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 […]
Davis Cup Qualifiers review: Home court proves strong advantage
OF the 12 teams to qualify for the Davis Cup Finals in November, 10 of those moving through qualifying were the home nation in their respective ties over the weekend. So strong was the home court advantage or home nation support, was that the number two and three seeds were bundled out, with only the […]
2020 Davis Cup Qualifiers preview: Finals spots up for grabs in huge weekend of action
THE Davis Cup qualifiers take place over the weekend, with 12 matches across the globe. Each of the winning sides will book a place in November’s new format Davis Cup Finals, joining 2019 semi-finalists Canada, Great Britain, Russia and Spain, and the two wildcards in France and Serbia. [1] Croatia vs. India Croatia: Marin Cilic, […]
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: Wildcard and first seed among those through to quarter finals
DAY four of the Chile Open saw mostly predictable results heading into the quarter finals, with only one game not going to plan. In the match of the day, Brazilian wildcard Thiago Seyboth Wild defeated fifth seed Argentinian Juan Ignacio Londero in straight sets, running out victor in straight sets, 7-6 6-4. A tiebreaker finished […]
Garin overcomes rain delays to deny Italian qualifier his maiden title
THIRD seed Chilean, Cristian Garin has overcome rain delays over the past few days in Rio to win his second title of 2020. In the process, he denied plucky Italian qualifier, Gianluca Mager of his maiden title by defeating the 25-year-old in a tough 7-5 7-6 final. Both semi-finals were delayed from yesterday with Garin […]
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 […]
Rio Open: Rain saves top seed for now
WORLD number five and top seed in the Rio Open, Dominic Thiem will have the night to think over his plans to try and topple Italian qualifier, Gianluca Mager. The Austrian star who reached the Australian Open final is trailing 7-6 2-1 when rain hit Rio forcing organisers to first delay and then cancel the […]
Rio Open: Garin survives Moutet scare to book Round of 16 spot
THIRD seed, Cristian Garin is through to the Round of 16 at Rio De Janeiro but not without a huge battle, eventually defeating Slovakian, Andrej Martin in three sets. The Chilean had to fight back from a set down to win, 4-6 7-5 7-6 in three hours and nine minutes. Garin was powerful on serve […]
