2020 ATP Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Top seeds cruise through on day three
THE top contenders in the 2020 Indian Wells fantasy tennis competition moved through to the third round after a rather predictable day of results. Top 10 seeds, Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas and David Goffin all breezed through without too much trouble, while only three unseeded players made it through to the next round […]
2020 Indian Wells ATP Tour fantasy: Who will win it in 2020?
AFTER the success of the co-currently running Fed Cup Fantasy Tennis tournament, Draft Central has decided to test the waters with an individual tournament that was cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We start with the first ATP Tour that was cancelled in the Masters 1000 event, BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. […]
ATP Dubai Tennis Championships: Fognini and RBA fall as other seeds progress through to Round of 16
FABIO Fognini has become the first seed to fall at the ATP Dubai Tennis Championships, after suffering a loss to Great Britain’s Dan Evans in the Round of 32. The hot-and-cold Italian firebrand was seeded fourth at the tournament, but again failed to make it past the first round, losing 3-6 6-4 7-5 to the […]
ATP Dubai Tennis Championships: Novak breezes through in an hour
WORLD number one, Novak Djokovic showed no signs of having an extended break since his Australian Open triumph, speeding past Turkey’s Malek Jaziri in an hour of play at the Dubai Tennis Championships. The Serbian star won 6-1 6-2 in exactly 60 minutes, as he ironed out any cobwebs he had from not playing in […]
2020 ATP Dubai Tennis Championships preview: Djoker returns to Dubai as Fed Express rests
UNFORTUNATELY the stage that was set for the Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer rivalry to continue in Dubai has been stopped early with the Swiss Master pulling out of the next few tournaments due to injury. In an tournament with a past winners list that looks eerily similar to the Australian Open, the pair has […]
World Tennis Tournament: Monfils edges closer to back-to-back titles as Carreno Busta continues run
ONE teenager was bundled out, while another advanced through to the final four as third seed Gael Monfils tightened his grip on back-to-back ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament titles. Monfils triumphed just last week at Montpellier and he looks to add a ninth title to his illustrious career – the first time he would have […]
World Tennis Tournament: Pospisil’s giant-killing streak continues as he stuns Medvedev in 67 minutes
SOME people have a mid-life crisis, Canada’s Vasek Pospisil is having a mid-career spree as the 29-year-old’s remarkable past couple of months returning from injury continued yesterday with a stunning 67-minute rout of world number five, Daniil Medvedev. The Russian was seeded number one at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, but headed home early […]
World Tennis Tournament: Shapovalov’s dismal start continues as Dimitrov bounces back
GRIGOR Dimitrov has bounced back from a shock loss to world number 91, Gregoire Barrere in Montpellier to send Canadian up-and-comer Denis Shapovalov packing in the first round. The former top three player outclassed the 20-year-old eighth seed 6-4 7-6, making it four consecutive losses for the world number 16. Shapovalov bowed out in the […]
2020 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament preview: Monfils eyes off back-to-back as young guns circle
THE first major ATP Tour event of the season post the Australian Open is the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament which sees no less than 17 top 30 players, and six in the top 12. Gael Monfils returns after his title win here 12 months ago, but 2019 runner-up, Stan Wawrinka was a late withdrawal […]
Australian Open: Men’s Day 5 review – Federer finds a way as Raonic posts big upset
IT was the day of epic matches, with a couple five-set thrillers that left fans on the edge of their seat with the very best action. After two successive five-set matches, Italian 12th seed Fabio Fognini had a more straightforward win in his Round 3 clash over 22nd seed, Guido Pella. The Italian won 7-6 […]
