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…
The ATP rankings are very much seeing a changing of the guard now. Of all of the Big Three, only Novak Djokovic remains among the Top 100. Rafael Nadal will retire at the end of 2024, and Roger Federer officially retired years ago. Now, we see the likes of Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and Daniil…
The Tour has now returned to Europe following the China swing with three 250 level events spread across the continent in Sweden, Belgium and Kazakhstan and Tuesday saw Dan Evans in successful action at the Almaty Open on his first tournament since July, as was Jack Fearnley in the Nordic Open where unfortunately Cameron Norrie,…
It’s no secret as to why certain players have shown up this week for ATP 250 tournaments in Stockholm, Antwerp, and Almaty. Spots in the Nitto ATP Finals are without question on their minds as the 2024 season winds down. None of the top six players in the current race are playing, as they have…
Bernard Tomic is one of the most mercurial tennis players of the 21st century. In a recent final on the ATP Challenger Tour, he endured one of the worst days of his career. Tomic’s struggles in recent years make it easy to forget that he was one of the most naturally gifted players that Australia…
Taylor Fritz spoke frankly about the length of the ATP calendar and its toll on him during his participation at the 2024 Shanghai Masters. Several players have spoken about the length of the season in recent months, with many ATP and WTA stars arguing that the intensity of the schedule leads to burnout and does…
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…
October 12, 2024 by Admin SHANGHAI – Jannik Sinner has clinched ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF honours — becoming the first Italian to do so — following his semi-final win at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. On 10 June, Sinner became the first man or woman from his country to reach World No. 1…
At the Japan Open in Tokyo, Arthur Fils won a tight contest against his countryman Ugo Humbert in the all-French final of the Kinoshita Group sponsored ATP 500 event. The 20-year old who represents the future of French tennis, defeated his 26-year-old rival for the first time in his burgeoning career, 5-7 7-6(6) 6-3 to…
