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Last week we unfortunately heard the news that World #2 and 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal had withdrawn from the ATP 500 event in Rotterdam. Even with the loss of the superstar, the 500 event in the Netherlands still boasts a very strong field. With new World #3 Daniil Medvedev in the field after […] READ MORE
First Round action continues at ATP Montpellier as Day 2 sees six entertaining clashes scheduled. We preview and predict all six of those clashes for you. Our second group of predictions features Dennis Novak vs Gilles Simon. ATP Montpellier Day 2 Predictions Marcos Giron vs Tallon Griekspoor Head to head: First Meeting Marcos Giron will […] READ MORE
Almost everyone’s attention was focused on Melbourne this week and the first rounds of the 2021 Australian Open. The Challenger Tour never sleeps though and as always, it delivered three events just packed with action and interesting storylines. Among them was a return to the circuit from a certain former World No. 1… Biella One […] READ MORE
Andy Murray’s comeback on the Challenger Tour continued as he prevailed over world #159 Blaz Rola 6-4 7-6 (9) in the Biella Challenger quarterfinals. At 30-years-old, Rola is a stalwart of the Challenger Tour and his experience showed as he put up a tremendous resistance. The match may have finished in straight sets but the […] READ MORE
Winning one of tennis’ four Grand Slam tournaments is the pinnacle of achievement in the sport. The Australian Open (then known as the Australasian Championships) became the last event to be selected as a major tournament by the ILTF (now the ITF) in 1924. The year’s first Major did not always match the French Open, […] READ MORE
It’s fair to say that the coronavirus had an immense impact on the sporting world in 2020, with leagues and events across every sport being cancelled, postponed or altered to some degree. And whilst we may have left 2020 behind, the virus continues to affect sports in numerous ways. For the fans, it has meant […] READ MORE
The tennis season has just begun and the top men’s players in the world are getting ready once again. This year kicks off in Delray Beach and plenty of big names are scheduled to play in this event. However, some top notch players withdrew from the tournament, but the field that remains is a pretty […] READ MORE
From 2011-2020, Andy Murray has had the second best tiebreak winning percentage on the ATP Tour at 64.62% (second only to Novak Djokovic). This statistic shows that Murray is a cut above the rest when it comes to performing under pressure. Murray is such a clutch player – numbers like these make it apparent why […] READ MORE
The buzz and excitement is palpable as tennis is set to return to our screens in just under ten days. In somewhat peculiar circumstances, the opening week of the ATP tour season will kick off in North America and Europe, headlined by two ATP 250s –ATP Delray Beach & Antalya, which will be played in […] READ MORE
What is the combination of talent and hard work that allows one to unlock their true potential or at least reach a part of it? Is it 50/50? 60/40? , 40/60? It’s not an objective question, but a subjective one, but one must have the innate talent first to believe in himself and then hard […] READ MORE