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Vote For Masters 1000 Golden Hot Shot

What's your pick for the 2017 Masters 1000 Golden Hot Shot? Re-live nine great hot shots from the season's ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments and help crown the best. Watch the clips, selected based on views, and cast your vote before the poll closes at 6pm GMT/1pm ET on Tuesday, 12 December. Here are the candidates from each of the nine Masters 1000 events: BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells): Del Potro Tweener Miami Open presented by Itau: Kyrgios Tweener Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters: Nadal Impossible Angle Mutua Madrid Open: Cuevas No-Look Winner Internazionali BNL d'Italia (Rome): Thiem Backhand Blast Coupe Rogers (Montreal): Zverev 49-Shot Rally Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati): Dimitrov Dive Volley Rolex Shanghai Masters: Nadal & Dimitrov Athleticism Rolex...

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Shanghai Rolex Masters 2017 Uncovered

ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot go behind the scenes at the Shanghai Rolex Masters 2017, featuring interviews with Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Marin Cilic, Grigor Dimitrov and Steve Johnson.

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The Secret Behind Federer’s Five-Match Win Streak Against Nadal

Roger Federer broke down Rafael Nadal’s much-vaunted return game during his 6-4, 6-3 victory in the Shanghai Rolex Masters final by hitting the corners of the service boxes at will, and by staying a step ahead in the guessing game of which corner he was aiming at next. Federer’s serve was completely dialed in, leaving Nadal to continuously play catch-up on the quick indoor court. The pair has now played 38 times, with the Spaniard holding a 23-15 advantage. The following metrics show how dominant Federer was on serve and how Nadal was unable to make an impact on return. Nadal Return Statistics v Federer Lowest: 2nd Serve Return Points Won = 21% (3/14) It was the lowest percentage of...

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