2020 ATP Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Trio survive early deficits
THREE terrific come-from-behind wins on the opening day of Draft Central’s Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 tournament marked a big day of action. Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Sweden’s Mikael Ymer and Italy’s Andreas Seppi all came from a set down to post wins over their respective opponents and move through to the second round of […]
Chile Open: Wildcard and first seed among those through to quarter finals
DAY four of the Chile Open saw mostly predictable results heading into the quarter finals, with only one game not going to plan. In the match of the day, Brazilian wildcard Thiago Seyboth Wild defeated fifth seed Argentinian Juan Ignacio Londero in straight sets, running out victor in straight sets, 7-6 6-4. A tiebreaker finished […]
Chile Open: Horror day for Slovakia as Chilean wildcard moves through
IF you were a Slovakian fan in Chile to see the four players taking to the courts in the Open, you no doubt headed home disappointed with all four bowing out in the opening round of competition. In a rare special, the entire Court 1 matches featured Slovakian players, while qualifier, Martin Klizan also played […]
Rio Open: Garin survives Moutet scare to book Round of 16 spot
THIRD seed, Cristian Garin is through to the Round of 16 at Rio De Janeiro but not without a huge battle, eventually defeating Slovakian, Andrej Martin in three sets. The Chilean had to fight back from a set down to win, 4-6 7-5 7-6 in three hours and nine minutes. Garin was powerful on serve […]
Australian Open: Men’s Day 3 review – Sandgren and Paul lead American charge
TENNYS Sandgren and Tommy Paul are leading the American charge after downing top 20 players in Round 2 of the Australian Open yesterday. They were the major upsets on a day where there was plenty of action, with Australian John Millman, and Croatian Maric Cilic also booking a spot in the Round of 32 after […]
Australian Open: Day 2 review (Day 1 completed) – Fognini produces comeback as Jabeur sends Konta packing
WITH rain causing a major delay on Day 1, we have split the remainder of the Round 1 Australian Open review into two parts. First we look at the games that did not take place or were suspended from Day 1 that were completed on Day 2, with a further two articles – one men’s […]
ATP ASB Classic: Day 2 – Millman advances through to next round
JUST three matches took place on the second day of the ASB Classic in Auckland, as three players are set for a huge day of action today with back-to-back matches. Spaniards Feliciano Lopez and Pablo Andujar play first up today with the winner to face number one seed Fabio Fognini later in the day – […]
ATP ASB Classic: Day 1 – Sandgren begins title defence
REIGNING title holder, American Tennys Sandgren began his title defence with the most comprehensive win on Day 1 at the ASB Classic, defeating New Zealand wildcard, Michael Venus 6-4 6-3. In just over an hour and 10 minutes, Sandgren broke three times and produced a whopping 15 aces to his opponent’s two on his way […]