2020 ATP Newport Beach Challenger preview: Can Fritz go the three peat?
IT is not often that one player has held a monopoly on the title of a Challenger event, but that is the scenario in which American, Taylor Fritz has done with Newport Beach. In only its third year in 2020, the ATP Challenger event will feature Fritz as the number one seed, having won both […]
Australian Open: Men’s Day 2 review – Gulbis winds back clock with first round upset
ON Day 2 of the 2020 Australian Open, a second top 20 Canadian seed fell – this time to a qualifier – while a number of others had to fight hard in order to survive against stiff opposition. In the top eighth of the draw, world number one Rafael Nadal started off his Australian Open […]
Qatar Open: Day 7/8 – Moutet upsets Wawrinka to face Rublev
NUMBER TWO seed Andrey Rublev will face Frenchman Corentin Moutet in the Qatar Open final after the two players overcame rain delays to complete both quarter finals and semi-finals on the same day. Rublev moved through thanks to a straight sets win over Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic who had more rest than any of the other […]
Qatar Open: Day 6 – Rain causes delays
MOTHER Nature had a say on proceedings at the Qatar Open, with rain causing serious delays over Day 6 with just one match fully played on the former and matches delayed on the latter. The only completed quarter final on Thursday was Miomir Kecmanovic completely dismantling qualifier, Marton Fucsovics 6-2 6-0. The Serbian looked keen […]
Qatar Open: Day 3 wrap – Tsonga, Raonic knocked out of contention
SEEDED players dropped like flies in Day 3 of the Qatar Open, with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Milos Raonic among those knocked out in only the second round of the tournament. Qualifier, Corentin Moutet put up a spectacular performance against Raonic to head into the fourth day of competition, collecting a debut win against the fourth […]
Qatar Open: Day 1 wrap- Krajinovic holds strong after slow start
FOLLOWING two days of qualifiers the Qatar Open started with plenty of intensity with every player hoping to get their campaign off to a hot start. Only three of the seven matches went to three sets, with players making quick work of their opposition. Sixth seed Filip Krajinovic was put to the test, forced to […]
