Sinner finds way to heaven in Aus Open comeback
IT looked bleak for the best part of two and a half sets, but Italian fourth seed Jannik Sinner never gave in, and forced his way back from a two sets to love deficit to knock off third seed Daniil Medvedev and win his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open last night. In […]
Sinner stuns deflated Djoker in Aus Open upset
DESPITE the respective formlines during the Australian Open suggesting an upset could be on the cards, few could believe what had taken place after just 73 minutes on court yesterday afternoon. The greatest Australian Open champion of all time – Novak Djokovic – gunning for his 11th title won just three games in two sets […]
ATP Young Gun watch: Shelbayh makes move
A JORDAN young gun and teenage American who is flying under the radar in the States highlight our Young Gun watch at Challenger level. The pair both picked up wins to move through to the second round of their respective tournaments, while a couple of other Under 21s suffered defeats. >> TO NOT MISS ANY […]
Seeds scattered on Uruguayan clay
IT was a brutal day on the Uruguayan clay at the Punta Del Este Challenger 75 event. Of the six seeds in action, just two survived their first round encounters, with two losing to qualifiers in an unpredictable second day of action. PUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY: The much anticipated battle between two former top 20 […]
Sinner sinks Rublev, sets up Djoker semi
ITALIAN Jannik Sinner booked his place in the Australian Open semi-finals after sentencing opponent Andrey Rublev to a 10th Grand Slam quarter finals loss. The world number four matched his performance from Wimbledon last year where he reached the final four, and will take on the same opponent in Novak Djokovic in a bid to […]
Coric headlines strong week of Challenger entrants
CROATIAN top 40 player Borna Coric is among the strong contingent of players taking part in ATP Tour Challenger events across the globe this week. Though the outlier in terms of his ranking – with many others outside the top 100 – Coric’s goal like his peers is to get more match practice in after […]
No escape from Alcaraz as Carlos curbs Serb
IT WAS a timely reminder of what he is capable of, with Spanish world number two Carlos Alcaraz taking no prisoners against Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic in the fourth round of the Australian Open yesterday. The second favourite for the Grand Slam title, Alcaraz took care of his opponent 6-4 6-4 6-0 to set up a […]
Djokovic hits stride in history-making run
WORLD number one Novak Djokovic is hitting his straps at Melbourne Park, after breezing through to his 58th Grand Slam quarter final yesterday. The Serb needed less than two hours to dismantle French 20th seed Adrian Mannarino 6-0, 6-0, 6-3, as he continues to chase records. Having won the first two sets to nil, Djokovic […]
Men’s seeds start to depart Australian Open
THINGS started to heat up in the men’s singles draw of the Australian Open yesterday as a couple of the seeds were bundled out of the tournament. One of those was American Tommy Paul, who lost to Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic. In five set, almost four hour tussle, the Serbian ultimately prevailed over the 14th seed […]
Demon raises hell on Cobolli, follows big seeds forward
UNLIKE in the women’s draw of the 2024 Australian Open, the surprises have not been as frequent in the men’s bracket. Plenty of the big names continued their marches deeper into this year’s tournament with wins yesterday, and Australia’s hopes are not over yet after Alex de Minaur defeated Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli last night […]
