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Check out these awesome photos from the IPTL tennis league.
Here are some more photos from the IPTL tennis held in Philippines.
Check out these photos of Gael Monfils at the Davis Cup Final.
Check out the latest EPA photos from the Davis Cup being held in France.
Roger Federer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were hardly more than innocent bystanders during the first day of Davis Cup final action in Lille, France. At least Federer had an excuse, coming off a long week at the World Tour Finals that ended when he had to pull out of the title match against Novak Djokovic due to a back injury. Tsonga, on the other hand, simply got outplayed by Stan Wawrinka.
Check out these EPA photos of the ATP tennis in Paris.
Making a quick turnaround following a semifinal showing at the U.S. Open, Roger Federer will be back in action on Friday when Switzerland hosts Italy in the Davis Cup World Group semifinals. The opening day of singles in Geneva will feature a first rubber between Federer and Simone Bolelli, to be followed by Stan Wawrinka vs. Fabio Fognini.
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive live coverage of the U.S. Davis Cup team's competition against Slovakia in Chicago, this weekend, with world-whiparound telecasts at 5 p.m. ET, Friday, Sept. 12; 3 p.m. ET, Saturday, Sept. 13; and 1:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, Sept. 14.
The US Open men's final between Marin Cilic and Kei Nishikori drew a 1.9 rating on CBS, less than any other US Open men's final in figures dating back two decades. That represents about 2.2 million watching on television.
Click here to see some of photos from the 2014 US Open tennis.
Click here to check out these awesome EPA photos of Federer vs Monfils at the 2014 US Open.
The drawing power of tennis is always put to the test when the US Open clashes with the start of NFL Football season but the battle between Roger Federer and Gael Monfils managed to put the events on the opposite coast of the United States in the shade as the Super Bowl winning Seattle Seahawks overcame the Green Bay Packers.
Roger Federer does not have many "firsts" to achieve at this point in his illustrious career, but he achieved one on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open
Although there have been a few upsets along the way at this year's U.S. Open, they have--unlike on the women's side--been few and far between. That means the quarterfinal lineup is a blockbuster one, with eight seeds having managed to survive and advance. Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Stan Wawrinka are all still alive.
Perhaps no part of the men's singles draw is more intriguing than the bottom quarter, where Roger Federer leads the way as the No. 2 seed. If the 17-time Grand Slam champion gets past Roberto Bautista Agut in the third round, he will next go up against either Grigor Dimitrov or Gael Monfils. Talk about an absolutely loaded section of the bracket!
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