Medvedev completes comeback in Rotterdam
IT WAS far from an easy match, but Russian second seed Daniil Medvedev fought his way past veteran Swiss star Stan Wawrinka in three sets to reach the second round of the 2025 Rotterdam Open. Dropping the first set in heartbreaking fashion 10-8 in the tiebreaker, Medvedev closed out the match 6-7 6-4 6-1 in […]
2025 ATP/WTA Tour Week 6 preview
TENNIS is truly ramping up post-Australian Open with four tournaments played across the ATP and WTA Tours this week. Both Tours have 500 events to headline Week 6, while also having a smaller 250 event in Cluj Napoca on the WTA Tour. We preview that event, as well as those 500s in Abu Dhabi, Rotterdam […]
Aussies race into Davis Cup second round
AUSTRALIA cemented its spot in the 2025 Davis Cup Qualifiers Second Round with a comfortable 3-1 vi tory over Sweden on the weekend. The green and gold wrapped up proceedings with a 3-0 start thanks to doubles pairing John Peers and Matthew Ebden getting the win, so with Rotterdam coming up for top ranked Alex […]
On-fire indoor master Felix does it again
FOR the sixth time in his career, Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime has lifted an ATP Tour indoor hardcourt trophy, defeating American qualifier and giant-killer Aleksandar Kovacevic in a three-set Open Occitanie final overnight. Auger-Aliassime has started the year on fire, with a title in Adelaide, and a 9-1 start to the year. Had it not been […]
Qualifier stars to upset top seed
AMERICAN qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic‘s dream of a maiden ATP Tour title is not over after stunning top seed and world number 10 Andrey Rublev in the Montpellier semi-finals overnight. Kovacevic has been on a tear of late, having won a Portugal Challenger event as top seed, then after failing to qualifier in Quimper at the […]
Felix through in Montpellier mixed bag
CANADIAN Felix Auger-Aliassime is through to the semi-finals of the Open Occitanie after an impressive straight sets win over eighth seeded Canadian Yunchaokete Bu. The world number 23 proved a step above the Chinese world number 71, winning 6-3 6-4 in an hour and 24 minutes to move one victory away from the final. Auger-Aliassime […]
Aussies kick off Davis Cup campaign
AS EXPECTED Australia has not had too many troubles in grabbing an early lead against Sweden in the 2025 Davis Cup Qualifiers First Round, racing out to a 2-0 advantage after the first day. The green and gold drew one of the weakest European nations in the opening round, and though they lost a few […]
Kovacevic re-enters Top 100 in French quarters
AMERICAN qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic is through to the quarter finals of the 2025 Open Occitanie after a hard-fought triumph over Italian Mattia Bellucci in the second round. Ranked just four places behind Bellucci coming into the tournament, Kovacevic was forced to qualify for the ATP 250 event, doing just that then winning back-to-back main draw […]
Rublev Eu-banks breakthrough win in Montpellier
IT WAS the win that just had to happen for the world number 10. Russian Andrey Rublev has had a horror run in 2025, with losses to Marton Fucsovics and Joao Fonseca in Hong Kong and the Australian Open respectively to start the year without a ‘W’ to his name. That changed last night as […]
Double Dutch delight for Griekspoor
IN A battle of Netherlands’ top two ATP Tour players, the higher ranked of the pair in Tallon Griekspoor was able to outlast his compatriot Botic Van de Zandschulp in straight sets, 7-5 6-3 to book his place in the Round of 16 at the Open Occitanie. The ATP 250 event saw the pair of […]
