2020 ATP Finals preview: Elite eight to close out Tour
AFTER a tumultuous year with the players having to negotiate a global pandemic, limited events and a five-month break in between tournaments, the top eight fit players in the world will descend on London this week for the start of the 2020 ATP Finals. For those that do not know, the ATP Finals is for […]
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 […]
Canadian, Australian duo lead field into Sofia Open
IN what will be the final event of the ATP Tour year – barring the invite-only ATP Finals – a young Canadian duo and Australia’s top two ranked men’s players are among the seeds at the Sofia Open. Held in Bulgaria, there is enough top-end talent and some tough competitors at the event to make […]
Red-hot Rublev to take on lucky loser Lorenzo in ATP 500 final
IT could be billed as a David against Goliath battle when Andrey Rublev and Lorenzo Sonego do battle in the 2020 ATP Erste Bank Open final in Vienna. Rublev is on a hotstreak having won 18 of his past 19 matches, with a loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas at Roland Garros the only blemish. By contrast, […]
Sonego destroys Djokovic in shock belting
LORENZO Sonego has left onlookers stunned as the 25-year-old Italian completely blitz world number one Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-1 to advance through to the semi-finals of the Erste Bank Open semi-finals in Vienna. In a day where stunning results were the norm – the three top tournament favourites all lost – Sonego was the pick […]
Dimitrov upsets Tsitsipas as Thiem reigns supreme
THREE participants from yesterday’s Round of 32 draw could not contend with fresh legs in the remainder of the Round of 16 at the Erste Bank Open, seeing just fourth seed Daniil Medvedev proceed after playing yesterday. Meanwhile, Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov upset Stefanos Tsitsipas, with the Greek third seed the only seed to fall. Dimitrov’s solid form […]
Slow starts in stacked Round of 32 at Vienna
THE top two seeds took the court to complete the Round of 32 at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, with the stacked side of the draw seeing both Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem proceed amongst a flurry of talented names. Djokovic was tasked with disposing of compatriot Filip Krajinovic, and while he came away with victory his […]
Austrian wildcard stuns Shapovalov in Vienna
AUSTRIAN wildcard Jurij Rodionov has stunned eighth seed Canadian Denis Shapovalov in a straight sets win, to advance through to the second round of the Erste Bank Open. The match lasted 87 minutes as the world number 153 won just his second match for the year. Both players have strong serves, but Shapovalov’s went missing […]
Zverev cleans up back-to-back titles in Cologne
ALEXANDER Zverev has stormed to consecutive Cologne titles and given himself some serious form ahead of the Paris Masters next week with a 6-2 6-1 domination of Argentinian Diego Schwartzman in the final of the Cologne Championship. The world number seven moved to eight straight wins in the city having claimed the Cologne Indoors the […]
Star-studded field enters Erste Bank Open
ONE of the most star-studded fields outside a Grand Slam will enter the Erste Bank Open in Vienna with only Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev and the injured Roger Federer as the key omissions from the tournament. World number one Novak Djokovic and US Open winner Dominic Thiem are the top two seeds in a huge […]
