2021 ATP Tour previews – September 20: Millman returns to Nur-Saltan as Hurkacz leads stacked Metz draw
IT is a big week on the ATP Tour after a break from the 250 events post-US Open, whilst a number of Challenger events take place across the globe. Moselle Open – ATP 250: An impressively stacked draw from the lower half of the Top 30, Hubert Hurkacz leads all-comers as the number one seed. […]
Davis Cup Playoffs results: World Group I – Gombos destroys Garin to send Slovakia in World Group Qualifiers
A SENSATIONAL smashing in front of a home crowd by Norbert Gombos has lead to Slovakia picking up the Davis Cup World Group I win over Chile and booking their spot in the 2022 World Group Qualifiers. They joined Norway, Republic of Korea and Finland as the other impressive winners, whilst Peru got up in […]
Davis Cup Playoffs results: World Group II – Switzerland destroys Estonia, Tunisian second seed comes up big
IN a fascinating first couple of days of Davis Cup tennis, there were blowouts, upsets and nations returning to the higher Davis Cup group. >> DAVIS CUP PLAYOFFS PREVIEW (PART 2) Switzerland (5) defeated Estonia (0) We predicted Switzerland to win easily at home against Estonia, and they did just that with a clean sweep […]
Davis Cup Playoffs preview: Part 4 – September 18-19 – World Group II
THE first of the Davis Cup ties running into the team events for the second half of 2021 take place from tonight, with a host of teams battling it out to earn World Group Playoff and World Group I Playoff honours. The way it works is that the 24 teams (12 matches) in World Group […]
Davis Cup Playoffs preview: Part 3 – September 18-19 – World Group I
THE first of the Davis Cup ties running into the team events for the second half of 2021 take place from tonight, with a host of teams battling it out to earn World Group Playoff and World Group I Playoff honours. The way it works is that the 24 teams (12 matches) in World Group […]
Davis Cup Playoffs preview: Part 2 – September 17-18 – World Group II
THE first of the Davis Cup ties running into the team events for the second half of 2021 take place from tonight, with a host of teams battling it out to earn World Group Playoff and World Group I Playoff honours. The way it works is that the 24 teams (12 matches) in World Group […]
Davis Cup Playoffs preview: Part 1 – September 17-18 – World Group I
THE first of the Davis Cup ties running into the team events for the second half of 2021 take place from tonight, with a host of teams battling it out to earn World Group Playoff and World Group I Playoff honours. The way it works is that the 24 teams (12 matches) in World Group […]
Next-Gen ATP focus: Kuhn stuns Ramos-Vinolas in 125 event
IN a new focus on the Next-Gen eligible players of the ATP Tour, we take a look at how a number of top talents performed across the Challenger Tour. With no active ATP Tour events, a few lower ranked young guns got to shine against more experienced opponents. We focused in on tournaments with an […]
Young gun focus: Jenson Brooksby
WHEN it comes to developing talent, the United States has no shortage of great young stars coming through the ranks. We take a look at the likes of American world number 81 Jenson Brooksby, who has taken the lower ATP Tour events by storm in 2021. Based in Sacramento, California, 20-year-old Brooksby has had a breakout […]
Hot & Cold – ATP Tour: Young guns join big-serving South African as in-form talents
IN a new occasional series, we take a look at those players who are red-hot and those who are ice-cold in terms of their Tour rankings, starting with the men’s ATP Tour, following the conclusion of the US Open. RUNNING HOT: Lloyd Harris Weekly rise: +15 (31st – Career High) 2021 YTD: +56 (87th) The […]
