Olympics Men’s wrap: Seeds cruise through to second round as Millman takes down Musetti
ALL eight seeds out on court were able to advance to the second round of the Olympics in the men’s singles, with only one of those contests lasting three sets. The results showed the gap of the top competitors on day one, with Italian 13th seed Lorenzo Sonego having the biggest challenge of he lot, […]
ATP Tour wrap: Berrettini, Humbert claim maiden ATP 500 titles
TWO huge ATP 500 finals played out overnight, with the resulting winners proving relentless in both Halle, Germany and London, England as both victors claimed their maiden ATP 500 titles in the process. World number 31 Ugo Humbert upset fourth seed Russian Andrey Rublev in Germany, whilst in London it was top seed Matteo Berrettini who downed British […]
ATP Tour wrap: Garin fights back from two sets down and two match points in epic day of Roland Garros action
A WHOPPING 11 of the 16 Round of 64 Roland Garros ATP matches required at least four sets, in an epic day of action in Paris. Six matches went the full five sets, with an additional five going to four and only the five straight sets results. Of those straight sets results, three of the […]
ATP Tour wrap: Thiem exits first round of Roland Garros
THE opening day of Roland Garros proceedings saw plenty of significant results, although none more so than the ousting of fourth seed Austrian Dominic Thiem. Thiem looked well on his way to booking a second round entry with a two sets to love lead, before dropping the remaining sets to be taken down in five sets. […]
ATP Tour wrap: Shapovalov to face Ruud in Geneva final
TOP three seeds Denis Shapovalov and Casper Ruud are through to the final of the 2021 Gonet Geneva Open following respective straight sets wins in their semi-finals overnight. The second seeded Shapovalov defeated Uruguayan qualifier Pablo Cuevas 6-4 7-5, while Ruud continued his great success on clay with a 6-3 6-2 triumph over Spain’s Pablo […]
ATP Tour wrap: Roger ousted in opening match
JUST the one Round of 16 match played out across the two ATP 250 events on Day 2, as both the Gonet Geneva Open in Switzerland and Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon in France continue. But that one match saw Spaniard Pablo Andujar oust top seed and returnee Roger Federer, with the result the biggest win of Andujar’s […]
ATP Tour wrap: Geneva and Lyon events begin
TWO ATP 250 events have begun this week, with tournaments in Geneva and Lyon shaping up with their respective Round of 32. Four matches played out at both events on the opening day, with six of the seven French competitors falling across the two tournaments on a huge first day in both Switzerland and France. […]
ATP Tour wrap: Two of three seeds fall on second day at Madrid
TWO seeds fell on the official second day of competition at the 2021 ATP Mutua Madrid Open in Spain, whilst a couple of qualifiers and a young gun wildcard also proceeded through to the second round. It was qualifier Argentinian Federico Delbonis that overcame 10th seed Pablo Carreno Busta on home soil, dropping the first […]
ATP Tour wrap: Matches underway at Munich and Estoril
PROCEEDINGS are underway at the ATP Tour 250 events in Munich, Germany and Estoril, Portugal, as the Round of 32 begins. At Estoril, a number of Spaniards took the court with just the one reigning supreme in eighth seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – the only seed of the day – in a hard-fought day on the […]
ATP Tour wrap: Norrie continues red-hot form in Barcelona
GREAT Britain’s Cameron Norrie has continued his ripping form of late, taking another big scalp in 12th seed Karen Khachanov at the Barcelona Open. Clashing in the Round of 32, Norrie advanced in a tough three-set contest, winning 6-4 3-6 6-3 to advance through to the third round and be the only confirmed unseeded player […]
