Canada scrapes into ATP Cup final
CANADA has claimed the narrowest of victories over Russia to secure its place in the 2022 ATP Cup final. The Top 20 duo of Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov were able to overcome Russian world number two Daniil Medvedev and Roman Safiullin in the deciding doubles match. It was even throughout the day, with Medvedev […]
Russia and Canada secure ATP Cup semis spots
RUSSIA and Canada survived the last day of the group stage to post 2-1 wins over their respective opponents and set up a mouth-watering semi-finals clash tomorrow. In a day that would ultimately decide the final standings, only France did not come away with a group win throughout the three rounds, indicating the closeness of […]
Germany and Canada square Group C ledger
REMARKABLY, the evenness in Group C was on show following the second round of the ATP Cup’s round robin stage. Following the United States’ first round win over Canada and Great Britain’s victory over Germany, it was the losers that stood tall in the reverse matchups. Germany triumphed over the United States, and Canada got […]
Aussies upset Italy in huge ATP Cup win
AUSTRALIA has stunned one of the ATP Cup favourites in Italy on day two, coming from a match down to win the tie 2-1. Following a withdrawal from James Duckworth, and Max Purcell having to step in, it took a monumental effort from Alex de Minaur and a near-perfect doubles performance from John Peers and […]
2022 ATP Cup predictions: Withdrawals shake up draw
A HOST of late withdrawals has shaken up the 2022 ATP Cup, to the point of where there is a whole new nation competing in the tournament starting tomorrow. The final squad listings occured on Wednesday, and France has come into the tournament replacing Austria after Dennis Novak joined Dominic Thiem as withdrawals from the […]
2022 ATP Cup: Group B preview
TWO tournament favourites will go head to head in a group that has copped its fair share of withdrawals prior to the 2022 ATP Cup. Austrian top star Dominic Thiem withdrew from the January 1 tournament in order to get extra recovery in ahead of the Australian Open, and in the last week, Russia’s Andrey […]
2022 ATP Cup Poland preview
POLAND will rely on a vastly improved rising star on the ATP Tour in the upcoming 2022 ATP Cup. Next month’s team tournament will be a huge test for the European nation, as their sole Top 100 player – ranked inside the Top 10 – looks to carry the load alongside lower ranked teammates in […]
2022 ATP Cup USA preview
THE United States was a late call-up to the ATP Cup, and are far from easy beats given their depth and a couple of Top 30 players. Though they enter the tournament as the lowest ranked nation in their group, they could pick up some second singles, and possibly doubles wins. 2022 USA TEAM Taylor […]
2022 ATP Cup Russia preview
REIGNING Davis Cup champions Russia head into the 2022 ATP Cup as tournament favourites, but have not copped the easiest run on the way to the final. They have some stiff competition against an outstanding Italian outfit, and the knockout stage also could see them face Germany who reached the semis of the Davis Cup […]
2022 ATP Cup Italy preview
ITALY will be looking to improve on its 2021 Davis Cup showing, with a star player returning to the fold after overcoming an abdominal injury. The flow-on effect to the rest of the team will be noticeable, with the the nation well placed to challenge Russia for the qualifying spot in a rematch of last […]
