Thiem, Monfils, Rublev advance to Doha semifinals

January 4, 2018 2

Dominic Thiem earned a place in his first hard-court semifinal since 2016 when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 6-4 at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Thursday even. Thiem cracked seven aces, fought off six of seven break points, and broke Tsitsipas on three occasions before advancing in one hour and 40 minutes. […]

Brisbane, Doha, and Pune previews and predictions

December 31, 2017 25

Despite a myriad of injuries, Week 1 of the 2018 campaign is not without intrigue. Andy Murray is joined in Brisbane by recent Nitto ATP Finals champion Grigor Dimitrov, Dominic Thiem is playing in Doha, and fellow 2017 London participant Marin Cilic is the No. 1 seed in Pune. […]

Federer goes the distance again as five-setters abound at U.S. Open

September 1, 2017 19

A five-setter worked out pretty well for Roger Federer in his U.S. Open first-rounder against Frances Tiafoe on Tuesday night. So well, in fact, that he seemed to decide playing another one would be not such a bad idea. It wasn’t. Federer came back from two sets to one down, outlasting Mikhail Youzhny in five.
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Monfils, Zverev win absolutely wild ones in Montreal

August 10, 2017 4

Gael Monfils staged one of the most improbable comebacks of the entire year when he stunned Kei Nishikori 6-7(4), 7-5, 7-6(6) in round two of the Rogers Cup on Wednesday afternoon. Monfils survived the brink of defeat on numerous occasions and saved four match points before prevailing. […]

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