ATP/WTA Tour nation analysis: New Zealand
WITH all the ATP Tour and WTA Tour tournaments on hiatus for the time being, Draft Central will take a look at various nations across the globe and analyse how the top players from that nation are performing. Our next nation is New Zealand. Top ATP player: Ajeet Raj Rank: 917th (as of March 9, […]
Players and USTA stunned as Roland Garros pushed back after US Open
WITH the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe, it would be hard to find an athlete who would be shocked to see events delayed or cancelled. But that is exactly the case in the tennis world after French Open organisers blindsided players on the ATP and WTA Tours announcing that the traditional May to June event […]
ATP/WTA Tour nation analysis: Georgia
WITH all the ATP Tour and WTA Tour tournaments on hiatus for the time being, Draft Central will take a look at various nations across the globe and analyse how the top players from that nation are performing. Our next nation is Georgia. Top ATP player: Nikoloz Basilashvili Rank: 27th (as of March 9, 2020) […]
ATP/WTA Tour nation analysis: Zimbabwe
WITH all the ATP Tour and WTA Tour tournaments on hiatus for the time being, Draft Central will take a look at various nations across the globe and analyse how the top players from that nation are performing. Our first nation is Zimbabwe. Top ATP player: Benjamin Lock Rank: #433 (as of March 9, 2020) […]
Five WTA players to watch: Young guns outside the top 30
AFTER naming five ATP Tour players to watch yesterday, we have thrown up five names – all teenagers – who are currently on the WTA Tour and making waves. Whilst one of these players is universally recognised, the others deserve the same plaudits with these guns to no doubt become household names in the coming […]
Monterrey Open: Svitolina claims title in three-hour epic
ELINA Svitolina has had to fight hard, but eventually got past ninth seed and up-and-coming Czech talent, Marie Bouzkova in three tight sets. The pair went blow-for-blow in the final of the Monterrey Open after strong tournaments and it was the higher ranked Ukrainian who eventually got the chocolates in a 7-5 4-6 6-4 victory. […]
Lyon Open: Kenin backs up Aus Open win with Lyon title
TOP five talent, Sofia Kenin has won her second title of 2020, following on from her Australian Open triumph to take out the Lyon Open. The 21-year-old American had already risen to fifth in the rankings and after a disappointing Round of 32 exit at Qatar was keen to make a statement in France. She […]
Lyon Open: Kenin fights off Van Uytvanck as Friedsam’s run continues
AMERICAN number one seed, Sofia Kenin is through to her second final of the year after downing Belgian fifth seed, Alison Van Uytvanck at the Lyon Open semi-finals. She will face Anna-Lena Friedsam in the final after the German knocked out her third consecutive seed with a three-set win over seventh seed Russian Daria Kasatkina. […]
Lyon Open: Friedsam knocks out back-to-back seeds
WHILST the majority of the quarter finals results at Lyon saw the seeds progress through to the semis, German Anna-Lena Friedsam caused an upset to be the sole remaining unseeded player in the last four. Friedsam downed eighth seed, Viktoria Kuzmova from Slovakia in a 3-6 7-6 6-2 victory which took two hours and 23 […]
Monterrey Open: Top two seeds through to quarter finals
ONLY one seeded player was bumped out on Day 4 of the Monterrey Open, with first seed Elina Svitolina and second seed Johanna Konta both getting through unscathed in straight set wins. Ukrainian Svitolina was clean and impressive in victory, defeating Bulgarian Olga Govortsova in straight sets and heading in as the one to beat […]
