2021 Wimbledon preview: Will the Fed Express have one last stop? Can Serena equal the Grand Slam record?
THE Wimbledon Championships are finally here. One of the most eloquent events on the planet, the third Grand Slam of the year played on the grass courts of London are set to begin overnight with plenty of sub-plots in both the men’s and women’s draws. For the greatest ever champions at the event, there is […]
ATP Tour wrap: Future of tennis advance across globe
THERE was a distinct feeling of the ATP Tour’s future being on display as the next wave of talent advanced through to the semi-finals in the Noventi Open and Cinch Championships. Whilst one quarter final – between second seed Denis Shapovalov and American Frances Tiafoe – is yet to get underway at London, the other […]
ATP Tour wrap: Zverev and Murray fall during Round of 16
GRASS court events in Berlin and London continued overnight, with the Noventi Open and cinch Championships showcasing increasingly intriguing results. Another top talent fell in Germany, with German number one, and third seed Alexander Zverev going down to Frenchman Ugo Humbert, really opening up the competition with just one seed heading into the quarter finals. While Zverev […]
ATP Tour wrap: Murray makes successful return as Medvedev struggles on grass
THE second day at both the Halle Noventi Open in Germany and Cinch Championships in London produced some big results, with the top seed at the first event defeated in straight sets, while a former world number one returned to the winners list at Cinch. It was Jan-Lennard Struff who claimed a huge win at Halle, […]
ATP Tour wrap: Djokovic and Tsitsipas make history to reach Roland Garros final
NOVAK Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas will face off in the 2021 Roland Garros final after winning their remarkable semi-finals overnight. In two matches fit for the semi-final stage, the world number one Djokovic found a way to overcome the King of Clay, Rafael Nadal in more than four hours on court, whilst Tsitsipas survived a […]
ATP Tour wrap: Tsitsipas and Zverev to contest Roland Garros semi-final
THE Roland Garros quarter finals arrived with a bang, as two huge matches played out with both going perfectly to plan for two competitors, seeing both Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev lock in the first 2021 semi-final. But whilst the latter made it through to the penultimate stage with relative ease, the former did not […]
ATP Tour wrap: Medvedev and Tsitsipas to clash in quarters
THE men’s Roland Garros draw boasts a hugely competitive mix of players, with the Round of 16 action overnight proving just how tight the contest still is, with all three seeded favourites completing straight sets victories and only the unseeded clash going an extra set on a huge day of action. Second and fifth seeds Daniil […]
ATP Tour wrap: Davidovich Fokina ousts Ruud in five as big guns advance to fourth round
ALEJANDRO Davidovich Fokina provided the upset of the day in the men’s Roland Garros action, knocking out 15th seed Norwegian and clay court specialist Casper Ruud in five sets. The match was a momentum-swinging contest, with Ruud funnily enough only dropping two games total in the sets he won, but not able to close out […]
ATP Tour wrap: Garin fights back from two sets down and two match points in epic day of Roland Garros action
A WHOPPING 11 of the 16 Round of 64 Roland Garros ATP matches required at least four sets, in an epic day of action in Paris. Six matches went the full five sets, with an additional five going to four and only the five straight sets results. Of those straight sets results, three of the […]
ATP Tour wrap: Thiem exits first round of Roland Garros
THE opening day of Roland Garros proceedings saw plenty of significant results, although none more so than the ousting of fourth seed Austrian Dominic Thiem. Thiem looked well on his way to booking a second round entry with a two sets to love lead, before dropping the remaining sets to be taken down in five sets. […]
