2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Querrey takes out Medvedev in come-from-behind five-set win
A FIVE-SET come-from-behind win to Sam Querrey has caused the biggest upset of the tournament thus far. The unseeded American took down fifth seed Russian Daniil Medvedev, showing his higher ranked opponent that he meant business. The result came after Medvedev narrowly escaped a five-set match in Round 1, and despite leading two sets to […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Jarry and Pella bundle out seeds on day one
A DISAPPOINTING five-set loss to Frenchman Benoit Paire on his home court was one of the only few major upsets of day one at Roland Garros fantasy tennis competition. The 31st seed was one of eight seeds out on court and joined American, John Isner as the only other two seeds out in the first […]
Davis Cup Qualifiers review: Home court proves strong advantage
OF the 12 teams to qualify for the Davis Cup Finals in November, 10 of those moving through qualifying were the home nation in their respective ties over the weekend. So strong was the home court advantage or home nation support, was that the number two and three seeds were bundled out, with only the […]
2020 Davis Cup Qualifiers preview: Finals spots up for grabs in huge weekend of action
THE Davis Cup qualifiers take place over the weekend, with 12 matches across the globe. Each of the winning sides will book a place in November’s new format Davis Cup Finals, joining 2019 semi-finalists Canada, Great Britain, Russia and Spain, and the two wildcards in France and Serbia. [1] Croatia vs. India Croatia: Marin Cilic, […]
ATP Dubai Tennis Championships: Seeded victories overshadowed by 39-minute blitz
WHILE five of the six seeds in action made their way into the Dubai Tennis Championships quarter finals in a predictable day of action, their games were overshadowed by a stunning performance from German, Jan-Lennard Struff. The world number 34 has always been considered a difficult opponent to play – he even took a set […]
ATP Dubai Tennis Championships: Fognini and RBA fall as other seeds progress through to Round of 16
FABIO Fognini has become the first seed to fall at the ATP Dubai Tennis Championships, after suffering a loss to Great Britain’s Dan Evans in the Round of 32. The hot-and-cold Italian firebrand was seeded fourth at the tournament, but again failed to make it past the first round, losing 3-6 6-4 7-5 to the […]
Delray Beach/Marseille wrap: American debutant through to Round of 16 as Tsitsipas makes a statement in Marseille
A FRESH face on the ATP Tour is making waves on debut, already through to the third round at Delray Beach, while some eye-opening performances in Marseille have completed the first round and some of the second round. DELRAY BEACH OPEN – DELRAY BEACH, UNITED STATES: Winning back-to-back matches at his debut tournament, Brandon Naskashima […]
Cordoba/Montpellier/Pune wrap: Duckworth through to Round of 16 in Pune
IT was a more complete day for the three ATP Tour tournaments on the go across the world, with mostly expected results. OPEN SUD DE FRANCE – MONTPELLIER, FRANCE: Fifth seed wildcard, Felix Auger-Aliassime survived a three-set match to down qualifier, Damir Dzumhur. Losing the first set tiebreaker, the Canadian came back to post a […]
2020 Cordoba Open preview: Will Londero beat highly fancied compatriots for back-to-back titles?
THE first clay court event of the year kicks off in Cordoba, Argentina from February 3-9, with a 28-player field battling it out in the 250 event. It is only the second time the even has been played, with Juan Ignacio Londero winning in his home country over fellow Argentinian, Guido Pella in three sets. […]
Australian Open: Men’s Day 3 review – Sandgren and Paul lead American charge
TENNYS Sandgren and Tommy Paul are leading the American charge after downing top 20 players in Round 2 of the Australian Open yesterday. They were the major upsets on a day where there was plenty of action, with Australian John Millman, and Croatian Maric Cilic also booking a spot in the Round of 32 after […]
