ATP Tour wrap: Medvedev continues form as power-hitters fire up
A COUPLE of seeds fell in an interesting day at the National Bank Open in Toronto, Canada, with six matches seeing seeded winners and just one unseeded clash played out. Just one Russian made it through the Round of 16, and that was number one seed Daniil Medvedev who drew the only remaining qualifier in the […]
ATP Tour wrap: Tiafoe capitalises on second chance as lower seeds skittled
JUST five of a possible 15 seeds advanced through to the Round of 16 at the National Bank Open in Montreal, Canada, and only one of those seeds was outside the Top 10. It was a huge day of upsets, but also straight sets results, with one walkover, and two three-set contests in an otherwise […]
ATP Tour wrap: Nadal withdraws as Americans stand up and second round gets going
THE second day of men’s National Bank Open action saw the completion of the Round of 64, while the Round of 32 action got underway in Toronto, Canada. Rafael Nadal also announced his withdrawal from the competition, citing soreness to the foot injury that kept him out of Wimbledon and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. His […]
Men’s Olympics wraps: Zverev claims gold for Germany
ALEXANDER Zverev has had a monumental week on the court, taking down everyone in his path to claim the Tokyo 2020 gold medal. Defeating world number one Novak Djokovic just two days ago, Zverev backed it up with a cool, calm and collected straight sets win over Russian Olympic Committee (ROC)’s Karen Khachanov. While Khachnov had […]
Men’s Olympic wraps: Zverev denies Djoker Golden Slam, faces Khachanov in final
ALEXANDER Zverev has denied Novak Djokovic the chance at a rare Golden Slam – four Grand Slams and an Olympic Gold Medal in a calendar year – after coming from behind to defeat the world number one in yesterday’s men’s singles semi-final. Zverev toppled Djokovic 1-6 6-3 6-1 to advance through to the Gold Medal […]
Olympics men’s wraps: Humbert topples Tsitsipas as Nishikori sets up Djoker clash
JUST eight men remain in the hunt for medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, following the completion of the Round of 16 matches yesterday. With five of the top six seeds in action, four advanced through to the next round, whilst there was one huge upset, and the home crowd favourite remained alive in the […]
Olympics Men’s wraps: Broady claims huge upset as Tsitsipas keeps it simple
A COUPLE of big exits haunted the men’s Round of 32, following suit with the women’s draw, as seeds continue to fall to lower ranked opposition. Stefanos Tsitsipas came back with a vengeance to claim a 6-3 6-4 victory over Frances Tiafoe, putting his Wimbledon exit at the hands of the United States representative to […]
Olympics Men’s wraps: Upsets make a stir as Tsitsipas makes history and Nishikori wins on home turf
THE second day of Tokyo 2020 men’s tennis action saw plenty of intrigue as a trio of top 10 seeds fell at the first hurdle in the game of games. Possibly the biggest upset of the day came from Australian Max Purcell, who was a late entry following Andy Murray‘s late withdrawal and Alex De Minaur‘s […]
ATP Tour wrap: Hurkacz stuns Federer to claim semi finals berth
HUBERT Hurkacz has continued his stunning Wimbledon run with another huge scalp this week, defeating his second straight top 10 seed in two days with a straight sets upset over Roger Federer. Meanwhile, it was all systems go for the remaining favourites, as all three claimed the upper hand. It was Hurkacz’s composure and consistency under […]
ATP Tour wrap: Canadians make history as upsets erupt on Manic Monday
A HUGE manic Monday at Wimbledon was always set to be a cracker, and with a couple of intriguing upsets in tow the fourth round of men’s action did not disappoint. Whilst the last matchup of the day between Daniil Medvedev and Hubert Hurkacz was suspended midway through the fourth set due to rainfall, the […]
