ATP Tour wrap: Americans make their mark as Citi Open begins
THE Citi Open in Washington, United States has begun, with the ATP 500 event starting with a huge opening day of Round of 64 action. A big day of action saw a trio of Americans claim wins on home soil, with plenty of intriguing results across the board. Two wildcards were amongst that group, with Jenson […]
ATP/WTA Miami Open 1000: Qualifiers wrap
THE qualifying rounds have begun at both the ATP Tour and WTA Tour Miami Open 1000 event in the United States, with plenty of talented names looking to break into the main draw entries over the next few days. In the men’s draw, the day’s top ranked players in Mackenzie McDonald and Thiago Seyboth Wild both made […]
Kukushkin ousts Garin in five, sets up third round clash with Thompson
MIKHAIL Kukushkin has outlasted Chilean 13th seed Cristian Garin to win in five sets today, setting up a third round encounter at the US Open with Australian Jordan Thompson. The 32-year-old Kazakhstan player won the first two sets with ease, before Garin hit back in the next two to level the match at two sets […]
Newport Beach Challenger: Semi-finals results – Experience reigns supreme in women’s draw as upsets occur in men’s draw
A COUPLE of 29-year-olds have wound back the clock to topple their younger opponents and book a spot in the Newport Beach WTA Challenger final. United States’ Madison Brengle and Switzerland’s Stefanie Voegele both won through to the deciding match of the tournament after straight sets wins in their respective matches. Meanwhile in the men’s […]
Newport Beach Challenger: Quarter finals review – Brengle knocks off top seed, Pegula
MADISON Brengle has caused the upset of the Newport Beach Challenger event so far in the WTA event, downing number one seed, Jessica Pegula in three sets, while Mitchell Krueger continued his run after downing two-time winner Taylor Fritz with a three sets win over Raymond Sarmiento. Women’s: The 95th ranked and fifth seed, Brengle […]
Newport Beach Challenger: Round 3 review – Istomin upsets Tiafoe to make quarter finals
ROUND 3 of the Newport Beach Challenger saw plenty of United States countrymen bumped out of the race for the challenger title, with seven Americans across the men’s and women’s tournaments knocking a compatriot out of the running. Men’s: Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin – most remembered for his stunning upset of Novak Djokovic at the Australian […]
