Watch as Vasek Pospisil fires a backhand past Dustin Brown during the Gerry Weber Open in Halle. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images.
Watch highlights from Day 1 in Halle as Dominic Thiem and Richard Gasquet power through early challenges in the first round of the Gerry Weber Open. Watch live at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images.
10 THINGS TO WATCH AT QUEEN’S CLUB Best Event: Players selected the Aegon Championships as the ATP World Tour 500 Tournament of the Year in 2015 and 2016. The event received ATP World Tour 250 honors in 2013 and 2014. Very Strong Field: Five of the Top 10 players in the Emirates ATP Rankings are in this week’s field: World No. 1 and five-time champion Andy Murray, Roland Garros runner-up Stan Wawrinka, 2016 finalist Milos Raonic, 2012 champion Marin Cilic and 2011 finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Past Champs: Murray is the only five-time champion in event history (est. 1890). All past champs since 2009 are in the 2017 field, including Cilic, Sam Querrey (2010) and Grigor Dimitrov (2014). Murray Returns: Murray...
If Roger Federer is looking for a little confidence pick-me-up early in his comeback, there’s no better place to be than the Gerry Weber Open in Halle. Federer has won this grass-court ATP World Tour 500 tennis tournament eight times, more than any other event. “The history I have here, having come and played well so often, definitely should help me to play good tennis this week,” Federer said Sunday. “I love playing here. Yes, I think I can come in here with good confidence.” Federer opens against World No. 68 Yen-Hsun Lu, against whom he has a 3-0 FedEx ATP Head2Head record, winning all seven sets they have played. Lu has a 28-34 tour-level record on grass and enjoyed...