Sabalenka claims back-to-back titles to end 2020 season
BELARUSIAN Aryna Sabalenka has capped off a promising second half of 2020 to win back-to-back titles to finish the year and secure a top 10 spot. Since a disappointing second round exit at the US Open, Sabalenka has a 14-2 record, including a nine-game winning streak on her way to titles in both Ostrava Open […]
2020 ATP Finals preview: Elite eight to close out Tour
AFTER a tumultuous year with the players having to negotiate a global pandemic, limited events and a five-month break in between tournaments, the top eight fit players in the world will descend on London this week for the start of the 2020 ATP Finals. For those that do not know, the ATP Finals is for […]
Sabalenka to face Mertens in Linz decider
IT was a predictable day at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz tournament, with the top two seeds reaching the final. As predicted in the tournament preview, top seed Aryna Sabalenka and second seed Elise Mertens were just a cut above the rest of the field and booked their spots in tomorrow’s decider. The final is […]
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 […]
Three of top four Linz seeds through to semis in one-sided day of action
IT was a speedy day of action at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz tournament, with three of the top four seeds all booking their spots in the 2020 WTA Tour semi-finals of the International event. Raging tournament favourite, Aryna Sabalenka is into the last four with the only other two players capable of causing an […]
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 […]
Seeds prevail in tight clashes to round out Linz Round of 16
THE Round of 16 continued at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz with another mostly predictable day on court as the first, second, fifth and sixth seeds all proceed through to the quarter finals, while Oceane Dodin defeated Sorana Cirstea to be the lowest ranked winner on Day 6. Top seed Aryna Sabalenka blew past Stefanie Voegele to continue her […]
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 […]
Seeds prevail in mixed bag of results on Day 5 at Linz
IT was a mixed bag of results on Day 5 at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, both in terms of scores and rounds, with the remainder of the Round of 32 complete and the first three matches of the Round of 16 played. Looking to the Round of 32 first, and it was a mostly […]
Defensive seeds advance as offensive ones all out by Sofia quarter finals
IT has been a strange tournament at the Sofia Open this week, with Felix Auger-Aliassime joining the likes of Denis Shapovalov, Jan-Lennard Struff, Nikoloz Basilashvili and Marin Cilic in losing their first match of the final ATP Tour tournament. All five seeds are traditional offensive players – though the likes of Struff and Cilic are […]
