To compare the on-court emotions of Kevin Anderson from a few years ago to the 2017 edition of Anderson is to question if you're watching the same 6'8” big-serving right-hander. A few years ago, a show of emotion from Anderson was the crumpling of his hand into a fist. No shouting. No jumping. The South African barely talked out loud to himself. But this season, the 31 year old has unveiled a completely different side of himself, and to great success. The veteran says “Come on” multiple times a game. He shouts at his box with excitement throughout the match, and frequently pumps his fist to help him stay focused on every point. The moment hardly matters: Anderson yells at...
Alexander Zverev has enjoyed an amazingly successful year on the ATP World Tour. But if you ask him, he still has plenty left to achieve. While many players may be starting to fatigue physically and mentally from the rigours of the season, the 20-year-old German, who last week clinched his spot in the Nitto ATP Finals, says he has more in the tank. “I'm going to go out there, I'm going to try my best, play every match, you know, full and we'll see how it goes,” Zverev said. “I'm ready for the upcoming events. I'm ready for this one. I'm ready for the next big ones in Europe, and obviously London, as well.” After a disappointing second-round loss at...
An athlete with as prolific a global profile as Roger Federer’s is typically accustomed to being chauffeured around at events. Always one to try keeping it real when away from the glare of the spotlight, however, it may come as little surprise the Swiss often prefers to jump behind the wheel – or in the case of the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Monday – jump on the Metro to make his way to the tournament site. The No. 2 seed at this year’s penultimate ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event, Federer arrived in Shanghai earlier than usual to resume his hunt for a record-equalling sixth year-end Emirates ATP Rankings No. 1 spot. The stint on the Metro train was a...
Juan Martin del Potro and NextGenATP Korean Hyeon Chung advance on Monday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters in China. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.
The 2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters finalist got off to a good start in his campaign to make another deep run, as Juan Martin del Potro battled past a tough Nikoloz Basilashvili, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in just under two hours. After a 23-minute opening set, it appeared that the No. 16 seed would have few problems with the Georgian qualifier. But that turned around quickly, and as the Argentine served at 4-4 in the third set, it was Basilashvili who had four break points to serve for the match. But del Potro managed to stave off each of his opponent’s opportunities, and after missing out on two match points in the next game, he converted on his third to clinch the...