Spain and Poland secure semis spots
POLAND has caused an upset over Argentina to book its semi-finals spot against Spain after a stunning clean sweep on day five of the ATP Cup. At Qudos Bank Arena, the Polish got through with a 3-0 whitewash of the Argentinians in a result that very few saw coming. They will now take on Spain […]
Spain closes in on ATP Cup semi-finals spot
SPAIN is closing in on being the first nation through to the ATP Cup semi-finals following yet another 3-0 victory in the group stage. The always-strong European nation disposed of Norway this time, and kept its unbeaten streak following its flushing win over Chile two days prior. With Chile defeating Serbia, it left Spain as […]
No Djoke, Serbia edge past Norway
DESPITE missing world number one Novak Djokovic, Serbia did enough to get past its first ATP Cup opponent on the opening day of the tournament yesterday. The Serbs, led by Filip Krajinovic defeated Norway 2-1 in easily the closest tie of the day. In fact, the Group A clash was the only one of the […]
2022 ATP Cup Spain preview
SPAIN will attempt to overcome the loss of two of its top four stars to take out the 2022 ATP Cup. Entering the third edition of the event, Spain has always reached the knockout stage of the draw. Spain lost to Italy in the semi-finals of the 2021 ATP Cup, after missing out on the […]
ATP Tour Midweek Update: Top seeds stumble at Kremlin Cup and European Open
BIG names were out in full force as the VTB Kremlin Cup continued on its seventh day. The five games played didn’t disappoint with each match putting on a show to remember. Across the pond in Antwerp, Belgium, surprise defeats saw the European Cup tournament heat up. VTB Kremlin Cup Following on from his Kremlin […]
Hot & Cold – ATP Tour: Young guns join big-serving South African as in-form talents
IN a new occasional series, we take a look at those players who are red-hot and those who are ice-cold in terms of their Tour rankings, starting with the men’s ATP Tour, following the conclusion of the US Open. RUNNING HOT: Lloyd Harris Weekly rise: +15 (31st – Career High) 2021 YTD: +56 (87th) The […]
ATP Tour wrap: Clay court seeds fall to qualifiers
IT was not a great day for the clay court dominant players in the men’s US Open Round of 64 on day three, with two of the best clay courters bowing out at Flushing Meadows among three top 16 seeds. The bottom half of the draw has really opened up with only the seven seeds […]
ATP Tour wrap: Seeds scatter on opening day of US Open
A MIXED bag of results were had on the opening day of the men’s US Open draw, with all of the top 18 seeds paving the way into the second round, before a flurry of lower seeded losses proved that seeding is not everything. The New York heat made five set clashes intriguing, with a […]
ATP Tour wrap: Ruud claims third title in three weeks as Isner wins sixth Atlanta trophy
WHILST the Tokyo Olympics have been taking centre stage this week, the ATP Tour has not stopped with a couple more winners adding to their trophy cabinets this week following title victories in Kitzbuhel, Austria and Atlanta, United States. While rainfall delayed proceedings in Kitzbuhel, that did not seem to impact top seed Norwegian Casper Ruud who completed […]
ATP Tour wrap: Intriguing Round of 32 complete in Switzerland, Mexico and Croatia
THE three ATP 250 events have continued this week, with a flurry of predictable winners emerging as some upsets brewed across the board. In Switzerland, two seeds competed with both claiming first round wins, as fifth seed Argentinian Federico Delbonis overcame Swiss wildcard Leandro Riedi 6-3 6-3 and seventh seed Serbian Laslo Djere downed Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild 6-4 […]
