Australian Open Men’s Round of 32 wrap: Medvedev survives five-setter as top seeds advance
SIX of the eight top 16 seeds will compete in the fourth round of the Australian Open, after all the higher ranked players won on day six of the Grand Slam. Seeds featured in seven of the eight matches, three of which were all seeds. In the sole unseeded match, United States’ Mackenzie McDonald won […]
Australian Open Men’s Round of 32 wrap: The greatness of Dominic Thiem shines through in a classic
IN the most highly-anticipated match of day five, world number three Dominic Thiem came back from two sets-to-love down to defeat Australia’s own Nick Kyrgios 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 in a thriller on John Cain Arena. The match was initially all about Kyrgios, as he came out of the blocks flying. He broke in […]
Australian Open Men’s Round of 64 wrap: Tsitsipas survives epic thriller from brave Kokkinakis
A NEVER-say-die attitude from fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and Australian favourite Thanasi Kokkinakis was on full display in yet another Rod Laver classic match yesterday at the Australian Open. The second round encounter had the Greek star overwhelming favourite against the talented local who has battled with injuries over the past few years, but clearly […]
Australian Open Men’s Round of 64 wrap: Kyrgios and Fritz come back from brink, as Fucsovics holds on in thrillers
THREE epic five-set matches were the talking point of the Round of 64 action at Melbourne Park yesterday, featuring two unseeded players toppling higher ranked opponents, and another winning against a compatriot, to book their place in the third round of the Grand Slam. Australian Nick Kyrgios and American Taylor Fritz both advanced through to […]
ATP Cup Day 2 wrap: Two teams book semi-finals spots while Germans set up Serbian battle
BOTH Italy and Russia are through to the ATP Cup semi-finals, while Germany set up a virtual elimination final with Serbia in the third group match. In the other result, Australia managed to grab a win against Greece, though being swept by Spain all but eliminated their chances of moving through to the next round, […]
ATP Cup Day 1 wrap: Favourites win amongst individual upsets
THREE of the top four seeds managed to grab an early advantage in the ATP Cup that got underway yesterday, with only Italy’s victory over Austria the exception. In other results, reigning champions Serbia knocked off a determined Canada, Spain clean swept Australia, and Russia took care of Argentina. SERBIA 2 defeated CANADA 1 Novak […]
2021 ATP Cup preview: Nations ready for action as stars align at Rod Laver
THE 2021 ATP Cup is shaping up to be an exciting contest with plenty to play for as tennis returns to Melbourne Park. While restricted numbers will limit crowds to some extent, players will still relish the opportunity to showcase their wares in the Australian summer, as the top 12 nations go head to head […]
2021 Great Ocean Road Open ATP preview: Goffin top seed in 250 event
BELGIAN David Goffin will head into the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open as the standout favourite and only Top 15 player in the ATP 250 event. The second ATP Tour event of the year – running in conjunction with the Murray River Open – will provide competitors with a lead-in event to the Australian Open. […]
2021 ATP Cup preview: France
FRANCE is arguably the strangest nation at the ATP Cup because they could be considered both overrated and underrated depending on the point of view. On paper, the team on pure rankings is quite a good one, but they have more question marks than just about any other side which makes them a wildcard and […]
2021 ATP Cup preview: Australia
AUSTRALIA enters the 2021 ATP Cup with a wildcard courtesy of being the home nation, but they are far from making up the numbers. If anything, the team led by Top 25 player Alex de Minaur is just that – a wildcard – with the all-court Australian capable of matching it with most top players, […]
