Which is your favourite Masters 1000 event and why? Bob Bryan: Indian Wells. It was the one that took us the longest to win [their 14th appearance, in 2013]. It felt the sweetest. We had our family down on the court. Just a good memory from that one. Which is your favourite Masters 1000 city and why? Mike Bryan: I would say it's tough to beat Monte-Carlo. It's like a resort. You're looking out at the water every time you wake up. You can basically hit a ball into the ocean. So beautiful. We know the prince [Albert II]. He's invited us to his castle up on the hill. It's tough to beat that scenery. If you could win only...
Philipp Kohlschreiber joined an elite club on Saturday at the BNP Paribas Open, clinching his 400th tour-level match win to advance to the third round. Kohlschreiber has experienced many significant moments throughout his 17-year professional career, with seven ATP World Tour titles and 22 victories over Top 10 players. He added another milestone to his growing résumé, becoming just the third German to cross the 400 wins threshold. "It feels great, it means that I'm pretty old and have been on the tour for a long time," Kohlschreiber joked. "I hope I get the chance to go for 500." German Match Wins Leaders (Open Era) Player Career Win-Loss Boris Becker 713-214 Tommy Haas 563-326 Philipp Kohlschreiber 400-308 Michael Stich 385-176...
Eighth seed Dominic Thiem made a winning start at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday as he dismissed Jeremy Chardy 6-2, 6-4 in 74 minutes. The Austrian saved five of the six break points he faced as he claimed his 15th win of the season. The 23-year-old Thiem, who reached the fourth round at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden last year (l. to Tsonga), is coming off a successful February, which saw him capture his eighth ATP World Tour title in Rio de Janeiro (d. Carreno Busta). Thiem goes on to face No. 29 seed Mischa Zverev, who defeated Joao Sousa 6-4, 6-3. Zverev is making his first appearance in the third round in Indian Wells, just two years removed...
