2020 ATP Monte Carlo Masters fantasy tennis: Garin takes out Monfils as Tsonga advances
CLAY court star, Cristian Garin has claimed a huge scalp by knocking out eighth seed, Gael Monfils in the second round of the 2020 ATP Monte Carlo Masters fantasy tennis tournament. The Chilean has already won a title this year and reached another final, and his form on clay is superb. He was able to […]
2020 ATP Monte Carlo Masters fantasy tennis: Seeds win through tough first round encounters
DRAWN with first round encounters, all four seeds survived day two of the 2020 ATP Monte Carlo Masters fantasy tennis tournament. Those moving through to the Round of 32 were ninth seed Matteo Berrettini, 11th seed David Goffin, 14th seed Karen Khachanov and 16th seed Stan Wawrinka. All four knew that they had tough encounters […]
2020 ATP Monte Carlo Masters fantasy tennis: Bedene and Fritz come from behind to book second round spots
SLOVENIAN qualifier, Aljaz Bedene and American Taylor Fritz both advanced through to the Round of 32 of the Monte Carlo Masters today with come-from-behind victories. Both players were facing off against tough opponents in the opening round of the fantasy tennis tournament, and found the going tough, but were able to post three-set victories. Bedene […]
2020 Miami Open ATP fantasy preview: Can Thiem win back-to-back Tour titles?
AS the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Draft Central is extending the fantasy tennis coverage throughout the ATP and WTA seasons to simulate tournaments and see just how they might have gone down. The next ATP tournament to be completed will be the Miami Open, which was meant to be held in March. The current top 100 […]
Davis Cup Qualifiers review: Home court proves strong advantage
OF the 12 teams to qualify for the Davis Cup Finals in November, 10 of those moving through qualifying were the home nation in their respective ties over the weekend. So strong was the home court advantage or home nation support, was that the number two and three seeds were bundled out, with only the […]
2020 Davis Cup Qualifiers preview: Finals spots up for grabs in huge weekend of action
THE Davis Cup qualifiers take place over the weekend, with 12 matches across the globe. Each of the winning sides will book a place in November’s new format Davis Cup Finals, joining 2019 semi-finalists Canada, Great Britain, Russia and Spain, and the two wildcards in France and Serbia. [1] Croatia vs. India Croatia: Marin Cilic, […]
2020 New York Open preview: Isner new favourite following withdrawals
AMERICAN John Isner will head into the ATP250 event in New York as favourite, following Japan’s Kei Nishikori and just recently, Australia’s Nick Kyrgios withdrawing due to continued injury issues that have plagued his year so far. The Australian firebrand will face plenty of stiff competition, particularly from the North American contingent as Reilly Opelka […]
2020 ATP Cup preview: Can Serbia bounce back from heartbreaking Davis Cup defeat?
THERE are plenty of storylines that could play out at the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup in Australia early in the New Year. The tournament is the same style as the controversial Davis Cup, but with a clear goal that makes sense – to get the best players playing. Each win gains ATP Tour ranking points […]
Year in review – 2019: Rafael Nadal
RAFAEL Nadal moved up one spot in the ATP Tour rankings over the past 12 months, narrowly missing out on the top ranked spot this time last year, but gained it back with a couple of Grand Slam victories and a dominant year. Rank: #1 Wins: 58 Losses: 7 Titles: 4 Prize Money: $16,349,584 The […]
2019 Davis Cup preview: Group A
IN the first of our Davis Cup group previews, we take a look at Group A. The almighty French side is tipped to finish top, but fans can not discount the Novak Djokovic factor for Serbia, while Japan will enter the tournament as underdogs given Kei Nishikori is not available. Group A France Gael Monfils […]
