ATP Dubai Tennis Championships: Fognini and RBA fall as other seeds progress through to Round of 16
FABIO Fognini has become the first seed to fall at the ATP Dubai Tennis Championships, after suffering a loss to Great Britain’s Dan Evans in the Round of 32. The hot-and-cold Italian firebrand was seeded fourth at the tournament, but again failed to make it past the first round, losing 3-6 6-4 7-5 to the […]
2020 ATP Dubai Tennis Championships preview: Djoker returns to Dubai as Fed Express rests
UNFORTUNATELY the stage that was set for the Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer rivalry to continue in Dubai has been stopped early with the Swiss Master pulling out of the next few tournaments due to injury. In an tournament with a past winners list that looks eerily similar to the Australian Open, the pair has […]
World Tennis Tournament: Monfils wins through to the final to face Auger-Aliassime
REIGNING champion, Gael Monfils will contest the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament final after booking a spot with a semi-finals win. He will face teenage sensation, Felix Auger-Aliassime for the title. Auger-Aliassime has found the form that saw him skyrocket into the top 30 last year, defeating Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta in straight sets to […]
World Tennis Tournament: Monfils edges closer to back-to-back titles as Carreno Busta continues run
ONE teenager was bundled out, while another advanced through to the final four as third seed Gael Monfils tightened his grip on back-to-back ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament titles. Monfils triumphed just last week at Montpellier and he looks to add a ninth title to his illustrious career – the first time he would have […]
World Tennis Tournament: Three of the top four out in Rotterdam
A STUNNING day of upsets has seen another two top four seeds knocked out of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. After number one seed and world number five, Daniil Medvedev was sent packing in the first round, world number six Stefanos Tsitsipas and world number 11 David Goffin were also bundled out in remarkable […]
World Tennis Tournament: Tsitsipas survives opening round scare
SECOND seed and top 10 player, Stefanos Tsitsipas has survived an early scare to post a three-set win over Poland youngster, Hubert Hurkacz in the first round of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. Tsitsipas won last year’s ATP Finals series and is tipped to head into the top five sooner rather than later, but […]
Cordoba/Montpellier/Pune wrap: Second seeds fall in France and India
A COUPLE of huge shocks headline the semi-finals across the world, as one French star zeroes in on this third title at the Open Sud De France. OPEN SUD DE FRANCE – MONTPELLIER, FRANCE: Gael Monfils is closing in on a third title at Montpellier after booking a spot in the final yesterday. The top […]
Cordoba/Montpellier/Pune wrap: Monfils survives as French drop out in disappointing day for home nation
SEEDS moved through across the three ATP Tour events on quarter finals day as the final fours in each tournament at Montpellier, Pune and Cordoba were decided. OPEN SUD DE FRANCE – MONTPELLIER, FRANCE: Number one seed and top 10 player, Gael Monfils has survived an awful day for the home nation, with the Frenchman […]
Cordoba/Montpellier/Pune wrap: Marcora grabs back-to-back wins after 11-year wait
A LITTLE known Italian qualifier has stunned the number one seed in Pune to grab back-to-back ATP Tour wins, after not winning in his 11 years since joining the tour. TATA OPEN – PUNE, INDIA: The quarter finals are decided in Pune, and the number one seed and tournament favourite is out. France’s Benoit Paire […]
Cordoba/Montpellier/Pune wrap: Barrere and Pospisil upset Dimitrov and Shapovalov in Montpellier
IT was another day of action packed matches with quarter finalists decided in the Tata Open and a couple of Frenchmen progressing through to the next stage of the Open Sud De France. TATA OPEN – PUNE, INDIA: Four players are through to the quarter finals after three impressive wins on Day 5 of the […]
