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The seeds in the men’s draw continue to struggle as we head into Day 5 of the 2021 US Open. Of the 32 that started we have already lost 15 at the time of writing. That’s quite the handful considering there are still second round matches to play as I write this. However, the top […] READ MORE
Unseeded Czech Barbora Krejcikova achieved a rare feat at Roland Garros, winning her first Grand Slam title 6-1 2-6 6-4 over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who was also contesting her first Grand Slam final. With both players in uncharted waters (Pavlyuchenkova had never advanced beyond the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam, while Krejcikova had never made it […] READ MORE
If seven wasn’t Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova’s lucky number before, it surely is now. The Russian has tried and failed to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam on six previous occasions throughout her long career. However, that rather large blemish on her resume has now been removed. The veteran is finally over her quarterfinal hiccups for […] READ MORE
Daniil Medvedev can win the French Open Daniil Medvedev is a real threat for the French Open. The 25-year-old Russian is the second seed at Roland Garros. Medvedev has come of age, previously the Russian struggled at Grand Slam events. Until 2019 the furthest the Russian made was fourth round at the Australian Open. However, […] READ MORE
The Australian Open is Novak Djokovic’s fortress, the Serb is already an eight-time champion down under and in the final on Sunday, the World No.1 is eyeing to claim his 9th title at the Melbourne Park and 18th Major title overall. But, in his way, is the ruthless Russian, Daniil Medvedev, who is now on […] READ MORE
Aslan Karatsev caused a sizable shock by defeating Diego Schwartzman to advance to the fourth round of the 2021 Australian Open. The 27-year-old Russian reached the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time after progressing through the Australian Open qualifying event in Doha last month. Karatsev beat talented 19-year-old American Brandon Nakashima […] READ MORE
Elena Rybakina has made it known that she wants to break into the top ten on the WTA Tour this year. After an incredible 2020, it’s only right that she sets such lofty goals for herself. The young Kazakh won two tour titles last year and looks like one of the rising stars on the […] READ MORE
In August of 2020, Aslan Karatsev broke into the top 200 at World No. 194. It had been awhile. The last time Karatsev had been a top 200 player was in March of 2016. So, what happened? And what’s changed now? After the coronavirus hiatus in 2020, and following many exhibition matches during that hiatus, […] READ MORE
Andrey Rublev has reached the fourth round of the French Open with a convincing win over former US Open finalist Kevin Anderson. The Russian won in straight sets 6-3 6-2 6-3 and continues his strong showing at the most recent slams. The win sees Rublev make the fourth round or better in his last four […] READ MORE
The US Open Semifinals will be set on Wednesday in New York as the Russian pair of Andrey Rublev and Daniil Medvedev and #2 seed Dominic Thiem vs Alex De Minaur are the matchups. Our panel of Jim Smith, Harsh Bhoot, and Damian Kust offer their predictions. Andrey Rublev vs Daniil Medvedev Embed from Getty […] READ MORE