ATP Tour wrap: Players heating up heading into quarter finals
WORLD number 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas had a good return to the court overnight progressing to the quarter finals at the Hamburg European Open, defeating German Dominik Koepfer in straight sets. Having lost to American Frances Tiafoe in a disappointing first round exit at Wimbledon, the top ranked Greek was a little shaky early when he […]
ATP Tour wrap: Federer through to third round as Australians find form
PLENTY of intriguing results came to light on a huge fourth day of men’s action at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, with a number of unseeded Australians making their way into a huge third round of action while Roger Federer was amongst the successful seeds on the day. Federer’s pursuit for one last grand slam title continued […]
ATP Tour wrap: French fall as Sinnik survives thriller to advance at Roland Garros
IT was a forgettable day for the French fans in Paris, as all six French representatives were bundled out of the 2021 Roland Garros ATP draw in the first round on day two. In a day that was largely favourable to seeds – with eight of the 10 seeds in action grabbing wins – there […]
ATP Tour wrap: Seeds fall in Parma as Belgrade sees seesawing action
THE two ATP 250 events are heating up as we enter the semi finals stage, following two huge days of quarter finals action at both Parma, Italy and Belgrade, Serbia. At the Emilia-Romagna Open, three of the day’s four seeds fell, while at Belgrade, world number one Novak Djokovic continued his run on home soil. Djokovic needed […]
ATP Tour wrap: Top three seeds bundled out in Parma and Belgrade
WORLD number one Novak Djokovic remains the only top three seed left across the ATP Tour’s two 250 events after the other five players all suffered defeats in both Parma and Belgrade. Just four matches were played in the Serbia Open to complete the Round of 16 matches, whilst all eight second round matches were […]
ATP Tour wrap: Djokovic equals fifth-most ATP Tour Open Era wins as seeds clean up at Parma
THE Belgrade and Emilia-Romagna Opens continue, with the former entering the Round of 16 stage while the latter played the remainder of its Round of 32 matches a day behind schedule following rain delays yesterday. In the Round of 16 in Serbia, Novak Djokovic made it through his first matchup relatively unscathed, escaping a third set […]
ATP Tour wrap: Shapovalov to face Ruud in Geneva final
TOP three seeds Denis Shapovalov and Casper Ruud are through to the final of the 2021 Gonet Geneva Open following respective straight sets wins in their semi-finals overnight. The second seeded Shapovalov defeated Uruguayan qualifier Pablo Cuevas 6-4 7-5, while Ruud continued his great success on clay with a 6-3 6-2 triumph over Spain’s Pablo […]
ATP Tour wrap: Norrie claims Thiem scalp as Shapovalov and Cuevas go two from two for the day
IT was another huge day on clay in both Switzerland and France as both the Geneva Open and Lyon Open played out the Round of 16, whilst Geneva also saw the quarter finals completed. It took an impressive effort, but two from three of the Round of 16 victors at Geneva made their way through […]
ATP Tour wrap: Geneva and Lyon events begin
TWO ATP 250 events have begun this week, with tournaments in Geneva and Lyon shaping up with their respective Round of 32. Four matches played out at both events on the opening day, with six of the seven French competitors falling across the two tournaments on a huge first day in both Switzerland and France. […]
ATP Tour wrap: Italians compete well on Rome Day 2
IT was a successful day of action for home nation hopefuls on Day 2 of proceedings at the ATP 1000 Internazionali BNL d’Italia Masters Open in Rome, as four Italian talents – including three wildcards – reigned supreme and one claimed victory over the only seed of the day. It was 19-year-old Lorenzo Musetti who claimed […]