As most occasions have been this year for Roger Federer, this birthday must also feel a little sweeter. The Swiss great turns 36 today, 8 August 2017, and some say his game has never been better. He enters the Coupe Rogers in Montreal with a tour-leading 31-2 record and has won five tour-level titles this season, including two Grand Slam crowns – Australian Open and Wimbledon – and two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles – BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells and the Miami Open presented by Itau. Federer also captured the Gerry Weber Open in Halle. [ALSO LIKE] His year could get even better as well. During the North American hard-court swing, Federer will be battling for No....
Watch highlights of Nick Kyrgios and Juan Martin del Potro advancing on Monday at the Coupe Rogers in Montreal. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.
Juan Martin del Potro needed two breaks of serve, and that's exactly what he made happen against John Isner at the Coupe Rogers in Montreal on Monday. The Argentine broke at 5-5 in both sets and overcame 24 aces from the 14th-seeded American to advance 7-5, 7-5 at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament in Canada. Del Potro, a 2009 finalist in Montreal (l. to Murray), improves to 11-0 in opening-round matches this season. He never faced a break point and converted just enough of them against Isner (2/7). The Argentine was glad to be back in Montreal after missing the 2015 edition. “It's amazing for me. I missed this tournament a lot. I couldn't play the last editions...
Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem are taking their tennis to new heights in Montreal. The No. 1 and No. 3 seeds took to the rooftop of Montreal Tower on Monday to hit on a temporary Coupe Rogers mini-court. Good thing neither player was scared of heights. They were surrounded by panoramic views from the world’s highest inclined tower at the former Olympic Stadium. Height aside, the blustery conditions made it an almighty task to keep the ball in play. One thing’s for sure, no one was going to give chase if either misfired a ball wide of the court. “It was tough,” Nadal laughed. “Already it was tough on courts today, but here it was impossible. “Very windy, but very,...
Dominic Thiem and Rafael Nadal take tennis to new heights and enjoy a panoramic view of the city on the world's highest inclined tower at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal.