2020 Monterrey Open preview: Svitolina leads host of out-of-form stars at Monterrey
MOST of the tournament contenders at Monterrey, Mexico will hope to find form that has been lost over the past couple of months, with a former Grand Slam winner returning to the tour and others hoping to bounce back from a string of disappointing first round defeats in previous starts. FAVOURITE: Elina Svitolina (UKR) The […]
2020 Lyon Open preview: Kenin looking to secure second title in 2020
THE Lyon Open will be headlined by Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin who will be hoping to keep her winning momentum rolling. Three of the top four seeds are all from the host nation – France so expect the home crowd advantage. FAVOURITE: Sofia Kenin (USA) It is hard to go past Australian Open winner […]
Wildcard Thiago Seyboth Wild defeats Casper Ruud in Chile Open final for maiden ATP title
SECOND seed Norwegian Casper Ruud fell to wildcard Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild in the Chile Open final, going down to the 19-year-old, 7-5 4-6 6-3 in a whopping two hours and 16 minutes. This victory is Seyboth Wild’s maiden ATP title, making him the youngest player to win the Chile Open title since Rafael Nadal […]
Watson breaks four-year title drought after epic battle with Fernandez
HEATHER Watson has claimed her fourth career WTA Tour title in Acapulco after downing Canadian teenager, Leylah Fernandez in the Mexican Open final. With the top five seeds out in the first round, and Watson the sole surviving seed by the semis, the Brit showed her mettle to defeat a couple of in-form teenagers and […]
Nadal blitzes Fritz in Mexican Open final
RAFAEL Nadal has kept pace with world number one, Novak Djokovic by claiming a title in Mexico as Djokovic did the same in Dubai. The Spaniard proved too good for American Taylor Fritz, defeating the world number 35 in 74 minutes, 6-3 6-2. It was Nadal’s first tournament since his quarter finals exit at the […]
Ruud through to second clay court final of 2020, faces Brazilian wildcard
NORWEGIAN rising star, Casper Ruud is hoping to make it two titles in a month when he goes out on court for the final of the Chile Open. The world number 38 reached his second final in three tournaments after winning the Argentina Open a couple of weeks earlier. He was able to see off […]
Djokovic claims 79th title, remains undefeated in 2020
WORLD number one, Novak Djokovic has claimed the 79th title of his career, remaining undefeated in 2020. Djokovic took out the Dubai Tennis Championships – the fifth time he has won the title – by defeating world number six, Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4. In a match that only lasted 78 minutes, Djokovic was too good […]
Sabalenka leaves Kvitova as runner-up again in Doha
ARYNA Sabalenka has relegated Petra Kvitova to runner-up in the 2020 Qatar Total Open final after defeating the Czech left hander in 74 minutes. It was the second successive Qatar Open final Kvitova has lost, following her defeat to Belgian, Elise Mertens in 2019. This year, the Belarusian 21-year-old got up 6-3 6-3 in an […]
ATP/WTA Mexican Open: Nadal to face Fritz, as Watson and Fernandez prepare for WTA title
THE Mexican Open finals have been decided in Acapulco with a number one seed to face a rising American, while a Canadian teenager takes on an experienced Brit. In the men’s draw, number one seed and world number two, Rafael Nadal breezed through to the Mexican Open final with a 6-3 6-2 win over seventh […]
Chile Open: Garin forced to retire as Ruud, Ramos-Vinolas cruise through to semis
THE top seed, tournament favourite and hometown hero, Cristian Garin is out of the Chile Open after he was forced to retire due to injury against Brazilian wildcard, Thiago Seyboth Wild in the quarter finals. Seyboth Wild won the first set in a tiebreaker with Garin clearly not himself, and eventually he had to call […]
