2020 US Open Men’s preview: Will Djoker take out his 18th Grand Slam?
IT has been a long eight month wait, but tennis fans finally have a Grand Slam to look forward to. The US Open begins on Monday and despite some notable absentees, it should be a fascinating two weeks of tennis. In our tournament preview, we look at who is playing, who the contenders are as […]
Djoker comes from behind to post 23rd straight win in 2020
NOVAK Djokovic is clearly the only person winning in the world that is 2020, with the world number one claiming a remarkable 23rd straight win this year on his way to a second Career Golden Masters. If becoming the only playing in history to win all nine ATP Masters 1000 titles was not enough, then […]
2020 ATP Western and Southern Open preview: Djokovic leads charge with a host of top tier competitors
THURSDAY will mark day one of the first official ATP Tour Masters 1000 event of the year, the Western and Southern Open in New York. Formerly known as the Cincinnati Masters, the tournament will be held at Flushing Meadows for the first time due to COVID-19 concerns. Despite a couple of notable absentees, many stars […]
Opinion: Is there a better way to run the Laver Cup?
MANY tennis fans love when the best of the best come together and face off in a huge week of action whether it be at Grand Slams or Davis Cups, or especially the ATP Finals series. One unique idea that began in 2017 was the Laver Cup, which pits the best ATP Tour players against […]
The Big Three: What separates them on court?
NOVAK Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have commonly been referred to as the ‘Big Three’ and for good reason. The ATP Tour’s elite of the past 15 years have collected a whopping 267 titles between them, of which 56 are Grand Slams. They occupy the top three spots on the ATP Tour records for […]
US Open 2020 – Will it go ahead?
JUST 41 days out from the rescheduled US Open, the tennis world is in somewhat of a disarray with continued escalating fears of COVID-19 and the risks it could have to players, especially after reports of positive tests from players at an exhibition tournament in late June, hosted by world number one Novak Djokovic. The […]
The Rise and Fall of American men’s tennis: Where to from here?
FOR the first time since the 1970s when the Open era commenced, the United States have gone through a decade without a representative holding the number one ranked position. Long considered a tennis super power, the United States have had Jimmy Connors of the 70s, John McEnroe through the 80s, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras and […]
Spanish Conundrum: What does the future of Spain look like for the ATP super power?
FOR the past two decades, Spain has been the most dominant nation on the ATP Tour. Between 2000-2012, the European nation won five Davis Cup titles and finished runner-up twice in that time. Aside from a stunning World Group relegation back in 2014 when they lost to Brazill in the playoff, Spain has never been […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Zverev claims crown in five, stuns Nadal
ALEXANDER ZVEREV is the newest Grand Slam champion, becoming just the third person to defeat Rafael Nadal on court at Roland Garros. The seventh seed German won in a come-from-behind five-set epic battle in the fantasy tennis tournament final, 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-2 7-5 in four hours and 45 minutes. It was fittingly the longest […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Nadal eyes off 13th French Open crown
RAFAEL Nadal will aim for his 13th Roland Garros title tomorrow when he takes on seventh seed Alexander Zverev after both players won their respective semi-finals in the 2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis tournament today. Nadal would have been expecting to face off against nemesis Dominic Thiem for the third consecutive year, but Zverev […]