The Rise and Fall of American men’s tennis: Where to from here?
FOR the first time since the 1970s when the Open era commenced, the United States have gone through a decade without a representative holding the number one ranked position. Long considered a tennis super power, the United States have had Jimmy Connors of the 70s, John McEnroe through the 80s, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras and […]
Delray Beach/Marseille wrap: French teen pushes former top 10 player on home soil
THE second day of main draw matches in Marseille and Delray Beach got underway with a mix of surprising and statement-making results. DELRAY BEACH OPEN – DELRAY BEACH, UNITED STATES: A number of tight three setters and two retirements marked a busy day at Delray Beach with the Round of 32 complete. Among the tight […]
Buenos Aires/New York wrap: History to be made in Argentina with maiden title win
PORTUGUESE veteran, Pedro Sousa has emphasised the ‘lucky’ in ‘lucky loser’ with the counterpuncher reaching the final of the Argentina Open, while in New York, British seed Kyle Edmund will face Italian veteran, Andreas Seppi. ARGENTINA OPEN – BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: Sousa might have lost in qualifying, but a late withdrawal to Cordoba Open champion, […]
Buenos Aires/New York wrap: Opelka out in New York as Schwartzman survives scare at home
A REIGNING champion is out of his title defence tournament, while another top seed only just survived an epic encounter as we recap the quarter finals from Buenos Aires and New York. ARGENTINA OPEN – BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: Number one seed and tournament favourite, Diego Schwartzman has kept his dream of winning his home town […]
Buenos Aires/New York wrap: South Americans advance in Argentina as Thompson stuns Isner in New York
A STRONG South American presence will feature in the Argentina Open quarter finals, while in New York, it was a mixed bag of upsets and seeded winners. ARGENTINA OPEN – BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: All four winners of the Argentina Open were South American, as the top two seeds moved through to the quarter finals, joined […]
Buenos Aires/New York wrap: 2019 finalist out in New York as Argentinians push seeds
A COUPLE of seeds had to overcome fights from Argentinian wildcards in Buenos Aires, while last year’s New York Open runner-up is out after losing in the first round. ARGENTINA OPEN – BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: Seventh seed Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas has held off determined Argentinian, Leonardo Mayer in a come-from-behind win. Ramos-Vinolas took two hours […]
