ATP Tour Wrap: Thiem retires at Mallorca as Medvedev claims opener at Eastbourne
With Wimbledon right around the corner, the Viking International Eastbourne Tennis Tournament began this week held at Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne. Meanwhile, the Mallorca Open continues this week and featured a mix of big names and young guns scoring big wins at the tournament. Seeds Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Alexander Bublik both found […]
ATP Tour wrap: Eastbourne Day 1 rained out as Ruud and Khachanov claim wins at Mallorca
THE opening day at Eastbourne was rained out, seeing the event pushed back a day as Day 2 went business as usual at the Mallorca Championships in Spain. Two of the three seeds proved successful on the second day, as Casper Ruud and Karen Khachanov both claimed wins to open their accounts in the first round. Ruud […]
ATP Tour wrap: Berrettini, Humbert claim maiden ATP 500 titles
TWO huge ATP 500 finals played out overnight, with the resulting winners proving relentless in both Halle, Germany and London, England as both victors claimed their maiden ATP 500 titles in the process. World number 31 Ugo Humbert upset fourth seed Russian Andrey Rublev in Germany, whilst in London it was top seed Matteo Berrettini who downed British […]
ATP Tour wrap: Norrie books home final as young guns to face off in Halle
CAMERON Norrie is one win away from claiming his maiden ATP Tour title after reaching the final of the Cinch Championships. Playing in front of a home London crowd, the Brit knocked off second seed Canadian Denis Shapovalov in an upset, to advance through to the final to take on top seed Matteo Berrettini. Norrie […]
ATP Tour wrap: Future of tennis advance across globe
THERE was a distinct feeling of the ATP Tour’s future being on display as the next wave of talent advanced through to the semi-finals in the Noventi Open and Cinch Championships. Whilst one quarter final – between second seed Denis Shapovalov and American Frances Tiafoe – is yet to get underway at London, the other […]
ATP Tour wrap: Zverev and Murray fall during Round of 16
GRASS court events in Berlin and London continued overnight, with the Noventi Open and cinch Championships showcasing increasingly intriguing results. Another top talent fell in Germany, with German number one, and third seed Alexander Zverev going down to Frenchman Ugo Humbert, really opening up the competition with just one seed heading into the quarter finals. While Zverev […]
ATP Tour wrap: Auger-Aliassime derails Fed Express as seeds slip on grass
FELIX Auger-Aliassime has taken out one of the best grass court players of all-time, defeating Roger Federer in a come-from-behind three-set win at the Noventi Open in Halle, Germany. The unseeded Canadian was one of four winners into the quarter finals at the event, coming back from a first set loss to pounce 4-6 6-3 […]
ATP Tour wrap: Murray makes successful return as Medvedev struggles on grass
THE second day at both the Halle Noventi Open in Germany and Cinch Championships in London produced some big results, with the top seed at the first event defeated in straight sets, while a former world number one returned to the winners list at Cinch. It was Jan-Lennard Struff who claimed a huge win at Halle, […]
ATP Tour wrap: Federer makes successful return to grass
THE main draws of grass court tournaments in Halle and London commenced overnight, with players ramping up their preparations for the all-important Wimbledon Championships beginning on June 28. While two of the top seeds banked victories, three other big names were victims of surprising upsets. Roger Federer made a successful return to grass at the […]
ATP Tour wrap: Djokovic clinches second Roland Garros title
NOVAK Djokovic has claimed his 19th Grand Slam title overnight, turning around an early deficit to Stefanos Tsitsipas to win the 2021 Roland Garros trophy. While his 22-year-old Greek opposition got off to a flying start to capture the first two sets, the world number one fired up from then on to win the remaining three […]
