Zverev and Rublev close out Laver Cup for Europe in quick final day
TEAM Europe has closed out the Laver Cup title for 2021, only needing one match on the final day to finish the three-day tournament with the required amount of points. With a total of 24 points on offer across the three day event, a majority of 13 would see Europe triumphant, and they reached 14 […]
2021 ATP Tour preview: Stacked draw at San Diego ahead of Indian Wells
IT is a big week on the ATP Tour ahead of Indian Wells; as a stacked draw heads to San Diego, last year’s Sofia Open final could be played out in the second round, and a Top 30 player surprisingly opted to play in the Orleans Challenger event. SAN DIEGO ATP 250: A host of […]
Europe on verge of massive win after dominant day two
TEAM Europe is on the verge of a landslide victory at the Laver Cup after another huge domination of Team World today. Winning all four matches, Europe extended its day one lead of 3-1 to 11-1 to move one match away from claiming victory. Four clashes remain tomorrow, with all four worth three points, meaning […]
Europe take commanding Laver Cup lead on day one
TEAM World might have put up a fight, but the visiting Team Europe cleaned up on day one of the Laver Cup, winning all three singles despite resistance in the second and third ties. With match results only worth one point on day one (two points on day two and three points on day three), […]
2021 Laver Cup preview: Can Kyrgios and Shapovalov take down Europe?
MANY of the world’s best ATP Tour players have descended on Boston in the United States, with Team Europe looking to maintain their unbeaten record against Team World. Whilst the Europeans are far more highly ranked – their lowest ranked player is ranked higher than the best Team World – the head-to-heads show it may […]
2021 Laver Cup Team Europe preview
EVEN without a member of the ‘Big Three’ old guard – Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer – and the previous most recent Grand Slam winner heading into the year in Dominic Thiem, the Team Europe lineup is still a ridiculously strong side that sees the lowest ranked member of the team still higher […]
Hot & Cold – ATP Tour: Young guns join big-serving South African as in-form talents
IN a new occasional series, we take a look at those players who are red-hot and those who are ice-cold in terms of their Tour rankings, starting with the men’s ATP Tour, following the conclusion of the US Open. RUNNING HOT: Lloyd Harris Weekly rise: +15 (31st – Career High) 2021 YTD: +56 (87th) The […]
ATP Tour wrap: Spanish teen holds nerve in epic five-setter against Tsitsipas
A SPANISH teenager who has been dubbed ‘the next Rafa’ has stunned the US Open crowd with a hard-fought five-set win against third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. Carlos Alcaraz has caught the eye this year after an outstanding Challenger Tour season on clay, but has now reached the second round of every Grand Slam this year, […]
ATP Tour wrap: Clay court seeds fall to qualifiers
IT was not a great day for the clay court dominant players in the men’s US Open Round of 64 on day three, with two of the best clay courters bowing out at Flushing Meadows among three top 16 seeds. The bottom half of the draw has really opened up with only the seven seeds […]
ATP Tour wrap: Seeds scatter on opening day of US Open
A MIXED bag of results were had on the opening day of the men’s US Open draw, with all of the top 18 seeds paving the way into the second round, before a flurry of lower seeded losses proved that seeding is not everything. The New York heat made five set clashes intriguing, with a […]
