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Karolina Pliskova Hires Sascha Bajin As Her New Coach
No doubt, 2020 was not the year everybody had imagined. That includes Karolina Pliskova who had a year to forget. Despite winning the Brisbane International earlier this year and reaching the Italian Open final, she failed to produce consistently on the main tour or to advance past the third round at any of the Grand […] READ MORE
The best ATP players without a singles title
Winning a title is a significant goal for all professional tennis players. It is, though, a feat which has alluded a number of established current and former ATP singles players. Former world #25 Julien Benneteau, who retired in 2018, is perhaps the most notable case. The Frenchman failed to win any of the 10 tour-level […] READ MORE
Australian Open set to be pushed back to February 8
The 2021 Australian Open looks set to start on February 8–three weeks later than originally scheduled–the Victorian Government has confirmed. According to ABC News, players are likely to arrive in mid-January and complete their quarantine on January 31. During that time, they will be allowed outside their hotels for five hours a day–to go to […] READ MORE
Thiago Seyboth Wild Gets Reality Check
It was a glorious moment. Casper Ruud mishit the backhand wide and Thiago Seyboth Wild fell to the ground, hands on his head. The 19 year-old Brazilian had won his first ATP Tour title out of nowhere. Seyboth Wild had never and was World No. 182 before the start of the tournament. He had some […] READ MORE
Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Galan Finds a Way; Meligeni Alves Gets His Maiden Title
The penultimate week of the 2020 ATP Challenger Tour has come to an end. The focus was on South America, with clay-court events taking place in Lima and Sao Paolo and it proved to be a week of shocks, with three players reaching maiden finals on the circuit. Here’s a recap of what you might […] READ MORE
What to Look Out for in 2021
2020 was an interesting season for men’s tennis, with the”Big 3″ winning one Grand Slam apiece. Someone between generations finally won his first Grand Slam after coming so close at the Australian Open. A rangy Russian, who was in a bit of a funk after a brilliant 2019 season, by winning the ATP Finals proved […] READ MORE
Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Nakashima Captures his First Challenger Title
Another exciting week has passed on the ATP Challenger Tour with plenty of variety in surfaces, overhead conditions and even time zones. Tournaments were contested on a very fast indoor court in Ortisei, a slower, outdoor hard court in Orlando and an on a South American clay court in Guayaquil. Here’s a recap of what […] READ MORE
Match Analysis: History Repeats Itself as Tsitsipas Loses to Nadal at ATP Finals
No defending champion at the ATP Finals had exited the tournament in the round robin stage since 2009. Rafael Nadal had never made it to the semis after losing a round robin match since 2007. Stefanos Tsitsipas would have hoped to see these records continue but Nadal turned the tide with a three-set victory over […] READ MORE
ATP Finals Final Prediction: Dominic Thiem vs Daniil Medvedev
We have reached the final match of this year’s ATP Finals, and it’s what everyone expected to see. Okay, maybe not. Daniil Medvedev and Dominic Thiem are two of the best in the game, and they definitely both deserve to be here, but there is a definite surprise in Novak Djokovic’s absence. Each of the […] READ MORE
