Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem are taking their tennis to new heights in Montreal. The No. 1 and No. 3 seeds took to the rooftop of Montreal Tower on Monday to hit on a temporary Coupe Rogers mini-court. Good thing neither player was scared of heights. They were surrounded by panoramic views from the world’s highest inclined tower at the former Olympic Stadium. Height aside, the blustery conditions made it an almighty task to keep the ball in play. One thing’s for sure, no one was going to give chase if either misfired a ball wide of the court. “It was tough,” Nadal laughed. “Already it was tough on courts today, but here it was impossible. “Very windy, but very,...
Dominic Thiem and Rafael Nadal take tennis to new heights and enjoy a panoramic view of the city on the world's highest inclined tower at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal.
Top seed Dominic Thiem hopes his preparation for this year's Coupe Rogers will help him advance through the strong draw. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.
Watch Tuesday highlights of the Citi Open 2017, featuring Dominic Thiem, Kei Nishikori, Juan Martin del Potro and Jack Sock. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Peter Staples/Citi Open
In his first outing as top seed at an ATP World Tour 500 event, Dominic Thiem is comfortably through to the third round of the Citi Open on a soaked Tuesday. A rain-delayed start in the US capital failed to dampen the Austrian’s debut as he powered past Henri Laaksonen 6-3, 6-3. The 23 year old dropped just one point on his first serve and never faced a break point against the Swiss. It marked his first match since he fell to Tomas Berdych in five sets in the fourth round at Wimbledon. Eighth seed Jack Sock advanced to the last 16 for the third straight year after he eked out a narrow 7-6(2), 7-6(6) victory over Romanian Marius Copil....