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Day 4 was fun. 18-year-old Next Gen champion Joao Fonseca made a jolt with a straight-sets win over Andrey Rublev 24 hours earlier, but besides that, there wasn’t much to speak of as the first-round matches were finally concluded. The same couldn’t be said as round two began, with seven seeds falling across both draws while another teenage talent made noise in a memorable night session. Continue reading “AUS OPEN 25: Sabalenka tested, Bencic-Osaka set as Draper relishes the moment”
Jack Draper clinched his first ATP500 title in Vienna yesterday afternoon, capping a tournament which saw the retiring Dominic Thiem bow out from competition this week while Olympic bronze medallist Lorenzo Musetti and eventual runner-up Karen Khachanov produced runs on the indoor surface giving both renewed confidence they can exceed expectations in bigger events. Continue reading “Vienna: Draper clinches maiden ATP 500 title with straight-sets Khachanov scalp”
Two-time French Open finalist Casper Ruud saved match point en route to a morning semifinal win over Flavio Cobolli in Geneva, before returning a few hours later and saving a set point against Novak Djokovic’s conqueror Tomas Machac in the finale – a fitting warmup before his latest trip to Paris. Continue reading “Casper Ruud reels off two wins in six hours, building grit with third Geneva title”
Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray and Britain’s number one Cameron Norrie both won in contrasting circumstances on a rain-affected Day 2 at this year’s Championships, where only eight matches were completed as persistently poor weather conditions ensured play on the outside courts quickly became unfeasible. It means a rush today to catch up on what was lost, mind… Continue reading “Wimbledon 2023: Murray and Norrie through as rain renders Day 2 a false start”
Andy Murray ended a near five-year long wait to down a top-20 player in a Major, saving a match point en route to outlasting last year’s semifinalist Matteo Berrettini. Elsewhere, Alexander Zverev and Ons Jabeur both survived some uncomfortable situations while volatile weather – from extreme heat to heavy rain – limited play elsewhere during a disrupted Day 2. Continue reading “AUS OPEN 2023: Murray saves match point against Berrettini, Zverev and Jabeur survive on Day 2”
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