Fed Cup fantasy tennis: 2020 Tournament preview
LIKE every sport on the planet right now, tennis is in hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This means no live sport for the time being, and everyone is scrambling for whatever sport they can find be it the Belarusian Premier League, Tajikistan Basketball League or Ukrainian table tennis. Next week would have seen the […]
ATP/WTA Tour nation analysis: Greece
WITH all the ATP Tour and WTA Tour tournaments on hiatus for the time being, Draft Central will take a look at various nations across the globe and analyse how the top players from that nation are performing. Our next nation is Greece. Top ATP player: Stefanos Tsitsipas Rank: 6th Age: 21 Points: 4745 Tournaments […]
Players and USTA stunned as Roland Garros pushed back after US Open
WITH the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe, it would be hard to find an athlete who would be shocked to see events delayed or cancelled. But that is exactly the case in the tennis world after French Open organisers blindsided players on the ATP and WTA Tours announcing that the traditional May to June event […]
Sabalenka leaves Kvitova as runner-up again in Doha
ARYNA Sabalenka has relegated Petra Kvitova to runner-up in the 2020 Qatar Total Open final after defeating the Czech left hander in 74 minutes. It was the second successive Qatar Open final Kvitova has lost, following her defeat to Belgian, Elise Mertens in 2019. This year, the Belarusian 21-year-old got up 6-3 6-3 in an […]
2020 WTA Abierto Mexicano preview: Madison has the Keys to victory
MADISON Keys leads the field in the WTA International event in Acapulco, Mexico, where Sloane Stephens is the other top 30 prospect taking to the hard courts next week. FAVOURITE: Madison Keys (USA) The standout prospect in the draw, Keys realistically should not have too many problems winning this title. All of her major rivals […]
2020 St Petersburg preview: Past three champions to search for second crown in Russia
THREE former St Petersburg champions will battle it out next week in the first WTA Tour tournament since the conclusion of the Australian Open. Reigning champion, Kiki Bertens will hope to defend the crown against Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova who triumphed in 2018. Meanwhile France’s Kristina Mladenovic is also attending the event which has 18 […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 5 review – Three former winners out as draw opens up
THREE former Australian Open winners are out of the women’s draw on a day that wrecked absolute havoc on the top seeds in the competition. While world number one, Ash Barty strolled through to the Round of 16 in her best performance yet, her 6-3 6-2 win over Elena Rybakina showed just how much the […]
Australian Open: Women’s Day 3 review – Goerges through to Round of 32 as big guns send message
BELGIAN, Julia Goerges is through to the Round of 32 after a commanding three-set win over 13th seed Croatian, Petra Martic. She joined a host of big names from the women’s draw in the third round, with the other half of Round 2 to be completed today, weather permitting. Goerges once again proved she can […]
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 women’s preview: Can Serena achieve the equal most Grand Slams?
IN a comprehensive preview of the first Grand Slam of 2020, we take a look at 16 of the possible winners of this year’s Australian Open. We weigh up their Grand Slam form, recent form and past record and see who might come out on top at the end of the the two-week tournament. FOR […]
