Bouzkova boots Aus Open finalist in Wimbledon first round
THERE were a number of big upsets on the opening day of Wimbledon, but arguably the biggest – particularly in the ladies’ singles draw was that of Marie Bouzkova. The Czech 23-year-old came from behind to win in two hours and 23 minutes on No.3 Court, defeating Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins in three sets. […]
Serena returns as Wimbledon kicks off
THE Greatest of All Time (GOAT) is back on the WTA Tour, with American 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams returning via Wimbledon with the grass court major kicking off on Monday. It has been 12 months since Williams last took to the court, having to retire at three games apiece in the first round […]
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 […]
Davis Cup Playoffs preview: Part 2 – September 17-18 – World Group II
THE first of the Davis Cup ties running into the team events for the second half of 2021 take place from tonight, with a host of teams battling it out to earn World Group Playoff and World Group I Playoff honours. The way it works is that the 24 teams (12 matches) in World Group […]
2021 Roland Garros preview: Nadal eyes off 14th title as Barty returns to Paris
TO the delight of tennis fans all across the globe, the main draw of the much-anticipated Roland Garros is set to commence on Monday. This comes one week later than initially scheduled, as the French Tennis Federation postponed the tournament in the hope that COVID-19 restrictions would ease and more fans would be allowed to […]
ATP Tour wrap: Intriguing results heading into ATP 250 Rounds of 16
THE second day of Round of 32 proceedings is almost complete at the trio of ATP 250 tournaments at Qatar, Marseille and Santiago, with plenty of formidable outcomes continuing to set the tone for the quality of matches. At Qatar, David Goffin continued his excellent form of late with a 6-4 6-4 clean sweep over Filip […]
2021 ATP Tour 250 Doha/Marseille/Santiago previews: Fed Express returns
THREE ATP Tour 250 events take place this week, with the biggest talking point being the return of Roger Federer for the first time in more than 12 months. The Fed Express will play at Doha in a strong top-end field, whilst tournaments at Marseille and Santiago also take place this weekend. DOHA: Federer’s return […]
ATP Tour wraps: Seeds prevail in tight contests on Day 2 at Rotterdam, Buenos Aires
DAY 2 at both the Rotterdam and Buenos Aires ATP tournaments saw plenty of tight encounters, as seeds reigned supreme for the most part but were certainly challenged as they did so. At Rotterdam, second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was made to work for his victory over world number 76 Egor Gerasimov, as the Belarusian used everything in […]
2021 ATP World Tennis Tournament & Argentina Open preview
WITH only two past winners in the 2021 World Tennis Tournament draw, the odds are in favour of a first-time winner at the 500 Rotterdam event which will welcome a number of the top stars on Tour. With Novak Djokovic nursing a torn muscle, and Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem resting, Russian Daniil Medvedev will […]
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 […]
