1. IT AIN'T OVER TILL IT'S OVER Is there something in the Montreal water? In three matches this week at the Coupe Rogers, a player saved not one, not two and not three but four match points. Canadian Denis Shapovalov and Diego Schwartzman of Argentina started the match point madness on Tuesday. The #NextGenATP Shapovalov erased four match points to escape Brazilian veteran Rogerio Dutra Silva 4-6, 7-6(8), 6-4. Schwartzman saved his tournament four times in an upset bid against third-seeded Dominic Thiem, winning 6-4, 6-7(7), 7-5. Frenchman Gael Monfils' followed their lead in taking out another high seed – fifth seed Kei Nishikori – 6-7(4), 7-5, 7-6(6). Not to be outdone, Alexander Zverev saved three match points in his...
Alexander Zverev was a relentless force in toppling Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4 for the Coupe Rogers title on Sunday. He fired 20 winners, including nine off his forehand wing, to prevail after just 68 minutes on Court Central in Montreal. The German added a second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title of the season, adding to his victory in Rome (d. Djokovic). He joins Federer atop the tour-level titles leaderboard in 2017 with a fifth crown in total. 10 wins in a row ☑️5 titles in 2017 ☑️Alexander Zverev defeats Roger Federer to become the youngest #CoupeRogers winner in 10 years! pic.twitter.com/aTYxYhT2sY— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 13, 2017 Here is how the final unfolded... FIRST SET - Zverev 6-3 Both...
They say that Montreal is the Paris of North America, and French duo Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut certainly made it their home this week. Herbert and Mahut claimed their ninth title together, edging Rohan Bopanna and Ivan Dodig 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 on Sunday at the Coupe Rogers. The fifth seeds improved to 20-8 this season after one hour and 22 minutes, firing four aces and notching 88 per cent of first serve points. It was the fifth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown for the French duo, all coming at different tournaments. Last year, they prevailed in Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo, and earlier this year they lifted the trophy in Rome. "It was a hard match against...
If Roger Federer was warming up earlier this week in Montreal, the second seed hit a higher gear on Saturday afternoon during his semi-final against Robin Haase at the Coupe Rogers. The Swiss right-hander struck “Are you kidding?” backhand passes and was untouchable on serve on Court Central. He dropped only nine points on serve (45/54) and hit 28 winners, including nine aces, against Haase, who was playing in his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final. [ALSO LIKE] But the 30-year-old Dutchman was eager for the fight, pushing Federer to a second-set tie-break before the all-time great advanced 6-3, 7-6(5) to reach the Montreal title match. “I'm happy, most happy that I'm actually really healthy going into the finals....
View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the semi-final matchups of the Coupe Rogers & vote for who you think will win! Federer vs. Haase | Zverev vs Shapovalov [GROUP POLL]61[/GROUP POLL] #NEXTGENATP’S SHAPOVALOV, ZVEREV TO MEET IN SEMIS • Denis Shapovalov, 18, and Alexander Zverev, 20, will meet in a #NextGenATP semi-final showdown on Saturday at Coupe Rogers. Zverev entered the event with four titles this year alone, while Shapovalov arrived in Montreal with three career victories on tour. The Canadian teen has seven wins now, including a historic upset of three-time champion and No. 1 seed Rafael Nadal. • Shapovalov is the youngest ATP Masters 1000 semi-finalist since the series started in 1990 and the youngest Coupe Rogers semi-finalist in...
