Dutch delight for Demon
NEEDING to defend his run to last year’s final, Aussie Alex de Minaur is on the board at the 2025 Rotterdam Open. The world number eight defeated the player he may well face in the Davis Cup Qualifiers Second Round later in the year in David Goffin, extending his head-to-head against the Belgian to 6-0 […]
Qualifier stars to upset top seed
AMERICAN qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic‘s dream of a maiden ATP Tour title is not over after stunning top seed and world number 10 Andrey Rublev in the Montpellier semi-finals overnight. Kovacevic has been on a tear of late, having won a Portugal Challenger event as top seed, then after failing to qualifier in Quimper at the […]
Double Dutch delight for Griekspoor
IN A battle of Netherlands’ top two ATP Tour players, the higher ranked of the pair in Tallon Griekspoor was able to outlast his compatriot Botic Van de Zandschulp in straight sets, 7-5 6-3 to book his place in the Round of 16 at the Open Occitanie. The ATP 250 event saw the pair of […]
2025 ATP Tour Week 5 preview: Montpellier
WHILE the 2025 Davis Cup takes the majority of focus throughout this week, there is an ATP Tour event taking place in France, with the Open Occitanie in Montpellier. An ATP Tour 250 event, the action kicks off on Wednesday to allow sufficient rest for those having competed at the Australian Open over the past […]
Lucky local laps up second chance
AUSSIE Rinky Hijikata made the most of his lucky loser second chance at the Adelaide International after defeating veteran David Goffin yesterday in straight sets. After losing in the final round of qualifying Hijikata was catapulted into the main draw as a lucky loser after an injury withdrawal and went on to defeat the Belgian […]
Vukic belts former Top 10er in Brisbane
AUSTRALIAN Aleksandar Vukic opened the Brisbane International ATP 250 event off in the best way possible for home fans when he defeated Belgian David Goffin on Pat Rafter Arena last night. While the WTA 500 event had an array of matches, the men’s tournament which is a smaller event, only had the one night clash […]
Machac marches into Vienna quarters
DEFYING the odds against the ATP Tour’s best indoor player in 2024, Czech Tomas Machac upset world number nine Grigor Dimitrov‘s chances of reaching the ATP Finals. Machac won the pair’s maiden encounter, winning 6-7 6-4 6-3 under the roof at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna. The match itself lasted two hours and 31 […]
Felix eyes Basel three-peat by Baez beating
BASEL has always been a source of success for Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, and now the eighth seed is into the Swiss Indoors ATP 500 event second round in 2024. Auger-Aliassime is a back-to-back winner at the indoor hardcourt event having won the past two years and is now just four wins away from completing a […]
Zverev zooms past future star in Vienna
WORLD number three Alexander Zverev has made light of former junior boys world number one Joel Schwaerzler in the opening round at Vienna after the top seed dismissed the teenager in straight sets, 6-2 6-2. Zverev – who enters the tournament as favourite without Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz there, only needed 67 minutes to […]
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 […]
