All seeds out as Istanbul and Kitzbuhel semis look to create history
IT was a massive day in both Austria and Turkey as seeds skittled across both the ATP 250 and Premier 5 events. SCHWARTZMAN OUT AS ONE TOP 50 PLAYER REMAINS IN GENERALI OPEN The 2020 ATP Tour continues to throw up a heap of surprises, so it is almost hardly surprising that only one top […]
Carnage in Austria while Bouchard stuns top seed
JETLAG certainly became a topic of conversation in both Austria and Turkey as key players dropped matches in uncharacteristic fashion, backing up for their Round of 16 matches today. FOGNINI BELTED AS SCHWARTZMAN SOLE SEED THROUGH IN AUSTRIA Returning to the circuit after opting to miss the US Open, world number 12 Fabio Fognini had […]
Kei returns in Kitzbuhel as Garcia overcomes quick turnaround to win in Istanbul
A STAR-studded Generali Open in Kitzbuhel, Austria kicked off mid-week with a host of top 30 players who were ousted from the US Open on show, whilst the BNP Paribas Tennis Championships got underway in Istanbul. Both tournaments had players who lasted as long as the fourth round at Flushing Meadows, meaning they had as […]
Homegrown talent impresses at US Open
A COUPLE of intriguing winners will hit the court in the second round at the WTA Tour’s 2020 US Open after a huge second day of Round of 128 action. It was a stellar output from the United States homegrown talent, with nine American representatives skating through. Serena Williams – who is hunting down an […]
Rain delays sees Prague seeds drop in opening round
AN interesting start to the 2020 Prague Open was had yesterday, with the first day of proceedings – and last of qualifiers – delayed by rain and forcing a massive day on what was what meant to be the second day of action. Among the winning seeds of the day were first, second and third […]
2020 WTA Nature Valley Open / ATP Stuttgart Open fantasy tennis: Chaos reigns in Germany as seeds skittled on day one
ONLY one seed fell at the 2020 WTA Nature Valley Open fantasy tennis tournament, whilst there was a lot more chaos at the ATP Stuttgart Open. In Germany, just one of the four seeds on court survived day one against the stronger unseeded grass court players. Looking at the Nature Valley Open in Nottingham first, […]
2020 WTA Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Strength in numbers as top seeds continue to flourish
THE second half of the Roland Garros fantasy Round of 64 saw plenty of interesting matchups, with five top ten players taking the court. But while majority of the competition’s seeds were too good this time around, a couple fell to unsuspecting foes. Ash Barty continued her strong run, defeating China’s Saisai Zheng in straight […]
2020 Roland Garros fantasy: Young seeds prove strong on day three
ANOTHER big day at the Roland Garros fantasy tournament saw some big names grace the court, with four of this quarter’s top five seeds reigning supreme to head to the Round of 64. Americans once again came out on top for the most part, while a couple of grand slam champions rose to the occasion. […]
2020 WTA Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Bouzkova stuns compatriot Kvitova in Round of 64
AFTER a successful first day of action at the WTA Tour’s Indian Wells fantasy tennis tournament for the Czech Republic representatives, it set up a number of all-Czech battles in the second round. While one went as planned with second seed, Karolina Pliskova moving through against Katerina Siniakova 6-3 6-1, it was the other that […]
2020 WTA Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Czech mate on day one
IT was a great opening day for Indian Wells’ WTA Tour’s Czech Republic representatives, with all three Czechs out on court winning their respective matches. Kristyna Pliskova joined her sister Karolina in the second round following a come-from-behind win against United States’ Taylor Townsend. Pliskova won 4-6 6-2 6-3 in an entertaining opening match, and […]