Garin places – Cristian gives Casper Ruud awakening
CHILEAN Cristian Garin stunned world number four Casper Ruud overnight to advance through to the fourth round of Indian Wells. The clay court dominant player has had a horrid last couple of years, tumbling out of the Top 20 down to 97th in the world, but in their Round of 32 clash, Garin won in […]
Stef looks to break Novak’s 10/10 record
A GRAND Slam title and the world number one ranking spot are both on the line when Stefanos Tsitsipas takes on Novak Djokovic in the 2023 Australian Open final tomorrow. The Greek world number three takes on the Serbian world number six, but their experiences in Grand Slam finals could not be more different. Tsitsipas […]
In-form Tsitsipas staunch in defence
GREEK star Stefanos Tsitsipas is surging towards a second Grand Slam final, with the second favourite for the Australian Open men’s singles title en route to face the man that defeated him in a heartbreaking Roland Garros decider. Back in 2021, Tsitsipas lead then world number one Novak Djokovic 7-6 6-2 in the first French […]
2023 Australian Open preview: Men’s Singles
MONDAY marks the start of Australia’s most prestigious tennis tournament, with the Australian Open kicking off at Melbourne Park. The first round contains 128 players – including 32 qualifiers – 64 of whom will take to the courts on the opening day. We take a look at the Australian Open men’s singles field, and how […]
Fritzing Felix – Taylor targets title
AS the lowest ranked player in this year’s ATP Finals, not too many would have predicted Taylor Fritz to reach the semi-finals. The first alternative in the singles race, replaced the injured world number one Carlos Alcaraz, but has more than proven he is up for the fight, qualifying for the knockout stage of the […]
Djoker secures ATP Finals semis spot
FORMER world number one and 21-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic has booked his ticket to the ATP Finals last four with a win over Andrey Rublev in Turin, Italy overnight. Both players were coming off victories over Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev respectively, and with the Serbian’s triumph, it ensured he will finish inside […]
Rublev rolls Medvedev as Djoker defeats Stef
SIXTH seed Andrey Rublev won the all-Russian clash on day two of the ATP Finals event in Torino, defeating Daniil Medvedev in an epic three-set match. The lower ranked Russian won 6-7 6-3 7-6, coming back from the brink to need five match points before closing out the contest 9-7 in the deciding tiebreaker. In […]
No Djok – Holger Rune’s Novak Paris dream
DANISH teenager Holger Rune has stunned former world number one Novak Djokovic to win his maiden ATP Masters 1000 crown at the Paris Masters overnight. In doing so, the 19-year-old reached the top 10 in the world rankings for the first time in his career. The win, which marked Rune’s third title – both career […]
Alcaraz no Sinner, prepares to meet Foe
SPANISH third seed Carlos Alcaraz‘s Grand Slam and number one ranking dreams remained alive following an epic five-set win over Italian Jannik Sinner. Alcaraz must reach the US Open final and either beat Casper Ruud, or hope Ruud loses his semi-final in order to claim the number one spot for the first time. That was […]
Friend or Foe? Frances rolls Rafa
AMERICAN Frances Tiafoe has taken down world number two, Rafael Nadal to ensure a new Grand Slam champion will be crowned at the US Open. The American hard court talent was at his best in taking down an out-of-sorts Nadal, winning in four sets, 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 to book his spot in the quarter […]
