Greek feasts after famine in Dubai
AFTER a rocky start to the 2025 ATP Tour season to say the least, Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas has remarkably secured his first hardcourt title in two years. Tsitsipas came into the event with a 3-4 record up against Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime who had already banked two ATP Tour titles and moved back inside the Top […]
Felix eyes off third 2025 title in Dubai
ALREADY boasting multiple ATP Tour titles in 2025, Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime moved just one win away from a triple treat following his semi-finals victory over French qualifier Quentin Halys, 5-7 6-4 6-3. Auger-Aliassime is an indoor specialist, but is improving his outdoor work having fought through to make yet another final and notch up his […]
Griek God-like performance from Dutchman
SAVING four match points and producing the biggest win of his career, Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor is into the Dubai Tennis Championships semi-finals. The world number 47 ousted tournament favourite Daniil Medvedev in an epic three-set encounter, needing two hour and 40 minutes to defeat the Russian number one seed, 2-6 7-6 7-5. Griekspoor looked on […]
Brilliant Berrettini blasts past Monfils in Dubai
FORMER Top 10 talent Matteo Berrettini is set to be seeded at the upcoming Grand Slams after rising up to 29th in the world today. The Italian saw off the challenge of fellow former world number six Gael Monfils at the Dubai Tennis Championships, 7-5 6-4. The victory marked Berrettini’s third out of four matches […]
Czech mates – Machac surges past Mensik
IN AN all-Czech battle, eighth seed Tomas Machac worked his way past his younger compatriot Jakub Mensik in two hours and 11 minutes in the first round of the the Abierto Mexicano Telcel. Machac won 6-4 2-6 6-3 in two hours and 11 minutes to book his place in the Round of 16. In a […]
Humbert raging 2024 form rolls on in Dubai
WINNING his 13th match from 16 contests, Ugo Humbert‘s dream start to 2024 rolled on with the Frenchman defeating Alexander Bublik in straight sets to win the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships ATP 500 title. It was far from an easy draw, with Humbert knocking off top seed Daniil Medvedev and third seed Hubert Hurkacz, as […]
Humbert hunts down Hubi in Dubai upset
FRENCH fifth seed Ugo Humbert continued her fantastic recent ATP Tour form by defeating third seed Pole, Hubert Hurkacz to reach the Dubai Tennis Championships semi-finals. The 25-year-old currently sits at his career-high 18th in the world, and is on the verge of rising futher. Humbert is level on points with 17th ranked Frances Tiafoe, […]
ATP Tour wrap: Karatsev wins maiden title; top two seeds book Acapulco final
A MAIDEN title-winner was crowned in Dubai with victory over a qualifier in the final, as the top two seeds in Acapulco made their way through to the final. Russian wildcard Aslan Karatsev‘s remarkable start to 2021 has continued with the Australian Open semi-finalist claiming his maiden ATP Tour title with victory in the final […]
ATP Tour wrap: Karatsev and Harris stun seeds for Dubai final as Musetti reaches Acapulco semis
STUNNING upsets in both Dubai and Acapulco have set up some huge semis and quarter finals respectively, with two of the top three ranked players in Dubai out in penultimate stage of the tournament. Russian wildcard Aslan Karatsev‘s season just keeps getting better and better with the 27-year-old excitement machine stunning highly ranked compatriot Andrey […]
ATP Tour wrap: Qualifiers continue runs in Dubai and Acapulco
THE two ATP 500 events in Dubai and Acapulco provided some surprising upsets, as well as some come-from-behind wins as we recap the day’s action. The top two remaining seeds continued their straight-sets run into the semi-finals, joining the two surprise packets in the semi-finals of the 2021 ATP Dubai Tennis Championships. Second seed Andrey […]
