2020 ATP Houston Open fantasy tennis: Murray topples Garin in massive first round match
IN a wild first day of ATP Tour action at Houston, three of the four seeds out on court have already been bundled out. The 250k fantasy tennis tournament saw the bottom half of the first round completed with second seed and tournament favourite, Cristian Garin bowing out to one of the other contenders in […]
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: Top seeds cruise through on day three
THE top contenders in the 2020 Indian Wells fantasy tennis competition moved through to the third round after a rather predictable day of results. Top 10 seeds, Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas and David Goffin all breezed through without too much trouble, while only three unseeded players made it through to the next round […]
Memorable matches: 2019 Monte Carlo Masters – Fognini stuns Nadal in semi-finals to win first Masters
THE King of Clay. Rafael Nadal is hardly ever beaten on the surface, let alone in a Masters event like Monte Carlo. Rewinding 12 months ago and the Spaniard was entering the ATP 1000 event vying for his 12th title in 16 years. Aside from his three-year break from winning the tournament between 2013-15 (where […]
Mexican Open: Men’s seeds breeze through as women’s draw blown open
IN a day that could not be more contrasting for the ATP and WTA Tour’s at Acapulco, seven of the eight men’s seeds are through to the second round of the Mexican Open after only the injured Nick Kyrgios missed out on making it. On the women’s side of the draw, the top five seeds […]
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 […]
Rio Open: Coric, Thiem advance as Lajovic falls
FIFTH seed Croatian Borna Coric has narrowly escaped against last remaining Brazilian hope, Thiago Seyboth Wild in three sets to book a spot in the quarter finals at Rio. Coric took two hours and 19 minutes to fend off the determined Brazilian wildcard at the Rio Open, winning 6-3 1-6 7-6 with a 7-5 third […]
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: 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 […]
Buenos Aires/New York wrap: Kwon upsets Raonic to move through to quarter finals
A HUGE upset in New York has thrown open the title race as the first Round of 16 matches were completed across both the New York Open and Argentina Open. ARGENTINA OPEN – BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: The first four Round of 16 matches were completed in Buenos Aires with three thrillers and one belting, though […]
