Watch highlights as Tommy Robredo celebrates a birthday victory, while the Portuguese contingent gets off to a strong start with wins for Gastao Elias and Frederico Ferreira Silva on Monday in Estoril. Video courtesy Millennium Estoril Open
Even opponent Kristijan Mesaros is left in awe as Gastao Elias connects on a tweener lob winner at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Francavilla, Italy.
Watch Gastao Elias execute a controlled and pin-point accurate winner past Thiago Monteiro on Tuesday at the Rio Open presented by Claro. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Joao Pires/Fotojump
Gastao Elias produced the upset of the week so far by upending top seed Gael Monfils 7-6(4), 6-1 in the second round of the If Stockholm Open on Thursday. The 25-year-old Portuguese scored only his third tour-level hard-court win by saving all four break points faced. He will face Jack Sock in the quarter-finals. “It was a good day,” said Elias, who leapt into the air dramatically after taking match point. “I told someone before the match that I would [celebrate like Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring a goal] if I won. “It’s the best match I’ve ever played. I knew I could play at this level and compete with the top guys, and this is what I showed today. It’s...