Your Web Site
The weather provided to be less challenging than expected Monday in Toronto which allowed a full schedule of main draw matches to be completed along with the remaining batch of qualifiers as well. The forecast for the rest of the week looks pretty sporadic, so tournament organizers must have been relieved that opening day was a success. A highlight today for many was the appearance of former world number one and six time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker of Germany. “Boom Boom” was in town to be inducted into the Rogers Cup Hall of Fame. Although he only competed in Canada three times during his illustrious career, he did win the title back in 1986. Becker played in an early evening exhibition match against Canada’s Daniel Nestor. In his pre-match press conference, Becker spoke of the expectations for the match and in... [read full story]
