Zverev returns home as top seed in Cologne
ALEXANDER Zverev will return to Germany in a brand new ATP Tour tournament, the bett1HULKS Indoors which is a ATP 250 event. Zverev is one of only two Germans in the automatic entries – Jan-Lennard Struff is the other – with the pair among six top 30 players entering the hard court event. Zverev should […]
Russian trio to lead favourites in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG Open has been one of the few tournaments to benefit from the COVID-19 period with other cancellations allowing the Russian tournament to upgrade from an ATP 250 event to a prestigious ATP 500 event. Whilst the same draw of 32 players on indoor hard courts will remain, there will be more points on […]
Rafa and Djoker make Roland Garros final
IN a year that has been completely unpredictable, the top two seeds at Roland Garros gave the tennis world back some normality when Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal moved through to the final. Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in an epic five sets, while Nadal needed just ht three to take down Diego Schwartzman and move […]
Schwartzman outlasts Thiem, Nadal wins in 100th career Roland Garros match
THE Roland Garros quarter finals saw two huge battles, with none more so than the five hour long match between Diego Schwartzman and third seed Dominic Thiem. The close battle saw Argentinian Schwartzman reign supreme in a 7-6 5-7 6-7 7-6 6-2 marathon, heading into his maiden Grand Slam semi-final and taking on Rafael Nadal […]
French Open debutants shine in promising show for the future
OUTSIDE of a couple of one-sided contest, there was a lot to like about the future of the ATP Tour at the Roland Garros, as the youngest remaining member in the men’s draw booked his spot in the quarter finals, and another went all the way with a top contender, only to fall short. Next […]
Gaston last Frenchman standing at Roland Garros as Italians soar
IT was a great day at the French Open if you were an Italian, but not so much for the home nation as just one player remains from the 48 players left in the 2020 Roland Garros ATP draw. The first half of second round matches were completed today with just 20-year-old Hugo Gaston remaining […]
Medvedev headlines massive exits in Roland Garros first round
IT might only be the second day, but it was carnage at Roland Garros with four top 20 seeds bombing out, including two top eight seeds in a huge day of upsets. The biggest of the lot was fourth seed Daniil Medvedev, who faltered in his first match for the second consecutive tournament, losing to […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros preview: Can Nadal win number 13?
RAFAEL Nadal is always the nominal favourite at Roland Garros, probably because he has only lost three matches there in his entire career, of which one was via retirement. The King of Clay will be keen to bounce back from a shock loss to Diego Schwartzman in Rome to really put a stamp on his […]
2020 Hamburg European Open preview: Basilashvili eyes off third straight title
BACK-to-back Hamburg European Open winner, Nikoloz Basilashvili will start as an underdog in the ATP 250 tournament with a tough first round match up against fourth seed, Roberto Bautista Agut. The unseeded Georgian is one of only three past winners in the 32-player draw, with Fabio Fognini (2013) and Gilles Simon (2011) the others making […]
Thiem makes history in one of the greatest comebacks of all-time to win US Open
WORLD number three, Dominic Thiem is basking in glory after celebrating one of the most remarkable victories in Grand Slam history. The Austrian second seed came from two sets down to win in five, becoming only the fifth person – and first outside the French Open – to achieve the feat. Even when trailing a […]
