ATP Miami Open 1000: Ivashka wins in three tiebreakers, as Aussies advance
TWO retirements, three tiebreak sets over more than three hours, and a couple of Australians back on the winners list, there was plenty to talk about at the 2021 ATP Miami Open on Thursday. The epic three-set, three-tiebreaker match went down to the wire over three hours and 18 minutes, before Belarusian Ilya Ivashka got […]
WTA Miami Open 1000: Americans fall on day one as qualifiers continue hunt for main draw entry
WHILST qualifying rounds are still being complete, the WTA Tour Miami Open 1000 event has officially begun, with intriguing results pouring out already on the first day of competition. The top ranked player of the day was Shelby Rogers, and the homegrown hope was the only United States talent to proceed to the second round as […]
ATP/WTA Miami Open 1000: Qualifiers wrap
THE qualifying rounds have begun at both the ATP Tour and WTA Tour Miami Open 1000 event in the United States, with plenty of talented names looking to break into the main draw entries over the next few days. In the men’s draw, the day’s top ranked players in Mackenzie McDonald and Thiago Seyboth Wild both made […]
ATP 250 wraps: Humbert saves match points as Popyrin win ensures all-Australian quarter final
THERE were some huge results across the ATP Tour’s three tournaments played in France, Argentina and Singapore, as we wrap up the day’s action below. Ugo Humbert overcame multiple match points to put away Dutch qualifier Tallon Griekspoor in a thrilling match of the day in the Open Sud de France at Monypellier. In three […]
2021 ATP 250 previews: Montpellier, Cordoba and Singapore
THREE ATP Tour 250 events will take off immediately after the Australian Open this weekend, with a number of mid-tier talents gaining some extra match practice following disappointing exits from the Australian Open. The top ranked player across the three tournaments is Diego Schwartzman (ninth) at Cordoba, while Roberto Bautista Agut (13th) is top seed […]
2020 ATP Tour title winners
A HUGE 2020 season of tennis action – cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting cancellations – is done and dusted for the year, meaning it is time to take a look back at some of the big wins of the year. In our first edition, we take a look at the ATP Tour […]
Sinner claims maiden title in Sofia
ITALIAN teenager Jannik Sinner has broken through for his maiden ATP Tour title after defeating Canadian Vasek Pospisil in three sets at the Sofia Open. Sinner won 6-4 3-6 7-6 in the final today to secure the title in two hours and 15 minutes. Pospisil served 14 aces and won 79 per cent of his […]
Opinion: The US Open draw and who has the toughest run
AFTER publishing our 2020 US Open men’s preview yesterday, we go more in depth to take a look at the draw and what might eventuate at Flushing Meadows over the next two weeks, as we analyse who has the easier draws and who has the tougher encounters. World number one Novak Djokovic is the raging […]
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: Jarry and Pella bundle out seeds on day one
A DISAPPOINTING five-set loss to Frenchman Benoit Paire on his home court was one of the only few major upsets of day one at Roland Garros fantasy tennis competition. The 31st seed was one of eight seeds out on court and joined American, John Isner as the only other two seeds out in the first […]
