Tsitsipas survives first round Paris test
DESPITE being on the ropes early, Greek talent Stefanos Tsitsipas was able to recover and see off Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena in just under two hours at the 2024 Paris Masters. The first round match saw the 10th seed – who has had a mediocre 5-4 record since the Laver Cup – have to fight […]
Around the Tour: Ito crafts third straight upset
ADMITTING she has not got “any power” and she is “skinny”, Japanese qualifier Aoi Ito has made a name for herself in Osaka. The 188th ranked Japanese hope knows where her strengths and weaknesses lie, and focuses on what she can do, rather than she cannot, leading her to a quarter finals appearance in the […]
Around the Tour: Mirra magic as Kenin curbed
IN THE wake of the respective WTA and ATP Tour 1000 events in Wuhan and Shanghai that were won by tournament top seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner respectively, a lot of the lower ranked players headed to tournaments across the globe. In today’s Around the Tour, we take a look at the sole 500 […]
Sinner “toughs” it out to earn third round win
WORLD number one Jannik Sinner shook off early resistance from Argentinian Tomas Etcheverry to book his place in the Shanghai Masters ATP 1000 fourth round. The Italian lost the first set in a tiebreaker before getting up in three set, 6-7 6-4 6-2 in two hours and 39 minutes. It was just the second time […]
Shelton storms into Shanghai second round
AMERICAN talent Ben Shelton continued his impressive form in a hectic calendar to advance through to the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 third round. The 21-year-old left hander proved too good for former Top 10 player Denis Shapovalov, defeating the fellow North American, 6-3 7-5. In a match that lasted 77 minutes, Shelton did not face […]
Gael breezes into Shanghai second round
FRENCH enigma Gael Monfils wound back the clock with an impressive straight sets victory over fellow veteran Damir Dzumhur to reach the second round of the 2024 Shanghai ATP 1000 Masters yesterday. Monfils won 6-4 6-3 in an hour and 21 minutes, and despite the relatively rudimentary nature of the win, said it was still […]
Arthur gets his Fils after denying fellow Frenchman
PLAYING the role of party pooper perfectly, NextGen ATP Frenchman Arthur Fils denied compatriot Ugo Humbert a rare slice of history in Tokyo. Humbert was gunning to become the first player in tennis history to win his first seven ATP Tour finals, being one of three who had achieved half a dozen straight. Incredibly, Humbert […]
Shelton doubles up to reach Tokyo quarters
AMERICAN young gun Ben Shelton showed a deep run at the US Open and then busy Laver Cup schedule has not slowed him down, winning back-to-back matches at the Japan Open Tennis Championships on Friday. Shelton is the reigning champion at the ATP 500 event in the nation’s capital, and is now back into the […]
Korea Open finalists decided after frantic day
FALLING 24 hours behind on the schedule due to a washed out quarter finals day, players returned to the court in the Korea Open to double-up with both the quarter finals and semi-finals yesterday. The WTA 500 event saw six singles matches played all up with the two finalists – Beatriz Haddad Maia and Daria […]
Rinky rolls into US Open second round
AUSTRALIAN rising star Rinky Hijikata has booked his ticket into the second round of the US Open, defeating 59th ranked Spaniard, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in a hard-fought four-set match. Hijikata – who is ranked 72nd in the world has to defend his career best Round of 16 appearance last year, and started on the right […]
