Thompson breaks four-game losing streak as American duo also advance in Nur-Sultan
JORDAN Thompson has broken a four-game losing streak by making it through to the second round of the Astana Open in Nur-Saltan, Kazakhstan. The Australian is seeded eighth at the ATP 250 event, and saw off the in-form Cameron Norrie to come from behind and win 5-7 7-6 6-2. The match lasted two hours and […]
2020 ATP Astana Open preview: Paire and Kecmanovic lead field in Kazakhstan
WHILST the world’s top ATP Tour players are battling it out in Austria, a number of mid-tier talents will hope to win the penultimate ATP 250 event in Kazakhstan starting today. The 28-player hard court event is another new event on the calendar, taking place in Nur-Sultan and named the Astana Open. The top ranked […]
Seeds continue form at Cologne, three Spaniards fall at Antwerp
THE first day of Round of 16 action at the ATP 250 tournaments in Cologne, Germany and Antwerp, Belgium, saw a consistent day across the board, with just one seed falling across the two competitions but a couple of tough matches in the mix. At Cologne, everything went to plan for the three seeds with […]
Round of 32 at Cologne and Antwerp begin with close affairs
THE ATP 250 Rounds of 32 began at the European Open in Antwerp, Belgium and the second straight tournament in Cologne, Germany, with plenty of action across the two competitions. At Cologne, just one of the two seeds heads through to the Round of 16, with ninth seed Marin Cilic unable to maintain control against American Steve […]
Djere defeats home hope Cecchinato at Sardinia
SERBIAN Laslo Djere reigned supreme in a tight battle with wildcard Italian Marco Cecchinato, defeating the hometown hope 7-6 7-5 in an excellent battle which went down to the wire in over two hours on court at the ATP 250 tournament in Sardinia, Italy. While Cecchinato was more clinical on the first serve winning 69 per cent […]
Half a dozen Russians reach St. Petersburg second round before a couple fall
UP until the last match of the day, the Russian fans were kept satisfied at the St. Petersburg Open with the final three Russians out on court all making it through to the Round of 16. Top seed Daniil Medvedev overcame a disappointing first set and some shocking recent form to down French veteran Richard […]
Raonic hits 21 aces to proceed to Round of 16 at St Petersburg
DAY 2 at St Petersburg saw two of the Russian favourites enter the draw, with third and fourth seeds Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov coming away with straight sets wins, as did fellow seeds Milos Raonic and Borna Coric. None of the day’s six matches went past two sets, with all the seeded matches completed […]
Russian trio to lead favourites in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG Open has been one of the few tournaments to benefit from the COVID-19 period with other cancellations allowing the Russian tournament to upgrade from an ATP 250 event to a prestigious ATP 500 event. Whilst the same draw of 32 players on indoor hard courts will remain, there will be more points on […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros preview: Can Nadal win number 13?
RAFAEL Nadal is always the nominal favourite at Roland Garros, probably because he has only lost three matches there in his entire career, of which one was via retirement. The King of Clay will be keen to bounce back from a shock loss to Diego Schwartzman in Rome to really put a stamp on his […]
Tig and Kecmanovic win maiden titles in Europe
WHILST much of the focus has deservedly been on the US Open, two players have won their maiden titles on the ATP and WTA Tours. World number 47 Miomir Kecmanovic won his first title at the Generali Open in Kitzbuhel, whilst world number 88 Patricia Maria Tig claimed her maiden title in Istanbul. Both players […]
