Dominic Thiem boasts wins over Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic already this year. Now the 23 year old enters new territory at this week’s Citi Open as top seed at an ATP World Tour 500 event for the first time. The Austrian boasts a 38-16 start to the season and will look to further improve on that mark when he makes his Washington debut against Switzerland’s Henri Laaksonen. In a stacked field, it will be a matter of who has made the transition from Wimbledon’s grass best in a bid to dethrone defending champion Gael Monfils. “It’s always a little bit tricky for me on the US hard courts because they’re a little bit fast so there are some...
Defending champion Gael Monfils reflects on his favourite moments in Washington, DC and hopes to defend his title at the Citi Open this week. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.
When you take a look at Ernesto Escobedo’s iPhone tracklist you get a hint a about his roots. He slides his finger across the screen and some of his favourite artists appear: Maluma, Carlos Vives, Miguel Bose, Joey Montana, Luis Fonsi, Danny Ocean, Daddy Yankee, Pitbull. He listens to Latin music because it motivates him, and his level of Spanish allows him to understand the lyrics. There is another hint about his roots. A poster in the stands that accompanies him around the world during his matches says: “Porra Jerez. ¡Vamos Neto!”. It is always held by one of his family members, and it’s written in Spanish. The reason is simple: his parents, Ernesto and Cristina, are from Jerez, Mexico....
Watch Hot Shot as Reilly Opelka finds himself on the back foot on Monday but comes up with something special against Daniil Medvedev at the Citi Open. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.