zverev was aiming for back—to—back masters series titles after his victory over roger federer in thet also broke a ten match winning streak for the german. tiafoe had lost to zverev at both wimbledon and the australian open this year and this was a first win over a top ten ranked player and he now faces fellow american john isner in the round of 16. in the women's event at the same venue world number three angelique kerber was beaten by ekaterina makarova in three sets, as the russian won the final tie—break on her eighth match point. it's been a disappointing year for the german after she held the number one ranking for much of 2016. her opponent here was also the same one who knocked her out in the first round of the french open. the 29—year—old makarova, who struggled at times with a leg injury in this match, will next face american wildcard sloane stephens. and the shocks keep on coming, as seven time grand slam champion venus williams was knocked out by australia's ashleigh barty. the 21—year—old, who had to qualify for the main draw, claimed the win in three sets and will now p

write this name down, alexander zverev goes by sascha zverev, just 20 years of age looking to win thek tourney, fourth title this year. watch out for this guy from germany. now he's in the 1st set facing kevin anderson of south africa, very observing and watch his passing shot right down the line. zverev wins the first se now the model of consistency will drive you crazy, not making any mistakes. zverev dropped the first set and then did not lose a set the rest of the way. if he wins the title, his first here in d.c. >> this is the biggest hard court title i have so far. i have two other ones which were 250s, so, you know, it's obviously great. they said this was the strongest player field they ever had. so, you know, here i was seeded 5 and next week in montreal i'm actually seeded 4th, so that shows how strong the field was and how many great players they have here and to be the winner in this event is special. th we'll watch out for him at e u.s. open. winners final for the championship. things are looking good for gergis in green with the nice passing shot and then the match point

zverev — fancied by many as a star of the future — is now up to number 8 in the world rankings.averick vinales — and the nine—time world championm valentino rossi. it was the honda rider's second consecutive win, his third of the season. that increases his lead — at the top of the championship. don't forget you can or worse get plenty on our website. thank you for watching. hello there. after a fairly mixed weekend weatherwise, our rather unsettled spell of august weather is set to continue this week. this is how we ended sunday. some clear skies there in cambridgeshire, captured by one of our weather watchers, but we've still got low pressure in charge of things. sat to the north—west of the uk, here is a trailing weather front, which will bring rain to some central parts of the country, down towards the south—west, during the course of the day. for scotland and for northern ireland this morning, there will be some sunshine to start your day. quite a fresh morning, actually, here. one or two showers pushing in from the north—west, and the odd shower for northern england too. he

to tennis news, and alexander zverev shocked second seed roger federer in straight sets in the montrealy. the 20—year—old german utilised his strong serve to overpower federer 6—3, 6—4. zverev‘s only loss of the season in a final came against the 36—year—old swiss at halle in june. he's now tied with the 19—time grand slam winnerfor the most titles this season at five, as the players now head to cincinatti with the us open in new york getting underway later this month. elina svitolina took a comprehensive victory over caroline wozniacki to win the toronto wta trophy on sunday for her fifth title of 2017 and her second final of the season against the former world number one. svitolina needed just 77 minutes to beat wozniacki in straight sets 6—4, 6—0 hitting four aces as she took the final eight games of the match. wozniacki has lost six finals so far in 2017. india head into day three of the third test against sri lanka in pallekelle shortly in a commanding position. chasing a series clean sweep, hardik pandya smashed an 86—ball maiden test 100 on sunday, including this six, as india ma

federer was beaten by alexander zverev in the final of the montreal masters on sunday, and he later confirmeder who could have denied nadal the top spot in next monday's rankings. nadal will become world no.1 for the first time since july 2014. with the recent success of the england team, it's hard to believe that a 50—year ban on women's football was only lifted by the fa in 1971. now, a production at the edinburgh fringe is exploring the hidden history of the women's game — and the remarkable story of one of the pioneers of sport. rhia chohan reports. a girl living herdream a girl living her dream at. the green grass... big dream cheered on by thousands. the game takes to the stage. 0ffside is a tale of sweat and struggle and on the forgotten story of the first black female player in britain. emma clarke was born in liverpool in 1876. she began working as a confection —ist apprentice aged 15, before making her british ladies team debuted in 1885. it was a match attended by 11,000. she later went on to tour scotland, so what do we know about this loss pioneer of women's football? emma clark'

zverev broke anderson early in the second set, as his -- as his serve did the rest.le of thethe season. championship sunday at the citi open, 20-year-old sasha's erev becomes the youngest champion in the tournament history. the outcome, never in doubt. sasha picked up an early break in the first set and another one in the second set. 6-4, 6-4 win a over the south african, considered by many the future of this sport. don't be surprised if sasha returns to d.c. next year. >> what makes this tournament special? >> the fans are amazing. they are always coming up to support it. night it is to watch some tennis , and that is what makes it special. they are here from the first round on to the finals. that is why i think all of the players enjoy coming back. ascha dropped one set in the opening match and didn't drop a set the rest of the tournament. he is playing really well right now on the road to the u.s. open later this month. reporting at the citi open, scott abraham, abc 7 sports. robert: the natural -- the nats with the rubber map -- the rubber match. top of the third