Virtanen outlasts Korda in Marseille
FINLAND’S Otto Virtanen is through to the second round in Marseille after collecting the biggest win of his career. Defeating fifth seed Sebastian Korda, the top ranked Finn came back from a tiebreaker down to surge into the Round of 16 via a 6-7 7-6 6-4 victory in France. Virtanen hit 51 winners including 19 […]
PREVIEW | 2025 Davis Cup Qualifiers
THE FIRST stage of the 2025 Davis Cup gets underway this week with 13 matches taking place to see the winning sides join Netherlands in the second round of the Qualifiers. Italy has already qualified for the Finals later in the year, with the reigning champions to await the seven teams who will win through […]
Casper avoids Ruud awakening in first round
FORMER world number two Casper Ruud almost became the first victim of an upset in the men’s singles at the Australian Open, but delivered when it mattered most to defeat Jaume Munar on the first day of the tournament on Sunday. On a day that was riddled with rain delays and cancelled matches, the clash […]
Around the Tour: Saito strikes on debut in Osaka
JAPANESE teenager Sara Saito had a WTA Tour debut to remember, picking up an upset win over Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in Osaka overnight. The junior girls world number two earned a wildcard into the WTA 250 event and played her first main draw match against the 22-year-old world number 62, coming away with the […]
Argentina surges into Davis Cup Finals
AFTER losing on day one to Canada, Argentina surged into the 2024 Davis Cup Final 8 in Malaga after back-to-back wins the past two days. The South American nation went down to Canada on day one, but fortunately managed to win the doubles on that day which kept them alive. They then knocked off host […]
Czech mate: Aussies win Davis Cup tie 3-0
AUSTRALIA has one foot in the knockout stages of the 2024 Davis Cup Finals after whitewashing Czech Republic 3-0 in the green and gold’s second group stage match overnight. Following on from a nail-biting 2-1 result against France, the Australians had it far easier against a wounded Czech side who once again saw Tomas Machac […]
Evans ties nation record as Brits beat Finland
GREAT Britain was able to rest two of its top stars and still get the job done against Finland on day two of the 2024 Davis Cup overnight. The passionate Manchester crowd got behind veteran Daniel Evans playing his 26th match in the blue, white and red, equalling the second most all-time record with Mike […]
2024 Davis Cup Finals preview: Group D
NEXT week the 2024 Davis Cup Finals kick off with the round robin portion of the tournament, and in the lead-up to the event, we preview each of the four groups. In today’s preview, we analyse Group D to see which of the four nations might advance to the knockout stage in November. NATIONS: 3rd. […]
2024 US Open preview: Men’s singles
OVERNIGHT the 2024 US Open kicks off with a wide open draw across both the men’s and women’s singles. We take a look at how the Flushing Meadows major is shaping up in our tournament preview. Top eight seeds The men’s singles sees reigning champion Novak Djokovic seeded second overall in his quest to win […]
Monfils makes more magic at French Open
HOMETOWN hero Gael Monfils is through to the second round of Roland Garros, winning in front of a passionate crowd over Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild. The 37-year-old in his 17th French Open won in four sets, 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-4 to set up a Round of 64 encounter with Italian Lorenzo Musetti. A former semi-finalist […]
