ATP Tour wrap: Spanish teen holds nerve in epic five-setter against Tsitsipas
A SPANISH teenager who has been dubbed ‘the next Rafa’ has stunned the US Open crowd with a hard-fought five-set win against third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. Carlos Alcaraz has caught the eye this year after an outstanding Challenger Tour season on clay, but has now reached the second round of every Grand Slam this year, […]
ATP Tour wrap: Clay court seeds fall to qualifiers
IT was not a great day for the clay court dominant players in the men’s US Open Round of 64 on day three, with two of the best clay courters bowing out at Flushing Meadows among three top 16 seeds. The bottom half of the draw has really opened up with only the seven seeds […]
ATP Tour wrap: Seeds scatter on opening day of US Open
A MIXED bag of results were had on the opening day of the men’s US Open draw, with all of the top 18 seeds paving the way into the second round, before a flurry of lower seeded losses proved that seeding is not everything. The New York heat made five set clashes intriguing, with a […]
US Open preview: Will Djokovic go four from four in 2021?
THE final grand slam of the tennis calendar has arrived, with everything riding on the US Open hard courts for many players. With plenty of in-form players making the cut and some huge omissions from the ranks, we preview the ins and outs of the men’s draw and which players to watch. Looking down the […]
ATP Tour wrap: Carreno Busta firms as title favourite after upset-fillet Round of 16 at Winston-Salem
TOP seed Pablo Carreno Busta has firmed as the ATP Tour Winston-Salem Open title favourite after winning through to the quarter finals at the ATP 250 event, and watching many of his closest rivals fall. The Spanish world number 12 is the only player left standing inside the Top 50 in the hard court event, […]
ATP Tour wrap: Seeds fall to the sidelines as Tiafoe downs Murray
A MIXED bag of results was had during the Winston-Salem Open Round of 32, with a number of seeds falling at the second round hurdle as a couple of lucky losers joined the winners list. Four seeds head to the sidelines after today’s action, with fifth seed Alexander Bublik, sixth seed Marin Cilic, 10th seed Federico Coria and […]
ATP Tour wrap: Schwartzman and Sinner celebrate birthday wins as W&S Open gets underway
THE Western and Southern Open has started with a bang, as the Round of 64 got underway. Four of the day’s five seeds prevailed as mixed bag of results shaped up in a rain-filled day in Cincinnati. It was a big day in more ways than one for freshly 20-year-old Jannik Sinner, as the Italian left […]
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: Americans shine in Washington
THERE was plenty to cheer about for the United States back home in Washington as the Citi Open Round of 32 results were completed today. The ATP Tour 500 event saw a whopping nine Americans out on court across eight different games. Of the eight possible winners, six were successful, with the only two going […]
ATP Tour wrap: Korda eliminates Evans, joins illustrious group
UNITED States young gun Sebastian Korda has joined an illustrious group by winning through to the fourth round at both Roland Garros and now Wimbledon prior to his 21st birthday. The 20-year-old defeated Daniel Evans, 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 in two hours and 24 minutes to advance to the Round of 16 and join a […]
