Opinion: Is there a better way to run the Laver Cup?
MANY tennis fans love when the best of the best come together and face off in a huge week of action whether it be at Grand Slams or Davis Cups, or especially the ATP Finals series. One unique idea that began in 2017 was the Laver Cup, which pits the best ATP Tour players against […]
The Rise and Fall of American men’s tennis: Where to from here?
FOR the first time since the 1970s when the Open era commenced, the United States have gone through a decade without a representative holding the number one ranked position. Long considered a tennis super power, the United States have had Jimmy Connors of the 70s, John McEnroe through the 80s, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras and […]
2020 Libema Open fantasy tennis: Tsitsipas and Wawrinka fall at first hurdle
A COUPLE of huge upsets on day two of the Libema Open fantasy tennis tournament in both the men’s and women’s competitions have shaken up the draw going forward. Greek second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas is out of the Open after falling to Frenchman Benoit Paire in three sets, 7-5 3-6 6-3. Also joining him on […]
2020 Libema Open fantasy tennis: Seeds mostly go to plan, with a couple of upsets on opening day
THERE were no major shocks in the ATP Libema Open, whilst six of the eight WTA seeds reached the second round in the WTA fantasy tennis tournament in s’Hertogenbosch. Of the day’s winners, the top three women dominated proceedings, whilst the highest seeded men largely had greater degree of difficulty to win. In the ATP […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Querrey takes out Medvedev in come-from-behind five-set win
A FIVE-SET come-from-behind win to Sam Querrey has caused the biggest upset of the tournament thus far. The unseeded American took down fifth seed Russian Daniil Medvedev, showing his higher ranked opponent that he meant business. The result came after Medvedev narrowly escaped a five-set match in Round 1, and despite leading two sets to […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis: RBA salutes as Edmund topples compatriot
ROBERTO Bautista Agut survived a thriller against Italian Andreas Seppi, and Kyle Edmund won the Battle of Britain to move through to the second round of Roland Garros in the 2020 ATP fantasy tennis tournament. The 12th seed Spaniard was able to overcome Seppi in a topsy-turvy contest, eventually winning 6-1 4-6 6-0 2-6 6-2 […]
2020 ATP Geneva and Lyon Opens fantasy tennis: Predictable day of results with a few unseeded upsets
THE final ATP Tour fantasy tennis tournaments prior to Roland Garros began this week with the Geneva Open and Lyon Open both yielding fairly predictable results. All four seeds of the 24 players on court won through to the second round, whilst a few qualifier and a wildcard also earned their place in the Round […]
2020 ATP Rome Masters fantasy tennis: Murray exacts revenge from Madrid
REVENGE was a dish best served just three days after the fact, as Britain’s Andy Murray toppled sixth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in a convincing win. Murray’s 6-1 6-4 triumph over Tsitsipas reversed the result from Friday’s loss in the Madrid Masters final for the British Grand Slam winner to book a spot in the third […]
2020 ATP Rome Masters fantasy tennis: Teenagers produce big as veterans show class
IT was a mixed bag of results when it came to young and old winners today, as both sides of the spectrum had some impressive wins. Talented teenagers, Thiago Seyboth Wild and Felix Auger-Aliassime moved through to the next round, whilst the likes of Stan Wawrinka and Jeremy Chardy showed they still had plenty left […]
2020 ATP Madrid Masters fantasy tennis: Come-from-behind wins the day one highlight
THERE were come-from-behind wins and one-sided beltings on day one of the 2020 ATP Madrid Open as the first Round of 64 results were completed. Three of the four seeds advanced to the next round, while a couple of qualifiers and a wildcard also enjoyed first round wins. The match of the day belonged to […]
