Sophie Taylor

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2021 Grampians Trophy preview: Stacked lineup as players come out of hard lockdown

THE next in a line of WTA 500 events opening the year is the Grampians Trophy, yet another competition added to the womens’ tournament list purely for players forced into hard lockdown once landing in Australia. But while the tournament is new for 2021, the calibre of players certainly is not, with a number of […]

ATP 250 wraps: Intriguing results as men’s Summer Series begins

A HUGE day of action around the ground saw a flurry of players return to the court ahead of the Australian Open, with both the Great Ocean Road Open and Murray River Open starting. With a number of players across both tournaments returning to the court with protected rankings from injury, there were plenty of […]

WTA 500 wraps: Seeds prevail as top players enter draws while Round of 64 continues

IT was a successful day across the board for the top echelon of international talent at both the Yarra Valley Classic and Gippsland Trophy, with just one seed falling at each of the two competitions. Both competitions played both the Round of 32 and 64 in a huge day of action, with plenty of tough […]

2021 ATP Cup preview: Nations ready for action as stars align at Rod Laver

THE 2021 ATP Cup is shaping up to be an exciting contest with plenty to play for as tennis returns to Melbourne Park. While restricted numbers will limit crowds to some extent, players will still relish the opportunity to showcase their wares in the Australian summer, as the top 12 nations go head to head […]

2021 ATP Cup preview: Spain

WHEN it comes to the calibre of talent taking the court in the 2021 ATP Cup, Spain named as the second seeded nation is a tough pill to swallow with plenty of talented players able to assist the 2020 runners up to victory. With that in mind, as well as the versatile combinations the nation […]

2021 ATP Cup preview: Serbia

THE top seed at the 2021 ATP Cup comes as no surprise, with Serbia expected to lead the charge for the second straight year and three of the 2020 champion team back again in 2021. As the team to beat, Serbia will look to build on impressive form across the board last year and look […]

2021 ATP Cup preview: Russia

WHEN it comes to nations that have plenty of potential, there is no doubt Russia’s ATP Cup side will be a force to be reckoned with. Impressive seasons across the board over an interrupted 2020 will do Russia plenty of favours, although a doubles combination of an unknown quantity could throw things into question. TEAM: […]

Hurkacz becomes first Pole to takes out Delray Beach title

AN intriguing battle was fought at the Delray Beach Open final, with Hubert Hurkacz and Sebastian Korda locking horns and Hurkacz eventually reigning supreme in 71 minutes, 6-3 6-3. While Korda got off to the perfect start, breaking Hurkacz’s service game and capitalising on his own serves, it did not take long for the double […]

ATP Antalya & Delray Beach wraps: Korda into maiden final as de Minaur and Bublik lock horns

TANTALISING results were the story of the day at both the Antalya Open in Turkey and Delray Beach Open in the United States, with a couple of big winners in maiden finalist Sebastian Korda on home soil and the likes of Antalya competitors Alex de Minaur and Alexander Bublik, who are set to take the court against one another […]

ATP Antalya & Delray Beach wraps: Polarising days at two men’s tournaments

ANOTHER big day at the Antalya Open saw mostly a clean sweep from the top players, bar an excellent win from Frenchman Jeremy Chardy who downed third seed Fabio Fognini in the lone three-setter of the day. Three tiebreak sets told the tale of the almost-three hour 7-6 6-7 7-6 matchup, with Chardy reigning supreme in the tight […]

2020 WTA Tour title winners

A HUGE 2020 season of tennis action – cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting cancellations – is done and dusted for the year, meaning it is time to take a look back at some of the big wins of the year. Next, we take a look at the WTA Tour winners across the […]

2020 ATP Tour title winners

A HUGE 2020 season of tennis action – cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting cancellations – is done and dusted for the year, meaning it is time to take a look back at some of the big wins of the year. In our first edition, we take a look at the ATP Tour […]

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