Watch highlights as Denis Shapovalov clinches his spot in the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals with a first-round victory against Yuichi Sugita at the Swiss Indoors Basel. Photo Courtesy: PPR/Kurt Schorrer. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Denis Shapovalov discusses his first-round win over Yuichi Sugita in Basel and his feelings about qualifying for the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
10 THINGS TO WATCH IN BASEL 1. 500 Finales: The last of 13 ATP World Tour 500 events for the season take place this week in Basel and Vienna, where pivotal points are the prize in the Emirates ATP Races to London and Milan. The Nitto ATP Finals qualification cut-off is November 6 and the Next Gen ATP Finals cut-off is October 30. 2. Race for No. 1: Seven-time Swiss Indoors Basel champion Roger Federer enters his hometown tournament 1,960 points behind World No. 1 Rafael Nadal, who is missing the event with a knee injury. Federer, who could still earn as many as 3,000 points by year’s end, remains in contention to finish as World No. 1 for the...
Denis Shapovalov manages to track down a forehand passing shot by Yuichi Sugita, deftly dropping it just over the net for a winner in his first-round victory at the Swiss Indoors Basel. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Believe it or not, a player with a record 19 Grand Slam crowns, 94 titles overall and 302 weeks at No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings still feels the pressure. The Swiss Indoors Basel has always been a special tournament for Roger Federer, who has not only won the event seven times, but has made the final in each of his past 10 appearances. Although the Basel native missed his hometown tournament last year after shutting down his 2016 season early due to nagging injuries, he makes a long-awaited homecoming this week – but not without the weight of expectation. “I hope I can stick around for a little bit. I do feel a lot of pressure, I must...