Watch highlights from Friday at the Coupe Rogers as Rajeev Ram and Raven Klaasen defeat Fabrice Martin and Edouard Roger-Vasselin to reach the doubles SF in Montreal. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Peter Staples
Watch Hot Shot as Roger Federer shows off his athleticism and nails this overhead smash against Roberto Bautista Agut in Montreal. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Peter Staples
Denis Shapovalov talks about landing the biggest win of his career over No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal at the Coupe Rogers in Montreal on Thursday. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.
Two unseeded opponents – a World No. 143, the other No. 42 in the Emirates ATP Rankings – were all that stood between Rafael Nadal and a return to No. 1 in Montreal by Thursday night. Defeat to the unheralded NextGenATP wild card Denis Shapovalov before a raucous Coupe Rogers crowd, however, means the Spaniard will now turn his sights to Cincinnati. There the 30 year old will enter a two-horse race at the Western & Southern Open, where he and Roger Federer will bid to take over No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. The 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) loss to the 18 year old Canadian was difficult to take as a subsequent victory over the No. 42-ranked Frenchman Adrian...
#NextGenATP Canadian Denis Shapovalov delivered the performance of his career on Thursday evening, stunning World No. 2 Rafael Nadal 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) in front of an electric Court Central crowd at the Coupe Rogers in Montreal. Shapovalov becomes the youngest quarter-finalist at an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament. He's also the second-youngest player to beat Nadal (Coric, 2014 Basel). "It's so tough. A lot of the times he just hits a shot that's way too good. I was managing to get a lot back when I could. But, you know, he's honestly the best player I've ever played in my life," Shapovalov said. "You could tell why he's won so many Grand Slams. His ball was just so heavy....
