ATP Tour wrap: Harris stuns Thiem in Dubai
THERE was plenty to unpack in the ATP Tour over the past 24 hours with some massive upsets in Dubai, and the Abierto Mexicano kicked off in Acapulco. In Dubai, Lloyd Harris has caused the upset of the day with a straight sets win over top seed Dominic Thiem. The US Open reigning champion automatically […]
WTA Tour wrap: Li and Ostapenko the big winners on opening days at Monterrey and St. Petersburg
PROCEEDINGS have begun at the WTA 250 tournament in Monterrey, Mexico and WTA 500 tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia, with some quality talents making their mark already. At Monterrey, one seed fell and one seed prevailed in tight encounters to open the competition, as eighth seed Ann Li ran out victorious in a 6-3 7-5 matchup with Dutch […]
ATP Tour wrap: Horror day for Aussies in Dubai
IT was a day to forget for Australian representatives in the 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships, as all four of the nation’s competitors bowed out of the ATP 500 event. Top hope Alex de Minaur lost to Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in the only Round of 32 match of the day, while John Millman, Christopher O’Connell and […]
ATP Tour wrap: Medvedev wins 10th title, secures second spot
DANIIL Medvedev has become the first player outside of the Big Four – Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray – to occupy the second spot on the ATP Tour rankings in almost 16 years after claiming the Open 13 Provence final overnight. Medvedev is the first player since Australian Lleyton Hewitt in […]
ATP Tour wrap: Basilashvili earns Doha title as top seeds book finals in Marseille and Santiago
NIKOLOZ Basilashvili has claimed his fourth ATP Tour title with a perfect run at the Qatar Open, defeating fifth seed Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets. The Georgian has been in a form slump since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, winning just two of 16 matches heading into the tournament, but he found his feet […]
WTA Tour wrap: Muguruza claims eighth title with Dubai success
TWO-TIME Grand Slam winner Garbine Muguruza has added more silverware to her cabinet, claiming victory in the 2021 WTA 1000 Dubai Tennis Championships overnight. The Spaniard defeated Junior and WTA Tour Grand Slam doubles winner Barbora Krejcikova in the final, with a tight 7-6 6-3 victory. It was Muguruza’s first title in four years after […]
ATP Tour Wrap: Bautista Agut and Basilashvili head to the Qatar decider
THREE ATP 250 events continued overnight, with the final four competing in Qatar and final eight competing in Marseille and Chile. Some major upsets have caused chaos in all three tournaments. In Qatar, fifth seed Roberto Bautista Agut defeated third seed Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-3 to make his 18th ATP singles final. The Spaniard, who […]
WTA Tour wrap: Muguruza to face second-time finalist Krejcikova in Dubai decider
EXPERIENCED WTA Tour campaigner, Garbine Muguruza will look to secure her eighth singles title of her career when she faces up against traditional doubles-specialist Barbora Krejcikova in the Dubai 1000 final tonight. The world number 16 and former world number one defeated Belgium’s Elise Mertens in an all-seeded battle, while Krejcikova knocked off Switzerland’s Jil […]
ATP Tour wrap: Seeds struggle to capitalise as tournaments heat up
ALL three ATP 250 tournaments in Qatar, Marseille and Chile are heating up, with the Doha contest completing the quarterfinals whilst both Marseille and Santiago have just completed the Round of 16. Plenty of top talent is still making its way through the draw but some of the biggest names in the game have already […]
WTA Tour wrap: Muguruza and Mertens fight back for semi spots
GARBINE Muguruza and Elise Mertens have found a way to win in their respective quarter finals at the 2021 WTA Tour’s Dubai 1000 event after going down a set before grinding out a three-set victory. Both seeds were up against red-hot in-form players in Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula respectively, but despite losing the opening […]
