2022 US Open Men’s Recap
Unlike the women’s US Open final, the men’s final was between two…
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Carlos Alcaraz sure seems to be making the best out of the fact that neither Nadal nor Djokovic seem to be healthy. The Spanish youngster defended his Madrid title with ease. Curiously, it was two players outside of the top 20 that pushed him to three sets – first Ruusuvuori in the round of 64 ... Read more
This week we look at some of the top movers in the ATP in the last year. These can be youngsters or oldsters that have moved up significantly in the rankings or have posted great results as of late. Here’s our list! 1.Ben Shelton All the talk has been around this youngster. He’s played a ... Read more
Unlike the women’s US Open final, the men’s final was between two players looking for their first Grand Slam and the number one ranking. At 19 years and four months, Carlos Alcaraz becomes the youngest number one in the history of the ATP. Casper Ruud, no elder statesman at the tender age of 23, now ... Read more
Unlike the National Bank Open last week where we saw familiar names like Halep and Carreno Busta lift the titles, Cincinnati provided something totally different for tennis fans. Two talented but unlikely champions were crowned in Cincinnati. Caroline Garcia lifted the title along with her ranking. Garcia now sits at world number 17. She is ... Read more
For those players who are not participating in the ATP Cup, there are two great 250 series tournaments for them to use as a tune up for the Australian Open. Both the Murray River Open, and the Great Ocean Road Open will take place in Melbourne on the grounds of the Australian Open. Great Ocean ... Read more
The Men’s Semifinals are set. Here’s our preview and predictions for the two matches on tap for Friday at Roland Garros (2) Rafael Nadal vs. (12) Diego Schwartzman Schwartzman has been on absolute fire in the last month, reaching the finals of the Italian Open and now the semifinals of the French Open. Schwartzman cruised ... Read more
The men’s Quarterfinals are set. We have some exciting matchups ready to tee off on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Here’s a breakdown of the matches and my predictions. Coric (27) vs. Zverev (5) A few years ago, this matchup would have been considered the battle for NextGen dominance. Coric and Zverev where the ... Read more
It was inevitable folks. As the Adria Tour attempted to pick up the pieces from a cautious and conservative ATP and WTA opening, a slew of players now tested positive for Covid 19, including Novak Djokovic. There was an almost grandstanding disregard for caution and restrictions during these events, so it’s no surprise that we ... Read more
While many of the world’s top 30 players were busy at the Laver Cup, Medvedev was busy playing his fifth final in a row. His last victim was Borna Coric in the St.Petersburg ATP 250 tournament. Medvedev eased through the draw while most of the top men battled it out at the Laver Cup. It’s ... Read more
It’s very interesting how everyone’s been talking about Federer and Nadal being outside favorites at the French Open. Most of the chatter has been legitimate given their results on the clay heading into the French Open. Nevertheless, both have come into the French Open and breezed into the fourth round, and only Nadal has lost ... Read more
Nadal lost to Fabio Fognini in the Semis of Monte Carlo. However, make no mistake, Nadal will tear up the Clay court season again. Yes, here we go again folks. We are about to head deep into the clay court season, where Nadal becomes Nadal. Every year it seems there’s questions about Nadal’s fitness as ... Read more
Fabio Fognini strikes back! It only took 90 minutes for Fabio Fognini to hand the world No.3, Alexander Zverev, a decisive loss at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. Prior to this meeting, the Italian had not taken a set off Alexander Zverev! Fognini who had entered the tournament with seven losses in his past eight tour-level ... Read more