Millman on verge of history following another comeback win
JOHN Millman is through to this third ATP Tour final after fighting back from a set down and a third set deficit to win three sets against American hitter, Frances Tiafoe at the Astana Open in Nur-Saltan. Just a day after having to save a couple of match points and being 5-0 down in a […]
Zverev cleans up back-to-back titles in Cologne
ALEXANDER Zverev has stormed to consecutive Cologne titles and given himself some serious form ahead of the Paris Masters next week with a 6-2 6-1 domination of Argentinian Diego Schwartzman in the final of the Cologne Championship. The world number seven moved to eight straight wins in the city having claimed the Cologne Indoors the […]
2020 ATP Astana Open preview: Paire and Kecmanovic lead field in Kazakhstan
WHILST the world’s top ATP Tour players are battling it out in Austria, a number of mid-tier talents will hope to win the penultimate ATP 250 event in Kazakhstan starting today. The 28-player hard court event is another new event on the calendar, taking place in Nur-Sultan and named the Astana Open. The top ranked […]
Star-studded field enters Erste Bank Open
ONE of the most star-studded fields outside a Grand Slam will enter the Erste Bank Open in Vienna with only Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev and the injured Roger Federer as the key omissions from the tournament. World number one Novak Djokovic and US Open winner Dominic Thiem are the top two seeds in a huge […]
Zverev on track for Cologne double
THERE was some magnificent semi-final action in Cologne and Antwerp overnight, and the results set up two fascinating finals for tomorrow. __In Cologne, world number seven Alexander Zverev reached his second consecutive final with a 7-6 6-3 victory over Italian Jannik Sinner. Zverev won the bett1HULKS indoors title last week and came into the match […]
Evans takes down Khachanov in huge upset to keep British three-peat alive in Antwerp
IT was a mix of styles in both Cologne and Antwerp as the German tournament went largely to plan, whilst a huge upset headlined the Belgian event. Top seed and tournament favourite Alexander Zverev is within reach of completing the Cologne double having taken out the indoors tournament last week and now into the semi-finals […]
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 […]
Zverev downs Auger-Aliassime in Cologne
ALEXANDER Zverev has added another piece of silverware to his collection with his maiden 2020 title victory at the ATP 250 tournament in Cologne, Germany, defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3 on home soil. The German top seed – ranked seventh in the world – who now holds a 3-0 winning record against the 20-year-old Canadian, […]
Auger-Aliassime advances to Cologne final as Cecchinato blasts into Sardinia decider
TWO rising stars will face off at Cologne, as two clay court specialists go head-to-head in Sardinia for the finals of the ATP 250 events following their semi-finals victories today. In Germany, top seed Alexander Zverev reached the Cologne final after a tight two-set win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, and will not play third seed […]
Top three seeds move through in Germany as Italians and Serbians face off in Sardinia
IT could not be more counter-contrasting at the two ATP 250 events in Germany and Italy, with all the predictable results advancing at Cologne on the hard courts, whilst the final seed remaining in Sardinia bowed out. The top three seeds all advanced in Germany, with home nation hope, Alexander Zverev leading the way following […]
