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Cilic Eager To Make Rio Debut

Marin Cilic discusses why he elected to play the Rio Open presented by Claro for the first time and talks about his relationship with coach Ivan Cinkus. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

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Monfils Reveals The State Of His Game

Gael Monfils reveals just how far away he is from finding his top form on the court and why he was exhausted at his first practice in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the Rio Open presented by Claro. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

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Federer Smashes Records In Return To No. 1

More than 14 years after he first became No. 1, Switzerland’s Roger Federer today returned to the top of the ATP Rankings for a historic fourth stint at the pinnacle of men’s professional tennis. Federer, who began his 302nd week at No. 1 on 29 October 2012, breaks a number of ATP Rankings records by replacing his great rival, Spain’s Rafael Nadal, in top spot. Just 13 months ago, Federer returned from a knee injury at No. 17 in the ATP Rankings and has since compiled a 64-5 match record — including nine titles from 10 finals — in that period. Today, he now holds records for the longest period between stints at No. 1, as the oldest player to...

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Roger Federer: The Timeless Champion

Roger Federer today begins his 303rd week at No. 1 in the ATP Rankings at the age of 36, more than 14 years after rising to top spot. Tellingly, 10 years ago, during his run of 237 straight weeks at No. 1, Federer outlined his intention to “play through the generations like [Andre] Agassi and [Jimmy] Connors.” A commendable goal, but in reality when Federer underwent knee surgery in February 2016, few could have predicted that arguably the sport’s greatest stylist would today have broken myriad of ATP Rankings records and (once again) re-write the history books. His return to the summit of men’s professional tennis for the first time since 4 November 2012, a record gap of five years...

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