Only three players have won all four ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments on North American soil. Michael Chang was the first, with titles at each stop – Canada (1990), Indian Wells (1992, ’96-97), Miami (1992) and Cincinnati (1993-94) – by the age of 21. The American was alone in the exclusive club before Andre Agassi and Roger Federer completed their sets, respectively in 2001 and 2005. One of Chang’s most memorable runs came at the Rogers Cup in 1990, the year the Masters 1000 series was introduced. The 18 year old posted back-to-back wins over Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras before prevailing against another American, Jay Berger, in a third-set tie-break to clinch his first Masters 1000 crown. Now 45,...
Roger Federer’s hot shot against Roberto Bautista Agut in the fourth round of the Miami Open presented by Itau has been voted by fans as the March Masters Golden Hot Shot. ‘Federer’s Deft Touch’ finished with 63 per cent of votes cast over a five-day period. View Complete Results For Golden Hot Shot A pair of tweener winners, by Juan Martin del Potro in Indian Wells and Nick Kyrgios in Miami, respectively finished second (10 per cent) and third (7 per cent) in the voting. Rounding out the top five, Pablo Cuevas’s diving effort at the BNP Paribas Open edged Rafael Nadal’s Miami passing shot by a mere six votes. Re-live eight great hot shots from the season’s first two...
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot profiles former World No. 2 Tommy Haas, the BNP Paribas Open Tournament Director, who is looking to retire on his own terms after 20 years as a pro. Photo: Getty Images
Once a champion, always a champion. Many had written off Pete Sampras as a serial winner, but after a 20-month drought he picked up the 30th 'Big Title' of his career at the 2002 US Open, in what was to be the American's final bow as a professional. In Roger Federer's case, a six-month injury layoff in 2016 that saw him drop to No. 17 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, has only increased his appetite for the sport's greatest prizes. Off to a 13-1 start this year, with Australian Open and BNP Paribas Open silverware already in his trophy cabinet, at 35 years of age he remains a leading power. In winning his 25th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 trophy...
