2020 ATP Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Aussies advance as Spanish trio fall
IT was a great day for Australia’s Indian Wells title hopes with a trio of talents joining Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur in the Round of 64. James Duckworth, Jordan Thompson and John Millman all advanced to the second round in tight contests, but it meant Spain was the nation that lost out with […]
21st Century Talents: ATP Tour
WITH so much going on in the world and much focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, it is worth taking a step back and remembering that the future of international sport will return, and when it does, there will be plenty of talented youngsters ready to make their mark. On the ATP Tour there are two […]
ATP/WTA Tour nation analysis: Brazil
WITH all the ATP Tour and WTA Tour tournaments on hiatus for the time being, Draft Central will take a look at various nations across the globe and analyse how the top players from that nation are performing. Our next nation is Brazil. Top ATP player: Thiago Monteiro Rank: 82 (as of March 16, 2020) […]
Five ATP players to watch: Young guns outside the top 30
WITH the ATP Tour currently on pause due to the coronavirus, we take a look at five players who have already shown signs of progressing to the next level with their games. For this task we have looked at players outside the top 30 who are yet to really make their mark, but three of […]
Wildcard Thiago Seyboth Wild defeats Casper Ruud in Chile Open final for maiden ATP title
SECOND seed Norwegian Casper Ruud fell to wildcard Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild in the Chile Open final, going down to the 19-year-old, 7-5 4-6 6-3 in a whopping two hours and 16 minutes. This victory is Seyboth Wild’s maiden ATP title, making him the youngest player to win the Chile Open title since Rafael Nadal […]
Ruud through to second clay court final of 2020, faces Brazilian wildcard
NORWEGIAN rising star, Casper Ruud is hoping to make it two titles in a month when he goes out on court for the final of the Chile Open. The world number 38 reached his second final in three tournaments after winning the Argentina Open a couple of weeks earlier. He was able to see off […]
Chile Open: Garin forced to retire as Ruud, Ramos-Vinolas cruise through to semis
THE top seed, tournament favourite and hometown hero, Cristian Garin is out of the Chile Open after he was forced to retire due to injury against Brazilian wildcard, Thiago Seyboth Wild in the quarter finals. Seyboth Wild won the first set in a tiebreaker with Garin clearly not himself, and eventually he had to call […]
Chile Open: Chilean wildcards out as three out of four seeds advance
THREE of the four seeded players who took to the court in Santiago yesterday are through to the final eight after straight-set wins on the clay. In the upset of the day, Argentinian qualifier, Renzo Olivo defeated fourth seed, Pablo Cuevas in three epic sets. The little-known 297th ranked Argentinian made his way through qualifying […]
Chile Open: Horror day for Slovakia as Chilean wildcard moves through
IF you were a Slovakian fan in Chile to see the four players taking to the courts in the Open, you no doubt headed home disappointed with all four bowing out in the opening round of competition. In a rare special, the entire Court 1 matches featured Slovakian players, while qualifier, Martin Klizan also played […]
2020 Chile Open preview: ATP Tour returns to Chile for first time in six years
THE ATP Tour will return to Chile for the first time since the Vina Del Mar in 2014, with the Chilean Open to be held in Santiago which also staged a tour event as recent as 2011. With rising Chilean player Cristian Garin in good form on the clay, there will be plenty to cheer […]
