Sophie Taylor

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Seeds continue form at Cologne, three Spaniards fall at Antwerp

THE first day of Round of 16 action at the ATP 250 tournaments in Cologne, Germany and Antwerp, Belgium, saw a consistent day across the board, with just one seed falling across the two competitions but a couple of tough matches in the mix. At Cologne, everything went to plan for the three seeds with […]

Bergs stuns Ramos-Vinolas in first tour level match

THE Round of 32 was complete at both the ATP 250 tournaments in Cologne, Germany and Antwerp, Belgium, with a mostly predictable day – bar one huge scalp at Antwerp – seeing just one seed across the two competitions take the court. At Cologne, just the four matches played out with young gun Jannik Sinner downing […]

Round of 32 at Cologne and Antwerp begin with close affairs

THE ATP 250 Rounds of 32 began at the European Open in Antwerp, Belgium and the second straight tournament in Cologne, Germany, with plenty of action across the two competitions. At Cologne, just one of the two seeds heads through to the Round of 16, with ninth seed Marin Cilic unable to maintain control against American Steve […]

Djere defeats home hope Cecchinato at Sardinia

SERBIAN Laslo Djere reigned supreme in a tight battle with wildcard Italian Marco Cecchinato, defeating the hometown hope 7-6 7-5 in an excellent battle which went down to the wire in over two hours on court at the ATP 250 tournament in Sardinia, Italy. While Cecchinato was more clinical on the first serve winning 69 per cent […]

Zverev downs Auger-Aliassime in Cologne

ALEXANDER Zverev has added another piece of silverware to his collection with his maiden 2020 title victory at the ATP 250 tournament in Cologne, Germany, defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3 on home soil. The German top seed – ranked seventh in the world – who now holds a 3-0 winning record against the 20-year-old Canadian, […]

Ruud downed at Sardinia while seeds prevail in Cologne

IT was another big day across the two ATP 250 tournaments, seeing a much more successful pursuit from the respective home nations in Germany and Italy though a couple more seeds fell across the two competitions. Sardinia favourite Casper Ruud was the upset of the round, downed in straight sets and seeing just one seed […]

Seeds downed in Round of 16 at Cologne and Sardinia

JUST one seed across the two ATP 250 tournaments in Sardinia and Cologne survived the first day of Round of 16 action, with three seeds falling at Sardinia and one at Cologne. It was also not a successful outing for the homegrown players on court, with no Italian or German talents winning through to the […]

Day 2 at Cologne and Sardinia sees tough battles

DAY 2 in both Cologne, Germany and Sardinia, Italy started with a bang with a couple of intriguing matches headlining the respective ATP 250 tournaments. It was a successful day for Spanish competitors across the two tournaments, while a couple of Italians were dealt unlucky hands taking on compatriots. It was a rough day for […]

Raonic hits 21 aces to proceed to Round of 16 at St Petersburg

DAY 2 at St Petersburg saw two of the Russian favourites enter the draw, with third and fourth seeds Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov coming away with straight sets wins, as did fellow seeds Milos Raonic and Borna Coric. None of the day’s six matches went past two sets, with all the seeded matches completed […]

Nadal stuns Djokovic for 13th career Roland Garros title

THREE sets were all Rafael Nadal needed to collect his record 13th Roland Garros title on Sunday, defeating Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-2 7-5 and tying Roger Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slams. It was the pair’s 56th career meeting – eighth at Roland Garros – which shaped up for an enticing battle, but it was […]

Young guns set to battle for Roland Garros title

A MASSIVE day of Roland Garros women’s semi finals action sets up an exciting final this weekend, with two young guns in Sofia Kenin and Iga Swiatek set to contend for the grand slam title. Both players managed to get the job done in straight sets, with Kenin hoping to steal her second grand slam […]

Kvitova and Kenin to battle in Roland Garros semi-final

THE second half of the women’s Roland Garros quarter finals was far more predictable than yesterday’s outcomes, seeing the two seeds in Sofia Kenin and Petra Kvitova win their way through to the semi-finals. While Kenin had to battle through a comeback, Kvitova never looked like losing and made it through to her first French […]

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