ATP Tour wrap: French fall as Sinnik survives thriller to advance at Roland Garros
IT was a forgettable day for the French fans in Paris, as all six French representatives were bundled out of the 2021 Roland Garros ATP draw in the first round on day two. In a day that was largely favourable to seeds – with eight of the 10 seeds in action grabbing wins – there […]
ATP Tour wrap: Norrie claims Thiem scalp as Shapovalov and Cuevas go two from two for the day
IT was another huge day on clay in both Switzerland and France as both the Geneva Open and Lyon Open played out the Round of 16, whilst Geneva also saw the quarter finals completed. It took an impressive effort, but two from three of the Round of 16 victors at Geneva made their way through […]
ATP Tour wrap: Rain forces delays at Geneva and Lyon
RAIN delays in Geneva and a combination of first and second round matches in Lyon painted an intriguing day at the respective ATP 250 events. There were very little surprises compared to the past round, with just one seed falling across the two competitions. At Geneva, two matches are yet to complete with second seed Denis Shapovalov […]
ATP Tour wrap: Nadal stirred but not shaken by Ivashka in Barcelona
ELEVEN-time Barcelona champion Rafael Nadal had to overcome a bump in the road in the beginning of his quest to a dozen titles at the event, needing three sets to overcome Belarusian qualifier Ilya Ivashka. Nadal dropped the first set 6-3, but soon found his groove to take out the match in two hours and […]
ATP Tour wrap: Norrie continues red-hot form in Barcelona
GREAT Britain’s Cameron Norrie has continued his ripping form of late, taking another big scalp in 12th seed Karen Khachanov at the Barcelona Open. Clashing in the Round of 32, Norrie advanced in a tough three-set contest, winning 6-4 3-6 6-3 to advance through to the third round and be the only confirmed unseeded player […]
ATP Tour Wrap: Bautista Agut and Basilashvili head to the Qatar decider
THREE ATP 250 events continued overnight, with the final four competing in Qatar and final eight competing in Marseille and Chile. Some major upsets have caused chaos in all three tournaments. In Qatar, fifth seed Roberto Bautista Agut defeated third seed Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-3 to make his 18th ATP singles final. The Spaniard, who […]
ATP Tour wrap: Seeds struggle to capitalise as tournaments heat up
ALL three ATP 250 tournaments in Qatar, Marseille and Chile are heating up, with the Doha contest completing the quarterfinals whilst both Marseille and Santiago have just completed the Round of 16. Plenty of top talent is still making its way through the draw but some of the biggest names in the game have already […]
ATP Tour wrap: Roger returns to a win as top five seeds advance in Doha
THREE tournaments across the globe saw Round of 16 matches completed in Doha, Marseille and Santiago, including the return of a legend as we wrap up the day’s work on the ATP Tour. Roger Federer was the man everyone was watching in Doha, as the Swiss Grand Slam winner made his successful return from injury […]
ATP Tour wrap: Intriguing results heading into ATP 250 Rounds of 16
THE second day of Round of 32 proceedings is almost complete at the trio of ATP 250 tournaments at Qatar, Marseille and Santiago, with plenty of formidable outcomes continuing to set the tone for the quality of matches. At Qatar, David Goffin continued his excellent form of late with a 6-4 6-4 clean sweep over Filip […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Qualifiers move through to second round with impressive wins
A RAFT of qualifiers defied their entry into the 2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis competition to post up impressive wins over higher ranked opponents and move through to the second round on day three of the competition. Among those qualifiers were Australian Bernard Tomic, Spaniard Carlos Taberner, Serbian Janko Tipsarevic and Bosnia and Herzegovian […]