Watch Monday highlights of wins for 2014 champion Tomas Berdych, Robin Haase, Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Denis Istomin at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. Watch live Rotterdam matches at TennisTV.com. Photo: Henk Koster
Former finalist Marin Cilic is targeting some confidence-boosting victories in Rotterdam. He's No. 1 seed at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament and hopes the added pressure boosts his performances. Watch live Rotterdam matches at TennisTV.com
Former ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament champion Tomas Berdych started his quest for a second Rotterdam title on Monday with a 7-6(3), 6-4 victory over Marius Copil. Berdych is making his 10th appearance at the tournament. The No. 4 seed improved to a 17-7 record in Rotterdam, where he won the title in 2014 (d. Cilic) and reached the final in 2015 (l. Wawrinka). Watch full match replays Berdych had won their previous two meetings in straight sets but qualifier Copil provided a stern test. However, the world No. 130 couldn’t find a way to break, with three chances dismissed by the Czech’s heavy serve. Berdych will take on Viktor Troicki or Open Sud de France finalist Richard Gasquet in...