ATP Tour wrap: Intriguing Round of 32 complete in Switzerland, Mexico and Croatia
THE three ATP 250 events have continued this week, with a flurry of predictable winners emerging as some upsets brewed across the board. In Switzerland, two seeds competed with both claiming first round wins, as fifth seed Argentinian Federico Delbonis overcame Swiss wildcard Leandro Riedi 6-3 6-3 and seventh seed Serbian Laslo Djere downed Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild 6-4 […]
Half a dozen Russians reach St. Petersburg second round before a couple fall
UP until the last match of the day, the Russian fans were kept satisfied at the St. Petersburg Open with the final three Russians out on court all making it through to the Round of 16. Top seed Daniil Medvedev overcame a disappointing first set and some shocking recent form to down French veteran Richard […]
Russian wildcards produce upsets on day on at St. Petersburg
WHILE all the talk in St. Petersburg will be around the top 20 ranked Russian trio of Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov, a couple of wildcards from the home nation caused a good stir on day one of the ATP 500 event with upset wins. The 117th ranked Aslan Karatsev downed Australian Open […]
Five ATP/WTA players who might have benefited from the Tour lockdown
NO ONE would have enjoyed not being able to play out the ATP and WTA Tours since March. But there might have been a select few for whom the break came at the perfect time be it through injury or form. Bianca Andreescu (CAN) Still ranked at number six in the world, the Canadian 20-year-old […]
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: Young guns topple experienced Frenchmen
A COUPLE of ATP Tour up-and-comers have toppled French veterans across both the Delray Beach Open and Open 13 Provence, as we recap what has happened in the first Round of 32 matches at the respective tournaments. DELRAY BEACH OPEN – DELRAY BEACH, UNITED STATES: South Korean Soonwoo Kwon turned around a disappointing first set […]
Australian Open: Qualifying Round 1/2 – Bogdan and Bouchard cruise through to final round
AFTER rain delays caused the majority of Day 2 matches to be suspended or cancelled, organisers rushed to fill the third day with extra games to catch up across the Australian Open Qualifying Round. In a massive day of action there was plenty to talk about as some epic encounters ensued. In one of the […]
