Marin Cilic began his 2017 grass-court swing with a hard-fought 6-7(6), 6-2, 6-4 victory over former World No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic on Thursday for a place in the Ricoh Open quarter-finals. Cilic, who hit 17 aces, could not convert three set point opportunities from 6/3 in the first set tie-break. But he regrouped to win four straight games from 2-2 in the second set and then broke Tipsarevic in the third game of the decider in the one-hour and 58-minute encounter. He is competing at the ATP World Tour 250 tournament for the first time since 2006. “It’s never easy, especially the first match on grass,” said Cilic. “Janko has been at the top of the tennis game and is...
Have you ever seen a match point saved in circumstances like this? Lucas Pouille staves off match point against Jan-Lennard Struff in a dramatic third-set tie-break in Stuttgart. Video courtesy MercedesCup.
Relive the most exciting moments from Day 4 at the MercedesCup in Stuttgart, including wins from Tomas Berdych and Jerzy Janowicz. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Video courtesy MercedesCup.
Rapid reactions on the tennis court can be the difference between winning and losing. For John-Patrick Smith, a diving drop shot off a net cord was all instinct. "A shot like that is always pure instinct," Smith told ATPWorldTour.com. "It was a high-level match, so it was great to get through with the win." "Up close and in person, that was easily the best shot I've seen live," Smith's coach Jacob Meyer exclaimed. The Aussie hit one of the shots of the year on the ATP Challenger Tour on Tuesday, en route to saving six match points in a 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(1) win over Luca Vanni at the Aegon Open Nottingham. Facing break point at 1-0 in the third set,...
