2020 ATP Paris Masters preview: Five-time winner Djoker out as Rafa returns to Tour
RAFAEL Nadal will return to the ATP Tour at the Rolex Paris Masters and has earned the status of top seed after five-time winner Novak Djokovic opted not to play at the event. Instead, the world number one who had a shock loss to Lorenzo Sonego in Vienna will head to the Nitto ATP Finals […]
Millman’s magic moment as Aussie captures maiden title
AUSTRALIAN fan favourite John Millman has broken through for his maiden career ATP Tour title today, claiming the Astana Open in Nur-Sultan. The 31-year-old has been a reliable player over the years, making two previous finals, one each in the past two seasons, but fell short of a title – until now. Milllman managed to […]
Sonego destroys Djokovic in shock belting
LORENZO Sonego has left onlookers stunned as the 25-year-old Italian completely blitz world number one Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-1 to advance through to the semi-finals of the Erste Bank Open semi-finals in Vienna. In a day where stunning results were the norm – the three top tournament favourites all lost – Sonego was the pick […]
Dimitrov upsets Tsitsipas as Thiem reigns supreme
THREE participants from yesterday’s Round of 32 draw could not contend with fresh legs in the remainder of the Round of 16 at the Erste Bank Open, seeing just fourth seed Daniil Medvedev proceed after playing yesterday. Meanwhile, Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov upset Stefanos Tsitsipas, with the Greek third seed the only seed to fall. Dimitrov’s solid form […]
Slow starts in stacked Round of 32 at Vienna
THE top two seeds took the court to complete the Round of 32 at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, with the stacked side of the draw seeing both Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem proceed amongst a flurry of talented names. Djokovic was tasked with disposing of compatriot Filip Krajinovic, and while he came away with victory his […]
Austrian wildcard stuns Shapovalov in Vienna
AUSTRIAN wildcard Jurij Rodionov has stunned eighth seed Canadian Denis Shapovalov in a straight sets win, to advance through to the second round of the Erste Bank Open. The match lasted 87 minutes as the world number 153 won just his second match for the year. Both players have strong serves, but Shapovalov’s went missing […]
Star-studded field enters Erste Bank Open
ONE of the most star-studded fields outside a Grand Slam will enter the Erste Bank Open in Vienna with only Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev and the injured Roger Federer as the key omissions from the tournament. World number one Novak Djokovic and US Open winner Dominic Thiem are the top two seeds in a huge […]
Zverev on track for Cologne double
THERE was some magnificent semi-final action in Cologne and Antwerp overnight, and the results set up two fascinating finals for tomorrow. __In Cologne, world number seven Alexander Zverev reached his second consecutive final with a 7-6 6-3 victory over Italian Jannik Sinner. Zverev won the bett1HULKS indoors title last week and came into the match […]
Evans takes down Khachanov in huge upset to keep British three-peat alive in Antwerp
IT was a mix of styles in both Cologne and Antwerp as the German tournament went largely to plan, whilst a huge upset headlined the Belgian event. Top seed and tournament favourite Alexander Zverev is within reach of completing the Cologne double having taken out the indoors tournament last week and now into the semi-finals […]
Seeds continue form at Cologne, three Spaniards fall at Antwerp
THE first day of Round of 16 action at the ATP 250 tournaments in Cologne, Germany and Antwerp, Belgium, saw a consistent day across the board, with just one seed falling across the two competitions but a couple of tough matches in the mix. At Cologne, everything went to plan for the three seeds with […]
