Waltert breaks three-year drought to repeat history
SWISS 21-year-old Simona Waltert is pretty good at knocking off number one seeds in Lausanne. Earning another wildcard at her home tournament, the right-handed talent who has almost exclusively played on the ITF Tour the last few years, stunned American Danielle Collins in three sets. Most remarkably, she faced three break points in the deciding […]
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 Miami Open 1000: Popyrin and Duckworth book second round spots
THE first matches of the Miami Open 1000 took place overnight, with the winners advancing through to the second round of the major tournament. Whilst no seeds are in action in the Round of 128, there were still plenty of talented up-and-comers out on the hard courts. Rising Australian Alexei Popyrin continued his good form […]
ATP Tour wrap: Roger returns to a win as top five seeds advance in Doha
THREE tournaments across the globe saw Round of 16 matches completed in Doha, Marseille and Santiago, including the return of a legend as we wrap up the day’s work on the ATP Tour. Roger Federer was the man everyone was watching in Doha, as the Swiss Grand Slam winner made his successful return from injury […]
ATP Tour wrap: Tight encounters galore as a trio of ATP 250 tournaments begin
A TRIO of ATP 250 tournaments have begun this week, with Qatar and Marseille hosting hardcourt competitions, whilst the clay season has begun in Chile. The opening day at each tournament has not provided too much to be shocked about, although a couple of early seeds falling has certainly set the tone. At Qatar, just […]
ATP 250 wraps: Humbert saves match points as Popyrin win ensures all-Australian quarter final
THERE were some huge results across the ATP Tour’s three tournaments played in France, Argentina and Singapore, as we wrap up the day’s action below. Ugo Humbert overcame multiple match points to put away Dutch qualifier Tallon Griekspoor in a thrilling match of the day in the Open Sud de France at Monypellier. In three […]
ATP 250 wraps: Intriguing results as men’s Summer Series begins
A HUGE day of action around the ground saw a flurry of players return to the court ahead of the Australian Open, with both the Great Ocean Road Open and Murray River Open starting. With a number of players across both tournaments returning to the court with protected rankings from injury, there were plenty of […]
2020 ATP Marrakech Open fantasy tennis: Kokkinakis gains confidence as seeds advance
IT was business as usual for the four seeds out on court in the ATP Tour’s Marrakech Open on day one with all the top ranked players making it through to the Round of 16. Only one of those seeds took three sets to get the win, and in fact it was the only match […]
Chile Open: Horror day for Slovakia as Chilean wildcard moves through
IF you were a Slovakian fan in Chile to see the four players taking to the courts in the Open, you no doubt headed home disappointed with all four bowing out in the opening round of competition. In a rare special, the entire Court 1 matches featured Slovakian players, while qualifier, Martin Klizan also played […]
Ruud wins maiden title in Argentina; ends Sousa’s lucky run
CASPER Ruud has won his maiden ATP Tour title, claiming the Argentina Open in straight sets over Portuguese player, Pedro Sousa. The Norwegian eighth seed survived a tournament which once again saw a number of players fall in upsets, exemplified by the fact that a lucky loser – one who lost in qualifying but gained […]
