Alexander Zverev delivers a rocket-propelled forehand hot shot past Marin Cilic at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.
Watch highlights as Novak Djokovic, Gael Monfils and Sascha Zverev advance on Tuesday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.
Finishing the year inside the Top 20 and making ATP World Tour history is looking more like a distinct possibility for #NextGen star Alexander Zverev. The 19-year-old German reached the third round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Tuesday, coming back to beat eighth seed Marin Cilic 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in one hour and 54 minutes. Zverev struck seven aces and was particularly effective when approaching the Croatian, winning 10 of 12 net points. Last month, Zverev became the first teenager to win an ATP World Tour title since 19-year-old Cilic won New Haven in 2008. The Hamburg native is trying to become the first teenager to finish the year inside the Top 20 of the Emirates ATP Rankings since...
Novak Djokovic with a new mindset played a lot like the Novak Djokovic of old on Tuesday during his 2016 debut at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. The top seed rolled through Italian Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-3 to improve to 39-1 during his past 40 matches in Asia. The World No. 1 also converted four of five break points and benefited from seven Fognini double faults to pad his Shanghai record to 25-3. The Serbian hadn't played a match since exactly a month ago when he fell to Stan Wawrinka in the US Open final. Djokovic didn't contend for his seventh China Open title in Beijing last week because of an elbow injury. But the three-time Shanghai champion showed little rust....