ATP Tour wrap: Roger ousted in opening match
JUST the one Round of 16 match played out across the two ATP 250 events on Day 2, as both the Gonet Geneva Open in Switzerland and Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon in France continue. But that one match saw Spaniard Pablo Andujar oust top seed and returnee Roger Federer, with the result the biggest win of Andujar’s […]
ATP Tour wrap: Djokovic and Nadal to contest for Rome title
RAIN delays set up an enticing eighth day of action at the Rome Masters, as two players played back-to back-matches on a huge day on clay. Whilst Stefanos Tsitsipas held the upper hand prior to the delays, it was not to be done as Novak Djokovic made great use of the delay to build his form once more. […]
ATP Tour wrap: Nadal and Opelka and Tsitsipas forced to wait on Djokovic lead
JUST two ATP Tour matches were completed in a ran-affected day of action, with Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas holding a nerve-wracking lead over world number one Novak Djokovic, and seventh seed Russian Andrey Rublev and unseeded Italian Lorenzo Sonego yet to go out on court. When the rain halted play, the Greek talent had […]
ATP Tour wrap: Thiem falls as Rafa is challenged during Round of 16
ROME saw another seemingly predictable day as the Internazionali BNL d’Italia continues to roll on, with plenty of top talent taking to the clay for the Round of 16. Whilst three seeds fell, two went down to higher ranked opposition in tough clashes as Dominic Thiem was the biggest name to drop to an unseeded opposition. […]
ATP Tour wrap: Djoker relishes in rain as delays wreak havoc on draw
RAIN impacted the latest day’s play at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, with just four of the Round of 32 matches completed, and seven Round of 64 matches wrapped up before the tournament organisers had to pull the pin on the day’s play. The only seed to book his spot through to the Round of 16 […]
ATP Tour wrap: Internazionali BNL d’Italia begins
THE 2021 Internazionali BNL d’Italia Masters 1000 event in Rome has begun, with four matches playing out on the opening day of the tournament and both of the day’s seeds heading to the second round. Eleventh seed Pablo Carreno Busta has already gone one better than his disappointing Madrid Open first round loss last week, outclassing Laslo Djere […]
ATP Miami Open 1000: Popyrin and Duckworth stun seeds in Miami
ALEXEI Popyrin and James Duckworth are through to the third round of the ATP Miami Open 1000 tournament after huge upset wins over their seeded opponents. The Australian duo both advanced following victories over Reilly Opelka and David Goffin respectively, in what was a massive result for the pair over in the United States. Duckworth […]
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: Tight matches at Rotterdam and Buenos Aires set the tone for competitions
JUST eight Round of 32 matches have played out across the Rotterdam and Argentina ATP 250 tournaments on the official first day of competition at both events, with plenty of interesting results at each of the two fields. At Rotterdam, two former champions found their form as Kei Nishikori disposed of Canadian seventh seed Felix Auger […]
Australian Open Men’s Round of 64 wrap: Kyrgios and Fritz come back from brink, as Fucsovics holds on in thrillers
THREE epic five-set matches were the talking point of the Round of 64 action at Melbourne Park yesterday, featuring two unseeded players toppling higher ranked opponents, and another winning against a compatriot, to book their place in the third round of the Grand Slam. Australian Nick Kyrgios and American Taylor Fritz both advanced through to […]
