Sinner becomes a saint with stunning straight sets win at Roland Garros debut
JANNIK Sinner has stunned 11th seed David Goffin in straight sets to send the Belgian packing in the opening round of Roland Garros that got underway today. The 2019 Next Gen ATP Finals winner battled through a tough first set, before winning 14 of the last 17 games – and 11 straight games from last […]
Sinner survives Tsitsipas scare to post second round upset
ATP Next Gen Finals winner Jannik Sinner has claimed the second top 10 scalp of his career, surviving a mid-match comeback against third seed, Stefanos Tsitsipas to win in the only three-set match of the day at the Rome Masters. The Italian young gun dominated his highly fancied opponent early to race to a 6-1 […]
Internazionali BNL d’Italia sees Nadal return among a flurry of WTA players to the clay
THE Internazionali BNL d’Italia qualifying rounds are almost done and dusted making for an intriguing full draw at both the men’s and women’s Italian Open. While all US Open semi-finalists were given the first round of competition off to recover from the quick turnaround in competitions – and countries – just one ATP Tour player […]
Two milestone breakthroughs, some German history and a default exit provides excitement on day seven
TWO players will reach their first Grand Slam quarter finals, another his first US Open quarter final, and a fourth making it through in the most unexpected way. That was what the wash up of day seven at the US Open was like for those who witnessed the Flushing Meadows online. Denis Shapovalov and Borna […]
Novak Djokovic defaulted from US Open in stunning circumstances
WORLD number one and the undefeated Novak Djokovic has been defaulted from the 2020 US Open after he accidentally struck a ball that hit a linesperson during the first set of his fourth round match with Pablo Carreno Busta. The Serbian top seed had just been broken in the eleventh game, and turned to hit […]
Coric returns from two breaks and six match points down to stun Tsitsipas
CROATIAN 27th seed Borna Coric has come from two breaks down in the fourth set, staring down six match points against fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas to come back and win in a whopping four hours and 36 minutes. Coric won 6-7 6-4 4-6 7-5 7-6 to peg beg a remarkable win from the brink of […]
Kukushkin ousts Garin in five, sets up third round clash with Thompson
MIKHAIL Kukushkin has outlasted Chilean 13th seed Cristian Garin to win in five sets today, setting up a third round encounter at the US Open with Australian Jordan Thompson. The 32-year-old Kazakhstan player won the first two sets with ease, before Garin hit back in the next two to level the match at two sets […]
Norrie comes from behind to stun Schwarzman in “two dogs with no serves” match
UNSEEDED Brit, Cameron Norrie has stunned the US Open followers with a massive come-from-behind five-set win against Diego Schwartzman to book a spot in the second round. The 25-year-old world number 76 defied heavy odds to win just his second career match in five sets, and his fifth in 50 games coming from a set […]
Opinion: The US Open draw and who has the toughest run
AFTER publishing our 2020 US Open men’s preview yesterday, we go more in depth to take a look at the draw and what might eventuate at Flushing Meadows over the next two weeks, as we analyse who has the easier draws and who has the tougher encounters. World number one Novak Djokovic is the raging […]
2020 US Open Men’s preview: Will Djoker take out his 18th Grand Slam?
IT has been a long eight month wait, but tennis fans finally have a Grand Slam to look forward to. The US Open begins on Monday and despite some notable absentees, it should be a fascinating two weeks of tennis. In our tournament preview, we look at who is playing, who the contenders are as […]
