ATP Tour Player Focus: Juan Manuel Cerundolo
ARGENTINIAN rising star Juan Manuel Cerundolo is fast becoming one of the more dangerous clay court talents, albeit on the ITF circuit, as he steadily rises up the ATP Tour world rankings. Starting the 2021 season ranked way down in 341st, Cerundolo has enjoyed a strong year on the clay, currently holding a 42-19 record. It […]
Next-Gen ATP focus: Kuhn stuns Ramos-Vinolas in 125 event
IN a new focus on the Next-Gen eligible players of the ATP Tour, we take a look at how a number of top talents performed across the Challenger Tour. With no active ATP Tour events, a few lower ranked young guns got to shine against more experienced opponents. We focused in on tournaments with an […]
ATP Tour wrap: Americans and Australians maintain form as Bublik downs Evans
INTRIGUING results littered the opening day of National Bank Open proceedings, with a number of tight clashes setting the tone and none of the seeds taking part on day one. Neither of the hometown Canadian hopefuls made it through the opening day, as qualifier Brayden Schnur fell to Lloyd Harris 6-3 6-2, unable to weather the South African’s […]
ATP Tour wrap: Competitions fire up on second day
ALL three ATP tour events continued overnight, with the ATP 500 tournament in Hamburg seeing a trio of Serbians survive the first round, while at Newport, Americans ruled the roost on home turf and in Sweden another hometown hope fell at the first stage. At Hamburg, it was the Serbian show as fifth and sixth […]
Davis Cup future side: Canada
IT has seemed a world away since Spain lifted the 2019 Davis Cup. While the 2020 edition was ultimately cancelled and had to be postponed until 2021, it gives tennis fans extra time to work out what teams might look like when it recommences. Draft Central will take a look at various nations over the […]
Buenos Aires/New York wrap: 2019 finalist out in New York as Argentinians push seeds
A COUPLE of seeds had to overcome fights from Argentinian wildcards in Buenos Aires, while last year’s New York Open runner-up is out after losing in the first round. ARGENTINA OPEN – BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: Seventh seed Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas has held off determined Argentinian, Leonardo Mayer in a come-from-behind win. Ramos-Vinolas took two hours […]
2020 New York Open preview: Isner new favourite following withdrawals
AMERICAN John Isner will head into the ATP250 event in New York as favourite, following Japan’s Kei Nishikori and just recently, Australia’s Nick Kyrgios withdrawing due to continued injury issues that have plagued his year so far. The Australian firebrand will face plenty of stiff competition, particularly from the North American contingent as Reilly Opelka […]
Australian Open: Qualifying Rounds 2/3 – Former Wimbledon Junior runner-up and ATP Top 10 pick advance to main draw
THE first of the main draw qualifiers are through to the Australian Open starting Monday after a number of men’s and women’s finals were played yesterday. The remainder of the finals will be played today, with 32 qualifiers all-up – 16 men and 16 women – making it through to the final 128 players who […]