2020 ATP Cup preview: Can Serbia bounce back from heartbreaking Davis Cup defeat?
THERE are plenty of storylines that could play out at the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup in Australia early in the New Year. The tournament is the same style as the controversial Davis Cup, but with a clear goal that makes sense – to get the best players playing. Each win gains ATP Tour ranking points […]
Young Gun focus: Frances Tiafoe
AMERICAN Frances Tiafoe had an up and down season in 2019. His best result came at the Australian Open, where he made his first Grand Slam quarter final. He toppled top 20 players Kevin Anderson and Grigor Dimitrov to get there, before losing to number two seed Rafael Nadal in straight sets. After this, things […]
Year in review – 2019: Daniil Medvedev
DANIIL Medvedev took a massive step forward in his career this year, bolting up the rankings to as high as world number four, before ending the year at five. Rank: #5 Wins: 59 Losses: 21 Titles: 4 Prize Money: $7,833,320 It was a heavy workload for the up-and-coming Russian who managed to move up to […]
Young Gun focus: Alexander Zverev
GERMAN youngster Alexander Zverev is one of tennis’ bright young stars. He finished 2018 with consecutive straight set victories over Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic en route to winning the biggest title of his career, the ATP Finals. As such, Zverev came into 2019 with the number four ranking and lofty expectations that were difficult […]
ATP Finals – Tsitsipas and Thiem to face off in decider
STEFANOS Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem will contest the 2019 ATP Finals title overnight with the two Group leaders winning their respective semi-finals. Tsitsipas defeated third seed Roger Federer 6-3 6-4, while Thiem moved through to the final match on the ATP Tour calendar with a 7-5 6-3 triumph over seventh seed Alexander Zverev. Both players […]
2019 Davis Cup preview: Group C
IN the third of our Davis Cup group previews, we take a look at Group C. The group is weaker than its predecessors and probably the weakest across the board in terms of top-end talent, but there are still some consistent players making it an even group, with Argentina tipped to follow through on its […]
ATP Finals – Zverev holds off Medvedev to make semis despite Nadal’s epic win
SEVENTH seed Alexander Zverev has secured a semi-finals win with a tight straight sets win over fourth seed Daniil Medvedev, stealing second spot in the Agassi Group from world number one Rafael Nadal in the final match of the group stage. Coming into the final day, sixth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was all but guaranteed a […]
ATP Finals – Fed Express arrives as Berrettini downs giant-killing Thiem
ROGER Federer will contest the ATP Finals semi-finals after downing world number two Novak Djokovic in straight sets, joining fifth seed Dominic Thiem in the final four of the tournament. The Swiss Master was at his vintage best to down Djokovic 6-4 6-3 to advance through to the semis, after both players had suffered losses […]
ATP Finals – Nadal remains alive as Tsitsipas continues form
STEFANOS Tsitsipas was already a popular player internationally after his Australian Open run at the start of the year, but now the talented Greek youngster is on the verge of securing a semi-finals berth after smashing seventh seed Alexander Zverev, 6-3 6-2. Wary of the danger Zverev possesses following the German’s unbelievable straight sets win […]
ATP Finals – Upsets galore as Zverev shocks Nadal
THE theme of upsets continued on Day 2 of the ATP Finals with two shock results, none bigger than seventh seed German Alexander Zverev taking down world number one, Rafael Nadal in straight sets in the second match of the day. In what will be his final tournament of the year – deciding to bypass […]
