Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic have had a sensational season, winning four tour-level titles and reaching two additional finals. And based on their efforts thus far at Roland Garros, the Austrian-Croatian pair shows no signs of slowing down. Marach/Pavic overcame a second-set hiccup to beat Salvadorian Marcelo Arevalo and American Jamie Cerretani 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 on Sunday in Paris to advance to the quarter-finals. They are now 34-6 on the season and are currently No. 1 in the ATP Doubles Race To London. They will get a chance to improve that record against fifth seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah, who battled from a set down to defeat Dutch/Australian duo Wesley Koolhof and Artem Sitak 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 The Colombians,...
For the second consecutive year, Dominic Thiem was the only player to defeat Rafael Nadal leading into Roland Garros. But it is safe to say that the 24-year-old would trade that in for a breakthrough in Paris. The Austrian is inching closer. Thiem, the No. 7 seed, defeated in-form No. 19 seed Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-0, 5-7, 6-4 on Sunday to advance to the quarter-finals on the terre battue for the third consecutive year. The eight-time clay-court ATP World Tour titlist has reached back-to-back semi-finals at the year’s second major, and will have an opportunity to extend that streak against No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev. "I was playing very, very well in the beginning, had a great start," Thiem said....
Watch highlights as Belgium's David Goffin saves four match points to defeat Gael Monfils in the third round at Roland Garros. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour
Watch highlights as Juan Martin del Potro defeats Albert Ramos-Vinolas in three sets to reach the Round of 16 at Roland Garros. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour
Carlos Moya, coach of World No. 1 Rafael Nadal, is breaking down the Spaniard's performances at Roland Garros for ATPWorldTour.com. Nadal is pursuing his 11th trophy on the Parisian terre battue. On Saturday, the defending champion defeated Richard Gasquet to advance to the fourth round, where he'll face German Maximilian Marterer for a place in the quarter-finals. Moya lists five key takeaways from Nadal’s win over the Frenchman. [ALSO LIKE] Nadal's Best Showing So Far Nadal was on top of matters from the start. He raised his intensity, he was moving well and he was consistently on the attack. He put Gasquet in compromising situations throughout the match. Different Year, Different Story It's difficult to compare Rafa's title-defending campaign this...