Jarry-ing defeat motivates Chilean to bounce back
IT WAS a loss not even his retiring opponent expected him to have, but the defeat at the hands of outgoing Argentinian Diego Schwartzman was certainly a surprise for Chilean Top 40 talent Nicolas Jarry. Bouncing back from that defeat, Jarry took on Argentinian qualifier Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the Rio Open and was able […]
Virtanen outlasts Korda in Marseille
FINLAND’S Otto Virtanen is through to the second round in Marseille after collecting the biggest win of his career. Defeating fifth seed Sebastian Korda, the top ranked Finn came back from a tiebreaker down to surge into the Round of 16 via a 6-7 7-6 6-4 victory in France. Virtanen hit 51 winners including 19 […]
Around the Tour: Saito strikes on debut in Osaka
JAPANESE teenager Sara Saito had a WTA Tour debut to remember, picking up an upset win over Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in Osaka overnight. The junior girls world number two earned a wildcard into the WTA 250 event and played her first main draw match against the 22-year-old world number 62, coming away with the […]
No escape for Alcaraz as Dutchman downs third seed
ARTHUR Ashe Stadium’s crowd during the night match was left a little speechless following Botic Van de Zandschulp causing a monumental upset over third seed Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard and former number one was coming off a Wimbledon title and Olympic silver medal, but has won just one of his past three matches, with the […]
Demon dash – Aussie races into second round
TOP-RANKED Australian Alex de Minaur was at his brutal best, making light work of Swiss Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka to reach the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters in a flurry. Needing just 63 minutes against the wildcard, de Minaur won 6-3 6-0, including the last eight games of the match. Wasting no […]
ATP Tour wraps: Seeds prevail in tight contests on Day 2 at Rotterdam, Buenos Aires
DAY 2 at both the Rotterdam and Buenos Aires ATP tournaments saw plenty of tight encounters, as seeds reigned supreme for the most part but were certainly challenged as they did so. At Rotterdam, second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was made to work for his victory over world number 76 Egor Gerasimov, as the Belarusian used everything in […]
