2021 ATP BNP Paribas Open preview: First time winner to be crowned
A NEW ATP BNP Paribas Open title winner will be crowned at Indian Wells this fortnight, with no past winners in the 96-player draw. Missing the ‘Big Three’ – Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal – as well as reigning 2019 champion Dominic Thiem due to injury, the field is an open draw led […]
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 […]
2021 ATP Tour preview: Stacked draw at San Diego ahead of Indian Wells
IT is a big week on the ATP Tour ahead of Indian Wells; as a stacked draw heads to San Diego, last year’s Sofia Open final could be played out in the second round, and a Top 30 player surprisingly opted to play in the Orleans Challenger event. SAN DIEGO ATP 250: A host of […]
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: Djoker overcomes slow first set to eliminate last USA representative
NOVAK Djokovic is still on track to win all four Grand Slams in 2021 – and break the all-time record of 20 total Slams – after overcoming a disappointing first set to put away the last remaining United States representative in Next-Gen talent, Jenson Brooksby. It was a disappointing day for the American contingent, with […]
ATP Tour wrap: Upsets continue ahead of US Open second week
A COUPLE of seeds fell in intriguing circumstances to finish off the first week of 2021 US Open action, as three five-set battles played out to complete the third round. Of the few upsets, a victory to wildcard Jenson Brooksby took the cake as the American downed 21st seed Aslan Karatsev in five sets, 6-2 3-6 2-6 […]
ATP Tour wrap: Djokovic and Zverev unscathed as Italians star in second round
THE US Open second round is done and dusted, with a couple more seeds falling as the top seeds came away mostly unscathed. It was another good day for Italians with seeds Matteo Berrettini and Jannik Sinner both winning their respective matches in four sets, as Andreas Seppi joined the party with an upset of 10th seed Hubert […]
ATP Tour wrap: Americans star as Djokovic fires past Danish teen
A HUGE second day of US Open seeded to go to plan for home nation hopefuls and a number of the top seeds, as a number of exciting clashes went ahead. Just one of the day’s top 10 seeds was challenged, with top seed and world number one Novak Djokovic escaping virtually unscathed with a first […]
US Open preview: Will Djokovic go four from four in 2021?
THE final grand slam of the tennis calendar has arrived, with everything riding on the US Open hard courts for many players. With plenty of in-form players making the cut and some huge omissions from the ranks, we preview the ins and outs of the men’s draw and which players to watch. Looking down the […]
ATP Tour wrap: Monfils notches up 500th win in rare Cincinnati upset
ENIGMATIC Frenchman Gael Monfils has become the eleventh player and just the second Frenchman to notch up 500 wins, when he took down Australian 14th seed Alex de Minaur in Cincinnati today. Monfils won 6-3 7-5 to advance through to the third round of the tournament, one of only two unseeded players to knock off […]
