Half a dozen Russians reach St. Petersburg second round before a couple fall
UP until the last match of the day, the Russian fans were kept satisfied at the St. Petersburg Open with the final three Russians out on court all making it through to the Round of 16. Top seed Daniil Medvedev overcame a disappointing first set and some shocking recent form to down French veteran Richard […]
Russian wildcards produce upsets on day on at St. Petersburg
WHILE all the talk in St. Petersburg will be around the top 20 ranked Russian trio of Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov, a couple of wildcards from the home nation caused a good stir on day one of the ATP 500 event with upset wins. The 117th ranked Aslan Karatsev downed Australian Open […]
Russian trio to lead favourites in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG Open has been one of the few tournaments to benefit from the COVID-19 period with other cancellations allowing the Russian tournament to upgrade from an ATP 250 event to a prestigious ATP 500 event. Whilst the same draw of 32 players on indoor hard courts will remain, there will be more points on […]
Frenchman Hugo Gaston claims big upset win over Wawrinka
IT was a day of favourites progressing through to the Round of 16 at Roland Garros with the likes of Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev making no mistake against their unseeded opponents in their respective matches. Meanwhile, Dominic Thiem also inflicted pain against his Norwegian counterpart to edge himself closer to another title. Although the […]
Gaston last Frenchman standing at Roland Garros as Italians soar
IT was a great day at the French Open if you were an Italian, but not so much for the home nation as just one player remains from the 48 players left in the 2020 Roland Garros ATP draw. The first half of second round matches were completed today with just 20-year-old Hugo Gaston remaining […]
Sinner becomes a saint with stunning straight sets win at Roland Garros debut
JANNIK Sinner has stunned 11th seed David Goffin in straight sets to send the Belgian packing in the opening round of Roland Garros that got underway today. The 2019 Next Gen ATP Finals winner battled through a tough first set, before winning 14 of the last 17 games – and 11 straight games from last […]
Former Hamburg champion Simon out as qualifiers reign supreme
JUST four matches took place on the opening day of the 2020 Hamburg European Open, with former winner Gilles Simon bombing out in straight sets and three of the four qualifiers advancing to the Round of 16. Simon had lost in the qualifying stages to Pablo Cuevas, but earned a reprisal, only to lose to […]
Coric returns from two breaks and six match points down to stun Tsitsipas
CROATIAN 27th seed Borna Coric has come from two breaks down in the fourth set, staring down six match points against fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas to come back and win in a whopping four hours and 36 minutes. Coric won 6-7 6-4 4-6 7-5 7-6 to peg beg a remarkable win from the brink of […]
Kukushkin ousts Garin in five, sets up third round clash with Thompson
MIKHAIL Kukushkin has outlasted Chilean 13th seed Cristian Garin to win in five sets today, setting up a third round encounter at the US Open with Australian Jordan Thompson. The 32-year-old Kazakhstan player won the first two sets with ease, before Garin hit back in the next two to level the match at two sets […]
Norrie comes from behind to stun Schwarzman in “two dogs with no serves” match
UNSEEDED Brit, Cameron Norrie has stunned the US Open followers with a massive come-from-behind five-set win against Diego Schwartzman to book a spot in the second round. The 25-year-old world number 76 defied heavy odds to win just his second career match in five sets, and his fifth in 50 games coming from a set […]
