Osaka Claims Third Grand Slam Title After Historic Final
FOURTH seed Naomi Osaka has come from one set down to defeat Victoria Azarenka 1-6 6-3 6-3 in an incredible US Open decider. As a result, the 22-year-old claims her third major championship and maintains her unbeaten record in Grand Slam finals. Billed as a battle of hard court specialists, it was going to be […]
First time time finalist to be crowned in Austria as Bouchard and Tig face off in Istanbul
THE upsets continued in the semi-finals of the Generali Open for a couple of title-less ATP Tour players to book spots in the final, while a former Wimbledon finalist takes on another top 100 title-less hope. FIRST TIME FINALIST TO BE CROWD IN KITZBUHEL Yannick Hanfmann has continued his remarkable run at the Generali Open, […]
Zverev produces stunning comeback and Thiem outlasts Medvedev to reach final
ALEXANDER Zverev is riding high on confidence after coming from two sets down to defeat Spaniard, Pablo Carreno Busta in the semi-finals of the US Open. The win meant the German fifth seed surpassed his personal best appearance at a Grand Slam having reached the semi-final stage at Australian Open. Now the German locks horns […]
Three top 12 seeds out, but Italy International still stacked with talent
THE Internazionali D’Italia or Italy International might not feature world number one, Ash Barty or top 12 players Bianca Andreescu and Aryna Sabalenka, but there are still plenty of top 10 talents running around on the Rome clay courts. The lead-up event to Roland Garros, players such as Serena Williams and Simona Halep will be […]
All seeds out as Istanbul and Kitzbuhel semis look to create history
IT was a massive day in both Austria and Turkey as seeds skittled across both the ATP 250 and Premier 5 events. SCHWARTZMAN OUT AS ONE TOP 50 PLAYER REMAINS IN GENERALI OPEN The 2020 ATP Tour continues to throw up a heap of surprises, so it is almost hardly surprising that only one top […]
Osaka and Azarenka to battle for US Open silverware
TWO huge results were the outcome of of the women’s semi-finals day at the 2020 US Open, with two three-setters playing out. While one match went as expected, seeing Naomi Osaka head into the final after defeating American Jennifer Brady, the huge news coming out of the day was Victoria Azarenka coming out of a […]
Carnage in Austria while Bouchard stuns top seed
JETLAG certainly became a topic of conversation in both Austria and Turkey as key players dropped matches in uncharacteristic fashion, backing up for their Round of 16 matches today. FOGNINI BELTED AS SCHWARTZMAN SOLE SEED THROUGH IN AUSTRIA Returning to the circuit after opting to miss the US Open, world number 12 Fabio Fognini had […]
Thiem and Medvedev to battle it out in semis
IN a world, and indeed tournament where everything is far from predictable, some sort of normality returned to the US Open men’s draw today with quarter finals wins to Dominic Thiem and Daniil Medvedev. The second seed Austrian and third seed Russian will go head-to-head on Arthur Ashe Stadium to see which top five player […]
Williams and Azarenka set to contend for US Open final berth in 23rd meeting
THE second day of US Open quarter finals saw two grand slam champions proceed to the semi final against one another, with both Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka reigning supreme over their opposition. While Azarenka absolutely dominated against 16th seed Elise Mertens, third seed Williams was tested early by Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova before running out […]
Kei returns in Kitzbuhel as Garcia overcomes quick turnaround to win in Istanbul
A STAR-studded Generali Open in Kitzbuhel, Austria kicked off mid-week with a host of top 30 players who were ousted from the US Open on show, whilst the BNP Paribas Tennis Championships got underway in Istanbul. Both tournaments had players who lasted as long as the fourth round at Flushing Meadows, meaning they had as […]
Carreno Busta outlasts youngster, earns semi-final spot against Zverev
PABLO Carreno Busta has booked a spot in the US Open semi-finals for the second time in his career, equaling his 2017 effort with a five-set win over up and coming Canadian, Denis Shapovalov. The 29-year-old won 3-6 7-6 7-6 0-6 6-3, bouncing back from a donut in the fourth set to hold steady and […]
Osaka and Brady to contend for US Open finals berth
A RELATIVELY predictable day of quarter finals action took place on Day 9 of the 2020 US Open, seeing Naomi Osaka and Jennifer Brady both head through to the semi finals in straight sets. While this is Brady’s first time making semi finals at a grand slam in her career, Osaka has been here once […]
