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 […]
Daniil “blocks noise” to exorcise Demon
AFTER openly admitting he had “zero pleasure of being on the court” and could not wait for his year to end during a first-up loss to Taylor Fritz on Sunday, unpredictable Russian Daniil Medvedev easily knocked off Alex de Minaur in straight sets. Medvedev was candid in his thoughts over the slower balls at the […]
Sinner exorcises Demon in Turin
WORLD number one Jannik Sinner quickly notched up win number one at the ATP Finals in Turin as action got underway at the invite-only event. The Italian overcame Australian Alex de Minaur in straight sets 6-3 6-4, defeating the first-time ATP Finalist on day one of the group stage. Coming into the match Sinner was […]
Demon breaks two-decade drought at ATP Finals
NOT SINCE Lleyton Hewitt graced the courts has an Australian male been so high in the world rankings, with Alex de Minaur becoming the first since Hewitt to reach the ATP Finals. The event in Turin kicks off on Sunday with the Aussie officially earning his place after world number five Novak Djokovic withdrew. Enjoying […]
Homecourt Humbert upsets Alcaraz
A RAUCOUS home crowd got Frenchman Ugo Humbert over the line against world number two Carlos Alcaraz to reach the quarter finals of the Paris ATP 1000 Masters. Humbert produced some lights out tennis, motivated by the fans driving him to a 6-1 3-6 7-5 epic victory. He looked to be doing it easy against […]
Popyrin powers to Paris pearler
AUSTRALIAN Alexei Popyrin has produced one of the best wins of his career, defeating fourth seed and US Open winner Daniil Medvedev in an incredible three-set match. Popyrin needed two and a half hours in Paris overnight to book his place in the ATP 1000 Masters Round of 16, winning 6-4 2-6 7-6. The deciding […]
Goffin makes long Shanghai Night for Zverev
BELGIAN David Goffin wound back the clock at the 2024 Shanghai Masters overnight, with the former Top 10 talent upsetting second seed and world number three Alexander Zverev to reach the quarter finals of the ATP 1000 event. Goffin won in straight sets, 6-4 7-5, to advance past the German who was in the headlines […]
