Watch Hot Shot as Pierre-Hugues Herbert ends a cat-and-mouse rally with a backhand pass through Rohan Bopanna and Ivan Dodig. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Peter Staples
Watch highlights from the doubles finals, as Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut defeat Rohan Bopanna and Ivan Dodig to claim their fifth ATP Masters 1000 title together. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
There is a new champion at the Coupe Rogers and his name is Alexander Zverev. The #NextGenATP German was in a relentless rhythm throughout the final in Montreal and would take the title 6-3, 6-4 over Roger Federer. Zverev claimed his second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 trophy, adding to his maiden title in Rome (d. Djokovic) earlier this year. He became the first player outside the Big Four of Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray to win multiple Masters 1000 titles in a season since David Nalbandian in 2007. In addition, he is just the second active player other than the Big Four to win more than one Masters 1000 crown, joining Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. "Winning two Masters...
Alexander Zverev was a relentless force in toppling Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4 for the Coupe Rogers title on Sunday. He fired 20 winners, including nine off his forehand wing, to prevail after just 68 minutes on Court Central in Montreal. The German added a second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title of the season, adding to his victory in Rome (d. Djokovic). He joins Federer atop the tour-level titles leaderboard in 2017 with a fifth crown in total. 10 wins in a row ☑️5 titles in 2017 ☑️Alexander Zverev defeats Roger Federer to become the youngest #CoupeRogers winner in 10 years! pic.twitter.com/aTYxYhT2sY— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 13, 2017 Here is how the final unfolded... FIRST SET - Zverev 6-3 Both...
They say that Montreal is the Paris of North America, and French duo Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut certainly made it their home this week. Herbert and Mahut claimed their ninth title together, edging Rohan Bopanna and Ivan Dodig 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 on Sunday at the Coupe Rogers. The fifth seeds improved to 20-8 this season after one hour and 22 minutes, firing four aces and notching 88 per cent of first serve points. It was the fifth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown for the French duo, all coming at different tournaments. Last year, they prevailed in Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo, and earlier this year they lifted the trophy in Rome. "It was a hard match against...