No Djoke as Botic beats five-time Indian Wells champion
FOR the first time in almost seven years, former world number one Novak Djokovic suffered his third straight loss, this time coming in the second round of Indian Wells. The Serbian now sixth seed went down to Dutchman Botic Van de Zandschulp 6-2 3-6 6-1 in two hours and two minutes. Van de Zandschulp lost […]
Greek feasts after famine in Dubai
AFTER a rocky start to the 2025 ATP Tour season to say the least, Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas has remarkably secured his first hardcourt title in two years. Tsitsipas came into the event with a 3-4 record up against Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime who had already banked two ATP Tour titles and moved back inside the Top […]
Felix eyes off third 2025 title in Dubai
ALREADY boasting multiple ATP Tour titles in 2025, Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime moved just one win away from a triple treat following his semi-finals victory over French qualifier Quentin Halys, 5-7 6-4 6-3. Auger-Aliassime is an indoor specialist, but is improving his outdoor work having fought through to make yet another final and notch up his […]
Griek God-like performance from Dutchman
SAVING four match points and producing the biggest win of his career, Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor is into the Dubai Tennis Championships semi-finals. The world number 47 ousted tournament favourite Daniil Medvedev in an epic three-set encounter, needing two hour and 40 minutes to defeat the Russian number one seed, 2-6 7-6 7-5. Griekspoor looked on […]
Brilliant Berrettini blasts past Monfils in Dubai
FORMER Top 10 talent Matteo Berrettini is set to be seeded at the upcoming Grand Slams after rising up to 29th in the world today. The Italian saw off the challenge of fellow former world number six Gael Monfils at the Dubai Tennis Championships, 7-5 6-4. The victory marked Berrettini’s third out of four matches […]
Double Dutch delight for Griekspoor
IN A battle of Netherlands’ top two ATP Tour players, the higher ranked of the pair in Tallon Griekspoor was able to outlast his compatriot Botic Van de Zandschulp in straight sets, 7-5 6-3 to book his place in the Round of 16 at the Open Occitanie. The ATP 250 event saw the pair of […]
2025 ATP Tour Week 5 preview: Montpellier
WHILE the 2025 Davis Cup takes the majority of focus throughout this week, there is an ATP Tour event taking place in France, with the Open Occitanie in Montpellier. An ATP Tour 250 event, the action kicks off on Wednesday to allow sufficient rest for those having competed at the Australian Open over the past […]
Tsitsipas survives first round Paris test
DESPITE being on the ropes early, Greek talent Stefanos Tsitsipas was able to recover and see off Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena in just under two hours at the 2024 Paris Masters. The first round match saw the 10th seed – who has had a mediocre 5-4 record since the Laver Cup – have to fight […]
No Thiem for sentimentality as Darderi dashes “last dance”
THERE has been no shortage of tennis legends retiring in 2024, and Austrian star Dominic Thiem joined fellow Grand Slam winners Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray on the sidelines after his career came to an end in his home nation overnight. Coming into the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, the Austrian – who had more […]
Around the Tour: Saito strikes in Osaka
PROMISING Japanese teenager Sara Saito is through to the quarter finals on WTA debut in her home tournament. The 18-year-old and former junior world number two upset talented fifth seed Elina Avanesyan to book her place in the last eight of the WTA Tour Japan Open. Saito had to work hard early, saving two set […]
