Zverev returns home as top seed in Cologne
ALEXANDER Zverev will return to Germany in a brand new ATP Tour tournament, the bett1HULKS Indoors which is a ATP 250 event. Zverev is one of only two Germans in the automatic entries – Jan-Lennard Struff is the other – with the pair among six top 30 players entering the hard court event. Zverev should […]
Russian trio to lead favourites in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG Open has been one of the few tournaments to benefit from the COVID-19 period with other cancellations allowing the Russian tournament to upgrade from an ATP 250 event to a prestigious ATP 500 event. Whilst the same draw of 32 players on indoor hard courts will remain, there will be more points on […]
Swiatek makes history with maiden Grand Slam win
IGA Swiatek has made history by becoming the first ever Polish person to win a Grand Slsam title when she defeated American Sofia Kenin, 6-4 6-1 in the Roland Garros final today. The 21-year-old Kenin is the reigning Australian Open final winning her maiden title at Melbourne park, but it was Swiatek who emerged victorious […]
Rafa and Djoker make Roland Garros final
IN a year that has been completely unpredictable, the top two seeds at Roland Garros gave the tennis world back some normality when Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal moved through to the final. Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in an epic five sets, while Nadal needed just ht three to take down Diego Schwartzman and move […]
Tsitsipas and Djokovic pass quarter finals tests to advance to semis
FIFTH seed Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas will take on world number one Serbian Novak Djokovic in the semi-final of the French Open after both players recorded strong victories today. Tsitsipas defeated 13th seed Russian Andrey Rublev in straight sets, while Djokovic dropped his first set of the tournament before coming back to win in four […]
Podoroska and Swiatek make history as they reach Roland Garros semi-finals
IT was a history-making day in Paris as two first-time Grand Slam semi-finalists reached the last four at Roland Garros. It was not just the fact they had reached their maiden semi-finals, but in doing so, Nadia Podoroska and Iga Swiatek both achieved rare feats. Podoroska became the first ever qualifier through to the semi-finals […]
Siegemund joins top eight seeds in quarters as final match delayed
UNSEEDED German Laura Siegemund has earned a place in his first ever Grand Slam quarter final alongside a couple of top eight seeds in Sofia Kenin and Petra Kvitova. The 32-year-old veteran produced an impressive performance to down Spaniard Paula Badosa in straight sets, 7-5 6-2. The match lasted an hour and 36 minutes with […]
Favourites advance into quarters easier than expected
ASIDE from one losing first set tiebreaker, the four quarter finalists through to the last thus far did not drop a set on their road to the next round at Roland Garros today. All the higher ranked players in each match-up got through, as top seed Novak Djokovic, fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, 13th seed Andrey […]
French Open debutants shine in promising show for the future
OUTSIDE of a couple of one-sided contest, there was a lot to like about the future of the ATP Tour at the Roland Garros, as the youngest remaining member in the men’s draw booked his spot in the quarter finals, and another went all the way with a top contender, only to fall short. Next […]
Jabeur continues Grand Slam form with Sabalenka upset
TUNISIA’S Ons Jabeur is through to the fourth round of the French Open after knocking out eighth seed Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in three sets. The 30th seed reached the quarter finals of the Australian Open earlier this year, and could be in line to reach that feat again if she can overcome Danielle Collins in […]
Carballes Baena topples Shapovalov in five to clinch third round spot
ROBERTO Carballes Baena has won an epic battle over top 10 player and ninth seed, Denis Shapovalov to book his spot in the third round at Roland Garros. The Spanish world number 101 backed up his shellacking of Steve Johnson in the first round – dropping just two games – to overcome Shapovalov in a […]
Gaston last Frenchman standing at Roland Garros as Italians soar
IT was a great day at the French Open if you were an Italian, but not so much for the home nation as just one player remains from the 48 players left in the 2020 Roland Garros ATP draw. The first half of second round matches were completed today with just 20-year-old Hugo Gaston remaining […]
