Top 10 must-watch matches: Australian Open – Day 2
WITH Day 1 almost done and dusted, we take a look at our top 10 must-watch matches from Day 2 of the Australian Open tomorrow. PICK OF THE DAY: [2] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) vs. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) Our must-watch match of Day 2 features the world number two, Karolina Pliskova. It might seem a bit […]
2020 Australian Open draw announced with huge first round clashes
A TANTALISING fourth round match between world number one Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios, and world number one Ash Barty meeting reigning title holder, Naomi Osaka in the semi-finals highlights a bumper Australian Open following the announcement of the 2020 draw tonight. The pair have shown no love lost between Kyrgios and Nadal, and they […]
ATP ASB Classic: Day 1 – Sandgren begins title defence
REIGNING title holder, American Tennys Sandgren began his title defence with the most comprehensive win on Day 1 at the ASB Classic, defeating New Zealand wildcard, Michael Venus 6-4 6-3. In just over an hour and 10 minutes, Sandgren broke three times and produced a whopping 15 aces to his opponent’s two on his way […]
Qatar Open: Day 2 wrap – Wawrinka starts 2020 with a bang
DAY 2 of the Qatar Open saw the completion of the first round of 32 and the first matches of the following round, with first and fifth seeds, Stan Wawrinka and Laslo Djere running down their respective opposition. Wawrinka continued his solid form, with the 15-ranked Swiss running out victor against Frenchman, Jeremy Chardy to […]
2020 Qatar ExxonMobil Open preview: Is Stan the man for this year’s title?
BOASTING an open field with plenty of potential winners, the 2020 Qatar Open will almost certainly have a first-time title holder. The most recent winner was Roberto Bautista Agut, with Gael Monfils winning in 2018, ending the run of back-to-back victories by Novak Djokovic, and triumphs to David Ferrer and Rafael Nadal. In fact, the […]
Young Gun focus: Frances Tiafoe
AMERICAN Frances Tiafoe had an up and down season in 2019. His best result came at the Australian Open, where he made his first Grand Slam quarter final. He toppled top 20 players Kevin Anderson and Grigor Dimitrov to get there, before losing to number two seed Rafael Nadal in straight sets. After this, things […]
2019 Davis Cup preview: Group F
IN the sixth and final preview of our Davis Cup group previews, we take a look at Group F. The group is in our opinion the strongest of the lot. In the sense that any of these teams could advance not just in this group, but in other groups as well. USA are technically the […]
