2021 Davis Cup Finals nominations confirmed
IT is less than a month away until the 2021 Davis Cup Finals kick off with some big names competing in the tournament. Lead by world number one Novak Djokovic and world number two Daniil Medvedev, there are plenty of stars across each line. The tournament is split into six groups of three (18 teams), […]
ATP Tour Player Focus: Felix Auger-Aliassime
SINCE the early days of his career, predictions of greatness have been hot on the tail of Montreal born Felix Auger-Aliassime. A junior career encompassed by a ranking of number two, a French Open final appearance, and a US Open junior title win at the age of 15 ignited discussion of future stardom for Auger-Aliassime. […]
2021 ATP BNP Paribas Open preview: First time winner to be crowned
A NEW ATP BNP Paribas Open title winner will be crowned at Indian Wells this fortnight, with no past winners in the 96-player draw. Missing the ‘Big Three’ – Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal – as well as reigning 2019 champion Dominic Thiem due to injury, the field is an open draw led […]
ATP Tour midweek update: Reigning champ advances in Bulgaria as top seeds book quarter finals spots in San Diego
THERE was a mixed bag of results on the ATP Tour this week with mostly top seeds moving through to the quarter finals, and a couple of shock losses at Challenger level. SAN DIEGO OPEN ATP 250: San Diego’s ATP 250 event has largely gone to plan with five of the top eight seeded players […]
2021 ATP Tour preview: Stacked draw at San Diego ahead of Indian Wells
IT is a big week on the ATP Tour ahead of Indian Wells; as a stacked draw heads to San Diego, last year’s Sofia Open final could be played out in the second round, and a Top 30 player surprisingly opted to play in the Orleans Challenger event. SAN DIEGO ATP 250: A host of […]
2021 ATP Tour previews – September 20: Millman returns to Nur-Saltan as Hurkacz leads stacked Metz draw
IT is a big week on the ATP Tour after a break from the 250 events post-US Open, whilst a number of Challenger events take place across the globe. Moselle Open – ATP 250: An impressively stacked draw from the lower half of the Top 30, Hubert Hurkacz leads all-comers as the number one seed. […]
ATP Tour wrap: Seeds scatter on opening day of US Open
A MIXED bag of results were had on the opening day of the men’s US Open draw, with all of the top 18 seeds paving the way into the second round, before a flurry of lower seeded losses proved that seeding is not everything. The New York heat made five set clashes intriguing, with a […]
ATP Tour wrap: More rain delays as Americans find form
THE second day of Western and Southern Open saw some intriguing results as the Round of 64 finished off and a couple of Round of 32 draws took the court. A number of Americans capitalised on home soil in Cincinnati, as three made their way through to the second round with two yet to play […]
ATP Tour wrap: Nadal withdraws as Americans stand up and second round gets going
THE second day of men’s National Bank Open action saw the completion of the Round of 64, while the Round of 32 action got underway in Toronto, Canada. Rafael Nadal also announced his withdrawal from the competition, citing soreness to the foot injury that kept him out of Wimbledon and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. His […]
ATP Tour wrap: Americans and Australians maintain form as Bublik downs Evans
INTRIGUING results littered the opening day of National Bank Open proceedings, with a number of tight clashes setting the tone and none of the seeds taking part on day one. Neither of the hometown Canadian hopefuls made it through the opening day, as qualifier Brayden Schnur fell to Lloyd Harris 6-3 6-2, unable to weather the South African’s […]
