2021 ATP Tour weekly title wrap: Hurkacz grabs third title of 2021 as Kwon wins maiden ATP trophy
TOP seed Hubert Hurkacz lived up to his pre-tournament billing to take out the Moselle Open in Metz, his third ATP Tour title of the year. The Polish rising star entered 2021 with just one title to his name, but has produced an impressive 29-16 year where he claimed the huge Miami Masters 1000, as […]
Defensive seeds advance as offensive ones all out by Sofia quarter finals
IT has been a strange tournament at the Sofia Open this week, with Felix Auger-Aliassime joining the likes of Denis Shapovalov, Jan-Lennard Struff, Nikoloz Basilashvili and Marin Cilic in losing their first match of the final ATP Tour tournament. All five seeds are traditional offensive players – though the likes of Struff and Cilic are […]
Millman’s magic moment as Aussie captures maiden title
AUSTRALIAN fan favourite John Millman has broken through for his maiden career ATP Tour title today, claiming the Astana Open in Nur-Sultan. The 31-year-old has been a reliable player over the years, making two previous finals, one each in the past two seasons, but fell short of a title – until now. Milllman managed to […]
Millman on verge of history following another comeback win
JOHN Millman is through to this third ATP Tour final after fighting back from a set down and a third set deficit to win three sets against American hitter, Frances Tiafoe at the Astana Open in Nur-Saltan. Just a day after having to save a couple of match points and being 5-0 down in a […]
Sonego destroys Djokovic in shock belting
LORENZO Sonego has left onlookers stunned as the 25-year-old Italian completely blitz world number one Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-1 to advance through to the semi-finals of the Erste Bank Open semi-finals in Vienna. In a day where stunning results were the norm – the three top tournament favourites all lost – Sonego was the pick […]
Millman grinds out remarkable win to advance through to Astana semis
JOHN MIllman has won in a very John Millman way, coming back from the brink of defeat to defeat seventh seed Tommy Paul in three epic sets to book his spot in the Astana Open semi-finals. Losing the first set in a tiebreaker, Millman needed two hours and 51 minutes to defeat seventh seed Paul, […]
Kukushkin adds more pain to out-of-sorts Paire
BENOIT Paire‘s forgettable ATP Tour season in 2020 continued today in the Astana Open in Nur-Sultan after the top seed Frenchman and world number 28 bowed out to home nation hope, Mikhail Kukushkin. Since August when the Tour resumed, Paire has won one match, retired twice, and even had a positive COVID-19 test to miss […]
Americans roll on in Nur-Sultan as Millman advances
AUSTRALIAN John Millman is through to the quarter finals of Astana Open in Nur-Sultan and with a number of other upsets, has put himself in a good position to win his maiden ATP Tour title. The fourth seed in Kazakhstan, Millman took care of Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-4 in an hour and 22 […]
Vesely too stong for Sandgren as Finn young gun destroys local hope
CZECH Jiri Vesely has outclassed fifth seed American Tennys Sandgren in an hour and 40 minutes in the first round at the Astana Open in Nur-Saltan, Kazakhstan. The pair fought hard but Vesely’s record on indoor hard courts over the years proved too much, downing the seed 6-4 7-6 to advance through to the Round […]
Thompson breaks four-game losing streak as American duo also advance in Nur-Sultan
JORDAN Thompson has broken a four-game losing streak by making it through to the second round of the Astana Open in Nur-Saltan, Kazakhstan. The Australian is seeded eighth at the ATP 250 event, and saw off the in-form Cameron Norrie to come from behind and win 5-7 7-6 6-2. The match lasted two hours and […]
