The first round concludes and second round commences with 15 singles matches on Tuesday’s schedule at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. Nine of the 16 seeds are in action, including 2013 finalist Juan Martin del Potro, who meets 19-year-old Russian Andrey Rublev for the first time. Rublev is No. 2 in the Emirates ATP Race To Milan and a career-high No. 35 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. View FedEx ATP Head2Head matchup for Day 3 of the Shanghai Rolex Masters and vote for who you think will win! del Potro vs. Rublev | Cilic vs. Edmund | Carreno Busta vs. Ramos-Vinolas [GROUP POLL]82[/GROUP POLL] In other second-round matches, No. 4 seed Marin Cilic faces Kyle Edmund, No. 15 seed Lucas Pouille...
Watch Hot Shot as Marin Cilic showcases great athleticism on Saturday against Adrian Mannarino at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2017. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
Watch highlights of Marin Cilic and David Goffin advancing to the semi-finals of the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2017 on Friday. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.
Top seed Marin Cilic continued his quest for an 18th tour-level title on Friday when he reached the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2017 semi-finals, a win that boosts his chances of qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals. Cilic was in devastating form, breaking Ryan Harrison's serve five times in a 6-2, 6-0 victory over 53 minutes. The Croatian struck 11 aces and lost just one of his first service points (20/21). He also reached last year’s Tokyo semi-finals (l. to Goffin). “It was definitely the best match for me this week, everything was functioning well from the beginning to the end,” said Cilic. “I was serving exceptionally well, I played aggressively and was able to return his serve. To...