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Over the years, the term ‘rising star’ has been thrown around almost every time a young exciting talent emerges on the ATP tour. We have grown accustomed to seeing a handful of young players, nowadays dubbed as the ‘NextGen’, putting together impressive strings of results, which never fails to generate immense excitement around them. Russia’s […] READ MORE
There’s no doubt Felix Auger-Aliassime is a talented tennis player. At just 20 years old, the young Canadian is currently ranked 21 in the world. As such, it’s no surprise he’s already made six ATP Tour finals. What is surprising though is that he is yet to win one. Winning a tour-level title is no […] READ MORE
It finally happened. For the first time since 2016, someone not named Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic or Roger Federer won a Grand Slam title. Granted, Djokovic had to get himself disqualified for it to happen, but it happened nonetheless. That, followed by Daniil Medvedev’s scintillating unbeaten run to victory in the ATP Finals in London […] READ MORE
Our year end review for the 2020 season on the ATP Tour concludes with a look at the players who finished the year ranked 6-10. Matteo Berrettini Italy’s top player Berrettini struggled in 2020 with injuries, and benefited from the ATP’s coronavirus rankings freeze to stay in the top 10 at year’s end. His brief […] READ MORE
Ahead of the 2021 season (read my predictions for who will win all four Grand Slams, the ATP Finals and Olympic medals here), I will be offering my predictions for the ATP year-end top 10, with a full summary of how I expect the rankings to look at the end of the year. 2021 ATP […] READ MORE
Following my popular article last year, I will once again be giving my ATP predictions for the upcoming 2021 season. In this article, I shall be giving my predictions on the biggest tournaments of the year (Grand Slams, ATP Finals and Summer Olympics). So without further ado here are my predictions… Australian Open 2020 Final: (2) […] READ MORE
As has become customary in recent years, Martin Keady, our resident tennis historian, looks back at 2020, beginning with the unfortunate and regrettable events of the year. COVID Embed from Getty Images There are absolutely no prizes for guessing what is No.1 on this list. Indeed, it might have been easier simply to write a […] READ MORE
2020 was certainly a crazy year for men’s professional tennis. From the introduction of the ATP Cup in what were simpler times to the major coronavirus pandemic hiatus in the tennis calendar, this year will be remembered for many years in the future. And what shouldn’t be forgotten from this year are the amazing matches […] READ MORE
What separates the very best from the rest? Something unique, something special? Something which you can eyeball or put a finger on. Pete Sampras had his serve and lithe movement, Andre Agassi with his hawk-like eyesight and return, Marat Safin could blast the ball equally hard from both the forehand and backhand wing, Marcelo Rios […] READ MORE
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