Zverev upsets Nadal to book Paris final against Medvedev
ALEXANDER Zverev has recorded his 12th straight win, defeating world number two Rafael Nadal for only the second time in his career to book a spot in the Paris Masters final. The German won 6-4 7-5 in an hour and 39 minutes, turning around a 1-5 head-to-head between the pair to continue his remarkable winning […]
Nadal survives Carreno Busta fight to hand Schwartzman first ATP Finals spot
RAFAEL Nadal has surged into the ATP Paris Masters 1000 semi-finals following a come-from-behind win over ninth seed Pablo Carreno Busta. In a battle of the two Spaniards, Carreno Busta needed to win to keep his ATP Finals hopes alive, and looked good early by winning the first set. Nadal rallied as he always does, […]
WTA Countdown: 2020 Top 5 Improvers – #1 Iga Swiatek
AS the WTA Tour comes to a close for the 2020 season, Draft Central is counting down the top five standout performers across a severely disrupted year who have stepped up to a new level since the Tour’s return. Our top improver for season 2020 is Polish teenager Iga Swiatek, who not only won her […]
Humbert joins big guns in huge Paris Masters final eight
UGO Humbert is the sole unseeded player through to the ATP Paris Masters 1000 quarter finals with the up and coming Frenchman joining a host of top 10 seeds in the final eight. Aside from Humbert’s upset win over second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas back in the second round, the lowest ranked seed in the quarter […]
WTA Countdown: 2020 Top 5 Improvers – #2 Victoria Azarenka
AS the WTA Tour comes to a close for the 2020 season, Draft Central is counting down the top five standout performers across a severely disrupted year who have stepped up to a new level since the Tour’s return. A former world number one and veteran in comparison to other players on this countdown, coming […]
Thompson upsets Coric as Schwartzman edges closer to ATP Finals
JORDAN Thompson caused the upset of the day against 15th seed Croatian Borna Coric, coming from behind to win in two hours and 14 minutes. The unseeded Australian won 2-6 6-4 6-2 to break up a day of largely predictable results. Ranked 61st in the world, the Sydney local weathered 14 aces off Coric’s racquet […]
WTA Countdown: 2020 Top 5 Improvers – #3 Ons Jabeur
AS the WTA Tour comes to a close for the 2020 season, Draft Central is counting down the top five standout performers across a severely disrupted year who have stepped up to a new level since the Tour’s return. At number three on the countdown is Tunisian Ons Jabeur, who sits at a current career-high […]
Gombos snuffs out Goffin’s last ATP Finals hope
DAVID Goffin has missed out on qualifying for the ATP Finals following a shock second round loss to Slovakian qualifier Norbert Gombos at the Paris Masters. The eighth seed went down in a heart-breaking loss 6-4 7-6 which officially put a line through the world number 14’s hopes of playing in the most prestigious invite-only […]
WTA Countdown: 2020 Top 5 Improvers – #4 Jennifer Brady
AS the WTA Tour comes to a close for the 2020 season, Draft Central is counting down the top five standout performers across a severely disrupted year who have stepped up to a new level since the Tour’s return. Next up on our countdown is another American in Jennifer Brady, coming in at number four […]
French trio advance in Paris as Masters 1000 gets underway
ALL three French competitors have advanced through to the Round of 32 at the Paris ATP 1000 Masters in what will be the final non invite-only event left on tour. For a handful of top 40 players their seasons are over until the Australian summer whilst for others, their year still remains alive as they […]
WTA Countdown: 2020 Top 5 Improvers – #5 Sofia Kenin
AS the WTA Tour comes to a close for the 2020 season, Draft Central is counting down the top five standout performers across a severely disrupted year who have stepped up to a new level since the Tour’s return. Coming in at number five is American Sofia Kenin who started her year on a high […]
2020 ATP Paris Masters preview: Five-time winner Djoker out as Rafa returns to Tour
RAFAEL Nadal will return to the ATP Tour at the Rolex Paris Masters and has earned the status of top seed after five-time winner Novak Djokovic opted not to play at the event. Instead, the world number one who had a shock loss to Lorenzo Sonego in Vienna will head to the Nitto ATP Finals […]
