2020 ASB Classic Men’s preview: Will youth or experience prevail?
LAST year’s ASB Classic was one of the hardest to predict, with a strong field and upsets left, right and centre making it an entertaining contest leading up to the Australian Open. It was won by American, Tennys Sandgren who toppled wildcard Brit, Cameron Norrie in the final. FAVOURITE: Denis Shapovalov A player who bowed […]
2020 Qatar ExxonMobil Open preview: Is Stan the man for this year’s title?
BOASTING an open field with plenty of potential winners, the 2020 Qatar Open will almost certainly have a first-time title holder. The most recent winner was Roberto Bautista Agut, with Gael Monfils winning in 2018, ending the run of back-to-back victories by Novak Djokovic, and triumphs to David Ferrer and Rafael Nadal. In fact, the […]
2020 ATP Cup preview: Can Serbia bounce back from heartbreaking Davis Cup defeat?
THERE are plenty of storylines that could play out at the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup in Australia early in the New Year. The tournament is the same style as the controversial Davis Cup, but with a clear goal that makes sense – to get the best players playing. Each win gains ATP Tour ranking points […]
Year in review – 2019: Gael Monfils
GAEL Monfils had another busy year competing at a host of tournaments and put his name forward once again as a strong contender after steadily rising up the ranks thanks to solid wins. Rank: 10 Wins: 37 Losses: 19 Titles: 1 Prize money: $2,901,347 Monfils maintained his title winning consistency throughout 2019 securing the Rotterdam […]
Davis Cup Finals – Round 3: Quarter finals set as reigning champs bundled out in two sweeps
CROATIA will not defend its Davis Cup title after being swept for the second time this tournament, going down 3-0 to Group B toppers, Spain. In other results, Serbia, Germany, Australia and Great Britain all booked a spot in the quarter finals to join Canada, while Russia and Argentina were able to secure runner-up places […]
2019 Davis Cup preview: Group F
IN the sixth and final preview of our Davis Cup group previews, we take a look at Group F. The group is in our opinion the strongest of the lot. In the sense that any of these teams could advance not just in this group, but in other groups as well. USA are technically the […]
ATP Finals – Fed Express arrives as Berrettini downs giant-killing Thiem
ROGER Federer will contest the ATP Finals semi-finals after downing world number two Novak Djokovic in straight sets, joining fifth seed Dominic Thiem in the final four of the tournament. The Swiss Master was at his vintage best to down Djokovic 6-4 6-3 to advance through to the semis, after both players had suffered losses […]
ATP Finals – Thiem qualifies for semis after second shock upset
AUSTRIAN fifth seed, Dominic Thiem has become a giant killer in the 2019 ATP Finals, first knocking over third seed Roger Federer, before downing world number two, Novak Djokovic. The Serbian star was more of a challenge with the young up-and-coming talent having to force his way back into the contest from a set down […]
ATP Finals – Djokovic storms to victory as Thiem upsets Federer
NOVAK Djokovic has sent an early warning to the rest of the ATP Finals contenders, completely dismantling Italian Matteo Berrettini in a one-sided contest lasting just 63 minutes. The Serbian world number two only hit 10 winners to Berrettini’s 12, but was much tighter with his play, making eight unforced errors while the Italian produced […]
