Medvedev comes from behind to end Zverev’s 12-game winning streak
IT was unlucky number 13 for Alexander Zverev, who despite being a set up and 4-4 in the ATP Paris Masters Final, could not come through for his 13th straight win, losing to an impressive Daniil Medvedev. The Russian proved too good for the German, coming back from losing the first set in a tight […]
Zverev upsets Nadal to book Paris final against Medvedev
ALEXANDER Zverev has recorded his 12th straight win, defeating world number two Rafael Nadal for only the second time in his career to book a spot in the Paris Masters final. The German won 6-4 7-5 in an hour and 39 minutes, turning around a 1-5 head-to-head between the pair to continue his remarkable winning […]
Nadal survives Carreno Busta fight to hand Schwartzman first ATP Finals spot
RAFAEL Nadal has surged into the ATP Paris Masters 1000 semi-finals following a come-from-behind win over ninth seed Pablo Carreno Busta. In a battle of the two Spaniards, Carreno Busta needed to win to keep his ATP Finals hopes alive, and looked good early by winning the first set. Nadal rallied as he always does, […]
Humbert joins big guns in huge Paris Masters final eight
UGO Humbert is the sole unseeded player through to the ATP Paris Masters 1000 quarter finals with the up and coming Frenchman joining a host of top 10 seeds in the final eight. Aside from Humbert’s upset win over second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas back in the second round, the lowest ranked seed in the quarter […]
Thompson upsets Coric as Schwartzman edges closer to ATP Finals
JORDAN Thompson caused the upset of the day against 15th seed Croatian Borna Coric, coming from behind to win in two hours and 14 minutes. The unseeded Australian won 2-6 6-4 6-2 to break up a day of largely predictable results. Ranked 61st in the world, the Sydney local weathered 14 aces off Coric’s racquet […]
Gombos snuffs out Goffin’s last ATP Finals hope
DAVID Goffin has missed out on qualifying for the ATP Finals following a shock second round loss to Slovakian qualifier Norbert Gombos at the Paris Masters. The eighth seed went down in a heart-breaking loss 6-4 7-6 which officially put a line through the world number 14’s hopes of playing in the most prestigious invite-only […]
2020 ATP Paris Masters preview: Five-time winner Djoker out as Rafa returns to Tour
RAFAEL Nadal will return to the ATP Tour at the Rolex Paris Masters and has earned the status of top seed after five-time winner Novak Djokovic opted not to play at the event. Instead, the world number one who had a shock loss to Lorenzo Sonego in Vienna will head to the Nitto ATP Finals […]
Evans takes down Khachanov in huge upset to keep British three-peat alive in Antwerp
IT was a mix of styles in both Cologne and Antwerp as the German tournament went largely to plan, whilst a huge upset headlined the Belgian event. Top seed and tournament favourite Alexander Zverev is within reach of completing the Cologne double having taken out the indoors tournament last week and now into the semi-finals […]
Four seeds proceed to Antwerp and Cologne quarter finals
THE Round of 16 has been complete at both ATP 250 events in Cologne, Germany and Antwerp, Belgium with both competitions seeing a couple of upsets and the latter in particular seeing four close contests. Four seeds remain at both Cologne and Antwerp, with a couple of qualifiers making it to the quarters at the […]
Rublev and Coric come from behind to post semi-finals wins in St. Petersburg
BOTH Andrey Rublev and Borna Coric have advanced through to the St. Petersburg Open final the hard way, coming back from a set down against their respective opponents to win in three. Rublev downed second seed and fellow young gun, Denis Shapovalov 4-6 6-3 6-4, whilst Coric took out sixth seed Milos Raonic, 1-6 6-1 […]
