Kukushkin ousts Garin in five, sets up third round clash with Thompson
MIKHAIL Kukushkin has outlasted Chilean 13th seed Cristian Garin to win in five sets today, setting up a third round encounter at the US Open with Australian Jordan Thompson. The 32-year-old Kazakhstan player won the first two sets with ease, before Garin hit back in the next two to level the match at two sets […]
Norrie comes from behind to stun Schwarzman in “two dogs with no serves” match
UNSEEDED Brit, Cameron Norrie has stunned the US Open followers with a massive come-from-behind five-set win against Diego Schwartzman to book a spot in the second round. The 25-year-old world number 76 defied heavy odds to win just his second career match in five sets, and his fifth in 50 games coming from a set […]
Form shows in New York as stacked qualifying draw gets underway
IT was a huge first day at the traditional Cincinnati Masters – moved to New York for COVID-19 reasons in the lead up to the United States – with the Western & Southern Open’s qualifying taking place in the women’s and men’s draws. Focusing the attention on the women’s draw, three of the top four […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Jarry and Pella bundle out seeds on day one
A DISAPPOINTING five-set loss to Frenchman Benoit Paire on his home court was one of the only few major upsets of day one at Roland Garros fantasy tennis competition. The 31st seed was one of eight seeds out on court and joined American, John Isner as the only other two seeds out in the first […]
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 Miami Open fantasy tennis: French lead charge on day one of Miami
THE first day of the ATP Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament opened with a bang as the bottom half of the first round took place. There were a number of interesting results with plenty of outside contenders for the title winning through to face a seed in the Round of 64. It was a […]
Davis Cup Qualifiers review: Home court proves strong advantage
OF the 12 teams to qualify for the Davis Cup Finals in November, 10 of those moving through qualifying were the home nation in their respective ties over the weekend. So strong was the home court advantage or home nation support, was that the number two and three seeds were bundled out, with only the […]
2020 Davis Cup Qualifiers preview: Finals spots up for grabs in huge weekend of action
THE Davis Cup qualifiers take place over the weekend, with 12 matches across the globe. Each of the winning sides will book a place in November’s new format Davis Cup Finals, joining 2019 semi-finalists Canada, Great Britain, Russia and Spain, and the two wildcards in France and Serbia. [1] Croatia vs. India Croatia: Marin Cilic, […]
Delray Beach/Marseille wrap: Medvedev out in Marseille as Nishioka ends teenage prodigy’s run
PLENTY of players enjoyed spoiling the party for the American locals at Delray Beach, while the number one seed fell in Marseille by a veteran Frenchman. DELRAY BEACH OPEN – DELRAY BEACH, UNITED STATES: Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka has spoilt the party of American wildcard Brandon Nakashima, downing the teenager in a come-from-behind three-set win. Nishioka […]
Delray Beach/Marseille wrap: Goffin out at Marseille as Medvedev survives against Sinner
THE third seed in the Open 13 Provence is out, while others progressed through to the quarter finals. At Delray Beach, the favourites advanced, but not without a couple of tough battles. DELRAY BEACH OPEN – DELRAY BEACH, UNITED STATES: Steve Johnson has survived a gallant fight from American wildcard and former top 10 player, […]
