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2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Jarry and Pella bundle out seeds on day one

A DISAPPOINTING five-set loss to Frenchman Benoit Paire on his home court was one of the only few major upsets of day one at Roland Garros fantasy tennis competition. The 31st seed was one of eight seeds out on court and joined American, John Isner as the only other two seeds out in the first […]

2020 ATP Marrakech Open fantasy tennis: Horrid day for French with quartet bowing out in first round

BENOIT Paire became the first seeded casualty of the Marrakech Open fantasy tennis tournament, with the three other seeds joining the four winners from yesterday in the second round. Paire went down to unseeded Argentinian, Federico Delbonis in the first round today, but not without a fight. The match lasted just over two hours before […]

2020 ATP Miami Open fantasy tennis: Edmund downs Schwartzman as Canadians win through

KYLE Edmund caused the upset of day five at the ATP Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament by knocking out 12th seed, Diego Schwartzman. The Brit competitor won 6-3 6-4 in an hour and 36 minutes against his Argentinian opponent, moving through to face seventh seed Frenchman, Gael Monfils in the Round of 16. Monfils […]

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 Miami Open fantasy tennis: French lead charge on day one of Miami

THE first day of the ATP Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament opened with a bang as the bottom half of the first round took place. There were a number of interesting results with plenty of outside contenders for the title winning through to face a seed in the Round of 64. It was a […]

Top 10 ATP Players without a Grand Slam title: #7 Robin Soderling (Sweden)

WITH no live tennis on currently due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Draft Central will take a look back at some of the best players of past and present and rank them based on a specific set of guidelines. In our first Top 10 countdown, we look at the Top 10 ATP Players to never […]

2020 ATP Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Fognini survives scare as seeds advance to last 32

IT was eerily similar to the third day of action, with only two more unseeded players making it through to the Round of 32. That meant five of the 32 Indian Wells combatants are unseeded, as the top stars of the ATP Tour made their way through. There were no problems for top six seeds, […]

2020 ATP Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Top seeds cruise through on day three

THE top contenders in the 2020 Indian Wells fantasy tennis competition moved through to the third round after a rather predictable day of results. Top 10 seeds, Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas and David Goffin all breezed through without too much trouble, while only three unseeded players made it through to the next round […]

2020 ATP Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Aussies advance as Spanish trio fall

IT was a great day for Australia’s Indian Wells title hopes with a trio of talents joining Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur in the Round of 64. James Duckworth, Jordan Thompson and John Millman all advanced to the second round in tight contests, but it meant Spain was the nation that lost out with […]

Memorable matches: 2019 Monte Carlo Masters – Fognini stuns Nadal in semi-finals to win first Masters

THE King of Clay. Rafael Nadal is hardly ever beaten on the surface, let alone in a Masters event like Monte Carlo. Rewinding 12 months ago and the Spaniard was entering the ATP 1000 event vying for his 12th title in 16 years. Aside from his three-year break from winning the tournament between 2013-15 (where […]

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