Australian Open Men’s Round of 32 wrap: The greatness of Dominic Thiem shines through in a classic
IN the most highly-anticipated match of day five, world number three Dominic Thiem came back from two sets-to-love down to defeat Australia’s own Nick Kyrgios 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 in a thriller on John Cain Arena. The match was initially all about Kyrgios, as he came out of the blocks flying. He broke in […]
Australian Open Men’s Round of 64 wrap: Kyrgios and Fritz come back from brink, as Fucsovics holds on in thrillers
THREE epic five-set matches were the talking point of the Round of 64 action at Melbourne Park yesterday, featuring two unseeded players toppling higher ranked opponents, and another winning against a compatriot, to book their place in the third round of the Grand Slam. Australian Nick Kyrgios and American Taylor Fritz both advanced through to […]
Australian Open Men’s Round of 128 wrap: Finn young gun and Belarusian danger man upset French duo
FINNISH young gun Emil Ruusuvuori caused the biggest upset on day one of the 2021 Australian Open, knocking off 10th seed Frenchman Gael Monfils in a five-set thriller. The match lasted three hours and 46 minutes, and was not the only heartbreak for France, with second ranked Frenchman Benoit Paire also bowing out of the […]
ATP Cup Day 1 wrap: Favourites win amongst individual upsets
THREE of the top four seeds managed to grab an early advantage in the ATP Cup that got underway yesterday, with only Italy’s victory over Austria the exception. In other results, reigning champions Serbia knocked off a determined Canada, Spain clean swept Australia, and Russia took care of Argentina. SERBIA 2 defeated CANADA 1 Novak […]
2021 ATP Cup preview: Australia
AUSTRALIA enters the 2021 ATP Cup with a wildcard courtesy of being the home nation, but they are far from making up the numbers. If anything, the team led by Top 25 player Alex de Minaur is just that – a wildcard – with the all-court Australian capable of matching it with most top players, […]
2021 ATP Cup preview: Argentina
ARGENTINA have opted for a fairly obvious four to send to the ATP Cup, with ninth ranked Diego Schwartzman helping them qualify for the tournament, but only one other singles player, as well as a doubles combination which will hopefully get them a leg up in that deciding tie if required. TEAM: Diego Schwartzman Guido […]
Djokovic joins Medvedev, Nadal and Thiem in ATP Finals semis
WORLD number one Novak Djokovic has clinched the final available spot in the final four of the ATP Finals with a straight sets win over German Alexander Zverev. Daniil Medvedev is the other member of the Tokyo group advancing to the semi-finals. He concluded his round robin matches with a straight sets victory over Argentine […]
Medvedev secures semis spot as Zverev wins to set up chance against Djoker
DANIIL Medvedev has booked a semi-finals spot at the ATP Finals competition after winning his second straight match of the tournament, defeating Novak Djokovic in straight sets. The victory meant he had defeated his two rivals for the final four spot in Djokovic and Alexander Zverev, whilst Zverev knocked off Diego Schwartzman in three sets. […]
Djokovic and Medvedev breeze through Day 2 of ATP Finals
DAY 2 of the Nitto ATP Finals saw the second half of the field get out on court for the first time, with both Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev coming away with wins. Novak Djokovic defeated Diego Schwartzman 6-3 6-2 Djokovic came away with the opening win of Day 2 at the ATP Finals, downing Diego Schwartzman and […]
Medvedev comes from behind to end Zverev’s 12-game winning streak
IT was unlucky number 13 for Alexander Zverev, who despite being a set up and 4-4 in the ATP Paris Masters Final, could not come through for his 13th straight win, losing to an impressive Daniil Medvedev. The Russian proved too good for the German, coming back from losing the first set in a tight […]
