ATP Tour wrap: 18-year-old Alcaraz takes out Croatia title as Ruud continues winning form
TEENAGER Carlos Alcaraz and Norwegian Casper Ruud have claimed the Croatia Open and Swiss Open respectively overnight, with the 18-year-old Spaniard taking out his maiden tour-level trophy to become the youngest ATP Tour champion in over a decade, as Ruud claimed his third title for the season in Gstaad. Seventh seed Alcaraz had an excellent run to […]
Olympics Men’s wraps: Upsets make a stir as Tsitsipas makes history and Nishikori wins on home turf
THE second day of Tokyo 2020 men’s tennis action saw plenty of intrigue as a trio of top 10 seeds fell at the first hurdle in the game of games. Possibly the biggest upset of the day came from Australian Max Purcell, who was a late entry following Andy Murray‘s late withdrawal and Alex De Minaur‘s […]
ATP Tour wrap: Norrie takes out Mifel Open title as Swiss and Croatia Open finalists decided
EXPECT some intriguing finals in Switzerland and Croatia as the Swiss Open and Croatia Open finish up overnight, while in Mexico it was number one seed Brit Cameron Norrie who claimed the Mifel Open title. In Gstaad, Norwegian Casper Ruud downed qualifier Vit Kopriva to earn his spot in the Swiss Open final with a speedy 6-3 […]
ATP Tour wrap: Future of ATP Tour on show across globe
THREE rising stars of the ATP Tour caused huge upsets across the three tournaments taking place, with Hugo Gaston, Carlos Alcaraz and Brandon Nakashima all bundling out top four seeded opponents to advance through to the next stage of their respective tournaments. In Mexico, the Mifel Open’s finalists were decided, whilst the semi-finalists for the […]
ATP Tour wrap: Upsets set the tone at ATP 250 events
A HUGE day of results played out across the trio of ATP 250 tournaments, as a couple of huge upsets set the tone. In the Switzerland Round of 16, Czech qualifier – and ATP Tour debutant – Vit Kopriva pulled off an impressive upset over number one seed Denis Shapovalov, coming from behind to claim a huge […]
ATP Tour wrap: Rinderknech stuns RBA in Swiss Open upset
ARTHUR Rinderknech has caused the upset of the day across the globe in the Swiss Open ATP Tour tournament, downing second seed Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets. The Frenchman won 6-2 6-4 in the biggest win of his career to advance through to the quarter finals at the event. Set to enter inside the […]
ATP Tour wrap: Intriguing Round of 32 complete in Switzerland, Mexico and Croatia
THE three ATP 250 events have continued this week, with a flurry of predictable winners emerging as some upsets brewed across the board. In Switzerland, two seeds competed with both claiming first round wins, as fifth seed Argentinian Federico Delbonis overcame Swiss wildcard Leandro Riedi 6-3 6-3 and seventh seed Serbian Laslo Djere downed Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild 6-4 […]
ATP Tour wrap: 250 events shape up
THREE more ATP 250 events have begun this week in the wake of the Tokyo Olympics beginning over the weekend, with two clay court events starting up in Gstaad, Switzerland and Umag, Croatia, as the Mifel Open hard court event began in Mexico. In Switzerland, sixth seed Benoit Paire and eighth seed Feliciano Lopez both claimed […]
ATP Tour wrap: Carreno Busta, Anderson and Ruud add to trophy collections
TWO favourites earned tournament wins overnight as the Hamburg European Open, Hall of Fame Open and Nordea Open came to a close, with all three finals completed in straight sets. In Germany, it was Pablo Carreno Busta who claimed his first ATP 500 trophy and sixth overall, as the Spanish second seed downed sixth seed Serbian Filip Krajinovic, […]
ATP Tour wrap: Plethora of first-time finalists
THE finalists have been decided for the three ongoing ATP Tour tournaments, with the Hamburg ATP 500 event to be decided by a couple of seeds, while the ATP 250 grass event in Newport will see an unsuspecting American contest a hard-hitting veteran and the 250 clay event seeing two quick semi-finals winners. At Hamburg, […]
