Gauff ends surprise packet’s run in Beijing
REACHING her seventh WTA Tour 1000 semi-final, Coco Gauff is running hot Beijing. The world number six ended the giant-killing run of Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtsewa, after the 24-year-old reach the quarter finals of the China Open with some big wins under her belt. It looked as though Gauff was going to be another scalp […]
Alcaraz brilliant best in Beijing sees off Sinner
IT WAS built up as a box office clash, and the two best players in the world delivered a match worthy of the pre-game hype. Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz – who will regain second spot in the world after making the final – fought through an incredible display of power and skill from a cramping […]
Gael breezes into Shanghai second round
FRENCH enigma Gael Monfils wound back the clock with an impressive straight sets victory over fellow veteran Damir Dzumhur to reach the second round of the 2024 Shanghai ATP 1000 Masters yesterday. Monfils won 6-4 6-3 in an hour and 21 minutes, and despite the relatively rudimentary nature of the win, said it was still […]
2024 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 preview
A NINE million dollar showcase in Shanghai will see a star-studded lineup of the world’s best players take to the Chinese hardcourts, with 35 of the top 40 players taking part in the event. The 96-player ATP Masters 1000 event will bring plenty of entertaining contests, as the 32 seeds all have a bye in […]
Beggars belief in Beijing with upsets galore
THREE of the four Round of 16 matches in Beijing produced a trio of massive upsets overnight, with the only one not following suit being a mid-match retirement to former number one Naomi Osaka. The Japanese star was a set and a break up on young gun and fellow Grand Slam winner Coco Gauff, before […]
Arthur gets his Fils after denying fellow Frenchman
PLAYING the role of party pooper perfectly, NextGen ATP Frenchman Arthur Fils denied compatriot Ugo Humbert a rare slice of history in Tokyo. Humbert was gunning to become the first player in tennis history to win his first seven ATP Tour finals, being one of three who had achieved half a dozen straight. Incredibly, Humbert […]
Osaka cruises towards Coco in Beijing
TWO Grand Slam winners will face off in the fourth round of the China Open after former world number one Naomi Osaka raced through to the Round of 16 following a 6-3 6-2 triumph over American Katie Volynets. The Japanese star will now set her sights on Coco Gauff in what promises to be a […]
All-French final set for Tokyo
TOKYO will get a taste of French culture in the Japan Open Tennis Championships after both of France’s remaining players won through to the ATP 500 final overnight. Ugo Humbert and Arthur Fils will face off in the decider tonight at the Colosseum after both survived tight matches on the Asian hardcourts. Humbert was up […]
Frech bagel no worries for Pole
DESPITE not winning a game in the opening set of her Round of 32 match in Beijing, Polish 23rd seed Magdalena Frech turned her form around to take down higher ranked opponent Diana Shnaider and reach the fourth round of the China Open. The 31-year-old lost their only previous encounter back in Toronto when the […]
Holger Rune’s Nishikori’s homecoming
DANISH rising talent Holger Rune has ended the run of local hope and former Top 5 player Kei Nishikori with a come-from-behind three-set win at the Japan Open Tennis Championships. The world number 14 who is still searching for his first title in 2024 and five overall, won 3-6 6-2 7-5 in two hours and […]
Nishikori edges closer to third Tokyo triumph
FORMER Top 5 ATP Tour player Kei Nishikori reached the quarter finals of his home ATP 500 event in Tokyo with a commanding 6-2 6-3 victory over Australian Jordan Thompson. The Japanese home favourite is a two-time winner at the event, getting up in 2012 and 2014, but it has been a decade-long break between […]
Best local hope breezes into Beijing third round
WORLD number seven Qinwen Zheng wasted no time asserting her authority on the second round match at her home WTA 1000 tournament, defeating Russian lucky loser Kamilla Rakhimova in an hour and 15 minutes, dropping just two games along the way. It was Zheng’s first career win at the event with plenty of support cheering […]
