2021 ATP Cup preview: Austria
WHEN it comes to Austria’s chances at the 2021 ATP Cup, plenty rests on the shoulders of 2020 US Open winner Dominic Thiem. The world number three won his first Grand Slam having come runner-up to the respective GOATS of the Australian Open (Novak Djokovic) and Roland Garros (Rafael Nadal). TEAM: Dominic Thiem Dennis Novak […]
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 […]
2020 ATP Tour title winners
A HUGE 2020 season of tennis action – cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting cancellations – is done and dusted for the year, meaning it is time to take a look back at some of the big wins of the year. In our first edition, we take a look at the ATP Tour […]
ATP Teenage Stars – Dominic Stephan Stricker
YET another developing talent who has found plenty of form on the ITF circuit is 18-year-old Dominic Stephan Stricker, hailing from Switzerland with one of the greatest players of all time to look up to ahead of him. But while Roger Federer is heading towards the latter stages of his career, Stricker’s is just beginning […]
Medvedev wins his first ATP Finals title
WORLD number four Daniil Medvedev has won the first ATP Finals of his career, defeating world number three Dominic Thiem in the decider. Medvedev came into the match in form, having won nine consecutive matches including six in a row against the world’s top ten. This streak continued on Monday morning, as Medvedev won 77 […]
Thiem and Medvedev set up fascinating ATP Finals decider
DOMINIC Thiem and Daniil Medvedev have set up a mouth-watering ATP Finals decider with strong victories over superstars of the game this morning. Thiem had a thrilling three-set victory over world number one Novak Djokovic, while Medvedev came from a set down to beat 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal. Both men have beaten Nadal […]
Nadal progresses to the semis, Rublev finishes strong at ATP Finals
RAFAEL Nadal has booked his ticket to the semis of the ATP Finals with an impressive three-set victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas. Dominic Thiem is the other player progressing from the group, but he lost his final round robin matchup to Andrey Rublev in straight sets. Rublev had already been eliminated from the tournament following losses […]
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. […]
Thiem books semi-finals spot as Tsitsipas keeps back-to-back title hopes alive
LAST year’s ATP Finalists in Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem have set up tantalising final round robin matches after the pair secured wins in their second matches of the London 2020 group. Thiem needed two epic tiebreakers to shake off second seed Rafael Nadal in straight sets, while Tsitsipas survived an almighty scare from Andrey […]
Thiem and Nadal first on the board in ATP Finals
THE Nitto ATP Finals began overnight, with the top eight players on the ATP Tour gearing up for an exciting week to close out the Tour for 2020. Dominic Thiem defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 4-6 6-3 It was a close encounter between Austrian Dominic Thiem and Greek talent Stefanos Tsitsipas, with the third and sixth seed almost inseparable […]
