Watch highlights from the doubles semi-finals as Rohan Bopana and Ivan Dodig save 2 match points against Rajeev Ram and Raven Klaasen to reach the Coupe Rogers title match. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Peter Staples
It all started with a volley. Arguably the most daring and improbable shot of the tournament. It wasn't just any volley. An off-balance moment of improvisation that Denis Shapovalov had no business converting. Rogerio Dutra Silva had one leg into the second round of the Coupe Rogers. A rifled, dipping forehand at his opponent's feet was surely enough to send him over the finish line, but a moment of magic would stop the Brazilian in his tracks and bring the Montreal faithful to their feet. It was every bit audacious as it was brilliant: an off-balance drop volley winner from just inside the service line. Match point saved. The dream stays alive. One of four match points saved on that...
If Roger Federer was warming up earlier this week in Montreal, the second seed hit a higher gear on Saturday afternoon during his semi-final against Robin Haase at the Coupe Rogers. The Swiss right-hander struck “Are you kidding?” backhand passes and was untouchable on serve on Court Central. He dropped only nine points on serve (45/54) and hit 28 winners, including nine aces, against Haase, who was playing in his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final. [ALSO LIKE] But the 30-year-old Dutchman was eager for the fight, pushing Federer to a second-set tie-break before the all-time great advanced 6-3, 7-6(5) to reach the Montreal title match. “I'm happy, most happy that I'm actually really healthy going into the finals....
Rohan Bopanna and Ivan Dodig saved two match points on Saturday at the Coupe Rogers in Montreal to reach their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final as a team. The Indian/Croatian pairing hit 10 aces to advance 4-6, 7-6(8), 11-9 against South African Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram of the U.S. Klaasen/Ram, who were looking to make their second Masters 1000 title match (Indian Wells), held match points at 7/6 and 8/7 in the second-set tie-break, but Bopanna/Dodig won the final three points to force the Match Tie-break. [ALSO LIKE] Bopanna/Dodig are playing together for only the second time. They reached the semi-finals of the Aegon Championships at The Queen's Club in June. Dodig, partnering with Marcelo Melo, won...
View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the semi-final matchups of the Coupe Rogers & vote for who you think will win! Federer vs. Haase | Zverev vs Shapovalov [GROUP POLL]61[/GROUP POLL] #NEXTGENATP’S SHAPOVALOV, ZVEREV TO MEET IN SEMIS • Denis Shapovalov, 18, and Alexander Zverev, 20, will meet in a #NextGenATP semi-final showdown on Saturday at Coupe Rogers. Zverev entered the event with four titles this year alone, while Shapovalov arrived in Montreal with three career victories on tour. The Canadian teen has seven wins now, including a historic upset of three-time champion and No. 1 seed Rafael Nadal. • Shapovalov is the youngest ATP Masters 1000 semi-finalist since the series started in 1990 and the youngest Coupe Rogers semi-finalist in...
