Carlos Alcaraz Gets Past Nicolas Jarry in Rio de Janeiro

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Top seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain beat Nicolas Jarry of Chile 6-7 7-5 6-0 in a semifinal of the Rio Open on Saturday. The match turned a bit anti-climactic in the final set after the first two sets had produced intense tennis. Carlos Alcaraz will face Cameron Norrie of Great Britain on Sunday in what […] READ MORE


Carlos Alcaraz Defeats Dusan Lajovic

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Top seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, last week the champion in Buenos Aires, beat Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 6-4 7-6 in the quarterfinals at the Rio Open on Friday. The match lasted for around two hours with the 19-year-old Spaniard more than once having to come from behind to get the better of the Serbian. […] READ MORE


No Escaping Alcaraz: He Looks Like A Future World No.1

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It was the Queen of Hearts in Alice In Wonderland who claimed to have “believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” Well, Carlos Alcaraz looks as if he is on the verge of achieving six impossible things before he turns 19 in May, because he has already achieved some remarkable feats that almost […] READ MORE


ATP Rio Open Semifinal Predictions Including Cristian Garin vs Borna Coric

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After rain disrupted the schedule on quarterfinals day at the Rio Open, the second semifinal was not set until earlier today, leaving two of the remaining four players little turnaround time. Nonetheless, there should be plenty of entertaining action for the fans to enjoy in Rio de Janeiro, with two intriguing semifinal matches on the […] READ MORE


Felix Auger-Aliassime: Stepping into the Spotlight

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Last March, after he defeated 2015 Wimbledon quarterfinalist and fellow Canadian Vasek Pospisil at Indian Wells, a reporter jokingly asked Felix Auger-Aliassime if he thought of himself as being famous. “No, not yet, I don’t think so. It will come eventually, maybe,” replied the teenager with a smile. The question was in reference to the […] READ MORE


Jaume Munar Continues Push at Tour Level by Reaching Rio Quarterfinals

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Jaume Munar continued his string of some very impressive results, this time getting the win over Britain’s Cameron Norrie to make the Rio Open quarterfinals. There has been plenty of discussion inside the last couple of seasons as to which young player is going to make that step up and challenge for the bigger prizes, […] READ MORE