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, […]
Buenos Aires/New York wrap: Opelka out in New York as Schwartzman survives scare at home
A REIGNING champion is out of his title defence tournament, while another top seed only just survived an epic encounter as we recap the quarter finals from Buenos Aires and New York. ARGENTINA OPEN – BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: Number one seed and tournament favourite, Diego Schwartzman has kept his dream of winning his home town […]
2020 Rio Open preview: Clay court specialists head to Rio
RIO De Janeiro welcomes the top clay courters to its ATP500 event with more than $2.4 million AUD on offer across the tournament, including $529,300 for the winner. Leading the title contenders is two-time Roland Garros and Australian Open finalist, Dominic Thiem. With the exception of world number two, Rafael Nadal and an injured Matteo […]
Buenos Aires/New York wrap: South Americans advance in Argentina as Thompson stuns Isner in New York
A STRONG South American presence will feature in the Argentina Open quarter finals, while in New York, it was a mixed bag of upsets and seeded winners. ARGENTINA OPEN – BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: All four winners of the Argentina Open were South American, as the top two seeds moved through to the quarter finals, joined […]
Garin fights back to overcome Schwartzman
CRISTIAN Garin has caused a boilover at Cordoba, defeating Argentinian first seed, Diego Schwartzman in a come-from-behind win in the final a few hours ago. Garin triumphed in two hours and four minutes, trailing by a set and on-serve to win the last seven games of the match and run out a 2-6 6-4 6-0 […]
Cordoba/Montpellier/Pune wrap: Second seeds fall in France and India
A COUPLE of huge shocks headline the semi-finals across the world, as one French star zeroes in on this third title at the Open Sud De France. OPEN SUD DE FRANCE – MONTPELLIER, FRANCE: Gael Monfils is closing in on a third title at Montpellier after booking a spot in the final yesterday. The top […]
2020 Argentina Open preview: Withdrawals open door for for Schwartzman
FATIGUE and injury to the Argentina Open’s top two seeds, Dominic Thiem and Matteo Berrettini has opened the door for new number one seed, Diego Schwartzman to win on home soil. Joined by predominantly those who contested at Cordoba, Schwartzman becomes the benchmark after Thiem (fatigue) and Berrettini (injured) both withdrew over the past couple […]
2020 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament preview: Monfils eyes off back-to-back as young guns circle
THE first major ATP Tour event of the season post the Australian Open is the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament which sees no less than 17 top 30 players, and six in the top 12. Gael Monfils returns after his title win here 12 months ago, but 2019 runner-up, Stan Wawrinka was a late withdrawal […]
