ATP Tour weekly title wrap: Sinner goes back-to-back in Sofia as Ruud stands alone with fifth 2021 title
CASPER Ruud is the only ATP Tour player to have collected five titles this year after winning in San Diego, as Jannik Sinner edged close to a ATP Finals slot after winning his third in 2021. SAN DIEGO OPEN ATP 250 FINAL RESULT: [2] Casper Ruud (NOR) defeated Cameron Norrie (GBR) 6-0 6-2 One of […]
ATP Tour midweek update: Reigning champ advances in Bulgaria as top seeds book quarter finals spots in San Diego
THERE was a mixed bag of results on the ATP Tour this week with mostly top seeds moving through to the quarter finals, and a couple of shock losses at Challenger level. SAN DIEGO OPEN ATP 250: San Diego’s ATP 250 event has largely gone to plan with five of the top eight seeded players […]
Next-Gen ATP focus: Kuhn stuns Ramos-Vinolas in 125 event
IN a new focus on the Next-Gen eligible players of the ATP Tour, we take a look at how a number of top talents performed across the Challenger Tour. With no active ATP Tour events, a few lower ranked young guns got to shine against more experienced opponents. We focused in on tournaments with an […]
ATP Next-Gens make move at US Open
FOUR Next-Gen eligible players reached the fourth round or better at the US Open in a terrific show of the future of men’s tennis. In taking a look at the Young Guns, we look at who made their move during the Grand Slam, with some rising double-digit rankings, and one becoming the top ranked player […]
ATP Tour wrap: 18-year-old Alcaraz takes out Croatia title as Ruud continues winning form
TEENAGER Carlos Alcaraz and Norwegian Casper Ruud have claimed the Croatia Open and Swiss Open respectively overnight, with the 18-year-old Spaniard taking out his maiden tour-level trophy to become the youngest ATP Tour champion in over a decade, as Ruud claimed his third title for the season in Gstaad. Seventh seed Alcaraz had an excellent run to […]
ATP Tour wrap: Norrie takes out Mifel Open title as Swiss and Croatia Open finalists decided
EXPECT some intriguing finals in Switzerland and Croatia as the Swiss Open and Croatia Open finish up overnight, while in Mexico it was number one seed Brit Cameron Norrie who claimed the Mifel Open title. In Gstaad, Norwegian Casper Ruud downed qualifier Vit Kopriva to earn his spot in the Swiss Open final with a speedy 6-3 […]
ATP Tour wrap: Future of ATP Tour on show across globe
THREE rising stars of the ATP Tour caused huge upsets across the three tournaments taking place, with Hugo Gaston, Carlos Alcaraz and Brandon Nakashima all bundling out top four seeded opponents to advance through to the next stage of their respective tournaments. In Mexico, the Mifel Open’s finalists were decided, whilst the semi-finalists for the […]
ATP Tour wrap: Rinderknech stuns RBA in Swiss Open upset
ARTHUR Rinderknech has caused the upset of the day across the globe in the Swiss Open ATP Tour tournament, downing second seed Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets. The Frenchman won 6-2 6-4 in the biggest win of his career to advance through to the quarter finals at the event. Set to enter inside the […]
ATP Tour wrap: Intriguing Round of 32 complete in Switzerland, Mexico and Croatia
THE three ATP 250 events have continued this week, with a flurry of predictable winners emerging as some upsets brewed across the board. In Switzerland, two seeds competed with both claiming first round wins, as fifth seed Argentinian Federico Delbonis overcame Swiss wildcard Leandro Riedi 6-3 6-3 and seventh seed Serbian Laslo Djere downed Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild 6-4 […]
ATP Tour wrap: Frenchmen falter as Djokovic and Nadal claim quick wins
DAY 3 at the 2021 Roland Garros produced some intriguing results, with two of the top seeds in Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal retaining their winning form with respective straight set wins, while Andrey Rublev‘s Roland Garros run was cut dastardly short. The world number seven struggled to keep up with German Jan-Lennard Struff early in the three hour and […]
