David Goffin saved four match points to reach the fourth round at Roland Garros for the third time on Saturday, defeating home favourite Gael Monfils 6-7(6), 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. The World No. 9 led by a break at 3-2 in the third set before the match was suspended on Friday, but looked in real danger of elimination as Monfils took charge upon the resumption of play. The Frenchman served for the match at 5-4 in the fourth set but Goffin, as he did in the first round, held his nerve to battle back. The Nitto ATP Finals runner-up saved four match points in a marathon 10th game to level the scores at 5-5, before forcing a decider and sealing...
Karen Khachanov, the powerful Russian, has enjoyed his best success on hard courts this year, which includes his second ATP World Tour title at the Open 13 Provence (d. Pouille). The 22-year-old came into Roland Garros with a 3-4 record on clay courts and will be hoping to reach the fourth round in Paris for the second successive years. Khachanov shares some of his tennis memories in this Biofile with Scoop Malinowski. First Tennis Memory: I remember how I first started to play tennis with my first coach in Moscow. When I was a kid, I was exercising a lot. Then, we went to summer camp. Those are my early childhood memories. Tennis Inspirations: My favourite players were Marat Safin...
Sergiy Stakhovsky portrayed ‘The Great Showman’ in a successful annual Player Revue on Wednesday night at the 112th edition of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Stakhovsky starred in an entertaining ballerina ball dancing sketch with Daniil Medvedev and he also took part in sketches about on-court coaching with Bruno Soares, in addition to a skit on the Borg vs McEnroe film with David Ekerot and Thomas Johansson's son, Lukas. Jan-Lennard Struff and Karen Khachanov, who competed in third-round play at the Monte-Carlo Country Club on Thursday, were also brought up to the stage for a ‘Guess What?’ game that was hosted by Robert Farah. Pierre-Hugues Herbert started the show as Ed Sheeran, singing two worldwide hits with Federica Sartori. There were...
Karen Khachanov was made to work at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Sunday when the Russian beat Australian wild card Thanasi Kokkinakis 7-5, 6-4 in one hour and 51 minutes. Khachanov had to bide his time to gain the first service break – missing out on break point chances in the fifth game (three) and ninth game (one) – before winning seven of 11 points. Kokkinakis, making his debut at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament, fought hard, but cracked under pressure at 3-3 in the second set. Khachanov, who picked up his second ATP World Tour title at the Open 13 Provence (d. Pouille) in February, will now meet a Frenchman in No. 16 seed Adrian Mannarino or...
For the most successful doubles team in history, an eight-month period without lifting a trophy is akin to an extended title drought. But Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan have the opportunity Saturday to snap that unwanted streak in the final of the Miami Open presented by Itau against Russian youngsters Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev. The Bryan brothers, who turn 40 next month, are going for their 37th Masters 1000 title as a team. Saturday marks their 56th ATP Masters 1000 final and third straight final after runner-up finishes at Acapulco (l. to Murray/Soares) and Indian Wells (l. to Isner/Sock). They've won 114 tour-level championships but the Bryans are seeking their first title since lifting the BB&T Atlanta Open trophy...
