It's the little things – playing injury-free, earning a living through tennis – that Juan Martin del Potro appreciates most these days. Of course, the Argentine wishes he would have beaten Belgian David Goffin in the first round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Tuesday. DelPo had his chances, too – he led by set and a break. But tennis is tennis, and Goffin, a Tokyo finalist on Sunday (l. to Kyrgios), came back on the Comeback King of 2016. “He started to return much better in the second and in the third set,” del Potro said of Goffin, who won 50 per cent of his return points in the second and third sets after winning exactly nine per cent...
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...