2020 ATP Barcelona Open preview: Nadal looks to go back-to-back on clay
WITH the first week of fantasy tennis done and dusted and the winners announced this weekend, we take a look at the Barcelona Open, an ATP500 event with some of the world’s best back again to compete on clay. FAVOURITE Rafael Nadal (SPAIN) It is hard to look past anyone other than the Spanish star […]
2020 ATP Monte Carlo Masters fantasy tennis: Seeds win through tough first round encounters
DRAWN with first round encounters, all four seeds survived day two of the 2020 ATP Monte Carlo Masters fantasy tennis tournament. Those moving through to the Round of 32 were ninth seed Matteo Berrettini, 11th seed David Goffin, 14th seed Karen Khachanov and 16th seed Stan Wawrinka. All four knew that they had tough encounters […]
2020 ATP Monte Carlo Masters fantasy tennis: Bedene and Fritz come from behind to book second round spots
SLOVENIAN qualifier, Aljaz Bedene and American Taylor Fritz both advanced through to the Round of 32 of the Monte Carlo Masters today with come-from-behind victories. Both players were facing off against tough opponents in the opening round of the fantasy tennis tournament, and found the going tough, but were able to post three-set victories. Bedene […]
ATP Fantasy Tennis Rankings post Indian Wells: Raonic the big mover inside top 30
IN an update to our fantasy tennis competition, we have adjusted the ATP Tour rankings accordingly following the conclusion of Indian Wells. We will update both the ATP and WTA Tours once major tournaments are completed and name the key bolters and sliders since the last update. BOLTERS: Milos Raonic +7 (#30 to #23) The […]
2020 ATP Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Contests sharpen as first Round of 16 opponents decided
AFTER clearing out lower ranked opponents, the seeds got their first big challenges of the Indian Wells ATP Tour fantasy competition, with second seed Rafael Nadal and fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas among those needing three sets to advance through to the Round of 16. Not only that, but the first top 10 seed fell, with […]
2020 ATP Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Fognini survives scare as seeds advance to last 32
IT was eerily similar to the third day of action, with only two more unseeded players making it through to the Round of 32. That meant five of the 32 Indian Wells combatants are unseeded, as the top stars of the ATP Tour made their way through. There were no problems for top six seeds, […]
2020 ATP Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Top seeds cruise through on day three
THE top contenders in the 2020 Indian Wells fantasy tennis competition moved through to the third round after a rather predictable day of results. Top 10 seeds, Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas and David Goffin all breezed through without too much trouble, while only three unseeded players made it through to the next round […]
2020 Indian Wells ATP Tour fantasy: Who will win it in 2020?
AFTER the success of the co-currently running Fed Cup Fantasy Tennis tournament, Draft Central has decided to test the waters with an individual tournament that was cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We start with the first ATP Tour that was cancelled in the Masters 1000 event, BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. […]
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 […]
Opelka wins back-to-back matches on his way to Delray Beach crown
REILLY Opelka has showed off his endurance on a memorable day for the American at Delray Beach, winning both his semi-final and final on the last day of the tournament in front of impressed fans. Opelka overcame a rain delay from yesterday which resulted in his opponent – Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka booking a spot in […]