Sabalenka easy as Yue goes in Toronto
WORLD number two Aryna Sabalenka showed a fierce determination in her opening round match at the National Bank Open, dismanting China’s Yue Yuan in a breezy 92-minute match on the Toronto hardcourt. Sabalenka disappointingly fell at the semi-final stage of the Citi Open last week in a shock loss to Czech Marie Bouzkova, but quickly […]
Nishikori stuns Stef in Montreal madness
JUST two days after grabbing his biggest win in a couple of years, Kei Nishikori has gone even better in the second round of the National Bank Open in Montreal, taking out world number 11 Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets. The current 576th ranked player in the world secured his first Top 20 win in […]
Shelton cracks Bublik code in impressive win
AFTER two losses on clay to his doubles partner over the last 18 months, American Ben Shelton got one back on Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik in the first round of the ATP Masters 1000 in Montreal overnight. Two characters on the ATP Tour, it was only fitting that the 7-6 6-2 victory ended with a hilarious […]
Osaka crushes Jabeur to reach Toronto second round
BUILT up as the match to watch in the first round of the National Bank Open, former world number one Naomi Osaka made light work of ninth seed Ons Jabeur en route to a dominate 6-3 6-1 victory in just 72 minutes. Osaka returned to her preferred hardcourt surface and picked up her fifth Top […]
Tsurenko overcomes early Bia bagel
UNPREDICTABLE Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko showed the best and worst of her game in a three-set win over local hope Bianca Andreescu in Toronto’s National Bank Open. The world number 85 – who has the most match retirements or walkovers on Tour with 20 in the past three years – looked in danger early after losing […]
Nishikori finds Kei to victory in Montreal
FORMER world number four Kei Nishikori is finding glimpses of his best form with a come-from-behind first round win over young American Alex Michelsen in Montreal overnight. The National Bank Open – or Canadian Open – handed Nishikori’s his biggest win in more than three years, getting up 3-6 7-5 6-4. Nishikori’s last win at […]
Korda follows in father’s footsteps with DC title
THERE was a nice touch of nostalgia as rising American talent Sebastian Korda lifted the Mubadala Citi DC Open trophy aloft over the weekend, with the 24-year-old matching the effort of his father Petr 32 years earlier. Korda opted to skip the Paris Olympics in order to get an extra hardcourt tournament in the lead-up […]
Badosa holds of Bouzkova in DC
SPANIARD Paula Badosa has won her first WTA Tour in two and a half year, claiming the Mubadala Citi FC Open in the United States’ capital. In a topsy-turvy game against Czech Marie Bouzkova, the former world number two worked her way to victory with a 6-1 4-6 6-4 triumph to enter the Top 50 […]
Djoker completes career Golden Slam
WORLD number two and 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic added an elusive Olympic medal to his CV of accolades overnight, defeating third seed and in-form Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. The rising Spanish star won at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon – the latter over Djokovic – but at the Paris Olympics it was the Serbian […]
Golden Qinwen claims Paris Olympics top gong
CHINA has won another gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but for the first time in history it has come in the tennis women’s singles. World number seven Qinwen Zheng completed a memorable run to the top place with a strong performance over Croatian Donna Vekic in the final, 6-2 6-3 overnight. Zheng had […]
