Sinner claims maiden title in Sofia
ITALIAN teenager Jannik Sinner has broken through for his maiden ATP Tour title after defeating Canadian Vasek Pospisil in three sets at the Sofia Open. Sinner won 6-4 3-6 7-6 in the final today to secure the title in two hours and 15 minutes. Pospisil served 14 aces and won 79 per cent of his […]
Sinner makes history after winning through to Sofia Open final
JANNIK Sinner‘s remarkable 2020 season rolled on today after booking his spot in his first ever ATP Tour final at the Sofia Open. The 19-year-old Italian became the youngest payer from the European nation to reach an ATP Tour championships match, following his defeat of fifth seed Frenchman, Adrian Mannarino. Having defeated Alex de Minaur […]
Aussie duo both fall in quarter finals at Sofia
ALEX de Minaur and John Millman have both lost out in the quarter finals at the 2020 ATP Sofia Open, losing for the second time against their respective opponents, Jannik Sinner and Vasek Pospisil. The third and sixth seeds losing meant only fifth seed Adrian Mannarino remained in the draw at the Bulgarian event, in […]
Albot takes out top seed Shapovalov in one-sided day of action
RADU Albot caused the biggest upset of the day, taking out number one seed Denis Shapovalov, one of five straight-set matches on day two of main draw matches at the Sofia Open. The Moldovan’s 6-2 6-4 win over the world number 12 was the first of the Round of 16 clashes at the event, with […]
Czech teenager stuns Cilic on debut in Sofia Open upset
IN the last match of the day at the Sofia Open, Czech teenager Jonas Forejtek has caused a boilover win, defeating Croatian top 50 player Marin Cilic. The eighth seed hardly knew what hit him as the 32-year-old was belted in just 66 minutes by the 19-year-old who won 6-3 6-2. Remarkably, Forejtek is ranked […]
Canadian, Australian duo lead field into Sofia Open
IN what will be the final event of the ATP Tour year – barring the invite-only ATP Finals – a young Canadian duo and Australia’s top two ranked men’s players are among the seeds at the Sofia Open. Held in Bulgaria, there is enough top-end talent and some tough competitors at the event to make […]