2020 ATP Miami Open fantasy tennis: French lead charge on day one of Miami
THE first day of the ATP Tour’s Miami Open fantasy tennis tournament opened with a bang as the bottom half of the first round took place. There were a number of interesting results with plenty of outside contenders for the title winning through to face a seed in the Round of 64. It was a […]
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, […]
Rio Open: Rain saves top seed for now
WORLD number five and top seed in the Rio Open, Dominic Thiem will have the night to think over his plans to try and topple Italian qualifier, Gianluca Mager. The Austrian star who reached the Australian Open final is trailing 7-6 2-1 when rain hit Rio forcing organisers to first delay and then cancel the […]
Rio Open: Coric, Thiem advance as Lajovic falls
FIFTH seed Croatian Borna Coric has narrowly escaped against last remaining Brazilian hope, Thiago Seyboth Wild in three sets to book a spot in the quarter finals at Rio. Coric took two hours and 19 minutes to fend off the determined Brazilian wildcard at the Rio Open, winning 6-3 1-6 7-6 with a 7-5 third […]
Rio Open: Brazilian topples fourth seed as Ruud bows out following maiden title
BRAZILIAN fans will have walked away from the Rio Open ecstatic about what their representatives had achieved on the second day of main draw action. While wildcard, Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves ultimately went down to number one seed and tournament favourite Dominic Thiem, the world number 168 pushed the top five player to three sets […]
Buenos Aires/New York ATP wrap: Aus Open quarter finalist out in first round at New York
AN Australian Open quarter finalist was bundled out in the first round of the New York Open, while an Argentinian had to battle hard on home soil to move through to the Round of 16 in the Argentina Open. ARGENTINA OPEN – BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: In the only three-set match of the day and the […]
ATP Tour daily wrap: Cordoba/Montpellier/Pune – Carreno Busta, Karlovic and Verdasco out in respective opening rounds
WITH the Australian Open now in the rear view mirror, the ATP Tour split across three continents, with tournaments in Argentina, France and India. We recap how the first matches from the respective Round of 32s went down. TATA OPEN, PUNE – INDIA: Both home nation representatives have fallen, while last year’s runner-up also went […]
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. […]
Kyrgios marches on to next round of Australian Open
THE two-hour and 13-minute match saw local hope Nick Kyrgios run out victorious in straight sets downing Italian opponent Lorenzo Sonego 6-2 7-6 7-6. It was hard to deny that the Aussie was the clear favourite with the crowd – erupting every time he won a point – but the Italian youngster, was not alone […]
Top 10 must-watch matches: Australian Open – Day 2
WITH Day 1 almost done and dusted, we take a look at our top 10 must-watch matches from Day 2 of the Australian Open tomorrow. PICK OF THE DAY: [2] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) vs. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) Our must-watch match of Day 2 features the world number two, Karolina Pliskova. It might seem a bit […]
