Young guns to watch on the ITF Tour
THE International Tennis Federation (ITF) is well and truly stacked with developing talent, and Draft Central is beginning to delve into the young guns coming up through the ranks emphasising those who have burst onto the scene and showcased some exciting qualities in their junior years. While many of these players are beginning to feed […]
ATP Teenage Stars – Dominic Stephan Stricker
YET another developing talent who has found plenty of form on the ITF circuit is 18-year-old Dominic Stephan Stricker, hailing from Switzerland with one of the greatest players of all time to look up to ahead of him. But while Roger Federer is heading towards the latter stages of his career, Stricker’s is just beginning […]
ATP Teenage Stars – Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune
SECOND on the ITF junior rankings, 17-year-old Dane Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune may still be young but is another with plenty of potential, with the 2019 Junior Roland Garros title behind him and the surface versatility to go far in the senior rankings. Still developing and currently sitting outside the top 500 on the ATP […]
ATP Teenage Stars – Harold Mayot
THE top ranked player on the Junior ITF Tour, 18-year-old Harold Mayot is a player who has plenty of potential and realistically, has not yet had a real opportunity to prove his talent and depth. As the 2020 Junior Australian Open champion, Mayot is more than capable of working under pressure and showcasing plenty of grit each […]
WTA introduces new-look logo, matches tournament categories with ATP Tour
IN a huge rebranding announcement overnight, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has undergone a facelift as tennis looks to go into a new year, uninterrupted. With so much unprecedented about 2020, it seems like the perfect time for a new-look tournament structure to match the ATP Tour’s competition categories, while the new-look WTA logo and […]
ATP Teenage Stars – Lorenzo Musetti
AN impressive Italian with a wealth of exciting traits, Lorenzo Musetti is well on his way to being a hugely threatening player on the ATP Tour. Still fairly young, the 18-year-old only turned professional in 2019 and, despite a challenging and interrupted season, has showcased his wares well to hit a career-high ranking of world […]
ATP Teenage Stars – Carlos Alcaraz
A YOUNG Spaniard with plenty of potential, there is no doubt 17-year-old Carlos Alcaraz is on the way up in the world with a serious talent and flair on the court. Factor in that he is in the unprecedented position of following in Rafael Nadal’s footsteps and breaking onto the ATP Tour scene in the […]
2020 ATP Tour retirements
WITH every year, comes a flurry of retirements across the tennis world. While the retirements of the following players may not seem quite as significant as the WTA Tour losses this year, there is no doubt these ATP Tour players were all stars in their own right, and were particularly dominant on the doubles circuit. […]
WTA Teenage Stars – Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva
WHILE this 15-year-old Andorran may not be on your radar quite yet, Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva is one to watch in the future with her youth and potential making her a hugely exciting player coming up the ranks on tour. While not technically yet on the WTA Tour singles rankings, Jimenez Kasintseva is a left-handed talent […]
WTA Teenage Stars – Elsa Jacquemot
SHE may not quite have the same reputation already as some of the WTA Tour players on our list of WTA teenage stars, but while France’s Elsa Jacquemot may lack WTA experience, she has a winning mentality on the ITF Tour that knows no bounds. With seven junior ITF titles to her name dating back […]
WTA Teenage Stars – Polina Kudermetova
A YOUNG player without a heap of experience on the professional circuit but a top 50 ranked older sister to follow in the footsteps of, is 17-year-old Polina Kudermtova. While her older sister Veronika has paved the way, the younger Kudermetova has no shortage of talent and plenty of exciting potential. With seven ITF titles […]
WTA Teenage Stars – Katrina Scott
WHEN it comes to young talent, it seems that the United States are almost bursting at the seams with on the WTA Tour. Another 16-year-old American who burst onto the international tennis scenes at a Grand Slam is Katrina Scott, with the youngster playing in not only her first Grand Slam tournament, but also her […]
