Once Upon a Time… Novak Djokovic’s rise to the top
REWIND back to 2003. A little known 15-year-old who was born to parents of both Serbian (paternal) and Croatian (maternal) descent had just turned professional. In this new series, we take a look back at once upon a time and when it all started for the Grand Slam champions and we begin with world number […]
Memorable matches: 2019 Monte Carlo Masters – Fognini stuns Nadal in semi-finals to win first Masters
THE King of Clay. Rafael Nadal is hardly ever beaten on the surface, let alone in a Masters event like Monte Carlo. Rewinding 12 months ago and the Spaniard was entering the ATP 1000 event vying for his 12th title in 16 years. Aside from his three-year break from winning the tournament between 2013-15 (where […]
Players and USTA stunned as Roland Garros pushed back after US Open
WITH the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe, it would be hard to find an athlete who would be shocked to see events delayed or cancelled. But that is exactly the case in the tennis world after French Open organisers blindsided players on the ATP and WTA Tours announcing that the traditional May to June event […]
Wildcard Thiago Seyboth Wild defeats Casper Ruud in Chile Open final for maiden ATP title
SECOND seed Norwegian Casper Ruud fell to wildcard Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild in the Chile Open final, going down to the 19-year-old, 7-5 4-6 6-3 in a whopping two hours and 16 minutes. This victory is Seyboth Wild’s maiden ATP title, making him the youngest player to win the Chile Open title since Rafael Nadal […]
Nadal blitzes Fritz in Mexican Open final
RAFAEL Nadal has kept pace with world number one, Novak Djokovic by claiming a title in Mexico as Djokovic did the same in Dubai. The Spaniard proved too good for American Taylor Fritz, defeating the world number 35 in 74 minutes, 6-3 6-2. It was Nadal’s first tournament since his quarter finals exit at the […]
ATP/WTA Mexican Open: Nadal to face Fritz, as Watson and Fernandez prepare for WTA title
THE Mexican Open finals have been decided in Acapulco with a number one seed to face a rising American, while a Canadian teenager takes on an experienced Brit. In the men’s draw, number one seed and world number two, Rafael Nadal breezed through to the Mexican Open final with a 6-3 6-2 win over seventh […]
ATP/WTA Mexico Open: Dimitrov upsets Wawrinka as Xiu, Fernandez continue run
AN AMERICAN will play in the ATP Mexico Open Final following the quarter finals results, while in the WTA Tournament, a couple of teenage qualifiers continued their runs to move into the semi-finals. Seventh seed Bulgarian, Grigor Dimitrov took out third seed, Stan Wawrinka in straight sets to set up a semi-final clash with tournament […]
ATP/WTA Mexico Open: Teenage prodigies through for WTA Tour, as upsets create havoc for ATP Tour
THREE teenagers are through to the final eight in Acapulco on the women’s draw, while it was less positive for three of the world’s brightest stars on the men’s draw. American qualifier, Tommy Paul has caused a massive boilover by downing German top 10 player and number two seed, Alexander Zverev in the Round of […]
Mexican Open: Men’s seeds breeze through as women’s draw blown open
IN a day that could not be more contrasting for the ATP and WTA Tour’s at Acapulco, seven of the eight men’s seeds are through to the second round of the Mexican Open after only the injured Nick Kyrgios missed out on making it. On the women’s side of the draw, the top five seeds […]
2020 ATP Abierto Mexiano preview: Injury clouds for Australian hopes as Nadal returns
WHILE the majority of top 10 players have opted to take to the courts in Dubai, a strong portion of talented stars are heading to Mexico for the Abierto Mexiano. While the Mexican tournament used to be on clay, it changed to blue hard courts in 2014, which is what it makes it more intriguing. […]
