Parks piles on pain for Shnaider in Doha
AMERICAN qualifier Alycia Parks caused a huge boilover against 11th seed Diana Shnaider to reach the second round of the 2025 Qatar Open overnight. The hard-hitting but often inconsistent Parks smashed her way to victory as one of three unseeded players to knock off seeded opponents. Parks won 6-4 7-6 in 95 minutes, blowing her […]
Alcaraz expels Demon in Rotterdam final
WORLD number three Carlos Alcaraz picked up his 17th career ATP Tour title with a hard-fought three-set victory against new world number six, Alex de Minaur overnight. The Australian underdog – who was ranked eighth coming into the Rotterdam Open had not dropped a set all tournament, but was forced to take it to three […]
Demon destroys qualifier, next escape from Alcaraz
AUSSIE star Alex de Minaur is through to another ATP Tour final, defending his achievement from 12 months prior. The eighth ranked talent – who will officially move up to sixth post-tournament – proved too good for 23-year-old Italian Mattia Bellucci. Winning in quick fashion 6-1 6-2 in 67 minutes, de Minaur gave Bellucci no […]
2025 WTA Tour preview: Qatar Open
THE first of back-to-back WTA1000 tournaments kick off this week with the Qatar Open taking place in Doha. It follows on from the WTA500 event in Abu Dhabi, and concludes in Dubai the following week with a second WTA1000 event. We take a look at what to expect from the tournament. All eyes will be […]
Bencic blitzes past Krueger for ninth WTA title
SWISS star Belinda Bencic needed three sets, but the wildcard got the job done against American Ashlyn Krueger to secure her ninth WTA Tour title, and first as a mother. Bencic made a remarkable fast-tracked return since her maternity leave, starting in the lower ITF ranks, and now winning a WTA 500 title within six […]
Everybody (Bencic’s Back) in Abu Dhabi final
IT HAS been an incredible turnaround for former Top 5 player Belinda Bencic who in the space of a few months went from battling it out on the Challenger Tour to reaching a WTA 500 final, defeating a current Top 5 player en route to said final. The Swiss star stunned top seed Elena Rybakina […]
Paul avoids Dallas disaster with relieving win
IT WAS a mixed bag in Dallas for local hopes with two of the four seeded stars – on track to face off in the semi-finals – bowing out in the Round of 16. Fortunately for third seed Tommy Paul, he was able to shake off the fact he failed to serve out the match […]
Reigning Rybakina rolls Ons in Abu Dhabi
DEFENDING her 2024 Abu Dhabi WTA 500 title, top seed Elena Rybakina reached the final four of the event thanks to a hard-fought three-set victory over former world number two, Ons Jabeur. It was great signs for both players that Rybakina was able to pull through, while for the returning Jabeur after an injury-interrupted last […]
Brilliant Bellucci downs Daniil in Rotterdam
IT WAS an upset very few could have predicted, but Italian qualifier Mattia Bellucci knocked out second seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev from the ATP Rotterdam Open overnight. Having opportunities to do it in straight sets, the Italian eventually won 6-3 6-7 6-3 to book his spot in the quarter finals of the ATP 500 event. […]
Shocks galore as Noskova steamrolls Badosa
IT WAS chaos for seeded players everywhere in Abu Dhabi, with the Round of 16 seeing four higher ranked chances bow out and another on the ropes before turning it around. The most comprehensive wins of those upsets went to young Czech Linda Noskova who stormed pst second seed and world number 10 Paula Badosa […]
Alcaraz expels Demon in Rotterdam final
WORLD number three Carlos Alcaraz picked up his 17th career ATP Tour title with a hard-fought three-set victory against new world number six, Alex de Minaur overnight. The Australian underdog – who was ranked eighth coming into the Rotterdam Open had not dropped a set all tournament, but was forced to take it to three […]
Demon destroys qualifier, next escape from Alcaraz
AUSSIE star Alex de Minaur is through to another ATP Tour final, defending his achievement from 12 months prior. The eighth ranked talent – who will officially move up to sixth post-tournament – proved too good for 23-year-old Italian Mattia Bellucci. Winning in quick fashion 6-1 6-2 in 67 minutes, de Minaur gave Bellucci no […]
Paul avoids Dallas disaster with relieving win
IT WAS a mixed bag in Dallas for local hopes with two of the four seeded stars – on track to face off in the semi-finals – bowing out in the Round of 16. Fortunately for third seed Tommy Paul, he was able to shake off the fact he failed to serve out the match […]
Brilliant Bellucci downs Daniil in Rotterdam
IT WAS an upset very few could have predicted, but Italian qualifier Mattia Bellucci knocked out second seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev from the ATP Rotterdam Open overnight. Having opportunities to do it in straight sets, the Italian eventually won 6-3 6-7 6-3 to book his spot in the quarter finals of the ATP 500 event. […]
Dutch delight for Demon
NEEDING to defend his run to last year’s final, Aussie Alex de Minaur is on the board at the 2025 Rotterdam Open. The world number eight defeated the player he may well face in the Davis Cup Qualifiers Second Round later in the year in David Goffin, extending his head-to-head against the Belgian to 6-0 […]
Medvedev completes comeback in Rotterdam
IT WAS far from an easy match, but Russian second seed Daniil Medvedev fought his way past veteran Swiss star Stan Wawrinka in three sets to reach the second round of the 2025 Rotterdam Open. Dropping the first set in heartbreaking fashion 10-8 in the tiebreaker, Medvedev closed out the match 6-7 6-4 6-1 in […]
2025 ATP/WTA Tour Week 6 preview
TENNIS is truly ramping up post-Australian Open with four tournaments played across the ATP and WTA Tours this week. Both Tours have 500 events to headline Week 6, while also having a smaller 250 event in Cluj Napoca on the WTA Tour. We preview that event, as well as those 500s in Abu Dhabi, Rotterdam […]
Aussies race into Davis Cup second round
AUSTRALIA cemented its spot in the 2025 Davis Cup Qualifiers Second Round with a comfortable 3-1 vi tory over Sweden on the weekend. The green and gold wrapped up proceedings with a 3-0 start thanks to doubles pairing John Peers and Matthew Ebden getting the win, so with Rotterdam coming up for top ranked Alex […]
On-fire indoor master Felix does it again
FOR the sixth time in his career, Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime has lifted an ATP Tour indoor hardcourt trophy, defeating American qualifier and giant-killer Aleksandar Kovacevic in a three-set Open Occitanie final overnight. Auger-Aliassime has started the year on fire, with a title in Adelaide, and a 9-1 start to the year. Had it not been […]
Qualifier stars to upset top seed
AMERICAN qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic‘s dream of a maiden ATP Tour title is not over after stunning top seed and world number 10 Andrey Rublev in the Montpellier semi-finals overnight. Kovacevic has been on a tear of late, having won a Portugal Challenger event as top seed, then after failing to qualifier in Quimper at the […]
