1. IT AIN'T OVER TILL IT'S OVER Is there something in the Montreal water? In three matches this week at the Coupe Rogers, a player saved not one, not two and not three but four match points. Canadian Denis Shapovalov and Diego Schwartzman of Argentina started the match point madness on Tuesday. The #NextGenATP Shapovalov erased four match points to escape Brazilian veteran Rogerio Dutra Silva 4-6, 7-6(8), 6-4. Schwartzman saved his tournament four times in an upset bid against third-seeded Dominic Thiem, winning 6-4, 6-7(7), 7-5. Frenchman Gael Monfils' followed their lead in taking out another high seed – fifth seed Kei Nishikori – 6-7(4), 7-5, 7-6(6). Not to be outdone, Alexander Zverev saved three match points in his...
View FedEx ATP Head2Head matchups for the Coupe Rogers Final & vote for who you think will win! Federer vs. Zverev [POLL]46433[/POLL] View Daily Schedule Roger Federer can add another milestone to his memorable season on Sunday when he meets Alexander Zverev for the Coupe Rogers championship. A win would tie Federer with Ivan Lendl for second in the Open Era with 94 ATP World Tour titles. Only Jimmy Connors owns more with 109. Should he win his third Coupe Rogers title (first in Montreal), Federer will secure a Top 2 seed at the US Open and control his own destiny in next week’s race for the No. 1 ranking. See below for all scenarios as Federer and Rafael Nadal battle...
If Roger Federer was warming up earlier this week in Montreal, the second seed hit a higher gear on Saturday afternoon during his semi-final against Robin Haase at the Coupe Rogers. The Swiss right-hander struck “Are you kidding?” backhand passes and was untouchable on serve on Court Central. He dropped only nine points on serve (45/54) and hit 28 winners, including nine aces, against Haase, who was playing in his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final. [ALSO LIKE] But the 30-year-old Dutchman was eager for the fight, pushing Federer to a second-set tie-break before the all-time great advanced 6-3, 7-6(5) to reach the Montreal title match. “I'm happy, most happy that I'm actually really healthy going into the finals....
Rohan Bopanna and Ivan Dodig saved two match points on Saturday at the Coupe Rogers in Montreal to reach their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final as a team. The Indian/Croatian pairing hit 10 aces to advance 4-6, 7-6(8), 11-9 against South African Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram of the U.S. Klaasen/Ram, who were looking to make their second Masters 1000 title match (Indian Wells), held match points at 7/6 and 8/7 in the second-set tie-break, but Bopanna/Dodig won the final three points to force the Match Tie-break. [ALSO LIKE] Bopanna/Dodig are playing together for only the second time. They reached the semi-finals of the Aegon Championships at The Queen's Club in June. Dodig, partnering with Marcelo Melo, won...
The #NextGenATP leader v. the #NextGenATP rookie? Saturday's Coupe Rogers semi-final in Montreal between 20 year old Alexander Zverev and 18 year old Denis Shapovalov will be a historic meeting between #NextGenATP players. Zverev set the semi-final date late on Friday evening, beating Kevin Anderson of South Africa 7-5, 6-4 to reach his second Masters 1000 semi-final. The #NextGenATP German recorded his 44th match win of the season and has now strung together eight consecutive victories, including two over Anderson. Zverev beat Anderson on Sunday to win the Citi Open title in Washington, D.C. “I'm trying not to think about it too much. I'm trying to play every match the same way,” Zverev said of his recent run. [ALSO LIKE] Shapovalov...
