Miami Open 1000: Barty books semis spot as Hurkacz upsets Tsitsipas
WORLD number one Ash Barty is through to the 2021 Miami Open final after defeating fifth seed Elina Svitolina in straight sets. The Australian talent took one hour and 27 minutes to shake off the Ukrainian and advance through to the decider, continuing her run of good form this year after reaching a quarter final […]
ATP Miami Open 1000: Korda continues run with Schwartzman upset
SEBASTIAN Korda will have the hopes of a nation on his shoulders after being the sole United States representative through to the 2021 Miami Open ATP 1000 quarter finals from a brutal day of Round of 16 action. Korda had a fantastic win over fifth seed Diego Schwartzman, 6-3 4-6 7-5 in two hours and […]
ATP Miami Open 1000: Korda dominates on home soil as Hurkacz upsets Shapovalov
IN a day that largely went the way of the higher ranked player in each Miami Open ATP 1000 contest, the fourth round of the tournament was decided following eight singles matches played out overnight. Unlike the day before where all bar two matches were three-setters, this day was a little different with many of […]
ATP Miami Open 1000: Tsitsipas and Nishikori set for third round blockbuster
WORLD number five Stefanos Tsitsipas and former world number four Kei Nishikori have collected important wins at the Miami Open this morning to set up a blockbuster third round clash between the pair for Tuesday. Tsitsipas breezed past Damir Dzumhur 6-1 6-4 and became just the third ATP player to claim 15 victories in the 2021 […]
ATP Tour wrap: Seeds begin to fall in Dubai, as Musetti upsets Schwartzman in Acapulco
IT was a horror day for the seeds in Dubai’s ATP 500 event, but not so bad for the ones at Acapulco, though one diminutive Argentinian Top 10 talent fell to an Italian qualifier. Unseeded players at the Dubai Tennis Championships began to get their revenge on the seed’s who dominated the previous day’s play, […]
ATP Tour wrap: Harris stuns Thiem in Dubai
THERE was plenty to unpack in the ATP Tour over the past 24 hours with some massive upsets in Dubai, and the Abierto Mexicano kicked off in Acapulco. In Dubai, Lloyd Harris has caused the upset of the day with a straight sets win over top seed Dominic Thiem. The US Open reigning champion automatically […]
ATP Tour wraps: Seeds fall in Round of 16 at Rotterdam and Buenos Aires
PLENTY went on at the two ATP Tour competitions during their respective Day 4 proceedings. Today’s Round of 16 matches at the Argentina ATP 250 tournament are still only part-way done, but the pressure is on with one seed winning and one seed falling already at both competitions today, and a couple more yet to […]
ATP Tour wrap: Mixed day for Russia in Rotterdam
IT was a mixed day at Rotterdam for Russians at the World Tennis Tournament, whilst the Argentina Open had more predictable results. It was a mixed day of emotions for Russia at the World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, with the second and third ranked Russians winning through to the quarter finals, though top seed Daniil […]
ATP Tour wraps: Seeds prevail in tight contests on Day 2 at Rotterdam, Buenos Aires
DAY 2 at both the Rotterdam and Buenos Aires ATP tournaments saw plenty of tight encounters, as seeds reigned supreme for the most part but were certainly challenged as they did so. At Rotterdam, second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was made to work for his victory over world number 76 Egor Gerasimov, as the Belarusian used everything in […]
2021 ATP World Tennis Tournament & Argentina Open preview
WITH only two past winners in the 2021 World Tennis Tournament draw, the odds are in favour of a first-time winner at the 500 Rotterdam event which will welcome a number of the top stars on Tour. With Novak Djokovic nursing a torn muscle, and Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem resting, Russian Daniil Medvedev will […]
