Who are the most clay court dominant players on the ATP Tour?
OFTEN players on the ATP Tour might pop up during a certain season and remind you of just what they are capable of. Then, just as they had appeared, they are gone in the blink of an eye, falling back into obscurity to hibernate until the next similar season. This is because some players are […]
Gombos snuffs out Goffin’s last ATP Finals hope
DAVID Goffin has missed out on qualifying for the ATP Finals following a shock second round loss to Slovakian qualifier Norbert Gombos at the Paris Masters. The eighth seed went down in a heart-breaking loss 6-4 7-6 which officially put a line through the world number 14’s hopes of playing in the most prestigious invite-only […]
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 […]
Djere defeats home hope Cecchinato at Sardinia
SERBIAN Laslo Djere reigned supreme in a tight battle with wildcard Italian Marco Cecchinato, defeating the hometown hope 7-6 7-5 in an excellent battle which went down to the wire in over two hours on court at the ATP 250 tournament in Sardinia, Italy. While Cecchinato was more clinical on the first serve winning 69 per cent […]
Auger-Aliassime advances to Cologne final as Cecchinato blasts into Sardinia decider
TWO rising stars will face off at Cologne, as two clay court specialists go head-to-head in Sardinia for the finals of the ATP 250 events following their semi-finals victories today. In Germany, top seed Alexander Zverev reached the Cologne final after a tight two-set win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, and will not play third seed […]
Top three seeds move through in Germany as Italians and Serbians face off in Sardinia
IT could not be more counter-contrasting at the two ATP 250 events in Germany and Italy, with all the predictable results advancing at Cologne on the hard courts, whilst the final seed remaining in Sardinia bowed out. The top three seeds all advanced in Germany, with home nation hope, Alexander Zverev leading the way following […]
Seeds downed in Round of 16 at Cologne and Sardinia
JUST one seed across the two ATP 250 tournaments in Sardinia and Cologne survived the first day of Round of 16 action, with three seeds falling at Sardinia and one at Cologne. It was also not a successful outing for the homegrown players on court, with no Italian or German talents winning through to the […]
Carballes Baena topples Shapovalov in five to clinch third round spot
ROBERTO Carballes Baena has won an epic battle over top 10 player and ninth seed, Denis Shapovalov to book his spot in the third round at Roland Garros. The Spanish world number 101 backed up his shellacking of Steve Johnson in the first round – dropping just two games – to overcome Shapovalov in a […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros preview: Can Nadal win number 13?
RAFAEL Nadal is always the nominal favourite at Roland Garros, probably because he has only lost three matches there in his entire career, of which one was via retirement. The King of Clay will be keen to bounce back from a shock loss to Diego Schwartzman in Rome to really put a stamp on his […]
First time time finalist to be crowned in Austria as Bouchard and Tig face off in Istanbul
THE upsets continued in the semi-finals of the Generali Open for a couple of title-less ATP Tour players to book spots in the final, while a former Wimbledon finalist takes on another top 100 title-less hope. FIRST TIME FINALIST TO BE CROWD IN KITZBUHEL Yannick Hanfmann has continued his remarkable run at the Generali Open, […]
