Rublev claims biggest title of his career in three-set win over Tsitsipas in Hamburg
ANDREY Rublev has taken home the biggest title of his career and continued his unbelievable 2020 form, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 3-6 7-5 in the final of the Hamburg European Open. It was Rublev’s first ATP500 title and the fifth of his career, three of which have come in 2020 to move the Russian up-and-comer […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros preview: Can Nadal win number 13?
RAFAEL Nadal is always the nominal favourite at Roland Garros, probably because he has only lost three matches there in his entire career, of which one was via retirement. The King of Clay will be keen to bounce back from a shock loss to Diego Schwartzman in Rome to really put a stamp on his […]
Opinion: The US Open draw and who has the toughest run
AFTER publishing our 2020 US Open men’s preview yesterday, we go more in depth to take a look at the draw and what might eventuate at Flushing Meadows over the next two weeks, as we analyse who has the easier draws and who has the tougher encounters. World number one Novak Djokovic is the raging […]
Seeds skittled in New York as W&S Open main draws decided
JUST six of a possible 24 qualifying seeds are through to the main draw of the Western & Southern Open’s WTA Tour main draw, while the ATP event had a remarkable four make it through qualifying. Looking at the WTA Tour side of things, the youth of the Tour continued to impress today with some […]
Form shows in New York as stacked qualifying draw gets underway
IT was a huge first day at the traditional Cincinnati Masters – moved to New York for COVID-19 reasons in the lead up to the United States – with the Western & Southern Open’s qualifying taking place in the women’s and men’s draws. Focusing the attention on the women’s draw, three of the top four […]
Spanish Conundrum: What does the future of Spain look like for the ATP super power?
FOR the past two decades, Spain has been the most dominant nation on the ATP Tour. Between 2000-2012, the European nation won five Davis Cup titles and finished runner-up twice in that time. Aside from a stunning World Group relegation back in 2014 when they lost to Brazill in the playoff, Spain has never been […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis: RBA salutes as Edmund topples compatriot
ROBERTO Bautista Agut survived a thriller against Italian Andreas Seppi, and Kyle Edmund won the Battle of Britain to move through to the second round of Roland Garros in the 2020 ATP fantasy tennis tournament. The 12th seed Spaniard was able to overcome Seppi in a topsy-turvy contest, eventually winning 6-1 4-6 6-0 2-6 6-2 […]
2020 ATP Barcelona Open fantasy tennis: Medvedev among three top 10 casualties on day two
THREE top 10 players are out of the ATP Barcelona Open fantasy tennis tournament after a couple of huge performances by their opponents. The winners were not too much of a surprise in those matches though, with two former top 10 talents and a clay court specialist winning through to the Round of 16. Former […]
2020 ATP Barcelona Open fantasy tennis: Comeback kings and clay court stars win on day one
IN a massive first day of action at Barcelona, the Round of 32 was confirmed following 16 matches in the opening round played across the clay. Among the winners in the Barcelona Open fantasy tennis tournament were three qualifiers and three wildcards, as well as former top 10 players, Kei Nishikori, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Fabio […]
2020 ATP Marrakech Open fantasy tennis: Kokkinakis gains confidence as seeds advance
IT was business as usual for the four seeds out on court in the ATP Tour’s Marrakech Open on day one with all the top ranked players making it through to the Round of 16. Only one of those seeds took three sets to get the win, and in fact it was the only match […]
