ATP Tour wrap: Americans shine in Washington
THERE was plenty to cheer about for the United States back home in Washington as the Citi Open Round of 32 results were completed today. The ATP Tour 500 event saw a whopping nine Americans out on court across eight different games. Of the eight possible winners, six were successful, with the only two going […]
Men’s Olympic wraps: Zverev denies Djoker Golden Slam, faces Khachanov in final
ALEXANDER Zverev has denied Novak Djokovic the chance at a rare Golden Slam – four Grand Slams and an Olympic Gold Medal in a calendar year – after coming from behind to defeat the world number one in yesterday’s men’s singles semi-final. Zverev toppled Djokovic 1-6 6-3 6-1 to advance through to the Gold Medal […]
Olympics men’s wraps: Humbert topples Tsitsipas as Nishikori sets up Djoker clash
JUST eight men remain in the hunt for medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, following the completion of the Round of 16 matches yesterday. With five of the top six seeds in action, four advanced through to the next round, whilst there was one huge upset, and the home crowd favourite remained alive in the […]
Olympics Women’s wraps: Monfils favourite amongst rising star semi-finalists
THREE of the four remaining women’s singles Olympic tennis competitors will be crowned the medallists after the semi-finals were determined through results yesterday. Just one top eight seed survived the draw thus far, with three of the four remaining competitors seeded. Three of those four are 24-years-old or younger, with the oldest being Elina Monfils […]
Olympics Women’s wraps: Sorribes Tormo stuns Barty in Olympic-sized upset
FRESH off a second Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, many were expecting world number one and Australian Ash Barty to cruise through her opening match at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. They could not be more wrong, as the top seed was bundled out in a shock loss to rising Spanish talent Sara Sorribes Tormo in […]
Olympics Men’s wrap: Seeds cruise through to second round as Millman takes down Musetti
ALL eight seeds out on court were able to advance to the second round of the Olympics in the men’s singles, with only one of those contests lasting three sets. The results showed the gap of the top competitors on day one, with Italian 13th seed Lorenzo Sonego having the biggest challenge of he lot, […]
Olympics Women’s wrap: Bertens falls on day one as other seeds advance
SIX of the seven seeds out on court in the Olympics have advanced through to the second round of competition after a mixed bag of results on day one of the women’s tennis tournament. The highest seeded player out on court was Poland’s Iga Swiatek, with the 2020 Roland Garros champion taking care of Germany’s […]
ATP Tour wrap: Future of ATP Tour on show across globe
THREE rising stars of the ATP Tour caused huge upsets across the three tournaments taking place, with Hugo Gaston, Carlos Alcaraz and Brandon Nakashima all bundling out top four seeded opponents to advance through to the next stage of their respective tournaments. In Mexico, the Mifel Open’s finalists were decided, whilst the semi-finalists for the […]
WTA Tour wrap: Collins rolls on in Palermo
DANIELLE Collins is well on her way to her first ever WTA Tour title, with the world number 44 the overwhelming favourite in Palermo after another muscle-flexing win. The top seeded American rolled past seventh seed Australian Astra Sharma in straight sets, 6-1 6-4 to move into the final four of the tournament. The top […]
ATP Tour wrap: Rinderknech stuns RBA in Swiss Open upset
ARTHUR Rinderknech has caused the upset of the day across the globe in the Swiss Open ATP Tour tournament, downing second seed Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets. The Frenchman won 6-2 6-4 in the biggest win of his career to advance through to the quarter finals at the event. Set to enter inside the […]
WTA Tour wrap: Hungarian qualifier Bondar upsets Schmiedlova in Poland
ALMOST a full day’s play was completed across both WTA Tour tournaments in Gdynia and Palermo, with eight of the nine total matches finding a result. In Poland, the Round of 32 was knocked over with a couple of contrasting results, whilst another two Round of 16 winners advanced through to the quarter finals. In […]
WTA Tour wrap: Top two seeds on track for Budapest final
YULIA Putintseva and Danielle Collins are on track to face off in a mouth-watering final after the pair won their respective quarter finals at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest overnight. The number one and two seeds respectively need one more win to advance through to the final, but play much lower ranked opponents in […]
