Austrian wildcard stuns Shapovalov in Vienna
AUSTRIAN wildcard Jurij Rodionov has stunned eighth seed Canadian Denis Shapovalov in a straight sets win, to advance through to the second round of the Erste Bank Open. The match lasted 87 minutes as the world number 153 won just his second match for the year. Both players have strong serves, but Shapovalov’s went missing […]
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 […]
Rublev wins fourth title in tight straight sets win over Coric
ANDREY Rublev‘s sensational 2020 season rolled on in Russia yesterday with the home nation hero taking out his fourth title of the season – and sixth of his career – by winning the St. Petersburg Open. Rublev won 7-6 6-4 in a hard-fought one-hour and 39-minute performance to shake off determined Croatian Borna Coric and […]
Rublev and Coric come from behind to post semi-finals wins in St. Petersburg
BOTH Andrey Rublev and Borna Coric have advanced through to the St. Petersburg Open final the hard way, coming back from a set down against their respective opponents to win in three. Rublev downed second seed and fellow young gun, Denis Shapovalov 4-6 6-3 6-4, whilst Coric took out sixth seed Milos Raonic, 1-6 6-1 […]
2020 European Open preview: Seven top 20 players set for Antwerp
SEVEN top 20 ATP Tour players will descend on Antwerp for the 2020 European Open which starts on Monday. The ATP 250 event is a hard court event and will see a stacked lineup, with 44th ranked Albert Ramos-Vinolas the lowest ranked direct acceptance, whilst Matteo Berrettini (8th) will head in as the top seed. […]
Rublev last Russian hope in St. Petersburg
ANDREY Rublev is the sole Russian representative in the St. Petersburg Open ATP 500 event semi-finals, following a huge win and the exit of compatriot, Karen Khachanov. The 22-year-old moved into the top 10 – up to number nine in the world following a 6-2 6-1 demolition of Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie, whilst Khachanov bowed […]
Medvedev’s disappointing form continues as only seed to drop
DANIIL Medvedev‘s disappointing form continued in his home nation with a weird three-set loss to American Reilly Opelka in the second round of the St. Petersburg Open. In what was otherwise an incredibly predictable day, Medvedev suffered the loss after being in a commanding position. He won 12 more points than his opponent for the […]
Half a dozen Russians reach St. Petersburg second round before a couple fall
UP until the last match of the day, the Russian fans were kept satisfied at the St. Petersburg Open with the final three Russians out on court all making it through to the Round of 16. Top seed Daniil Medvedev overcame a disappointing first set and some shocking recent form to down French veteran Richard […]
Raonic hits 21 aces to proceed to Round of 16 at St Petersburg
DAY 2 at St Petersburg saw two of the Russian favourites enter the draw, with third and fourth seeds Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov coming away with straight sets wins, as did fellow seeds Milos Raonic and Borna Coric. None of the day’s six matches went past two sets, with all the seeded matches completed […]
Russian wildcards produce upsets on day on at St. Petersburg
WHILE all the talk in St. Petersburg will be around the top 20 ranked Russian trio of Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov, a couple of wildcards from the home nation caused a good stir on day one of the ATP 500 event with upset wins. The 117th ranked Aslan Karatsev downed Australian Open […]
