ATP Antalya & Delray Beach wraps: Polarising days at two men’s tournaments
ANOTHER big day at the Antalya Open saw mostly a clean sweep from the top players, bar an excellent win from Frenchman Jeremy Chardy who downed third seed Fabio Fognini in the lone three-setter of the day. Three tiebreak sets told the tale of the almost-three hour 7-6 6-7 7-6 matchup, with Chardy reigning supreme in the tight […]
2021 ATP Antalya and Delray Beach previews: Top 30 talents hit the hard courts in New Year
AFTER a long 2020, the 2021 ATP Tour is underway, with the main draw matches to take place today in Antalya, Turkey and Delray Beach, United States. Both hard court events are ATP 250 ones to give players a taste of the action before heading Down Under for an extended period in Australia where multiple […]
Is Kazakhstan an underrated tennis nation?
WHEN many think of strong up-and-coming tennis nations, countries such as the United States, Australia, Italy and Russia come to mind, but when it comes to quality over quantity and over both the ATP and WTA Tours, it is hard to discount Kazakhstan as an underrated nation. The country that is best known for the […]
French trio advance in Paris as Masters 1000 gets underway
ALL three French competitors have advanced through to the Round of 32 at the Paris ATP 1000 Masters in what will be the final non invite-only event left on tour. For a handful of top 40 players their seasons are over until the Australian summer whilst for others, their year still remains alive as they […]
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 […]
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 […]
Top three seeds move through in Germany as Italians and Serbians face off in Sardinia
IT could not be more counter-contrasting at the two ATP 250 events in Germany and Italy, with all the predictable results advancing at Cologne on the hard courts, whilst the final seed remaining in Sardinia bowed out. The top three seeds all advanced in Germany, with home nation hope, Alexander Zverev leading the way following […]
Seeds downed in Round of 16 at Cologne and Sardinia
JUST one seed across the two ATP 250 tournaments in Sardinia and Cologne survived the first day of Round of 16 action, with three seeds falling at Sardinia and one at Cologne. It was also not a successful outing for the homegrown players on court, with no Italian or German talents winning through to the […]
