
ATP Tour wrap: Top four seeds win through to blockbuster Cincinnati semis
IT might not be the ‘Big Three’, but the next generation of ATP Tour stars were able to earn spots in the Western and Southern Open semi-finals after wins in their respective quarter finals overnight. The top four seeds in Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev and Andrey Rublev all won in their respective matches […]

ATP Tour wrap: W&S Open quarterfinals led by Russian duo
THE Western and Southern Open Round of 16 saw some hug results with all remaining players seeded, bar one in Frenchman Benoit Paire. It was another successful day for Russia, as top seed Daniil Medvedev downed Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-3 and fourth seed Andrey Rublev joined him on the winners list with a tight 7-6(2) 7-6(5) victory over Gael […]

ATP Tour wrap: Monfils notches up 500th win in rare Cincinnati upset
ENIGMATIC Frenchman Gael Monfils has become the eleventh player and just the second Frenchman to notch up 500 wins, when he took down Australian 14th seed Alex de Minaur in Cincinnati today. Monfils won 6-3 7-5 to advance through to the third round of the tournament, one of only two unseeded players to knock off […]

ATP Tour wrap: Schwartzman and Sinner celebrate birthday wins as W&S Open gets underway
THE Western and Southern Open has started with a bang, as the Round of 64 got underway. Four of the day’s five seeds prevailed as mixed bag of results shaped up in a rain-filled day in Cincinnati. It was a big day in more ways than one for freshly 20-year-old Jannik Sinner, as the Italian left […]

ATP Tour wrap: Sinner sole seed left in Washington after one-sided results
JANNIK Sinner is the last surviving seed at the 2021 Citi Open in Washington, with the Italian young gun favourite to take out the ATP 500 event. Sinner was one of four semi-finalists decided on the day and none of the matches went beyond two sets, with the losing player winning six or less total […]

ATP Tour wrap: Harris ousts Nadal as seeds fall in Washington
THE Citi Open has continued today with plenty of intriguing results playing out and seeing the top two seeds – Rafael Nadal and Felix Auger-Aliassime – fall in the third round. Overall it was a shaky day for seeds, with just three making it through the the quarter finals and just one within the top five. It […]

ATP Tour wrap: Americans control the airways as Round of 32 and 64 come to blows
A HUGE day of results was had at the Citi Open, with the Round of 64 completed as the Round of 32 began and plenty of Americans setting up shop on home turf in Washington. In the Round of 54, all five Americans reigned supreme while it was a completely different story for the trio […]

Olympics Men’s wraps: Upsets make a stir as Tsitsipas makes history and Nishikori wins on home turf
THE second day of Tokyo 2020 men’s tennis action saw plenty of intrigue as a trio of top 10 seeds fell at the first hurdle in the game of games. Possibly the biggest upset of the day came from Australian Max Purcell, who was a late entry following Andy Murray‘s late withdrawal and Alex De Minaur‘s […]

ATP Tour wrap: Hurkacz stuns Federer to claim semi finals berth
HUBERT Hurkacz has continued his stunning Wimbledon run with another huge scalp this week, defeating his second straight top 10 seed in two days with a straight sets upset over Roger Federer. Meanwhile, it was all systems go for the remaining favourites, as all three claimed the upper hand. It was Hurkacz’s composure and consistency under […]

ATP Tour wrap: Canadians make history as upsets erupt on Manic Monday
A HUGE manic Monday at Wimbledon was always set to be a cracker, and with a couple of intriguing upsets in tow the fourth round of men’s action did not disappoint. Whilst the last matchup of the day between Daniil Medvedev and Hubert Hurkacz was suspended midway through the fourth set due to rainfall, the […]