Grigor Dimitrov, Roberto Bautista Agut and Philipp Kohlschreiber discuss the tournament and favourable conditions as ATP goes behind the scenes at Media Day in Dubai
Roberto Bautista Agut returned to winning ways at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Monday, ending a three-match tour-level losing streak with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Florian Mayer. "I felt great on the court," Bautista Agut said. "He was mixing up all his game, and he was playing very aggressively on the return. We made a lot of good returns, both of us.... I think I did a great job." The Spaniard, who had failed to record a win since lifting his seventh ATP World Tour title at the ASB Classic last month (d. Del Potro), struggled to hold serve throughout the 76-minute encounter, losing serve three times. However, the World No. 23 broke Mayer on five occasions...
Watch highlights as third seed Roberto Bautista Agut and sixth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber cruise on Monday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Marcos Baghdatis and Benoit Paire also advance. Photo Credit: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Watch Hot Shot as Philipp Kohlschreiber fools Roger Federer with a touch hot shot on Thursday at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Henk Koster
Watch Hot Shot as Philipp Kohlschreiber shows off his great court coverage skills and anticipation in his first-round match against Karen Khachanov in Rotterdam on Tuesday. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Henk Koster