German Philipp Kohlschreiber, the No. 16 seed, defeated American Ryan Harrison 6-4, 6-4 in 73 minutes on Sunday for a place in the Shanghai Rolex Masters second round.
Andy Murray can only look ahead for improvement at this week's Shanghai Masters after blowing a 4-1 lead in the final set to go down to Canadian Milos Raonic 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-4) at the Japan Open, an event he won last year during a hat-trick sweep of Asian tournaments.
It won't likely benefit him directly, but tennis elite Novak Djokovic is pleased with moves now in place to lift the prize money at the upcoming Australian Open
Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that Eugenie Bouchard is the winner of the 2018 Excellence Awards in the Female Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year categories.
Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia hits a forehand to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during her second round match at the Nature Valley International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, Great Britain, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.
