Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain won his 12th career title today in Antwerp. EPA-EFE/RHONA WISE Age is just a number. Roberto Bautista Agut is embracing advancing age with stirring strikes. The 36-year-old Bautista Agut beat Jiri Lehecka 7-5, 6-1 to win his 12th title in Antwerp and become the second-oldest ATP champion in 2024. It’s a monumental moment…
Andrey Rublev, Alex de Minaur and Frances Tiafoe, respectively the top seeds at Stockholm, Antwerp and Almaty, all suffered quarter finals defeats, as did second seeded Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alejandro Tabilo in what is an impressive series of losses by the top players expected to be contesting for said titles. I cannot change…
There was no repeat of the 2022 magic for Félix Auger-Aliassime in Antwerp as the Canadian was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the European Open by Roberto Bautista Agut on Friday in three sets. The Canadian, who won the Antwerp title in 2022, refused to go away in the third set despite playing from behind…
Stan Wawrinka, at 39 years of age, has become the oldest player to reach the last eight of the Nordic Open in Stockholm, Sweden when he defeated Alejandro Davidovic Fokina 6-4 3-6 7-5 after battling with the Spaniard for two-hours and 12-minutes. “I’m super happy to get through this match; it was a tough opponent…
In Antwerp, at the European Open, the top seeded Alex de Minaur, ninth in both world rankings and the Race to Turin, is close to making his debut in this year’s ATP Tour Finals but will have to tighten up his game if he is to qualify for the 8-man field and usurp Andrei Rublev…
Now that the Asian swing is over, the home stretch of the 2024 tennis season is really upon us. European hard courts mark the finale of each year, and this time around the Euro swing begins in Antwerp, Stockholm, and Almaty. A whole host of top players–including plenty of Nitto ATP Finals contenders–are in action….
Getty Images The Asian swing came to an end with Jannik Sinner’s victory over Novak Djokovic in the Shanghai Masters final, so now the home stretch of the tennis season really begins on European indoor hard courts. Up first is a busy week with a trio of ATP 250s in Stockholm, Antwerp, and Almaty. Among…
The 2024 European Open in Antwerp will be played during the first week of the indoor hardcourt season, and the prize money details for the tournament have been released. Two other tournaments, the Stockholm Open and the Almaty Open, also take place during that week. That gives players plenty of options to pick the most…
1 Royal Antwerp striker, George Ilenikhena, has set his sights on becoming a Premier League player in five years, and preferably, a Manchester United one. The 17 year old has enjoyed a great breakthrough season and according to a recent interview with Belgian paper Het Laatste Nieuws, he would love a future move to Old…
