ATP Tour wrap: Plethora of first-time finalists
THE finalists have been decided for the three ongoing ATP Tour tournaments, with the Hamburg ATP 500 event to be decided by a couple of seeds, while the ATP 250 grass event in Newport will see an unsuspecting American contest a hard-hitting veteran and the 250 clay event seeing two quick semi-finals winners. At Hamburg, […]
ATP Tour wrap: Upsets galore at Hamburg as quarters completed across the board
THREE of the four quarter finals at Hamburg European Open went the way of the underdog, with four seeds all bundled out at the quarter finals stage. The biggest name to fall was tournament favourite and number one seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, who went down to sixth seed Filip Krajinovic in three sets. The Greek talent […]
ATP Tour wrap: Players heating up heading into quarter finals
WORLD number 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas had a good return to the court overnight progressing to the quarter finals at the Hamburg European Open, defeating German Dominik Koepfer in straight sets. Having lost to American Frances Tiafoe in a disappointing first round exit at Wimbledon, the top ranked Greek was a little shaky early when he […]
ATP Tour wrap: Trio of events begin
THREE ATP Tour tournaments have begun this week, all offering different things with the clay court ATP 500 event in Hamburg, Germany showcasing some top talent, and a couple of ATP 250 tournaments starting up with the clay court Nordea Open in Sweden and the grass court Hall of Fame Open in Newport, USA. At […]
ATP Tour wrap: Federer continues form as Italians make history
IT was a fairly comprehensive sixth day for the seeds in action at Wimbledon, as all bar one match featured a winning seed and that remaining match playing out between unseeded competitors. A trio of Australians dropped as Italians prevailed and Roger Federer continued his sparkling run. Federer required two hours and 35 minutes to claim […]
ATP Tour wrap: Federer through to third round as Australians find form
PLENTY of intriguing results came to light on a huge fourth day of men’s action at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, with a number of unseeded Australians making their way into a huge third round of action while Roger Federer was amongst the successful seeds on the day. Federer’s pursuit for one last grand slam title continued […]
ATP Tour Wrap: Murray continues miracle return
THERE was some more Andy Murray magic at Day 3 of Wimbledon with the Brit showcasing his class and composure. He was not the only one that starred on the day, with Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic winning their respective matches. The Serbian world number one left nothing to chance in his match against South […]
2021 Wimbledon preview: Will the Fed Express have one last stop? Can Serena equal the Grand Slam record?
THE Wimbledon Championships are finally here. One of the most eloquent events on the planet, the third Grand Slam of the year played on the grass courts of London are set to begin overnight with plenty of sub-plots in both the men’s and women’s draws. For the greatest ever champions at the event, there is […]
ATP Tour wrap: Race for Wimbledon heats up as semis arrive at ATP 250 events
A COUPLE of lucky losers and Australians continued their runs at Eastbourne overnight, setting up plenty of intrigue as the semi–finals arrive, whilst at Mallorca just one of the three hometown hopes survived as top seed Daniil Medvedev continued on his merry way. A shaky start could not topple Medvedev once he found his groove, […]
ATP Tour wrap: Purcell takes out Monfils in stunning Eastbourne upset
LUCKY loser Australian Max Purcell has stunned top seed Gael Monfils in a three-set win overnight to book his spot in the Viking International Eastbourne quarter finals. The Australian needed two hours and 10 minutes to down Monfils, who has admittedly had a forgettable year, moving to a 2-8 record in 2021. Having battled with […]
