Seeds continue form at Cologne, three Spaniards fall at Antwerp
THE first day of Round of 16 action at the ATP 250 tournaments in Cologne, Germany and Antwerp, Belgium, saw a consistent day across the board, with just one seed falling across the two competitions but a couple of tough matches in the mix. At Cologne, everything went to plan for the three seeds with […]
Bergs stuns Ramos-Vinolas in first tour level match
THE Round of 32 was complete at both the ATP 250 tournaments in Cologne, Germany and Antwerp, Belgium, with a mostly predictable day – bar one huge scalp at Antwerp – seeing just one seed across the two competitions take the court. At Cologne, just the four matches played out with young gun Jannik Sinner downing […]
Round of 32 at Cologne and Antwerp begin with close affairs
THE ATP 250 Rounds of 32 began at the European Open in Antwerp, Belgium and the second straight tournament in Cologne, Germany, with plenty of action across the two competitions. At Cologne, just one of the two seeds heads through to the Round of 16, with ninth seed Marin Cilic unable to maintain control against American Steve […]
Rested Schwartzman returns to Cologne
DIEGO Schwartzman will return to the ATP Tour in the second consecutive event at Cologne, following a well-earned rest after a hectic Grand Slam schedule. Having reached the final at the Rome Masters and again impressing at Roland Garros, the diminutive Argentinian returns to the court as second seed at the ATP 250 event. With […]
Djere defeats home hope Cecchinato at Sardinia
SERBIAN Laslo Djere reigned supreme in a tight battle with wildcard Italian Marco Cecchinato, defeating the hometown hope 7-6 7-5 in an excellent battle which went down to the wire in over two hours on court at the ATP 250 tournament in Sardinia, Italy. While Cecchinato was more clinical on the first serve winning 69 per cent […]
Zverev downs Auger-Aliassime in Cologne
ALEXANDER Zverev has added another piece of silverware to his collection with his maiden 2020 title victory at the ATP 250 tournament in Cologne, Germany, defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3 on home soil. The German top seed – ranked seventh in the world – who now holds a 3-0 winning record against the 20-year-old Canadian, […]
Rublev wins fourth title in tight straight sets win over Coric
ANDREY Rublev‘s sensational 2020 season rolled on in Russia yesterday with the home nation hero taking out his fourth title of the season – and sixth of his career – by winning the St. Petersburg Open. Rublev won 7-6 6-4 in a hard-fought one-hour and 39-minute performance to shake off determined Croatian Borna Coric and […]
Auger-Aliassime advances to Cologne final as Cecchinato blasts into Sardinia decider
TWO rising stars will face off at Cologne, as two clay court specialists go head-to-head in Sardinia for the finals of the ATP 250 events following their semi-finals victories today. In Germany, top seed Alexander Zverev reached the Cologne final after a tight two-set win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, and will not play third seed […]
Rublev and Coric come from behind to post semi-finals wins in St. Petersburg
BOTH Andrey Rublev and Borna Coric have advanced through to the St. Petersburg Open final the hard way, coming back from a set down against their respective opponents to win in three. Rublev downed second seed and fellow young gun, Denis Shapovalov 4-6 6-3 6-4, whilst Coric took out sixth seed Milos Raonic, 1-6 6-1 […]
2020 European Open preview: Seven top 20 players set for Antwerp
SEVEN top 20 ATP Tour players will descend on Antwerp for the 2020 European Open which starts on Monday. The ATP 250 event is a hard court event and will see a stacked lineup, with 44th ranked Albert Ramos-Vinolas the lowest ranked direct acceptance, whilst Matteo Berrettini (8th) will head in as the top seed. […]