ATP Tour wrap: Karatsev stuns Djokovic in enormous Serbia Open upset
NOVAK Djokovic was not only the sentimental favourite in his home tournament of the Serbia Open, but the raging one as well, as only one other Top 20 player was at the event with the world number one. Unfortunately he ran into a Russian rank in the form of world number 28, Aslan Karatsev whose […]
ATP Tour wrap: Sinner topples Rublev to set up exciting semis
ITALIAN young gun Jannik Sinner has booked his spot in the 2021 Barcelona Open ATP 500 event after defeating the red-hot Andrey Rublev in straight sets. Rublev has been huge at ATP 500 events over the past 18 months, claiming four titles at the level, but it was Sinner who stepped up to knock off […]
ATP Tour wrap: Nadal escapes against Nishikori as seeds advance in Barcelona
ONLY one unseeded players – Cameron Norrie – remains in the 2021 Barcelona Open ATP 500 event, after the Round of 16 yielded largely predictable results. Three of the top eight seeds were ousted in the third round, by five of the top six booked their place in the quarter finals. Top seed Rafael Nadal […]
ATP Tour wrap: Norrie continues red-hot form in Barcelona
GREAT Britain’s Cameron Norrie has continued his ripping form of late, taking another big scalp in 12th seed Karen Khachanov at the Barcelona Open. Clashing in the Round of 32, Norrie advanced in a tough three-set contest, winning 6-4 3-6 6-3 to advance through to the third round and be the only confirmed unseeded player […]
ATP Tour wrap: Beltings galore as top seeds return at Monte Carlo Masters
TOP seeds and clay court specialists made their way through to the third round of the 2021 Monte Carlo Masters event, with a massively one-sided day of results. As the 14 remaining matches in the second round were completed, just one of those – Frenchman’s Lucas Pouille‘s victory over Australian Alexei Popyrin – went went […]
ATP Tour wrap: Popyrin’s stunning turnaround confirms second round spot
AUSTRALIAN young gun Alexei Popyrin has produced a stunning comeback after dropping the first set to love, to book a second round spot in the 2021 Monte Carlo Masters 1000 event. Popyrin fell 6-0 down against Spaniard Pablo Andujar, then somehow managed to pick himself off the canvas to post a 0-6 6-2 7-6 victory […]
ATP Miami Open 1000: Hurcakz takes out maiden Masters title
EXPERIENCE was the difference in a huge clash between mates and occasional doubles partners as Hubert Hurkacz and Jannik Sinner went head-to-head in the Miami Open 1000 final, with the Polish 26th seed winning in their maiden matchup to clinch his first Masters 1000 title. Hurkacz took just one hour and 43 minutes to dispose of […]
ATP Miami Open 1000: Sinner and Hurkacz to put friendship aside for Miami Open title fight
DOUBLES partners and rising stars on the ATP Tour, Jannik Sinner and Hubert Hurkacz will put their friendship aside when they do battle on the Grandstand Court to determine the 2021 ATP 1000 Miami Open winner later today. Hurkacz and Sinner both toppled Top 10 opponents in respective upsets, and will now face off in […]
ATP Miami Open 1000: Bautista Agut to face Sinner in semis
ROBERTO Bautista Agut is set for a rematch with teenage Italian Jannik Sinner after toppling the number one player in Miami to book a semi-final spot. The seventh seed Spaniard won 6-4 6-2 over Daniil Medvedev in the Miami Open 1000 ATP Masters quarter finals. “I want to give Daniil all the credit, I know […]
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 […]