Seeds continue form at Cologne, three Spaniards fall at Antwerp
THE first day of Round of 16 action at the ATP 250 tournaments in Cologne, Germany and Antwerp, Belgium, saw a consistent day across the board, with just one seed falling across the two competitions but a couple of tough matches in the mix. At Cologne, everything went to plan for the three seeds with […]
Bergs stuns Ramos-Vinolas in first tour level match
THE Round of 32 was complete at both the ATP 250 tournaments in Cologne, Germany and Antwerp, Belgium, with a mostly predictable day – bar one huge scalp at Antwerp – seeing just one seed across the two competitions take the court. At Cologne, just the four matches played out with young gun Jannik Sinner downing […]
2020 European Open preview: Seven top 20 players set for Antwerp
SEVEN top 20 ATP Tour players will descend on Antwerp for the 2020 European Open which starts on Monday. The ATP 250 event is a hard court event and will see a stacked lineup, with 44th ranked Albert Ramos-Vinolas the lowest ranked direct acceptance, whilst Matteo Berrettini (8th) will head in as the top seed. […]
Russian trio to lead favourites in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG Open has been one of the few tournaments to benefit from the COVID-19 period with other cancellations allowing the Russian tournament to upgrade from an ATP 250 event to a prestigious ATP 500 event. Whilst the same draw of 32 players on indoor hard courts will remain, there will be more points on […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros preview: Can Nadal win number 13?
RAFAEL Nadal is always the nominal favourite at Roland Garros, probably because he has only lost three matches there in his entire career, of which one was via retirement. The King of Clay will be keen to bounce back from a shock loss to Diego Schwartzman in Rome to really put a stamp on his […]
Italian teen demolishes Stan the Man as qualifiers reign supreme in Rome
THE first set lasted just 26 minutes. By the end of the match, Italian qualifier Lorenzo Musetti had claimed the biggest scalp of his carer, defeating Stan Wawrinka 6-0 7-6 in the first round of the Rome Masters. It is fairly easy to compare considering it was his second ATP Tour match, which makes the […]
Thiem and Medvedev to battle it out in semis
IN a world, and indeed tournament where everything is far from predictable, some sort of normality returned to the US Open men’s draw today with quarter finals wins to Dominic Thiem and Daniil Medvedev. The second seed Austrian and third seed Russian will go head-to-head on Arthur Ashe Stadium to see which top five player […]
Carreno Busta outlasts youngster, earns semi-final spot against Zverev
PABLO Carreno Busta has booked a spot in the US Open semi-finals for the second time in his career, equaling his 2017 effort with a five-set win over up and coming Canadian, Denis Shapovalov. The 29-year-old won 3-6 7-6 7-6 0-6 6-3, bouncing back from a donut in the fourth set to hold steady and […]
Demon fires into first Grand Slam quarter final
ALEX de Minaur became the third quarter finalist through to the last eight for the first time, with a straight sets win over unseeded Canadian, Vasek Pospisil. The world number 28 had a breakout year last year winning three titles, but was yet to win in the second week of a Grand Slam. That all […]
Two milestone breakthroughs, some German history and a default exit provides excitement on day seven
TWO players will reach their first Grand Slam quarter finals, another his first US Open quarter final, and a fourth making it through in the most unexpected way. That was what the wash up of day seven at the US Open was like for those who witnessed the Flushing Meadows online. Denis Shapovalov and Borna […]
