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Kevin Anderson reflects on his US Open final run at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2017 in Tokyo. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

Second seed Dominic Thiem talks about how he's feeling ahead of the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2017 in Tokyo. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

For a partnership formed just over a week ago, the Shenzhen Open worked out well for the duo of Rajeev Ram and Alexander Peya, who beat top-seeded Nikola Mektic and Nicholas Monroe 6-3, 6-2 to win the title in their first tournament playing together. “It was an unbelievable week for me, I guess for both of us,” said Peya. “Luckily I was able to find such a great one [partner] and it worked out perfect for us."  Peya's usual partner, Julian Knowle, suffered an injury last week in St. Petersburg. "I want to wish [him] a speedy recovery from his elbow surgery," Peya said.  Ram and Peya dropped just one set, in the semi-finals, en route to their victory. Ram said...

Marin Cilic might feel like he's playing himself again and again and again this week at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2017 in Tokyo. The top seed is slated to meet a number of players whom, like Cilic, prefer to serve big and dictate play immediately after the first ball. View Draw The 6'6” Croatian, who will be going for his second title of the season (Istanbul), opens against a qualifier but could face 6'8” Kevin Anderson in the quarter-finals. The South African is coming off his maiden Grand Slam final at the US Open earlier this month (l. to Nadal). Anderson, like Cilic, will also be looking to strengthen his spot in the Emirates ATP Race To London,...