Millmania hits US Open as Aussies have great day out
JOHN Millman is through to the second round of the US Open after upsetting Georgian 22nd seed, Nikoloz Basilashvili in a memorable win. Millman is most famous for his upset victory in the third round against Roger Federer a couple of years ago at Flushing Meadows, and he showed why he is capable of running […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Bedene stuns Greek star to book third round spot
THE final 32 players in contention for the 2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis title have been decided with a massive upset occurring on day six of the competition. Sixth seed Greek up and comer, Stefanos Tsitsipas is out of contention after unseeded Slovenian clay courter Aljaz Bedene won in five thrilling sets. The match […]
2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis: Qualifiers move through to second round with impressive wins
A RAFT of qualifiers defied their entry into the 2020 ATP Roland Garros fantasy tennis competition to post up impressive wins over higher ranked opponents and move through to the second round on day three of the competition. Among those qualifiers were Australian Bernard Tomic, Spaniard Carlos Taberner, Serbian Janko Tipsarevic and Bosnia and Herzegovian […]
2020 ATP Marrakech Open fantasy tennis: Seeds all advance in strong day for top ranked players
AT least one seeded player will reach the Marrakech Open fantasy tennis tournament final after all four seeds won their respective Round of 16 clashes today. Leading the way was second seed, Fabio Fognini who took down Australian wildcard, Thanasi Kokkinakis in a blitz 6-2 6-1, winning in just 56 minutes to book a spot […]
2020 ATP Marrakech Open fantasy tennis: Horrid day for French with quartet bowing out in first round
BENOIT Paire became the first seeded casualty of the Marrakech Open fantasy tennis tournament, with the three other seeds joining the four winners from yesterday in the second round. Paire went down to unseeded Argentinian, Federico Delbonis in the first round today, but not without a fight. The match lasted just over two hours before […]
2020 ATP Marrakech Open fantasy tennis: Kokkinakis gains confidence as seeds advance
IT was business as usual for the four seeds out on court in the ATP Tour’s Marrakech Open on day one with all the top ranked players making it through to the Round of 16. Only one of those seeds took three sets to get the win, and in fact it was the only match […]
2020 ATP Indian Wells fantasy tennis: Trio survive early deficits
THREE terrific come-from-behind wins on the opening day of Draft Central’s Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 tournament marked a big day of action. Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Sweden’s Mikael Ymer and Italy’s Andreas Seppi all came from a set down to post wins over their respective opponents and move through to the second round of […]
ATP/WTA Tour nation analysis: Brazil
WITH all the ATP Tour and WTA Tour tournaments on hiatus for the time being, Draft Central will take a look at various nations across the globe and analyse how the top players from that nation are performing. Our next nation is Brazil. Top ATP player: Thiago Monteiro Rank: 82 (as of March 16, 2020) […]
ATP/WTA Tour nation analysis: New Zealand
WITH all the ATP Tour and WTA Tour tournaments on hiatus for the time being, Draft Central will take a look at various nations across the globe and analyse how the top players from that nation are performing. Our next nation is New Zealand. Top ATP player: Ajeet Raj Rank: 917th (as of March 9, […]
Davis Cup Qualifiers review: Home court proves strong advantage
OF the 12 teams to qualify for the Davis Cup Finals in November, 10 of those moving through qualifying were the home nation in their respective ties over the weekend. So strong was the home court advantage or home nation support, was that the number two and three seeds were bundled out, with only the […]
