When Roger Federer began 2017 at No. 17 in the ATP Rankings, his return to World No. 1 seemed like a fairytale. But more than 14 years after he first sat atop the tennis world in 2004, the Swiss is now back at the summit.
Watch Hot Shot as Roger Federer flicks a backhand passing shot as he pursues a return to the top spot in the ATP Rankings on Friday against Robin Haase at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.
Kevin Anderson is the top seed this week at the New York Open for only the fifth time in his 12-year career. But on Thursday on Long Island, the South African played like a man used to the pressure that comes with having a No. 1 next to your name. Mired in a three-set fight against Ernesto Escobedo of the U.S., Anderson didn't move an millimetre in the decider. He won 94 per cent of his service points in the decider (29/31) and pulled through in the tie-break to advance to the quarter-finals 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5). It was their first tour-level meeting, but Escobedo, who, at No. 131, is ranked 110 spots lower than No. 11 Anderson, impressed the 2017...
Gael Monfils might have to come back to South America for the “Golden Swing” in future years. The Frenchman, who played his first ATP World Tour match on the continent last week in Quito, won another match during the clay-court swing on Thursday, beating Serbia's Dusan Lajovic 6-4, 6-3 at the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires. Monfils' return game carried him. The Frenchman won 52 per cent of the points that started on Lajovic's racquet (36/69), almost a higher percentage than Monfils won on his own serve, 56 per cent (37/66). [ALSO LIKE] He will next meet Argentina's Leonardo Mayer, who saved two of three break points to upset fourth seed Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-3. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez also participated in the...
Roger Federer’s seemingly routine pathway to reclaim the No. 1 ATP Ranking at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament got a little more challenging than expected Thursday night in Rotterdam. Before his second-round clash with Philipp Kohlschreiber, Federer’s two-step process seemed straight forward: Extend his perfect record against Kohlschreiber to 13-0 and then take down either Robin Haase or fellow Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor in Friday’s quarter-finals. But Federer had to fight off two set points in the first-set tie-break and endure a competitive second set to beat Kohlschreiber 7-6(8), 7-5 in one hour and 42 minutes. “It was extremely complicated tonight,” Federer said. “I couldn’t find my range or my rhythm. I think Philipp did that to me; it was...
