2020 ATP Monte Carlo Masters fantasy tennis: Bedene and Fritz come from behind to book second round spots
SLOVENIAN qualifier, Aljaz Bedene and American Taylor Fritz both advanced through to the Round of 32 of the Monte Carlo Masters today with come-from-behind victories. Both players were facing off against tough opponents in the opening round of the fantasy tennis tournament, and found the going tough, but were able to post three-set victories. Bedene […]
ATP Fantasy Tennis Rankings post Miami Open: Pospisil bolts into top 50
IN an update to our fantasy tennis competition, we have adjusted the ATP Tour rankings accordingly following the conclusion of Miami Open. We will update both the ATP and WTA Tours once major tournaments are completed and name the key bolters and sliders since the last update. BOLTERS: Vasek Pospisil +44 (#93 to #49) A […]
2020 ATP Miami Open fantasy tennis: Nakashima continues giant-killing run
UNITED States wildcard, Brandon Nakashima has claimed the biggest scalp of his short career, taking out number eight seed, Matteo Berrettini. The 18-year-old only turned professional at the start of the year and played in Delray Beach as his inaugural tournament, but in only his fifth ATP Tour match, the teenager has taken out a […]
2020 ATP Miami Open fantasy tennis: Simon and Pospisil stun top five stars in massive upsets
THERE were a number of upsets on day three of the ATP Miami Open with seven seeded players bowing out in their first match of the ATP Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament. None however, were bigger than the departure of Indian Wells champion and world number three, Dominic Thiem as well as fifth seed […]
2020 ATP Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Top four through to semis after straight sets wins
IT was rather anti-climactic, but the four best players at Indian Wells are through to the ATP Tour semi-finals. With Roger Federer still out injured, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev and Dominic Thiem were the top four seeds. Despite impressive performances throughout the tournament, it was still the top-end talent that shone at the […]
2020 ATP Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Medvedev survives match points to outlast Schwartzman
IN an otherwise straightforward day of results, Daniil Medvedev had the most to worry about in the final match of the Round of 16. Trailing 4-6 and then 3-6 in the second set tiebreaker, the third seed Russian had to survive some tense moments in order to overcome a dogged Diego Schwartzman. The 12th seed […]
2020 Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Top seeds get through, but not without a fight
IT was a massive day at Indian Wells on day six of the fantasy tennis competition, with plenty of popcorn-worthy matches on show across the competition. Five of the eight matches went to three sets, with three of the top 10 seeds having to fight hard in order to move through to the Round of […]
2020 ATP Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Contests sharpen as first Round of 16 opponents decided
AFTER clearing out lower ranked opponents, the seeds got their first big challenges of the Indian Wells ATP Tour fantasy competition, with second seed Rafael Nadal and fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas among those needing three sets to advance through to the Round of 16. Not only that, but the first top 10 seed fell, with […]
21st Century Talents: ATP Tour
WITH so much going on in the world and much focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, it is worth taking a step back and remembering that the future of international sport will return, and when it does, there will be plenty of talented youngsters ready to make their mark. On the ATP Tour there are two […]
2020 Indian Wells ATP Tour fantasy: Who will win it in 2020?
AFTER the success of the co-currently running Fed Cup Fantasy Tennis tournament, Draft Central has decided to test the waters with an individual tournament that was cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We start with the first ATP Tour that was cancelled in the Masters 1000 event, BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. […]