Norrie comes from behind to stun Schwarzman in “two dogs with no serves” match
UNSEEDED Brit, Cameron Norrie has stunned the US Open followers with a massive come-from-behind five-set win against Diego Schwartzman to book a spot in the second round. The 25-year-old world number 76 defied heavy odds to win just his second career match in five sets, and his fifth in 50 games coming from a set […]
Form shows in New York as stacked qualifying draw gets underway
IT was a huge first day at the traditional Cincinnati Masters – moved to New York for COVID-19 reasons in the lead up to the United States – with the Western & Southern Open’s qualifying taking place in the women’s and men’s draws. Focusing the attention on the women’s draw, three of the top four […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis: RBA salutes as Edmund topples compatriot
ROBERTO Bautista Agut survived a thriller against Italian Andreas Seppi, and Kyle Edmund won the Battle of Britain to move through to the second round of Roland Garros in the 2020 ATP fantasy tennis tournament. The 12th seed Spaniard was able to overcome Seppi in a topsy-turvy contest, eventually winning 6-1 4-6 6-0 2-6 6-2 […]
2020 ATP Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Trio survive early deficits
THREE terrific come-from-behind wins on the opening day of Draft Central’s Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 tournament marked a big day of action. Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Sweden’s Mikael Ymer and Italy’s Andreas Seppi all came from a set down to post wins over their respective opponents and move through to the second round of […]
2020 Argentina Open preview: Withdrawals open door for for Schwartzman
FATIGUE and injury to the Argentina Open’s top two seeds, Dominic Thiem and Matteo Berrettini has opened the door for new number one seed, Diego Schwartzman to win on home soil. Joined by predominantly those who contested at Cordoba, Schwartzman becomes the benchmark after Thiem (fatigue) and Berrettini (injured) both withdrew over the past couple […]
2020 Cordoba Open preview: Will Londero beat highly fancied compatriots for back-to-back titles?
THE first clay court event of the year kicks off in Cordoba, Argentina from February 3-9, with a 28-player field battling it out in the 250 event. It is only the second time the even has been played, with Juan Ignacio Londero winning in his home country over fellow Argentinian, Guido Pella in three sets. […]
Australian Open: Day 2 review (Day 1 completed) – Fognini produces comeback as Jabeur sends Konta packing
WITH rain causing a major delay on Day 1, we have split the remainder of the Round 1 Australian Open review into two parts. First we look at the games that did not take place or were suspended from Day 1 that were completed on Day 2, with a further two articles – one men’s […]
Australian Open: Men’s Day 1 review – Top seeds breeze through as Shapovalov dumped, Fognini in trouble
IT was a huge Day 1 of the Australian Open with most matches played until the rain hit which suspended six and forced 11 to be moved to today before starting. In the results that did occur, most of the favourites advanced with just two seeds dropping out on the men’s side as 13th seed […]
Top 10 must-watch matches: Australian Open – Day 1
DESPITE being Round 1 of a long tournament, there is still much intrigue into a number of Australian Open matches, with plenty of upsets potentially brewing on Day 1 which starts tomorrow. PICK OF THE DAY: Venus Williams (USA) vs. Coco Gauff (USA) Our pick for Day 1 has to be the battle of the […]
ATP Adelaide International: Final – Rublev smashes Harris on his way to second 2020 crown
ANDREY Rublev‘s remarkable 2020 season continued in Adelaide today with a 6-3 6-0 whitewash of South African qualifier, Lloyd Harris. The third seeded Russian who has now moved up to number 15 in the world raced to victory in a one-sided contest in just 56 minutes. FOR MORE ATP TOUR AND WTA TOUR TENNIS CONTENT, […]
