Carballes Baena topples Shapovalov in five to clinch third round spot
ROBERTO Carballes Baena has won an epic battle over top 10 player and ninth seed, Denis Shapovalov to book his spot in the third round at Roland Garros. The Spanish world number 101 backed up his shellacking of Steve Johnson in the first round – dropping just two games – to overcome Shapovalov in a […]
Hamburg finalists fight back from two-set deficits to stage remarkable first round wins
STEFANOS Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev are lucky to survive the first round of the French Open after slow starts almost cost the Hamburg European Open finalists. A tight turnaround between the ATP500 event and the Grand Slam meant some soreness for the talented top 15 players, but neither would have expected to go two sets […]
Medvedev headlines massive exits in Roland Garros first round
IT might only be the second day, but it was carnage at Roland Garros with four top 20 seeds bombing out, including two top eight seeds in a huge day of upsets. The biggest of the lot was fourth seed Daniil Medvedev, who faltered in his first match for the second consecutive tournament, losing to […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros preview: Can Nadal win number 13?
RAFAEL Nadal is always the nominal favourite at Roland Garros, probably because he has only lost three matches there in his entire career, of which one was via retirement. The King of Clay will be keen to bounce back from a shock loss to Diego Schwartzman in Rome to really put a stamp on his […]
Djokovic claims record-breaking Masters 1000 title in Rome
NOVAK Djokovic has claimed a record-breaking 36th ATP Masters 1000 crown, defeating Argentinian Diego Schwartzman at Rome in straight sets, 7-5 6-3 in an hour and 53 minutes. The Serbian was level with world number two Rafael Nadal on 35 titles a piece, but has now gone outright top with his fifth Rome Masters title. […]
Schwartzman set for Djokovic test after reaching Rome Masters final
DIEGO Schwartzman will take on world number one Novak Djokovic in the final of the Rome Masters after winning his semi-final against Denis Shapovalov. The eighth seed will eye off a top 10 ATP Tour ranking with an upset win over Djokovic, who took out unseeded clay court specialist Casper Ruud in the other semi-final. […]
Schwartzman knocks out Rafa in stunning upset
IT was a case of 10th time lucky for pint-sized Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, who after losing to the King of the Clay Rafael Nadal nine times, finally broke through for a win by ousting him in straight sets at the Rome Masters. Nadal has a 91.8 per cent winning record and 59 ATP Tour titles […]
Clay courters continue run as Berrettini last Italian standing in quarter finals
MATTEO Berrettini was the sole Italian to win his third round match after a record four players from the home nation made their way through to the final 16 at the Rome Masters. Berrettini indeed ended the run of one of them, knocking off compatriot Stefano Travaglia in two tiebreakers, 7-6 7-6. The first tiebreaker […]
Musetti takes down second consecutive former top five player as seeds begin to fall
LORENZO Musetti has backed up his stunning upset of Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka by downing another former top five player in Kei Nishikori at the Rome Masters’ Round of 32. The Japanese 2014 US Open finalist was returning for his third match in 12 months, but the exciting Italian teenager continued his remarkable form […]
Italian teen demolishes Stan the Man as qualifiers reign supreme in Rome
THE first set lasted just 26 minutes. By the end of the match, Italian qualifier Lorenzo Musetti had claimed the biggest scalp of his carer, defeating Stan Wawrinka 6-0 7-6 in the first round of the Rome Masters. It is fairly easy to compare considering it was his second ATP Tour match, which makes the […]
