2021 Murray River Open ATP preview: Deep draw provides even competition
UNLIKE its opposing ATP 250 event, the 2021 Murray River Open has some good depth to its ranks, with 14 players inside the Top 50 and many of the qualifying direct acceptances are far from easy beats as well. It looks like a difficult draw to predict who will win, but top seed Stan Wawrinka […]
2021 Great Ocean Road Open ATP preview: Goffin top seed in 250 event
BELGIAN David Goffin will head into the 2021 Great Ocean Road Open as the standout favourite and only Top 15 player in the ATP 250 event. The second ATP Tour event of the year – running in conjunction with the Murray River Open – will provide competitors with a lead-in event to the Australian Open. […]
Davis Cup future side: Russia
IT has seemed a world away since Spain lifted the 2019 Davis Cup. While the 2020 edition was ultimately cancelled and had to be postponed until 2021, it gives tennis fans extra time to work out what teams might look like when it recommences. Draft Central will take a look at various nations over the […]
Hopman Cup hypothetical teams: Great Britain & Russia
ONE of the most unique tennis tournaments which features both ATP Tour and WTA Tour players is the Hopman Cup. Given the world circumstance and the fact it was already skipped on the eve of last year, it looks to be either delayed later in 2021, or perhaps at the turn of the New Year […]
Thompson upsets Coric as Schwartzman edges closer to ATP Finals
JORDAN Thompson caused the upset of the day against 15th seed Croatian Borna Coric, coming from behind to win in two hours and 14 minutes. The unseeded Australian won 2-6 6-4 6-2 to break up a day of largely predictable results. Ranked 61st in the world, the Sydney local weathered 14 aces off Coric’s racquet […]
French trio advance in Paris as Masters 1000 gets underway
ALL three French competitors have advanced through to the Round of 32 at the Paris ATP 1000 Masters in what will be the final non invite-only event left on tour. For a handful of top 40 players their seasons are over until the Australian summer whilst for others, their year still remains alive as they […]
2020 ATP Paris Masters preview: Five-time winner Djoker out as Rafa returns to Tour
RAFAEL Nadal will return to the ATP Tour at the Rolex Paris Masters and has earned the status of top seed after five-time winner Novak Djokovic opted not to play at the event. Instead, the world number one who had a shock loss to Lorenzo Sonego in Vienna will head to the Nitto ATP Finals […]
Slow starts in stacked Round of 32 at Vienna
THE top two seeds took the court to complete the Round of 32 at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, with the stacked side of the draw seeing both Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem proceed amongst a flurry of talented names. Djokovic was tasked with disposing of compatriot Filip Krajinovic, and while he came away with victory his […]
Austrian wildcard stuns Shapovalov in Vienna
AUSTRIAN wildcard Jurij Rodionov has stunned eighth seed Canadian Denis Shapovalov in a straight sets win, to advance through to the second round of the Erste Bank Open. The match lasted 87 minutes as the world number 153 won just his second match for the year. Both players have strong serves, but Shapovalov’s went missing […]
Star-studded field enters Erste Bank Open
ONE of the most star-studded fields outside a Grand Slam will enter the Erste Bank Open in Vienna with only Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev and the injured Roger Federer as the key omissions from the tournament. World number one Novak Djokovic and US Open winner Dominic Thiem are the top two seeds in a huge […]
