Watch as Austrian Dominic Thiem shows off his hand skills at the net against Steve Johnson of the U.S. at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2017. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images.
Rafael Nadal returned to tour-level action with a dramatic victory on Tuesday, saving two match points to oust Frenchman Lucas Pouille 4-6, 7-6(6), 7-5 at the China Open in Beijing. The top-seeded Spaniard was down 4/6 in the second-set tie-break, but won four consecutive points to even the match at one set-all. In the decider, Nadal earned his lone break of the match in the 11th game and served out the first-round contest a game later to 15. “[It] was a very tough first round, as I say the other day. He played well, I think. Very aggressive. He's serving well. For me was little bit difficult at the beginning. Then I started to play better. But still, I didn't...
Watch time lapse of the construction of the centre court at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and take a tour of the vibrant city. Video courtesy of OEC Kaohsiung.