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Two of the most rapidly improving players on the ATP Challenger Tour managed to grab their top 100 spots before the end of the season (and with them, a secure main draw spot at the Australian Open). Stefan Kozlov achieved it in a different way, clinching the USTA Australian Open wildcard challenge. Read back on […] READ MORE
Alex Molcan has enjoyed a breakout season in 2021, clinching his maiden Challenger title at Liberec and even getting to a championship match at the higher level, losing to Novak Djokovic in Belgrade. The 23-year-old is currently chasing a debut appearance in the top 100, playing his last tournament of the season in Helsinki. Molcan […] READ MORE
For Oscar Otte, his match against Alex Molcan Friday was a streak-buster. With Roger Federer’s record number of holds approaching in the distance, Molcan broke Otte’s streak of 68 games in a row with a break to 30. Molcan ended up beating Otte 6-3 4-6 6-1, reading the German’s serve better than anyone in recent […] READ MORE
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Roberto Bautista Agut take to the court in the third round and look to continue to win on hard courts at the US Open. Our panelists Damian Kust, Anish Joshi, and Steen Kirby, have predictions for every third round match including Daniil Medvedev’s match. Roberto Bautista Agut vs Felix Auger-Aliassime Embed from […] READ MORE
Diego Schwartzman came through a potentially stern challenge in Kevin Anderson on Wednesday in fine form. Despite there being a roof on Louis Armstrong Stadium, the first set was plagued with dramatic rain delays. The weather was so bad in New York that the wind blew the rain sideways into the stadium, leaving the court […] READ MORE
Four men’s singles qualifiers are already into the third round of the 2021 US Open. This is just the fourth time this has happened in the Open Era, but Maxime Cressy and Oscar Otte will have a chance to even improve that result on Thursday. The current record of qualifiers at that stage of the […] READ MORE
Grigor Dimitrov, Andrey Rublev and Brandon Nakashima play their second round matches at the US Open in New York. Anish Joshi, Jack Edward, and Damian Kust offer all their predictions for second round matches. Andrey Rublev vs Pedro Martinez Embed from Getty Images Anish: Rublev was pretty clinical in his straight-set win over Ivo Karlovic […] READ MORE
Tennis fans will be hyped for the Nick Kyrgios vs Roberto Bautista Agut match on day 1 of the US Open in New York. Our panelists Jim Smith, Yesh Ginsburg, and Damian Kust offer all their predictions for the first day of play. Jiri Vesely vs Kevin Anderson Embed from Getty Images Jim: Kevin Anderson […] READ MORE
The US Open Men’s Qualifying Tournament, one of the wildest events of the season, is finally here after it was canceled in 2020 due to pandemic concerns. 128 players will battle for 16 main draw spots during four thrilling days of action. It actually seems that this year might be even more unpredictable than the […] READ MORE
Alex Molcan was barely losing games this week in Liberec, claiming his maiden Challenger Tour title. Meanwhile, three Argentinians got to the semifinals at Cordenons and managed to take the title home. Read back on this week’s action: Liberec Alex Molcan dropped just eighteen games on the way to the final, half of them against […] READ MORE