With one eye already on 2018, Evgeny Donskoy has picked the right time to regain his form. After toppling Roger Federer, then earning an ATP Challenger Tour title in back-to-back weeks earlier in the year, Donskoy made a return to the winners' circle by defeating Marius Copil 7-6(0), 7-5 in the Kaohsiung OEC Open final on Sunday. Despite not dropping his serve against Copil, Donskoy credits his baseline game as the key to victory. "My game from the baseline worked best for me last week," Donskoy said. "I tried to play with good speed. Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't. I didn't serve unbelievably, but it was my baseline game that was pretty good for me here; that was...
The Top five players in the Emirates ATP Race To London will be in second-round action at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Wednesday. Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are the headliners with year-end No. 1 on the line beginning this week. If Nadal wins his first Shanghai title and Federer fails to reach the semi-finals, the Spaniard will finish 2017 at No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. View FedEx ATP Head2Head matchup for Day 4 of the Shanghai Rolex Masters and vote for who you think will win! Federer vs. Schwartzman | Nadal vs. Donaldson | Goffin vs. Simon [GROUP POLL]83[/GROUP POLL] Nadal meets #NextGenATP player Jared Donaldson at 6 pm, followed by Federer against Diego Schwartzman at 8...
