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 […]
Australian Open: Men’s Day 3 review – Sandgren and Paul lead American charge
TENNYS Sandgren and Tommy Paul are leading the American charge after downing top 20 players in Round 2 of the Australian Open yesterday. They were the major upsets on a day where there was plenty of action, with Australian John Millman, and Croatian Maric Cilic also booking a spot in the Round of 32 after […]
Australian Open: Men’s Day 1 review – Top seeds breeze through as Shapovalov dumped, Fognini in trouble
IT was a huge Day 1 of the Australian Open with most matches played until the rain hit which suspended six and forced 11 to be moved to today before starting. In the results that did occur, most of the favourites advanced with just two seeds dropping out on the men’s side as 13th seed […]
Top 10 must-watch matches: Australian Open – Day 1
DESPITE being Round 1 of a long tournament, there is still much intrigue into a number of Australian Open matches, with plenty of upsets potentially brewing on Day 1 which starts tomorrow. PICK OF THE DAY: Venus Williams (USA) vs. Coco Gauff (USA) Our pick for Day 1 has to be the battle of the […]
2020 Australian Open draw announced with huge first round clashes
A TANTALISING fourth round match between world number one Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios, and world number one Ash Barty meeting reigning title holder, Naomi Osaka in the semi-finals highlights a bumper Australian Open following the announcement of the 2020 draw tonight. The pair have shown no love lost between Kyrgios and Nadal, and they […]
ATP Cup: Final – Djokovic leads Serbia to title
WORLD number two Novak Djokovic has led Serbia to the inaugural ATP Cup, overcoming the heartbreak of a narrow Davis Cup elimination in November to lift the title against Spain last night. Djokovic showed his ability to stand up in clutch moments, not only winning his singles in straight sets against world number one Rafael […]
ATP Cup: Semi-finals – Top two clash to highlight ATP Cup final
THE world’s top two ATP Tour players will face off in the ATP Cup final tonight when Serbia takes on Spain at Ken Rosewall Arena. Both Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal had to overcome challenges from Daniil Medvedev‘s Russia and Alex de Minaur‘s Australia, but the two teams predicted to be there reached the final […]
ATP Cup: Day 8 – Top two players advance to ATP Cup semis
THE world’s top two male tennis players will compete in the ATP Cup semi-finals after both Novak Djokovic’s Serbia and Rafael Nadal‘s Spain emerged victorious on Day 8 of the ATP Cup. Serbia and Spain join Russia and Australia in the semi-finals – as predicted by Draft Central‘s tournament preview – though the two semi-finals […]
ATP Cup: Day 6 – Spain continues dominant form
DAY 6 of the ATP Cup saw plenty of intensity and pressure to boot, with nations fighting for purchase. Another 177 aces were hit throughout the day, taking the total money raised for the bushfire appeal up to $110,000. Group A Serbia 2 defeated Chile 1 Dusan Lajovic (SRB) defeated Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 6-2 7-6 […]
