The world’s best ATP players are in Toronto, Canada this week for the Rogers Cup and the fifth Masters 1000 event of 2014. Of course, there is one name missing from the line-up and that is Rafael Nadal, who is facing a race against time to be fit for the US Open. Nadal picked up…
Finals day in Washington DC will open with an all-Canadian affair between Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil. As the Rogers Cup starts tomorrow, these two guys have really raised the bar. Let’s hope they have enough in the tank to carry that form into Toronto. The ATP final begins at 3pm local time (8pm UK…
In response to the article I wrote about Neil Harman in the week (see HERE), it was revealed on Friday that he has been suspended by the Times pending an investigation. Now we can focus on some actual, relevant tennis! The Citi Open hosts a joint event next week with an ATP 500 and WTA…
There is one more week of tournaments before things really kick into gear for the US Open Series and the road to Flushing Meadows. The series actually begins next week in Atlanta where John Isner and Kevin Anderson are the top seeds. These draws are always difficult to pick out a winner but it adds…
Another set of tournaments is already on the horizon for next week. On the WTA side, there is just one International event in Baku, meanwhile the ATP has three tournaments. The US Open Series kicks off in Atlanta and two more clay court events will take place in Gstaad, Switzerland and Umag, Croatia. It’s now…
Alexander Zverev reached his first ATP main draw quarter-fnal with another fabulous win, this time defeating Santiago Giraldo, 6-4 7-6(6). According to the ATP website, Zverev is the first 17 year old to reach the quarter-finals of an ATP 500 event since Rafael Nadal advanced to this stage of the tournament in Dubai in 2004. …
Alexander Zverev continued his fantastic recent form as he won his second ATP main draw match in Hamburg with a stunning 7-5 7-5 victory over the number five seed, Mikhail Youzhny. The 17-year-old will play Santiago Giraldo in the third round. It’s very refreshing to see new blood coming through on the ATP tour and…
There were a handful of notable results on Tuesday. In yesterday’s previewed match, Dominic Thiem came from 5-2 down in the deciding set and saved a match point to defeat Marcel Granollers and advance into the third round of the bet-at-home Open (what a name) in Hamburg. Another promising up-and-comer, Alexander Zverev enjoyed his first…
Hamburg is the only tournament on Tuesday that features second round matches. Dominic Thiem, Dustin Brown and Benoit Paire were among the winners on the first day of action in Germany. Brown defeated Pablo Carreno Busta, 7-6(5) 6-3 after losing to the Spaniard in straight sets in Bastad last week. I love watching Dustin play. …
It always takes me a few days to get over Wimbledon as it marks the end of my favourite stretch of the tennis calendar. It felt a good time to take a week off from blogging although I couldn’t help myself following the live scores! The two things I took away from last week; the…
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