2024 Indian Wells ATP preview
KNOWN as “The Fifth Slam”, Indian Wells is the most prestigious tennis tournament outside the four majors. Held in the Californian desert, Indian Wells boasts massive fields of 96 men and 96 women battling it out from a shared prize pool of $9 million USD. Today both singles draws were released and we take a […]
Demon delights, defends Acapulco crown
IN-FORM Australian Alex de Minaur moved back inside the Top 10 on the ATP Tour rankings after successfully defending his crown at Acapulco on the weekend. Having won at the Mexican event 12 months ago, de Minaur stepped up to the plate again, winning the final against Casper Ruud in straight sets, 6-4 6-4. The […]
Altmaier stuns top seed compatriot in Mexico
GERMAN world number 57 Daniel Altmaier has caused a massive first round boilover in the ATP 500 Abierto Mexicano Telcel yesterday. In a match that lasted two hours and 27 minutes, Altmaier took down top seed and countryman Alexander Zverev in three sets, 6-3 3-6 6-3. Though Zverev lead the head-to-head 2-0 coming into the […]
ATP Risers & Sliders: Feb 26, 2024
AUSTRALIA and Argentina feature prominently in this week’s ATP Tour Risers and Sliders piece, with a first time finalist and some surprise packets making impressive leaps up the world rankings. RISERS: Sebastian Baez (Argentina)28/12/2000 | Current Ranking: 21 (+9) | Career-High: 25 The diminutive Argentinian continues to remain on the edge of the top 20, […]
Terrific Thommo’ caps off astonishing Los Cabos run
IT WAS a run very few saw coming, but Australian Jordan Thompson continued his strong form in 2024 to pick up his maiden title at Los Cabos in Mexico. The Aussie defeated former top 10 talent Casper Ruud in the final, where he backed up from an epic come-from-behind victory against Alexander Zverev and make […]
Adelaide and Auckland bring mixed bag for Aussie boys
IT was an ace day for the Australians in Adelaide, as multiple Aussies picked up wins. One of those was Jordan Thompson, who fresh off the back of his win against Rafael Nadal last week defeated Facundo Diaz Acosta. In just under an hour and a half, the Australian defeated the Argentinian 6-2 6-2. It […]
Rublev ends giant-killer Shang’s run
RUSSIAN top 10 talent Andrey Rublev put an end to giant-killing Chinese teenager Juncheng Shang‘s run in Hong Kong, defeating him in a come-from-behind victory to get up in three sets and reach the final. The world number five had to grind hard against the wildcard, eventually winning 4-6 6-2 6-3 in two hours and […]
Thompson stuns Nadal in massive Brisbane upset
IT had to be seen to be believed, but Australian Jordan Thompson caused a huge boilover against former number one and 22-time Grand Slam winner, Rafael Nadal in Brisbane. In what left the crowd a little lost for words, Thompson fought back from a tough first set loss to post an unbelievable win, 5-7 7-6 […]
Rafa rockets into Brisbane quarters
A DISPLAY of sheer power and smarts saw former world number one and 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal make light work of Australian Jason Kubler at the Brisbane International last night. After getting past former major winner Dominic Thiem in the opening round, Nadal crushed the world number 102 to book a spot in […]
Red-hot Rinky tames Thanasi
NO MATTER the result, an Australian was going to be the winner as wildcard Rinky Hijikata took on Thanasi Kokkinakis on Show Court 1 at the Brisbane International. In a match that lasted an hour and 37 minutes, it was Hijikata who emerged victorious, shaking off an early Kokkinakis challenge to win 7-6 6-2. Hijikata […]
