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: Italy
ITALY is another nation in the ATP Cup that has opted for a straightforward two singles and two doubles players setup. The Italians are a strong unit, with two Top 20 players which is rare, and if they live up to their potential, are certainly a chance of taking out the overall title. TEAM: Matteo […]
De Minaur wins fourth title as Bublik retires early in Antalya final
AUSTRALIAN young gun Alex de Minaur has claimed his fourth ATP Tour crown following his Antalya Open final win over Alexander Bublik. It was not in the way the 21-year-old might have hoped however, with the Kazakhstan talent having to retire just two games into the match following an ankle injury in his semi-final win. […]
ATP Antalya & Delray Beach wraps: Korda into maiden final as de Minaur and Bublik lock horns
TANTALISING results were the story of the day at both the Antalya Open in Turkey and Delray Beach Open in the United States, with a couple of big winners in maiden finalist Sebastian Korda on home soil and the likes of Antalya competitors Alex de Minaur and Alexander Bublik, who are set to take the court against one another […]
ATP Antalya & Delray Beach wraps: Italians falls as Goffin and de Minaur set up blockbuster semi
IT is getting to the pointy end of the opening ATP Tour tournaments for 2021, with the semi-finalists decided in both Antalya and Delray Beach. The higher-profile Antalya Open in Turkey saw three seeds reach the final four, two of which are Top 30 players. In the Delray Beach Open, it was less predictable with […]
ATP Antalya & Delray Beach wraps: Polarising days at two men’s tournaments
ANOTHER big day at the Antalya Open saw mostly a clean sweep from the top players, bar an excellent win from Frenchman Jeremy Chardy who downed third seed Fabio Fognini in the lone three-setter of the day. Three tiebreak sets told the tale of the almost-three hour 7-6 6-7 7-6 matchup, with Chardy reigning supreme in the tight […]
ATP Antalya & Delray Beach wraps: Top talents advance largely unchallenged
SEVEN of the eight seeds at the Antalya Open moved through to the second round, with only two of them needing to fight it out in three sets. The only losing seed to conclude the Round of 32 in Turkey was Miomir Kecmanovic, who, after winning the first set 6-1, fell away in a disappointing […]
2021 ATP Antalya and Delray Beach previews: Top 30 talents hit the hard courts in New Year
AFTER a long 2020, the 2021 ATP Tour is underway, with the main draw matches to take place today in Antalya, Turkey and Delray Beach, United States. Both hard court events are ATP 250 ones to give players a taste of the action before heading Down Under for an extended period in Australia where multiple […]
Davis Cup future side: Kazakhstan
IT has seemed a world away since Spain lifted the 2019 Davis Cup. While the 2020 edition was ultimately cancelled and had to be postponed until 2021, it gives tennis fans extra time to work out what teams might look like when it recommences. Draft Central will take a look at various nations over the […]
Is Kazakhstan an underrated tennis nation?
WHEN many think of strong up-and-coming tennis nations, countries such as the United States, Australia, Italy and Russia come to mind, but when it comes to quality over quantity and over both the ATP and WTA Tours, it is hard to discount Kazakhstan as an underrated nation. The country that is best known for the […]
