WTA Tour wrap: Pegula gets revenge on Giorgi as Halep returns to the winners list
A SECOND straight day of rainfall delayed proceedings at the Western and Southern Open, but that did not stop some big wins getting on the board as all three of the day’s seeds claimed wins and some speedy victories were registered in Cincinnati. Simona Halep made her long awaited return to the court and did […]
ATP Tour wrap: More rain delays as Americans find form
THE second day of Western and Southern Open saw some intriguing results as the Round of 64 finished off and a couple of Round of 32 draws took the court. A number of Americans capitalised on home soil in Cincinnati, as three made their way through to the second round with two yet to play […]
ATP Tour wrap: Schwartzman and Sinner celebrate birthday wins as W&S Open gets underway
THE Western and Southern Open has started with a bang, as the Round of 64 got underway. Four of the day’s five seeds prevailed as mixed bag of results shaped up in a rain-filled day in Cincinnati. It was a big day in more ways than one for freshly 20-year-old Jannik Sinner, as the Italian left […]
WTA Tour wrap: Proceedings underway in rain-plagued Cincinnati
THE opening day of main draw action at the Western and Southern Open saw plenty of matches get underway with a number of hometown hopefuls taking the court and each of the seeds surviving. With a couple of matches still yet to play due to rain delays, majority of the results saw predictable outcomes in […]
ATP Tour wrap: Medvedev downs Opelka for 12th title
RUSSIAN Daniil Medvedev has claimed his fourth ATP Masters 1000 trophy with a scintillating 6-4 6-3 victory over hard-hitting American Reilly Opelka, earning a 12th tour-level title in the process and 11th on the hard court surface, just two years after falling to Rafael Nadal here in the 2019 final. While the American worked hard to […]
WTA Tour wrap: Giorgi downs Pliskova for maiden WTA 1000 title
ITALIAN Camila Giorgi has taken out the biggest title win of her career in a huge straight sets upset of Karolina Pliskova, downing the Czech fourth seed 6-3 7-5 in one hour and 40 minutes to claim the National Bank Open trophy. Recent history appeared to repeat itself, as the unseeded Italian fired on all cylinders […]
ATP Tour wrap: Opelka upsets Tsitsipas as Medvedev fires on Isner
ONE upset was enough during a huge day of National Bank Open semi-finals action, as Reilly Opelka took aim to defeat Stefanos Tsitsipas, before Daniil Medvedev ensured it would not be an all-American final in Toronto with a sweep of John Isner. Opelka proved just what he is capable of with a massive 6-7(2) 7-6(6) 6-4 victory over Tsitsipas, […]
WTA Tour wrap: Pliskova and Giorgi set up final clash
TWO upset wins have set up a huge National Bank Open final in Montreal tomorrow, as fourth seed Karolina Pliskova toppled top seed Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets while Camila Giorgi earned a finals berth with another win over a higher-ranked opposition in Jessica Pegula, tearing back momentum to steal victory off the American. The first clash was Pliskova […]
ATP Tour wraps: American big servers join top three seeds in Toronto semis
AMERICAN duo John Isner and Reilly Opelka have joined top three seeds, Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semi-finals of the 2021 National Bank Open. Only top seed Medvedev needed to fight through three sets, coming back from a set down against Polish seventh seed Hubert Hurkacz to post a 2-6 7-6 7-6 win […]
WTA Tour wraps: Pliskova and Sabalenka set up dream semi as underdogs win other quarter finals
TOP four seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Karolina Pliskova have set up a much anticipated semi-final in the 2021 National Bank Open following their respective quarter finals wins. In an all-Belarusian quarter final, Sabalenka took care of her more experienced compatriot Victoria Azarenka, while Pliskova was equally as dominant against Sara Sorribes Tormo. Both matches lasted […]
ATP Tour wrap: Medvedev continues form as power-hitters fire up
A COUPLE of seeds fell in an interesting day at the National Bank Open in Toronto, Canada, with six matches seeing seeded winners and just one unseeded clash played out. Just one Russian made it through the Round of 16, and that was number one seed Daniil Medvedev who drew the only remaining qualifier in the […]
WTA Tour wrap: Giorgi upsets Kvitova as all-Belarusian clash looms
INTRIGUING and upset results continued to plague the women’s National Bank Open during the Round of 16, with proceedings also briefly interrupted by rain delays. A couple of seeds fell on Day 6 of the event, with the biggest upset coming off the back of Camila Giorgi‘s great form. Giorgi had already ousted one seed in […]
