ATP Tour wrap: Djoker and Rafa to meet in semis
A BLOCKBUSTER semi-final awaits between the King of Clay and the world number one, after Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic both booked their spots through to the Roland Garros final four. Neither player had it completely their own way, with Nadal having to overcome 10th seed Argentinian Diego Schwartzman in four sets 6-3 4-6 6-4 […]
ATP Tour wrap: Bring on the final eight
EXCITING fourth round action continued at Roland Garros overnight, with headliners Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal gaining victories to become the first ever ATP players to reach 15 French Open quarter-finals. Djokovic overcame a scare from 19-year-old Lorenzo Musetti, losing the first two sets before coming back to win 6-7 6-7 6-1 6-0 4-0 in […]
ATP Tour wrap: Seeds remain untouchable as Italian trio prevails
AN enticing Round of 16 is set at the 2021 Roland Garros tournament, with the men’s draw completing its Round of 32 yesterday boasting six seeded wins and little doubt in the top players’ ability to continue their runs. Meanwhile, two Italian teens joined a seeded compatriot in the fourth round. It was a predictable […]
ATP Tour wrap: Rafa downs Gasquet for 17th time as Alcaraz impresses
IT was a fairly convincing day of action on Day 5 of the Roland Garros, with all men’s matches completed by the end of the fourth set although a smattering of lower seeds succumbed to hungry opponents in the Round of 64. Meanwhile, a teen talent made it through the second round with hopes to […]
ATP Tour wrap: Frenchmen falter as Djokovic and Nadal claim quick wins
DAY 3 at the 2021 Roland Garros produced some intriguing results, with two of the top seeds in Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal retaining their winning form with respective straight set wins, while Andrey Rublev‘s Roland Garros run was cut dastardly short. The world number seven struggled to keep up with German Jan-Lennard Struff early in the three hour and […]
2021 Roland Garros preview: Nadal eyes off 14th title as Barty returns to Paris
TO the delight of tennis fans all across the globe, the main draw of the much-anticipated Roland Garros is set to commence on Monday. This comes one week later than initially scheduled, as the French Tennis Federation postponed the tournament in the hope that COVID-19 restrictions would ease and more fans would be allowed to […]
ATP Tour wrap: Korda claims maiden title as Djoker wins on home soil
SEBASTIAN Korda has claimed his maiden ATP Tour title by defeating Italian Marco Cecchinato in the 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open final overnight. The American server might not have had the home support in Parma, Italy, but he certainly had a performance fit for a title winner, cruising to a 6-2 6-4 victory in one hour and […]
ATP Tour wrap: Slovenian qualifier to face Djoker in Belgrade final as Korda and Cecchinato set to do battle in Parma
RANKED 255th in the world, Slovenian qualifier Alex Molcan will try to do the unthinkable and knock off world number one Novak Djokovic in his home country of Serbia in the Belgrade Open final. Whilst 254 ranking places separate the pair, both earned their spots in the decider following wins over their respective opponents. Djokovic […]
ATP Tour wrap: Seeds fall in Parma as Belgrade sees seesawing action
THE two ATP 250 events are heating up as we enter the semi finals stage, following two huge days of quarter finals action at both Parma, Italy and Belgrade, Serbia. At the Emilia-Romagna Open, three of the day’s four seeds fell, while at Belgrade, world number one Novak Djokovic continued his run on home soil. Djokovic needed […]
ATP Tour wrap: Top three seeds bundled out in Parma and Belgrade
WORLD number one Novak Djokovic remains the only top three seed left across the ATP Tour’s two 250 events after the other five players all suffered defeats in both Parma and Belgrade. Just four matches were played in the Serbia Open to complete the Round of 16 matches, whilst all eight second round matches were […]
