Olympics Men’s wrap: Seeds cruise through to second round as Millman takes down Musetti
ALL eight seeds out on court were able to advance to the second round of the Olympics in the men’s singles, with only one of those contests lasting three sets. The results showed the gap of the top competitors on day one, with Italian 13th seed Lorenzo Sonego having the biggest challenge of he lot, […]
ATP Tour wrap: Federer continues form as Italians make history
IT was a fairly comprehensive sixth day for the seeds in action at Wimbledon, as all bar one match featured a winning seed and that remaining match playing out between unseeded competitors. A trio of Australians dropped as Italians prevailed and Roger Federer continued his sparkling run. Federer required two hours and 35 minutes to claim […]
ATP Tour wrap: Korda eliminates Evans, joins illustrious group
UNITED States young gun Sebastian Korda has joined an illustrious group by winning through to the fourth round at both Roland Garros and now Wimbledon prior to his 21st birthday. The 20-year-old defeated Daniel Evans, 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 in two hours and 24 minutes to advance to the Round of 16 and join a […]
ATP Tour wrap: Federer through to third round as Australians find form
PLENTY of intriguing results came to light on a huge fourth day of men’s action at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, with a number of unseeded Australians making their way into a huge third round of action while Roger Federer was amongst the successful seeds on the day. Federer’s pursuit for one last grand slam title continued […]
2021 Wimbledon preview: Will the Fed Express have one last stop? Can Serena equal the Grand Slam record?
THE Wimbledon Championships are finally here. One of the most eloquent events on the planet, the third Grand Slam of the year played on the grass courts of London are set to begin overnight with plenty of sub-plots in both the men’s and women’s draws. For the greatest ever champions at the event, there is […]
ATP Tour wrap: Future of tennis advance across globe
THERE was a distinct feeling of the ATP Tour’s future being on display as the next wave of talent advanced through to the semi-finals in the Noventi Open and Cinch Championships. Whilst one quarter final – between second seed Denis Shapovalov and American Frances Tiafoe – is yet to get underway at London, the other […]
ATP Tour wrap: Auger-Aliassime derails Fed Express as seeds slip on grass
FELIX Auger-Aliassime has taken out one of the best grass court players of all-time, defeating Roger Federer in a come-from-behind three-set win at the Noventi Open in Halle, Germany. The unseeded Canadian was one of four winners into the quarter finals at the event, coming back from a first set loss to pounce 4-6 6-3 […]
ATP Tour wrap: Murray makes successful return as Medvedev struggles on grass
THE second day at both the Halle Noventi Open in Germany and Cinch Championships in London produced some big results, with the top seed at the first event defeated in straight sets, while a former world number one returned to the winners list at Cinch. It was Jan-Lennard Struff who claimed a huge win at Halle, […]
ATP Tour wrap: French fall as Sinnik survives thriller to advance at Roland Garros
IT was a forgettable day for the French fans in Paris, as all six French representatives were bundled out of the 2021 Roland Garros ATP draw in the first round on day two. In a day that was largely favourable to seeds – with eight of the 10 seeds in action grabbing wins – there […]
ATP Tour wrap: Italians compete well on Rome Day 2
IT was a successful day of action for home nation hopefuls on Day 2 of proceedings at the ATP 1000 Internazionali BNL d’Italia Masters Open in Rome, as four Italian talents – including three wildcards – reigned supreme and one claimed victory over the only seed of the day. It was 19-year-old Lorenzo Musetti who claimed […]
