Virtanen outlasts Korda in Marseille
FINLAND’S Otto Virtanen is through to the second round in Marseille after collecting the biggest win of his career. Defeating fifth seed Sebastian Korda, the top ranked Finn came back from a tiebreaker down to surge into the Round of 16 via a 6-7 7-6 6-4 victory in France. Virtanen hit 51 winners including 19 […]
Rublev Eu-banks breakthrough win in Montpellier
IT WAS the win that just had to happen for the world number 10. Russian Andrey Rublev has had a horror run in 2025, with losses to Marton Fucsovics and Joao Fonseca in Hong Kong and the Australian Open respectively to start the year without a ‘W’ to his name. That changed last night as […]
Sinner slays Demon to book spot in semis
WORLD number one Jannik Sinner has dismantled hopes of a local Australian Open champion this year after breezing past eighth seed Alex de Minaur in last night’s quarter-final at Rod Laver Arena. The Italian took under two hours to win in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1, and continue his title defence. >> SCROLL to see […]
Vintage Djokovic schools young star
NOVAK Djokovic has advanced to his 12th Australian Open semi-final after defeating third seed Carlos Alcaraz in four sets on Tuesday night. A 10-time champion at Melbourne Park, Djokovic remains in the race for a record 25th Grand Slam, and 100th career title with just two rounds left to play. >> SCROLL to see all […]
Demon sets up quarter-final meeting with Sinner
STANDALONE local hope Alex de Minaur has become the first Australian man to reach the quarter-finals of his home slam after dispatching American Alex Michelsen in straight sets, 6-0, 7-6, 6-3 last night. The eighth seed sent a packed out Rod Laver Arena into raptures having won in just over two hours. >> SCROLL to […]
Fast Learner: Medvedev exit headlines day five upsets
FIFTH seed Daniil Medvedev has become the third top 10 player to go down to an unseeded teenage opponent within the first two rounds of this year’s Australian Open, after losing a five set marathon against American qualifier Learner Tien, 6-3, 7-6, 6-7, 1-6, 7-6. >> SCROLL to see all the day three results The […]
No Thiem for sentimentality as Darderi dashes “last dance”
THERE has been no shortage of tennis legends retiring in 2024, and Austrian star Dominic Thiem joined fellow Grand Slam winners Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray on the sidelines after his career came to an end in his home nation overnight. Coming into the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, the Austrian – who had more […]
Around the Tour: Ito crafts third straight upset
ADMITTING she has not got “any power” and she is “skinny”, Japanese qualifier Aoi Ito has made a name for herself in Osaka. The 188th ranked Japanese hope knows where her strengths and weaknesses lie, and focuses on what she can do, rather than she cannot, leading her to a quarter finals appearance in the […]
Around the Tour: Mirra magic as Kenin curbed
IN THE wake of the respective WTA and ATP Tour 1000 events in Wuhan and Shanghai that were won by tournament top seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner respectively, a lot of the lower ranked players headed to tournaments across the globe. In today’s Around the Tour, we take a look at the sole 500 […]
Gael breezes into Shanghai second round
FRENCH enigma Gael Monfils wound back the clock with an impressive straight sets victory over fellow veteran Damir Dzumhur to reach the second round of the 2024 Shanghai ATP 1000 Masters yesterday. Monfils won 6-4 6-3 in an hour and 21 minutes, and despite the relatively rudimentary nature of the win, said it was still […]
