Australian Open Men’s Round of 128 wrap: Aussie upsets rule day two
IT was a memorable day for the home nation at the Australian Open, as four more Aussies moved through to the second round of the Grand Slam yesterday. Two of those results were major upsets, with none bigger than wildcard Alexei Popyrin‘s come-from-behind five set win over 13th seed David Goffin. The Australian won 3-6 […]
ATP 250 wraps: Aussies succeed on home soil as Kyrgios returns
ANOTHER huge day was had at both the Great Ocean Road Open and Murray River Open, with the ATP 250 tournaments showcasing plenty of formidable names heading into the Australian Open next week. It was a massive day at the Great Ocean Road Open, with a couple of intriguing results coming out of the Round […]
2021 ATP Antalya and Delray Beach previews: Top 30 talents hit the hard courts in New Year
AFTER a long 2020, the 2021 ATP Tour is underway, with the main draw matches to take place today in Antalya, Turkey and Delray Beach, United States. Both hard court events are ATP 250 ones to give players a taste of the action before heading Down Under for an extended period in Australia where multiple […]
Gombos snuffs out Goffin’s last ATP Finals hope
DAVID Goffin has missed out on qualifying for the ATP Finals following a shock second round loss to Slovakian qualifier Norbert Gombos at the Paris Masters. The eighth seed went down in a heart-breaking loss 6-4 7-6 which officially put a line through the world number 14’s hopes of playing in the most prestigious invite-only […]
Seeds continue form at Cologne, three Spaniards fall at Antwerp
THE first day of Round of 16 action at the ATP 250 tournaments in Cologne, Germany and Antwerp, Belgium, saw a consistent day across the board, with just one seed falling across the two competitions but a couple of tough matches in the mix. At Cologne, everything went to plan for the three seeds with […]
Bergs stuns Ramos-Vinolas in first tour level match
THE Round of 32 was complete at both the ATP 250 tournaments in Cologne, Germany and Antwerp, Belgium, with a mostly predictable day – bar one huge scalp at Antwerp – seeing just one seed across the two competitions take the court. At Cologne, just the four matches played out with young gun Jannik Sinner downing […]
Seeds downed in Round of 16 at Cologne and Sardinia
JUST one seed across the two ATP 250 tournaments in Sardinia and Cologne survived the first day of Round of 16 action, with three seeds falling at Sardinia and one at Cologne. It was also not a successful outing for the homegrown players on court, with no Italian or German talents winning through to the […]
Day 2 at Cologne and Sardinia sees tough battles
DAY 2 in both Cologne, Germany and Sardinia, Italy started with a bang with a couple of intriguing matches headlining the respective ATP 250 tournaments. It was a successful day for Spanish competitors across the two tournaments, while a couple of Italians were dealt unlucky hands taking on compatriots. It was a rough day for […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Johnson stands tall to oust Dimitrov
THE first round of the 2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis tournament is complete, after the fourth day of first round matches played out in Paris today. In a similar story to the past three days, just one seed fell at the first hurdle, with 18th seed Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov being the only casualty of […]
2020 ATP Marrakech Open fantasy tennis: Delbonis the wildcard as top eight hopes advance
FEDERICO Delbonis is the sole unseeded player in the quarter finals after the three remaining matches at the Marrakech Open were taken out by seeded players. Delbonis knocked off third seed, Benoit Paire in the opening round of the ATP Tour fantasy tennis tournament, and faced unseeded Spaniard, Pablo Andujar in the Round of 16. […]
