Cilic winds back clock to oust Rublev
CROATIAN veteran Marin Cilic wound back the clock in a somewhat underrated tennis career, defeating seventh seed Andrey Rublev to advance to the semi-finals of Roland Garros for the first time. The 20th seed has one major title to his name (2014 US Open), but has made finals at both Wimbledon and the Australian Open […]
Indian Wells set for bumper ATP event
DESPITE not featuring world number two Novak Djokovic – who remained in the draw despite being at home in Serbia due to vaccination restrictions entering United States – the remaining Top 20 players all committed to the 2022 BNP Paribas Open. The Indian Wells Masters 1000 event is stacked full of talent, with plenty of […]
Medvedev to face Rafa in Aus Open final
A BLOCKBUSTER showdown is locked in for the 2022 Australian Open final. The King of Clay Rafael Nadal is gunning for the outright record Grand Slam title, breaking away from Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. But first he has to overcome the red-hot Daniil Medvedev who broke through for his first major at the last […]
2022 ATP Cup nominations revealed
NOW the 2021 Davis Cup Finals are done and dusted, the next step for the world’s best ATP Tour players is the identical format of the ATP Cup. The two singles, one doubles format event is held in Australia in January, with 16 teams competing in four groups of four. Each of the four sides […]
2021 ATP Finals wrap: Zverev sets up Medvedev rematch
GERMAN third seed Alexander Zverev has set up an ATP Finals decider with second seed Russian Daniil Medvedev after upsetting world number one Novak Djokovic in the night semi-final. Zverev fought through three sets to turn the tables against Djokovic for the second time in a major semi-final, having defeated him at the Tokyo Olympics. […]
2021 ATP Tour weekly title wrap: Cilic achieves rare feats as Zverev rolls on in Vienna
GERMAN Alexander Zverev ended the run of remarkable qualifier Frances Tiafoe in the ATP 500 Erste Bank Open event in Vienna, Austria. The second seed triumphed in a tight one 7-5 6-4 to finally snuff out the plucky Tiafoe, who had defied his ranking to rack up some massive wins in the tournament. Whilst Zverev […]
ATP Tour Player Focus: Felix Auger-Aliassime
SINCE the early days of his career, predictions of greatness have been hot on the tail of Montreal born Felix Auger-Aliassime. A junior career encompassed by a ranking of number two, a French Open final appearance, and a US Open junior title win at the age of 15 ignited discussion of future stardom for Auger-Aliassime. […]
A combined Laver-Williams Cup: The time is now
THE Laver Cup was run and done last month, and for the fourth time, taken out by Team Europe. The men’s team competition which is supposed to feature the best ATP Tour players in the world outside of the European continent, has not been able to match it with those in it, for some time. […]
2021 ATP BNP Paribas Open preview: First time winner to be crowned
A NEW ATP BNP Paribas Open title winner will be crowned at Indian Wells this fortnight, with no past winners in the 96-player draw. Missing the ‘Big Three’ – Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal – as well as reigning 2019 champion Dominic Thiem due to injury, the field is an open draw led […]
2021 Laver Cup Team World preview
THE 2021 Laver Cup is set to play out this weekend, with Team World looking to shake up the contest and blow away Team Europe at this year’s iteration of the event. While Team World – coached by American great John McEnroe – is yet to win a Laver Cup, this could be their best […]
