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. […]
Once Upon a Time… Novak Djokovic’s rise to the top
REWIND back to 2003. A little known 15-year-old who was born to parents of both Serbian (paternal) and Croatian (maternal) descent had just turned professional. In this new series, we take a look back at once upon a time and when it all started for the Grand Slam champions and we begin with world number […]
Dubai Tennis Championships: Djokovic and Tsitsipas to battle for Dubai title
WORLD number six, Stefanos Tsitsipas has earned the chance to go one better than last year’s runner-up prize at Dubai Tennis Championships after reaching the final for another year. Last year, the Greek won through to the final before falling short to hand Roger Federer a remarkable eighth Dubai title. Yesterday, Tsitsipas got past unseeded […]
ATP Dubai Tennis Championships: Tsitsipas fights from a set down to win
IT took him longer than he would have liked, but Greece’s world number six, Stefanos Tsitsipas is through to the semi-finals at Dubai after downing difficult German, Jan-Lennard Struff. A day after Struff strolled into the last eight with a 39-minute rout of Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili, the top 40 player took the first set off […]
ATP Dubai Tennis Championships: Seeded victories overshadowed by 39-minute blitz
WHILE five of the six seeds in action made their way into the Dubai Tennis Championships quarter finals in a predictable day of action, their games were overshadowed by a stunning performance from German, Jan-Lennard Struff. The world number 34 has always been considered a difficult opponent to play – he even took a set […]
ATP Dubai Tennis Championships: Novak breezes through in an hour
WORLD number one, Novak Djokovic showed no signs of having an extended break since his Australian Open triumph, speeding past Turkey’s Malek Jaziri in an hour of play at the Dubai Tennis Championships. The Serbian star won 6-1 6-2 in exactly 60 minutes, as he ironed out any cobwebs he had from not playing in […]
Tsitsipas goes-back-to-back in Marseille for first title in 2020
GREEK star, Stefanos Tsitsipas has gone back-to-back at the Open 13 Provence in Marseille, downing Canadian teenager, Felix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets. The 21-year-old was able to defend his 2019 title with an inspired tournament, winning his way through to the final and then serving up a treat in the decider with a 6-3 6-4 […]
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 […]
2020 ATP Abierto Mexiano preview: Injury clouds for Australian hopes as Nadal returns
WHILE the majority of top 10 players have opted to take to the courts in Dubai, a strong portion of talented stars are heading to Mexico for the Abierto Mexiano. While the Mexican tournament used to be on clay, it changed to blue hard courts in 2014, which is what it makes it more intriguing. […]
Monfils makes personal history as he takes home Rotterdam title
GAEL Monfils has finally broken a drought that the successful top 10 Frenchman has been unable to shake since turning professional in 2004. The 33-year-old had never won two tournaments in a calendar year, with his eight previous titles spread out between 2005-2019, eight of which came in 2009 or later. Last week he won […]
