2020 ATP Marrakech Open fantasy tennis: Zverev leads strong field in Morocco
AS the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Draft Central is extending the fantasy tennis coverage throughout the ATP and WTA seasons to simulate tournaments and see just how they might have gone down. The next ATP tournament to be completed will be the Marrakech Open in Morocco. FAVOURITE Alexander Zverev (GER) One can rarely skate past seventh […]
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 […]
Chile Open: Garin forced to retire as Ruud, Ramos-Vinolas cruise through to semis
THE top seed, tournament favourite and hometown hero, Cristian Garin is out of the Chile Open after he was forced to retire due to injury against Brazilian wildcard, Thiago Seyboth Wild in the quarter finals. Seyboth Wild won the first set in a tiebreaker with Garin clearly not himself, and eventually he had to call […]
Chile Open: Chilean wildcards out as three out of four seeds advance
THREE of the four seeded players who took to the court in Santiago yesterday are through to the final eight after straight-set wins on the clay. In the upset of the day, Argentinian qualifier, Renzo Olivo defeated fourth seed, Pablo Cuevas in three epic sets. The little-known 297th ranked Argentinian made his way through qualifying […]
Chile Open: Horror day for Slovakia as Chilean wildcard moves through
IF you were a Slovakian fan in Chile to see the four players taking to the courts in the Open, you no doubt headed home disappointed with all four bowing out in the opening round of competition. In a rare special, the entire Court 1 matches featured Slovakian players, while qualifier, Martin Klizan also played […]
Rio Open: Lucky loser makes quarters as Garin wins through
HUNGARIAN lucky loser, Attila Balazs has triumphed in a come-from-behind win over Brazil’s sole remaining hope, Thiago Monteiro 1-6 6-1 6-4. Balazs was one of four winners yesterday as third seed Cristian Garin progressed along with a couple of qualifiers who also booked their spot in the quarter finals. Balazs took an hour and 51 […]
Rio Open: Garin survives Moutet scare to book Round of 16 spot
THIRD seed, Cristian Garin is through to the Round of 16 at Rio De Janeiro but not without a huge battle, eventually defeating Slovakian, Andrej Martin in three sets. The Chilean had to fight back from a set down to win, 4-6 7-5 7-6 in three hours and nine minutes. Garin was powerful on serve […]
Buenos Aires/New York wrap: South Americans advance in Argentina as Thompson stuns Isner in New York
A STRONG South American presence will feature in the Argentina Open quarter finals, while in New York, it was a mixed bag of upsets and seeded winners. ARGENTINA OPEN – BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: All four winners of the Argentina Open were South American, as the top two seeds moved through to the quarter finals, joined […]
Buenos Aires/New York ATP wrap: Aus Open quarter finalist out in first round at New York
AN Australian Open quarter finalist was bundled out in the first round of the New York Open, while an Argentinian had to battle hard on home soil to move through to the Round of 16 in the Argentina Open. ARGENTINA OPEN – BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: In the only three-set match of the day and the […]
ATP Tour daily wrap: Cordoba/Montpellier/Pune – Carreno Busta, Karlovic and Verdasco out in respective opening rounds
WITH the Australian Open now in the rear view mirror, the ATP Tour split across three continents, with tournaments in Argentina, France and India. We recap how the first matches from the respective Round of 32s went down. TATA OPEN, PUNE – INDIA: Both home nation representatives have fallen, while last year’s runner-up also went […]
