2020 Hamburg European Open preview: Basilashvili eyes off third straight title
BACK-to-back Hamburg European Open winner, Nikoloz Basilashvili will start as an underdog in the ATP 250 tournament with a tough first round match up against fourth seed, Roberto Bautista Agut. The unseeded Georgian is one of only three past winners in the 32-player draw, with Fabio Fognini (2013) and Gilles Simon (2011) the others making […]
Schwartzman set for Djokovic test after reaching Rome Masters final
DIEGO Schwartzman will take on world number one Novak Djokovic in the final of the Rome Masters after winning his semi-final against Denis Shapovalov. The eighth seed will eye off a top 10 ATP Tour ranking with an upset win over Djokovic, who took out unseeded clay court specialist Casper Ruud in the other semi-final. […]
Schwartzman knocks out Rafa in stunning upset
IT was a case of 10th time lucky for pint-sized Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, who after losing to the King of the Clay Rafael Nadal nine times, finally broke through for a win by ousting him in straight sets at the Rome Masters. Nadal has a 91.8 per cent winning record and 59 ATP Tour titles […]
Clay courters continue run as Berrettini last Italian standing in quarter finals
MATTEO Berrettini was the sole Italian to win his third round match after a record four players from the home nation made their way through to the final 16 at the Rome Masters. Berrettini indeed ended the run of one of them, knocking off compatriot Stefano Travaglia in two tiebreakers, 7-6 7-6. The first tiebreaker […]
Musetti takes down second consecutive former top five player as seeds begin to fall
LORENZO Musetti has backed up his stunning upset of Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka by downing another former top five player in Kei Nishikori at the Rome Masters’ Round of 32. The Japanese 2014 US Open finalist was returning for his third match in 12 months, but the exciting Italian teenager continued his remarkable form […]
Sinner survives Tsitsipas scare to post second round upset
ATP Next Gen Finals winner Jannik Sinner has claimed the second top 10 scalp of his career, surviving a mid-match comeback against third seed, Stefanos Tsitsipas to win in the only three-set match of the day at the Rome Masters. The Italian young gun dominated his highly fancied opponent early to race to a 6-1 […]
Italian teen demolishes Stan the Man as qualifiers reign supreme in Rome
THE first set lasted just 26 minutes. By the end of the match, Italian qualifier Lorenzo Musetti had claimed the biggest scalp of his carer, defeating Stan Wawrinka 6-0 7-6 in the first round of the Rome Masters. It is fairly easy to compare considering it was his second ATP Tour match, which makes the […]
Nishikori claims first win in 12 months as top 20 players exit Rome
KEI Nishikori has broken through for his first win in 12 months after defeating Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the first round of the Rome Masters. The Japanese Grand Slam winner posted a 6-4 7-6 victory over the world number 44, marking his first win since the second round of the US Open in August, 2019. […]
Internazionali BNL d’Italia sees Nadal return among a flurry of WTA players to the clay
THE Internazionali BNL d’Italia qualifying rounds are almost done and dusted making for an intriguing full draw at both the men’s and women’s Italian Open. While all US Open semi-finalists were given the first round of competition off to recover from the quick turnaround in competitions – and countries – just one ATP Tour player […]
Thiem makes history in one of the greatest comebacks of all-time to win US Open
WORLD number three, Dominic Thiem is basking in glory after celebrating one of the most remarkable victories in Grand Slam history. The Austrian second seed came from two sets down to win in five, becoming only the fifth person – and first outside the French Open – to achieve the feat. Even when trailing a […]
