ATP Tour wrap: Parma pushed back as Belgrade forges on
JUST the Belgrade tournament went ahead on Day 2, with the entirety of the day’s plans in Parma set aside due to persistent rain. Two of the day’s three seeds proceeded to the second round in Serbia, with fifth seed Dusan Lajovic and eighth seed Federico Delbonis reigning supreme. Seventh seed Miomir Kecmanovic was not quite so lucky though, falling […]
ATP Tour wrap: Belgrade and Parma get underway
WITH both the Geneva and Lyon Open done and dusted, we turn our eyes to the Belgrade and Parma ATP 250 events this week with the first day of Round of 32 action beginning overnight. Belgrade saw three matches play out, with a couple of Serbian wildcards taking the court though only one heads into […]
ATP Tour wrap: Ruud claims second Geneva title as Norrie does double to face Tsitsipas in Lyon
CASPER Ruud has claimed his second ATP Tour title with the Geneva Open overnight, defeating fellow up-and-comer Denis Shapovalov in a tight two-set contest. The Norwegian third seed has always been stronger on clay, and he showed it against the second seed Canadian, grinding out a first set tiebreak win, before recording the only break […]
ATP Tour wrap: Shapovalov to face Ruud in Geneva final
TOP three seeds Denis Shapovalov and Casper Ruud are through to the final of the 2021 Gonet Geneva Open following respective straight sets wins in their semi-finals overnight. The second seeded Shapovalov defeated Uruguayan qualifier Pablo Cuevas 6-4 7-5, while Ruud continued his great success on clay with a 6-3 6-2 triumph over Spain’s Pablo […]
ATP Tour wrap: Norrie claims Thiem scalp as Shapovalov and Cuevas go two from two for the day
IT was another huge day on clay in both Switzerland and France as both the Geneva Open and Lyon Open played out the Round of 16, whilst Geneva also saw the quarter finals completed. It took an impressive effort, but two from three of the Round of 16 victors at Geneva made their way through […]
ATP Tour wrap: Rain forces delays at Geneva and Lyon
RAIN delays in Geneva and a combination of first and second round matches in Lyon painted an intriguing day at the respective ATP 250 events. There were very little surprises compared to the past round, with just one seed falling across the two competitions. At Geneva, two matches are yet to complete with second seed Denis Shapovalov […]
ATP Tour wrap: Roger ousted in opening match
JUST the one Round of 16 match played out across the two ATP 250 events on Day 2, as both the Gonet Geneva Open in Switzerland and Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon in France continue. But that one match saw Spaniard Pablo Andujar oust top seed and returnee Roger Federer, with the result the biggest win of Andujar’s […]
ATP Tour wrap: Geneva and Lyon events begin
TWO ATP 250 events have begun this week, with tournaments in Geneva and Lyon shaping up with their respective Round of 32. Four matches played out at both events on the opening day, with six of the seven French competitors falling across the two tournaments on a huge first day in both Switzerland and France. […]
ATP Tour wrap: Rafa wins record 10th Rome title
A SLUMP midway through the Rome Masters finals was not enough for Novak Djokovic to get the ‘W’ over clay champion Rafael Nadal, as the Spaniard claimed a record 10th title at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. This victory sees Nadal draw even with Djokovic for ATP Masters titles at a whopping 36 apiece, collecting his 88th tour-level […]
ATP Tour wrap: Djokovic and Nadal to contest for Rome title
RAIN delays set up an enticing eighth day of action at the Rome Masters, as two players played back-to back-matches on a huge day on clay. Whilst Stefanos Tsitsipas held the upper hand prior to the delays, it was not to be done as Novak Djokovic made great use of the delay to build his form once more. […]
