Draper dismantles top seed in Adelaide
BRITON Jack Draper has dominated top seed Tommy Paul to advance to the Adelaide International semi finals. The world number 38 needed just one hour and 20 minutes to dismantle his highly fancied opponent, fresh off a marathon victory over Miomir Kecmanovic on Wednesday. Draper impressed from the get-go, shooting out to a 4-0 lead […]
Seeds shine in Adelaide, youth progresses across the ditch
IT was a good day for the top seeds at the Adelaide International yesterday, with six progressing as the tournament begins to heat up. Some had a harder time than others though, such as second seed Nicolas Jarry. After losing the first set in a tiebreaker to Italian Matteo Arnaldi, he hit back to win […]
Adelaide and Auckland bring mixed bag for Aussie boys
IT was an ace day for the Australians in Adelaide, as multiple Aussies picked up wins. One of those was Jordan Thompson, who fresh off the back of his win against Rafael Nadal last week defeated Facundo Diaz Acosta. In just under an hour and a half, the Australian defeated the Argentinian 6-2 6-2. It […]
Adelaide and Auckland’s awful Aussie Day
IT was not a fun return home for Thanasi Kokkinakis at the Adelaide International, going down to Serbian Dusan Lajovic in three sets. Kokkinakis took the first set 6-3, before Lajovic took the next two 6-1 6-4. Kokkinakis finished with more aces than Lajovic, but also finished with the higher double faults tally. Lajovic meanwhile […]
Dimitrov breaks six-year drought with Brisbane title
BULGARIAN veteran Grigor Dimitrov snapped a six-year title drought by taking out the 2024 Brisbane International yesterday. The world number 14 defeated top seed and world number eight, Holger Rune in the decider 7-6 6-4, which went for two hours and 16 minutes. Dimitrov last won a title back in 2017, which was the ATP […]
Rublev ends giant-killer Shang’s run
RUSSIAN top 10 talent Andrey Rublev put an end to giant-killing Chinese teenager Juncheng Shang‘s run in Hong Kong, defeating him in a come-from-behind victory to get up in three sets and reach the final. The world number five had to grind hard against the wildcard, eventually winning 4-6 6-2 6-3 in two hours and […]
Thompson stuns Nadal in massive Brisbane upset
IT had to be seen to be believed, but Australian Jordan Thompson caused a huge boilover against former number one and 22-time Grand Slam winner, Rafael Nadal in Brisbane. In what left the crowd a little lost for words, Thompson fought back from a tough first set loss to post an unbelievable win, 5-7 7-6 […]
Rafa rockets into Brisbane quarters
A DISPLAY of sheer power and smarts saw former world number one and 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal make light work of Australian Jason Kubler at the Brisbane International last night. After getting past former major winner Dominic Thiem in the opening round, Nadal crushed the world number 102 to book a spot in […]
Rune rolls into Brisbane quarters after another tough slog
TOP seed Holger Rune is not having the easiest run of matches or playing at his peak performance despite facing lower ranked opponents, but the Dane was still able to secure his place in the Brisbane International quarter finals. After having to come from behind against Australian Max Purcell in the first round, Rune was […]
Teen wildcard causes Hong Kong upset
IT WAS a dream start to 2024 for Chinese teenager Juncheng Shang, who upset seventh seed Laslo Djere in the opening round of Hong Kong Tennis Open yesterday. Shang, ranked 183rd in the world was able to mastermind the victory over the world number 33, some 10 years his senior, 6-7 6-3 7-6. That included […]
