Khachanov survives Struff scare
DESPITE a scare from home nation hero Jan-Lennard Struff, Russian seventh seed Karen Khachanov has won through to the second round of the ATP 500 event in Hamburg. As the next week of tournaments kicked off across four tournaments, Khachanov was the sole seeded winner in the men’s singles draw in Hamburg, winning against Struff, […]
Kubler grounds FAA in Newport upset
AUSTRALIAN Jason Kubler has continued his strong form on grass with a three-set come-from-behind win over top seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in Newport. Having reached the fourth round of Wimbledon as a qualifier, the world number 12 took a huge scalp in the world number nine, weathering the Canadian’s serve to reach a quarter final at […]
Waltert breaks three-year drought to repeat history
SWISS 21-year-old Simona Waltert is pretty good at knocking off number one seeds in Lausanne. Earning another wildcard at her home tournament, the right-handed talent who has almost exclusively played on the ITF Tour the last few years, stunned American Danielle Collins in three sets. Most remarkably, she faced three break points in the deciding […]
