ATP Tour wrap: Thiem exits first round of Roland Garros
THE opening day of Roland Garros proceedings saw plenty of significant results, although none more so than the ousting of fourth seed Austrian Dominic Thiem. Thiem looked well on his way to booking a second round entry with a two sets to love lead, before dropping the remaining sets to be taken down in five sets. […]
2021 Roland Garros preview: Nadal eyes off 14th title as Barty returns to Paris
TO the delight of tennis fans all across the globe, the main draw of the much-anticipated Roland Garros is set to commence on Monday. This comes one week later than initially scheduled, as the French Tennis Federation postponed the tournament in the hope that COVID-19 restrictions would ease and more fans would be allowed to […]
WTA Tour wrap: Krejcikova claims first title in Strasbourg
CZECH Barbora Krejcikova has won her maiden WTA Tour singles final in Strasbourg, defeating experienced Romanian Sorana Cirstea in the last tournament prior to Roland Garros kicking off today. The fifth seed won 6-3 6-3 in an hour and 39 minutes to salute on clay and head into the Grand Slam with plenty of confidence. […]
ATP Tour wrap: Korda claims maiden title as Djoker wins on home soil
SEBASTIAN Korda has claimed his maiden ATP Tour title by defeating Italian Marco Cecchinato in the 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open final overnight. The American server might not have had the home support in Parma, Italy, but he certainly had a performance fit for a title winner, cruising to a 6-2 6-4 victory in one hour and […]
WTA Tour wrap: Upsets aplenty at Strasbourg
A BIG sixth day of action at the 2021 Internationaux de Strasbourg saw six matches play out, with two Round of 16 clashes joining the quarter finals. It was a day of pure upsets, with none of the higher ranked players winning in their respective clashes. Two seeded clashes played out, with fifth seed Barbora Krejcikova […]
ATP Tour wrap: Seeds fall in Parma as Belgrade sees seesawing action
THE two ATP 250 events are heating up as we enter the semi finals stage, following two huge days of quarter finals action at both Parma, Italy and Belgrade, Serbia. At the Emilia-Romagna Open, three of the day’s four seeds fell, while at Belgrade, world number one Novak Djokovic continued his run on home soil. Djokovic needed […]
ATP Tour wrap: Top three seeds bundled out in Parma and Belgrade
WORLD number one Novak Djokovic remains the only top three seed left across the ATP Tour’s two 250 events after the other five players all suffered defeats in both Parma and Belgrade. Just four matches were played in the Serbia Open to complete the Round of 16 matches, whilst all eight second round matches were […]
WTA Tour wrap: French fall like flies in Strasbourg
IT was not a good day for the French WTA Tour athletes in Strasbourg as all three players were bundled out in different circumstances following five Round of 16 matches overnight. Wildcard duo Harmony Tan and Clara Burel, as well as experienced Caroline Garcia were all knocked out of the WTA Tour 250 event, as […]
WTA Tour wrap: Andreescu pulls out of quarters as Rus upsets Pegula
THE Internationaux de Strasbourg has continued with Day 4 rolling around already, and six matches playing out across the first and second rounds following a huge opening couple of days. Four matches played out to complete the Round of 32, with the biggest upset of the lot a 6-4 6-4 effort from Arantxa Rus over second […]
WTA Tour wrap: Andreescu returns
BIANCA Andreescu made her return at the Internationaux de Strasbourg Round of 32 and did not skip a beat, leading the charge as all four seeds reigned supreme in an intriguing day on the clay. For Andreescu, this win was a long time coming after putting her season on pause since March – and the […]
