ATP Tour wrap: Beltings galore as top seeds return at Monte Carlo Masters
TOP seeds and clay court specialists made their way through to the third round of the 2021 Monte Carlo Masters event, with a massively one-sided day of results. As the 14 remaining matches in the second round were completed, just one of those – Frenchman’s Lucas Pouille‘s victory over Australian Alexei Popyrin – went went […]
ATP Tour wrap: Popyrin’s stunning turnaround confirms second round spot
AUSTRALIAN young gun Alexei Popyrin has produced a stunning comeback after dropping the first set to love, to book a second round spot in the 2021 Monte Carlo Masters 1000 event. Popyrin fell 6-0 down against Spaniard Pablo Andujar, then somehow managed to pick himself off the canvas to post a 0-6 6-2 7-6 victory […]
ATP Tour wrap: Rainy day grinds Monte Carlo Masters Day 2 to a halt
DAY 2 at the Monte Carlo Masters was interrupted by intermittent rainfall, limiting proceedings and eventually grinding the day to a halt with only four matches completed and five in the process when the cancellation was announced. Russian Aslan Karatsev outclassed Italian wildcard Lorenzo Musetti in a huge clash which ended up playing over the course of around five […]
Miami Open 1000: Barty books semis spot as Hurkacz upsets Tsitsipas
WORLD number one Ash Barty is through to the 2021 Miami Open final after defeating fifth seed Elina Svitolina in straight sets. The Australian talent took one hour and 27 minutes to shake off the Ukrainian and advance through to the decider, continuing her run of good form this year after reaching a quarter final […]
ATP Miami Open 1000: Korda continues run with Schwartzman upset
SEBASTIAN Korda will have the hopes of a nation on his shoulders after being the sole United States representative through to the 2021 Miami Open ATP 1000 quarter finals from a brutal day of Round of 16 action. Korda had a fantastic win over fifth seed Diego Schwartzman, 6-3 4-6 7-5 in two hours and […]
ATP Miami Open 1000: Korda dominates on home soil as Hurkacz upsets Shapovalov
IN a day that largely went the way of the higher ranked player in each Miami Open ATP 1000 contest, the fourth round of the tournament was decided following eight singles matches played out overnight. Unlike the day before where all bar two matches were three-setters, this day was a little different with many of […]
ATP Miami Open 1000: Tsitsipas and Nishikori set for third round blockbuster
WORLD number five Stefanos Tsitsipas and former world number four Kei Nishikori have collected important wins at the Miami Open this morning to set up a blockbuster third round clash between the pair for Tuesday. Tsitsipas breezed past Damir Dzumhur 6-1 6-4 and became just the third ATP player to claim 15 victories in the 2021 […]
ATP Tour wrap: Zverev breaks five-game losing streak against Tsitsipas for Acapulco title
ALEXANDER Zverev has finally toppled nemesis Stefanos Tsitsipas to claim the Abierto Mexicano title in Acapulco yesterday. The top two seeds reached the final of the event, and the number one seed in Greek talent Tsitsipas held a 5-1 record against the German. It had been three years since Zverev triumphed in a match over […]
2021 ATP/WTA 1000 Miami Open preview: Federer and Nadal withdraw as Barty returns
THE 2021 Miami Open is set to begin this week, played from Monday, March 22 through to Sunday, April 4, with the 1000 event expected to showcase some high calibre encounters across both the ATP and WTA Tours. Whilst the men’s list is missing a couple of notable names within the top 20, the women’s […]
ATP Tour wrap: Karatsev wins maiden title; top two seeds book Acapulco final
A MAIDEN title-winner was crowned in Dubai with victory over a qualifier in the final, as the top two seeds in Acapulco made their way through to the final. Russian wildcard Aslan Karatsev‘s remarkable start to 2021 has continued with the Australian Open semi-finalist claiming his maiden ATP Tour title with victory in the final […]
