Carnage in Austria while Bouchard stuns top seed
JETLAG certainly became a topic of conversation in both Austria and Turkey as key players dropped matches in uncharacteristic fashion, backing up for their Round of 16 matches today. FOGNINI BELTED AS SCHWARTZMAN SOLE SEED THROUGH IN AUSTRIA Returning to the circuit after opting to miss the US Open, world number 12 Fabio Fognini had […]
Kei returns in Kitzbuhel as Garcia overcomes quick turnaround to win in Istanbul
A STAR-studded Generali Open in Kitzbuhel, Austria kicked off mid-week with a host of top 30 players who were ousted from the US Open on show, whilst the BNP Paribas Tennis Championships got underway in Istanbul. Both tournaments had players who lasted as long as the fourth round at Flushing Meadows, meaning they had as […]
Opinion: The US Open draw and who has the toughest run
AFTER publishing our 2020 US Open men’s preview yesterday, we go more in depth to take a look at the draw and what might eventuate at Flushing Meadows over the next two weeks, as we analyse who has the easier draws and who has the tougher encounters. World number one Novak Djokovic is the raging […]
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 […]
Spanish Conundrum: What does the future of Spain look like for the ATP super power?
FOR the past two decades, Spain has been the most dominant nation on the ATP Tour. Between 2000-2012, the European nation won five Davis Cup titles and finished runner-up twice in that time. Aside from a stunning World Group relegation back in 2014 when they lost to Brazill in the playoff, Spain has never been […]
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 Marrakech Open fantasy tennis: Zverev and Fognini favourites in semis
FOUR of the top six players at the Marrakech Open are through to the semi-finals after some interesting results in today’s action. The quarter finals took place with top two seeds, Alexander Zverev and Fabio Fognini getting through, as did fifth seed, Filip Krajniovic and sixth seed, Guido Pella. The only match to go to […]
2020 ATP Marrakech Open fantasy tennis: Delbonis the wildcard as top eight hopes advance
FEDERICO Delbonis is the sole unseeded player in the quarter finals after the three remaining matches at the Marrakech Open were taken out by seeded players. Delbonis knocked off third seed, Benoit Paire in the opening round of the ATP Tour fantasy tennis tournament, and faced unseeded Spaniard, Pablo Andujar in the Round of 16. […]
2020 ATP Marrakech Open fantasy tennis: Seeds all advance in strong day for top ranked players
AT least one seeded player will reach the Marrakech Open fantasy tennis tournament final after all four seeds won their respective Round of 16 clashes today. Leading the way was second seed, Fabio Fognini who took down Australian wildcard, Thanasi Kokkinakis in a blitz 6-2 6-1, winning in just 56 minutes to book a spot […]
2020 ATP Marrakech Open fantasy tennis: Horrid day for French with quartet bowing out in first round
BENOIT Paire became the first seeded casualty of the Marrakech Open fantasy tennis tournament, with the three other seeds joining the four winners from yesterday in the second round. Paire went down to unseeded Argentinian, Federico Delbonis in the first round today, but not without a fight. The match lasted just over two hours before […]
