Young Gun focus: Frances Tiafoe
AMERICAN Frances Tiafoe had an up and down season in 2019. His best result came at the Australian Open, where he made his first Grand Slam quarter final. He toppled top 20 players Kevin Anderson and Grigor Dimitrov to get there, before losing to number two seed Rafael Nadal in straight sets. After this, things […]
Year in review – 2019: Daniil Medvedev
DANIIL Medvedev took a massive step forward in his career this year, bolting up the rankings to as high as world number four, before ending the year at five. Rank: #5 Wins: 59 Losses: 21 Titles: 4 Prize Money: $7,833,320 It was a heavy workload for the up-and-coming Russian who managed to move up to […]
Year in review – 2019: Roger Federer
ROGER Federer finished 2019 as he had begun it – in third spot on the ATP Tour rankings. He dropped as low as seventh at one point and this season has been far from one of his most glamorous, but you can never write the Swiss Master off. Rank: #3 Wins: 53 Losses: 10 Titles: […]
Year in review – 2019: Novak Djokovic
AFTER holding the number one ranking for most of the year, Novak Djokovic was pipped at the post by Rafael Nadal to drop back to number two in the world. Rank: #2 Wins: 57 Losses: 11 Titles: 5 Prize Money: $13,277,228 The Serbian had a terrific start to the year, winning the Australian Open in […]
Year in review – 2019: Rafael Nadal
RAFAEL Nadal moved up one spot in the ATP Tour rankings over the past 12 months, narrowly missing out on the top ranked spot this time last year, but gained it back with a couple of Grand Slam victories and a dominant year. Rank: #1 Wins: 58 Losses: 7 Titles: 4 Prize Money: $16,349,584 The […]
Davis Cup Finals – Quarter Finals: Russia upsets Serbia with nail-biting doubles win
CANADA, Russia, Great Britain and Spain have advanced through to the Davis Cup semi-finals after quarter finals wins over the last 24 hours. The Canadians booked their spot a day early thanks to a triumph over Australia, while the other three nations progressed through to the next stage a few hours ago to guarantee their […]
Tomas Berdych retires at 34
CZECH Tomas Berdych has announced his retirement at the Nitto ATP Finals on Saturday after a 17-year ATP Tour career, citing an ongoing back injury that kept him out of competition for 2018 and parts of 2019. The 34-year-old had some real highlights over the course of his career, reaching a career-high number four ranking […]
ATP Finals – Upsets galore as Zverev shocks Nadal
THE theme of upsets continued on Day 2 of the ATP Finals with two shock results, none bigger than seventh seed German Alexander Zverev taking down world number one, Rafael Nadal in straight sets in the second match of the day. In what will be his final tournament of the year – deciding to bypass […]
ATP Finals – Djokovic storms to victory as Thiem upsets Federer
NOVAK Djokovic has sent an early warning to the rest of the ATP Finals contenders, completely dismantling Italian Matteo Berrettini in a one-sided contest lasting just 63 minutes. The Serbian world number two only hit 10 winners to Berrettini’s 12, but was much tighter with his play, making eight unforced errors while the Italian produced […]
Young Gun focus: Alex de Minaur
AUSTRALIA’S Alex “Demon” de Minaur burst onto the scene in 2019, winning his first title on home soil at the Sydney International. He finished the 2019 year with three titles – Atlanta and Zhuhai the other two – becoming a developing force on hard court and one to watch at next year’s Australian Open. While […]
