2020 ATP Paris Masters preview: Five-time winner Djoker out as Rafa returns to Tour
RAFAEL Nadal will return to the ATP Tour at the Rolex Paris Masters and has earned the status of top seed after five-time winner Novak Djokovic opted not to play at the event. Instead, the world number one who had a shock loss to Lorenzo Sonego in Vienna will head to the Nitto ATP Finals […]
Humbert starts strong to down de Minaur
UGO Humbert has claimed his second career Tour level title, defeating Australian Alex de Minaur in straight sets at the European Open in Antwerp, Belgium on the weekend. While de Minaur showcased some steely determination in the second set, Humbert had the confidence and momentum to get over the line in the 97-minute encounter, 6-1 7-6. “It is […]
2020 ATP Astana Open preview: Paire and Kecmanovic lead field in Kazakhstan
WHILST the world’s top ATP Tour players are battling it out in Austria, a number of mid-tier talents will hope to win the penultimate ATP 250 event in Kazakhstan starting today. The 28-player hard court event is another new event on the calendar, taking place in Nur-Sultan and named the Astana Open. The top ranked […]
Zverev on track for Cologne double
THERE was some magnificent semi-final action in Cologne and Antwerp overnight, and the results set up two fascinating finals for tomorrow. __In Cologne, world number seven Alexander Zverev reached his second consecutive final with a 7-6 6-3 victory over Italian Jannik Sinner. Zverev won the bett1HULKS indoors title last week and came into the match […]
Evans takes down Khachanov in huge upset to keep British three-peat alive in Antwerp
IT was a mix of styles in both Cologne and Antwerp as the German tournament went largely to plan, whilst a huge upset headlined the Belgian event. Top seed and tournament favourite Alexander Zverev is within reach of completing the Cologne double having taken out the indoors tournament last week and now into the semi-finals […]
Seeds continue form at Cologne, three Spaniards fall at Antwerp
THE first day of Round of 16 action at the ATP 250 tournaments in Cologne, Germany and Antwerp, Belgium, saw a consistent day across the board, with just one seed falling across the two competitions but a couple of tough matches in the mix. At Cologne, everything went to plan for the three seeds with […]
Round of 32 at Cologne and Antwerp begin with close affairs
THE ATP 250 Rounds of 32 began at the European Open in Antwerp, Belgium and the second straight tournament in Cologne, Germany, with plenty of action across the two competitions. At Cologne, just one of the two seeds heads through to the Round of 16, with ninth seed Marin Cilic unable to maintain control against American Steve […]
2020 European Open preview: Seven top 20 players set for Antwerp
SEVEN top 20 ATP Tour players will descend on Antwerp for the 2020 European Open which starts on Monday. The ATP 250 event is a hard court event and will see a stacked lineup, with 44th ranked Albert Ramos-Vinolas the lowest ranked direct acceptance, whilst Matteo Berrettini (8th) will head in as the top seed. […]
Medvedev’s disappointing form continues as only seed to drop
DANIIL Medvedev‘s disappointing form continued in his home nation with a weird three-set loss to American Reilly Opelka in the second round of the St. Petersburg Open. In what was otherwise an incredibly predictable day, Medvedev suffered the loss after being in a commanding position. He won 12 more points than his opponent for the […]
Half a dozen Russians reach St. Petersburg second round before a couple fall
UP until the last match of the day, the Russian fans were kept satisfied at the St. Petersburg Open with the final three Russians out on court all making it through to the Round of 16. Top seed Daniil Medvedev overcame a disappointing first set and some shocking recent form to down French veteran Richard […]
