Lehecka escapes from Alcaraz as top four seeds tumble
THREE of the four top ranked players all fell at the semi-finals stage of the 2025 Qatar Open ATP500 event, with the biggest of those results being talented Czech Jiri Lehecka toppling world number three, Carlos Alcaraz. After the Spaniard received a scare up against Luca Nardi in the Round of 16 the match before, […]
Consistency remains key for Demon in Doha
AUSTRALIAN Alex de Minaur has become one of the most consistent ATP Tour players, with the world number eight’s latest victory over Dutch qualifier Botic Van de Zandschulp making it 32 wins from 33 matches against players outside the Top 30 since May last year. With the win, de Minaur advanced through to the quarter […]
Berrettini blasts past Djoker in Doha
LIKE A blast from the past, Italian Matteo Berrettini‘s brutal forehand was back to its breathtaking best against a returning Novak Djokovic as the former Top 10 player smashed his way into the Doha second round. While Djokovic was returning from an injury he sustained during his semi-final loss to Alexander Zverev at the Australian […]
Daniil disaster as Medjedovic triumphs in Marseille
IT HAS not been a good year for Russian Top 10 talent Daniil Medvedev with the former US Open winner crashing out of the ATP250 event in Marseille. While the top seed did reach the semi-finals, he barely gave a yelp in a frustrating 6-3 6-2 loss to Serbian Hamad Medjedovic. Medjedovic took 73 minutes […]
Foki fires against Fritz in Delray Beach
SPANIARD Alejandro Davidovich Fokina caused the upset of the tournament in Delray Beach, defeating top seed and favourite Taylor Fritz in two tiebreakers to reach the semi-finals. The eighth seed won the tiebreakers 7-4 7-5 respectively to close out the match in two hours and nine minutes. In an evenly fought contest, Fritz actually had […]
Brilliant Bellucci downs Daniil in Rotterdam
IT WAS an upset very few could have predicted, but Italian qualifier Mattia Bellucci knocked out second seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev from the ATP Rotterdam Open overnight. Having opportunities to do it in straight sets, the Italian eventually won 6-3 6-7 6-3 to book his spot in the quarter finals of the ATP 500 event. […]
Medvedev completes comeback in Rotterdam
IT WAS far from an easy match, but Russian second seed Daniil Medvedev fought his way past veteran Swiss star Stan Wawrinka in three sets to reach the second round of the 2025 Rotterdam Open. Dropping the first set in heartbreaking fashion 10-8 in the tiebreaker, Medvedev closed out the match 6-7 6-4 6-1 in […]
2025 ATP/WTA Tour Week 6 preview
TENNIS is truly ramping up post-Australian Open with four tournaments played across the ATP and WTA Tours this week. Both Tours have 500 events to headline Week 6, while also having a smaller 250 event in Cluj Napoca on the WTA Tour. We preview that event, as well as those 500s in Abu Dhabi, Rotterdam […]
Fast Learner: Medvedev exit headlines day five upsets
FIFTH seed Daniil Medvedev has become the third top 10 player to go down to an unseeded teenage opponent within the first two rounds of this year’s Australian Open, after losing a five set marathon against American qualifier Learner Tien, 6-3, 7-6, 6-7, 1-6, 7-6. >> SCROLL to see all the day three results The […]
Sinner storms into Turin semis
WORLD number one Jannik Sinner continued his unblemished record at the ATP Finals thanks to a 6-3 6-4 triumph over Russian Daniil Medvedev. The Italian won 6-3 6-4 on the final day of the round robin portion for the tournament to secure a perfect 3-0 record without dropping a set. Sinner’s victory meant he topped […]
