Early 2022 ATP Tour calendar released
THE first half of the 2022 ATP Tour calendar was released this week, with the first 27 weeks of the year penciled in. With 2021 enjoying a relatively unscathed year compared to 2020, the 2022 season was worked out without too many problems. The 2022 ATP Tour calendar changes include: Week 1 of the calendar […]
2022 ATP Cup Spain preview
SPAIN will attempt to overcome the loss of two of its top four stars to take out the 2022 ATP Cup. Entering the third edition of the event, Spain has always reached the knockout stage of the draw. Spain lost to Italy in the semi-finals of the 2021 ATP Cup, after missing out on the […]
Barty leads 2021 WTA Tour award winners
WORLD number one Ash Barty has won her second WTA Player of the Year award in three years, after being voted in as the Tour’s top player for the 2021 season. International media representatives voted on the various WTA Player Awards, which recognise the standout performers from the season. WTA Player of the Year: Ash […]
2022 ATP Cup nominations revealed
NOW the 2021 Davis Cup Finals are done and dusted, the next step for the world’s best ATP Tour players is the identical format of the ATP Cup. The two singles, one doubles format event is held in Australia in January, with 16 teams competing in four groups of four. Each of the four sides […]
Russia seals first Davis Cup title in 15 years
RUSSIA saluted in the 2021 Davis Cup Final after defeating Croatia 2-0 overnight. The Russian singles pairing of Andrey Rublev and Daniil Medvedev proved too strong for opponents Borna Gojo and Marin Cilic, not dropping a set in either match. With world number two Medvedev expected to win his singles, and the Croatian world number […]
Russia sets up Croatia decider with win over Germany
RUSSIA has cemented its spot in the 2021 Davis Cup decider after defeating Germany 2-1 in the semi-final overnight. The Russians wrapped up the tie without dropping a set in the singles, before getting court time into their other players saw the doubles go ahead, but the experienced German doubles pairing taking the win. Led […]
Croatia books final spot, eliminates Novak’s Serbia
CROATIA’S world class doubles pairing has cemented the nation’s spot in the 2021 Davis Cup Finals after defeating Serbia in the semi-final. The result proved the importance of a specialist doubles pairing at the event, taking out the deciding tie despite the opposition having world number one singles player Novak Djokovic. Despite Djokovic doing all […]
WTA pulls tournaments from China and Hong Kong
THE WTA has taken the extraordinary step in pulling all of its tournaments out of China and Hong Kong, in response to the continuing saga surrounding Chinese star Shuai Peng. China was due to be the host of several tournaments in 2022, including the WTA Tour Finals. This move is in response to the continuing […]
Russia clean-sweeps Sweden to book Davis Cup semis spot
RUSSIA has reached the semi-finals of the 2021 Davis Cup Finals after cleaning up against Sweden overnight. One of the tournament favourites, they won 2-0 and had no need for a doubles decider, with Andrey Rublev and Daniil Medvedev securing wins in their respective matches. Sweden came in as one of only two second placed […]
2022 WTA Tour Players to Watch: Amanda Anisimova
NEXT up in our 2022 WTA Tour Players to Watch series is Amanda Anisimova. After an emotionally affected few years, 2022 might be the year she returns to the form she showed in 2019. If you look back to the 2019 season, Anisimova was on the rise in the tennis world. She won her first […]
Djoker card: Serbia pulls off narrow Davis Cup win
SERBIA is through to the Davis Cup Finals last four after pulling off a nail-biting win over Kazakhstan in the quarter finals overnight. Led by world number one Novak Djokovic, Serbia came back from losing the first singles match, to posting back-to-back wins and advancing through the knockout tie to set up a clash with […]
2022 WTA Tour Players to Watch: Marta Kostyuk
UKRAINIAN teenager Marta Kostyuk snuck into the WTA Tour’s Top 50 last month, reaching her career-high ranking after a memorable season. The European young gun has been a name that has kept popping up over the last few seasons as a prodigy, so it would be easy to forget that she is only 19-years-old. Starting […]
