2020 Davis Cup Qualifiers preview: Finals spots up for grabs in huge weekend of action
THE Davis Cup qualifiers take place over the weekend, with 12 matches across the globe. Each of the winning sides will book a place in November’s new format Davis Cup Finals, joining 2019 semi-finalists Canada, Great Britain, Russia and Spain, and the two wildcards in France and Serbia. [1] Croatia vs. India Croatia: Marin Cilic, […]
Chile Open: Garin forced to retire as Ruud, Ramos-Vinolas cruise through to semis
THE top seed, tournament favourite and hometown hero, Cristian Garin is out of the Chile Open after he was forced to retire due to injury against Brazilian wildcard, Thiago Seyboth Wild in the quarter finals. Seyboth Wild won the first set in a tiebreaker with Garin clearly not himself, and eventually he had to call […]
Chile Open: Wildcard and first seed among those through to quarter finals
DAY four of the Chile Open saw mostly predictable results heading into the quarter finals, with only one game not going to plan. In the match of the day, Brazilian wildcard Thiago Seyboth Wild defeated fifth seed Argentinian Juan Ignacio Londero in straight sets, running out victor in straight sets, 7-6 6-4. A tiebreaker finished […]
Chile Open: Horror day for Slovakia as Chilean wildcard moves through
IF you were a Slovakian fan in Chile to see the four players taking to the courts in the Open, you no doubt headed home disappointed with all four bowing out in the opening round of competition. In a rare special, the entire Court 1 matches featured Slovakian players, while qualifier, Martin Klizan also played […]
2020 Chile Open preview: ATP Tour returns to Chile for first time in six years
THE ATP Tour will return to Chile for the first time since the Vina Del Mar in 2014, with the Chilean Open to be held in Santiago which also staged a tour event as recent as 2011. With rising Chilean player Cristian Garin in good form on the clay, there will be plenty to cheer […]
Rio Open: Lucky loser makes quarters as Garin wins through
HUNGARIAN lucky loser, Attila Balazs has triumphed in a come-from-behind win over Brazil’s sole remaining hope, Thiago Monteiro 1-6 6-1 6-4. Balazs was one of four winners yesterday as third seed Cristian Garin progressed along with a couple of qualifiers who also booked their spot in the quarter finals. Balazs took an hour and 51 […]
Rio Open: Brazilian topples fourth seed as Ruud bows out following maiden title
BRAZILIAN fans will have walked away from the Rio Open ecstatic about what their representatives had achieved on the second day of main draw action. While wildcard, Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves ultimately went down to number one seed and tournament favourite Dominic Thiem, the world number 168 pushed the top five player to three sets […]
Buenos Aires/New York wrap: Opelka out in New York as Schwartzman survives scare at home
A REIGNING champion is out of his title defence tournament, while another top seed only just survived an epic encounter as we recap the quarter finals from Buenos Aires and New York. ARGENTINA OPEN – BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: Number one seed and tournament favourite, Diego Schwartzman has kept his dream of winning his home town […]
Buenos Aires/New York wrap: Kwon upsets Raonic to move through to quarter finals
A HUGE upset in New York has thrown open the title race as the first Round of 16 matches were completed across both the New York Open and Argentina Open. ARGENTINA OPEN – BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: The first four Round of 16 matches were completed in Buenos Aires with three thrillers and one belting, though […]
Buenos Aires/New York ATP wrap: Aus Open quarter finalist out in first round at New York
AN Australian Open quarter finalist was bundled out in the first round of the New York Open, while an Argentinian had to battle hard on home soil to move through to the Round of 16 in the Argentina Open. ARGENTINA OPEN – BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: In the only three-set match of the day and the […]
