2020 ATP Miami Open fantasy tennis: Simon and Pospisil stun top five stars in massive upsets
THERE were a number of upsets on day three of the ATP Miami Open with seven seeded players bowing out in their first match of the ATP Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament. None however, were bigger than the departure of Indian Wells champion and world number three, Dominic Thiem as well as fifth seed […]
2020 ATP Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Medvedev survives match points to outlast Schwartzman
IN an otherwise straightforward day of results, Daniil Medvedev had the most to worry about in the final match of the Round of 16. Trailing 4-6 and then 3-6 in the second set tiebreaker, the third seed Russian had to survive some tense moments in order to overcome a dogged Diego Schwartzman. The 12th seed […]
2020 Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Top seeds get through, but not without a fight
IT was a massive day at Indian Wells on day six of the fantasy tennis competition, with plenty of popcorn-worthy matches on show across the competition. Five of the eight matches went to three sets, with three of the top 10 seeds having to fight hard in order to move through to the Round of […]
2020 ATP Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Fognini survives scare as seeds advance to last 32
IT was eerily similar to the third day of action, with only two more unseeded players making it through to the Round of 32. That meant five of the 32 Indian Wells combatants are unseeded, as the top stars of the ATP Tour made their way through. There were no problems for top six seeds, […]
2020 Indian Wells ATP Tour fantasy: Who will win it in 2020?
AFTER the success of the co-currently running Fed Cup Fantasy Tennis tournament, Draft Central has decided to test the waters with an individual tournament that was cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We start with the first ATP Tour that was cancelled in the Masters 1000 event, BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. […]
Garin overcomes rain delays to deny Italian qualifier his maiden title
THIRD seed Chilean, Cristian Garin has overcome rain delays over the past few days in Rio to win his second title of 2020. In the process, he denied plucky Italian qualifier, Gianluca Mager of his maiden title by defeating the 25-year-old in a tough 7-5 7-6 final. Both semi-finals were delayed from yesterday with Garin […]
2020 Chile Open preview: ATP Tour returns to Chile for first time in six years
THE ATP Tour will return to Chile for the first time since the Vina Del Mar in 2014, with the Chilean Open to be held in Santiago which also staged a tour event as recent as 2011. With rising Chilean player Cristian Garin in good form on the clay, there will be plenty to cheer […]
2020 ATP Dubai Tennis Championships preview: Djoker returns to Dubai as Fed Express rests
UNFORTUNATELY the stage that was set for the Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer rivalry to continue in Dubai has been stopped early with the Swiss Master pulling out of the next few tournaments due to injury. In an tournament with a past winners list that looks eerily similar to the Australian Open, the pair has […]
Rio Open: Brazilian topples fourth seed as Ruud bows out following maiden title
BRAZILIAN fans will have walked away from the Rio Open ecstatic about what their representatives had achieved on the second day of main draw action. While wildcard, Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves ultimately went down to number one seed and tournament favourite Dominic Thiem, the world number 168 pushed the top five player to three sets […]
Buenos Aires/New York wrap: History to be made in Argentina with maiden title win
PORTUGUESE veteran, Pedro Sousa has emphasised the ‘lucky’ in ‘lucky loser’ with the counterpuncher reaching the final of the Argentina Open, while in New York, British seed Kyle Edmund will face Italian veteran, Andreas Seppi. ARGENTINA OPEN – BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: Sousa might have lost in qualifying, but a late withdrawal to Cordoba Open champion, […]
