2020 WTA Western and Southern Open preview: Keys eyes off back-to-back titles as Pliskova, Bencic arrive on Tour
DESPITE an incredibly difficult 2020 for the American community, the Western and Southern Open is set to commence in New York on August 20. The competition, formerly known as the Cincinnati Masters, will take place at Flushing Meadows for the first time due to COVID-19 concerns. Although women’s world number one Ash Barty will not […]
Opinion: Is there a better way to run the Laver Cup?
MANY tennis fans love when the best of the best come together and face off in a huge week of action whether it be at Grand Slams or Davis Cups, or especially the ATP Finals series. One unique idea that began in 2017 was the Laver Cup, which pits the best ATP Tour players against […]
The Big Three: What separates them on court?
NOVAK Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have commonly been referred to as the ‘Big Three’ and for good reason. The ATP Tour’s elite of the past 15 years have collected a whopping 267 titles between them, of which 56 are Grand Slams. They occupy the top three spots on the ATP Tour records for […]
US Open 2020 – Will it go ahead?
JUST 41 days out from the rescheduled US Open, the tennis world is in somewhat of a disarray with continued escalating fears of COVID-19 and the risks it could have to players, especially after reports of positive tests from players at an exhibition tournament in late June, hosted by world number one Novak Djokovic. The […]
The Rise and Fall of American men’s tennis: Where to from here?
FOR the first time since the 1970s when the Open era commenced, the United States have gone through a decade without a representative holding the number one ranked position. Long considered a tennis super power, the United States have had Jimmy Connors of the 70s, John McEnroe through the 80s, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras and […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Zverev stuns Djokovic to move into semis
ALEXANDER Zverev had claimed a massive scalp in the match of Roland Garros fantasy tennis tournament so far, defeating world number two and second tournament favourite, Novak Djokovic in five sets. The German up and comer had to come from two sets to one down against the Serbian to win 4-6 7-5 2-6 6-4 6-1 […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Five of top eight make quarters
DESPITE being at the pointy end of the 2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis tournament, the upsets continue to deliver with the two remaining unseeded players through to the quarter finals. Both Slovenian Aljaz Bedene and Chilean qualifier Nicolas Jarry made their way into the last eight with five seed wins over top 25 opponents. […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Jarry continues stunning run into Round of 16
CHILEAN qualifier Nicolas Jarry became the lone unseeded player through to the Round of 16 at the 2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis tournament after half the draw was completed today. Jarry won through in a five set match against fellow unseeded player, American Sam Querrey, whilst the seven other winners on day seven were […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Querrey takes out Medvedev in come-from-behind five-set win
A FIVE-SET come-from-behind win to Sam Querrey has caused the biggest upset of the tournament thus far. The unseeded American took down fifth seed Russian Daniil Medvedev, showing his higher ranked opponent that he meant business. The result came after Medvedev narrowly escaped a five-set match in Round 1, and despite leading two sets to […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis: RBA salutes as Edmund topples compatriot
ROBERTO Bautista Agut survived a thriller against Italian Andreas Seppi, and Kyle Edmund won the Battle of Britain to move through to the second round of Roland Garros in the 2020 ATP fantasy tennis tournament. The 12th seed Spaniard was able to overcome Seppi in a topsy-turvy contest, eventually winning 6-1 4-6 6-0 2-6 6-2 […]
