Rublev rolls to Madrid title
AFTER four consecutive losses entering the Madrid Open ATP 1000 event, few would have predicted that Russian seventh seed Andrey Rublev would string together half a dozen wins to take out the title in the Spanish capital. But coming from a set down in the final against unseeded Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, Rublev secured his second […]
Rublev reaches Madrid Open final
RUSSIAN Andrey Rublev showed just how quickly one can turn around their form by reaching the final of the 2024 Madrid Open. After having a forgettable run of first-up losses across the last three tournaments and winning just one of his past four matches dating back to Indian Wells, Rublev is now one win away […]
Rublev escapes from Alcaraz to reach Madrid semis
RUSSIAN seventh seed Andrey Rublev has found the key to escape the grasp Carlos Alcaraz has had on the ATP 1000 Madrid Masters, winning in an incredible three-set match overnight. The top 10 talent ended the Spaniard’s hopes of making it three consecutive titles, and also handed the world number three just his second loss […]
Alcaraz survives Struff scare in Madrid rematch
IN a rematch of last year’s Madrid Open ATP 1000 final, reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz again had German Jan-Lennard Struff‘s number, getting up in an almost three-hour thriller out on Manolo Santana Stadium. The second seed won 6-3 6-7 7-6 in two hours and 52 minutes to advance through to the Masters’ quarter finals. The […]
2024 ATP Madrid Open preview
SPANISH star Carlos Alcaraz returns to his home country to defend his 2023 ATP Madrid Open title when the 1000 Masters tournament begins tomorrow. The second seed defeated German Jan-Lennard Struff in the final last season, while this tournament also marks the return of Rafael Nadal back to the event as some of the best […]
Struff that! German’s Monte Carlo magic
BIG serving German Jan-Lennard Struff has left the Monte Carlo Masters crowd shocked after producing an all-time comeback against Argentinian Sebastian Baez. Heading in as the underdog against the South American who had already collected two clay court titles this season, Struff fought back from 6-1 5-2 down in the second set to win 10 […]
PREVIEW | 2024 Miami Open ATP 1000
REIGNING champion Daniil Medvedev has the opportunity to defend a title for the first time in his career, coming into the 2024 Miami Open ATP 1000 event off the back of a finals appearance at Indian Wells. Medevedev is yet to successfully defend a title, and he comes in as one of the favourites after […]
Indian Wells D8 wrap: Navarro stuns Sabalenka
IT was a great day for the local fans at Indian Wells as they enjoyed both American women’s singles talents reaching the quarter finals. The biggest result was that of 23rd seed Emma Navarro who continued her fantastic 2024 form to knock off Australian Open winner and number two seed, Aryna Sabalenka. In an up […]
Indian Wells D4 wrap: Gael storms into Pole’s position
FRENCH veteran Gael Monfils has enjoyed a career resurgence in 2024, and that continued in the second round of Indian Wells when he stunned eighth seeded Pole, Hubert Hurkacz. The 37-year-old Monfils bagelled the unsuspecting Hurkacz in the first set, and after losing the second in a tiebreaker stepped back ip to the plate to […]
2024 Indian Wells ATP preview
KNOWN as “The Fifth Slam”, Indian Wells is the most prestigious tennis tournament outside the four majors. Held in the Californian desert, Indian Wells boasts massive fields of 96 men and 96 women battling it out from a shared prize pool of $9 million USD. Today both singles draws were released and we take a […]