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In the final of the 2015 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank, Montreal tennis fans had the chance to see the top two tournament seeds compete for supremacy for the first time since 1995, as Andy Murray went on to claim his third Canadian title.

Facing uphill battles from the start, the Brit went three sets against his early round opponents, Tommy Robredo and Gilles Muller, but soon found his groove and raised his game as the week went on. He overpowered Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in identical sets (6-4, 6-4) in the quarter-finals and outplayed fourth seed Kei Nishikori of Japan in the semis, dropping only three games in the match.



In the final, Murray had a chance at revenge against World No. 1 Novak Djokovic. Murray had been enjoying a solid year in 2015, adding three new titles to his trophy case, but his rival had had a near-perfect run, prevailing at Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo and Rome, as well as at the Australian Open and Wimbledon. Andy had already lost to Nole four times during the season, but he wasn’t about to let it happen again.

Capitalizing on his earliest chance to break, Murray took the first set 6-4. Djokovic retaliated by securing the first eight points of the second set and eventually evened the match by taking the second by a score of 6-4. In the third, Murray’s strong service game gave him a 3-0 lead that he retained until the very end to take the title 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.



Murray thus hoisted his third Rogers Cup trophy—his second in Montreal. Only four other players have three-peated here at this tournament: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi and Ivan Lendl, who also holds the record with six Canadian crowns.

With the win, Murray regained the world no. 2 ranking for the first time in two years but it would take him another year to reach the very top. Will he still be No .1 when he arrives in Montreal or will his rivals have caught up to him?

All too often in tennis, doubles is overlooked. And it’s really a shame. Spectacular players showcase their talent week after week and deserve much better coverage than they receive.

This week, Rogers Cup presented by National Bank is also hosting the doubles players, from this season’s Grand Slam champions to the game’s rising stars.

Henri Kontinen of Finland and John Peers of Australia, who took the crown in Melbourne in January, are the favourites. Wimbledon titleholders Lukasz Kubot of Poland and Marcelo Melo of Brazil are seeded second.

Sixteen-time Grand Slam winners Bob and Mike Bryan (4) are here, and so are US Open champions Jamie Murray of Great Britain and Bruno Soares of Brazil (3).

The competition is so tough that Ryan Harrison of the US and Michael Venus of New Zealand—who happen to have won the French Open this year—are not even seeded.

Two Canadian duos will also battle in the event. Daniel Nestor, who has earned 91 titles including 8 Grand Slams in his illustrious career, and Vasek Pospisil are teaming up to deliver promising performances, along with Frank Dancevic and partner Adil Shamasdin. Both teams are in Kubot and Melo’s half of the draw.

For the past few years, to make matches more exciting, the third set has been played as a super tiebreaker in which a team must gain 10 points to win. In each game, at deuce, the following point is decisive with no ad. The receiving team chooses the side to which the opponent will serve.