Norrie comes from behind to stun Schwarzman in “two dogs with no serves” match
UNSEEDED Brit, Cameron Norrie has stunned the US Open followers with a massive come-from-behind five-set win against Diego Schwartzman to book a spot in the second round. The 25-year-old world number 76 defied heavy odds to win just his second career match in five sets, and his fifth in 50 games coming from a set […]
Opinion: The US Open draw and who has the toughest run
AFTER publishing our 2020 US Open men’s preview yesterday, we go more in depth to take a look at the draw and what might eventuate at Flushing Meadows over the next two weeks, as we analyse who has the easier draws and who has the tougher encounters. World number one Novak Djokovic is the raging […]
Form shows in New York as stacked qualifying draw gets underway
IT was a huge first day at the traditional Cincinnati Masters – moved to New York for COVID-19 reasons in the lead up to the United States – with the Western & Southern Open’s qualifying taking place in the women’s and men’s draws. Focusing the attention on the women’s draw, three of the top four […]
Young gun focus: Brandon Nakashima
A QUALITY young American talent, Brandon Nakashima is a solid prospect having stepped up to the ATP Tour in 2020, and while he is still ranked at 220 in the world, at 18-years-old he has plenty of skill, determination and development that will surely see him go far. With laser focus and intensity coming in […]
The Rise and Fall of American men’s tennis: Where to from here?
FOR the first time since the 1970s when the Open era commenced, the United States have gone through a decade without a representative holding the number one ranked position. Long considered a tennis super power, the United States have had Jimmy Connors of the 70s, John McEnroe through the 80s, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras and […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis: RBA salutes as Edmund topples compatriot
ROBERTO Bautista Agut survived a thriller against Italian Andreas Seppi, and Kyle Edmund won the Battle of Britain to move through to the second round of Roland Garros in the 2020 ATP fantasy tennis tournament. The 12th seed Spaniard was able to overcome Seppi in a topsy-turvy contest, eventually winning 6-1 4-6 6-0 2-6 6-2 […]
2020 ATP BMW Open fantasy tennis: Pella stuns Khachanov in 48-minute demolition job
A 48-minute blitz of a seed was the most-watched result of the day at the 2020 ATP BMW Open fantasy tennis tournament, with Argentinian Guido Pella completely dismantling the usually solid Karen Khachanov. The unseeded Pella showed no mercy as he moved through to the second round with a 6-1 6-0 win over the top […]
2020 ATP Hungarian Open fantasy tennis: Millman holds off Gulbis to reach Budapest semis
FOUR players from four different continents will contest the Hungarian Open semi-finals in what has been an entertaining tournament thus far. The fantasy tennis quarter finals resulted in all four matches being straight sets, with second seed Filip Krajinovic and sixth seed John Millman joining a couple of unseeded, but talented players returning on tour […]
2020 ATP Hungarian Open fantasy tennis: Former top 10s reach last eight
A COUPLE of former top 10 players took down the reigning champion and an in-form player after a huge day of action in the 2020 ATP Hungarian Open fantasy tennis tournament. South African wildcard Kevin Anderson and Argentinian Juan Martin del Potro joined fifth seed Croatian Borna Coric and Serbian qualifier Viktor Troicki in the […]
2020 ATP Hungarian Open fantasy tennis: Gulbis upsets Cilic as Krajinovic advances
A MIXED bag of results occurred on day three of the ATP Hungarian Open fantasy tennis tournament with two of the four seeds making it through to the quarter finals, while the other two fell. One of the tournament favourites in second seed, Filip Krajinovic made his way through to the last eight with a […]
