Lorenzo Sonego had the tournament of his career at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters this past week. Cheered on by the Italian fans, the twenty-three-year old rode the wave of confidence to the quarterfinals. It was his best showing at a Masters tournament; unfortunately, it ended when he came up against the red-hot Serbian, Dusan Lajovic….
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Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monaco It will be a clash of an established youngster, ranked three on the ATP Tour, versus the rapidly rising Canadian teenager. All the pressure will be on Alexander Zverev to prove he is the man; however, given his recent spotty performance, Zverev may not be feeling quite so confident. Zverev has…
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Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monaco Low on confidence, some seeded players are finding out that they are vulnerable to competent clay court players no matter their rankings. Marin Cilic has been struggling with a right knee injury and his struggles continued today against a very good clay court player, Guido Pella. Pella had the seventh seed…
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Casper Ruud came so close to winning his first ATP Tour singles title in Houston and tying his dad’s record, unfortunately the pressure of the occasion and a determined opponent got the better of him. There is no consolation for missing an opportunity to claim that first singles title; however, he can take solace in…
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Claro Colsanitas Open, Bogota Championship Match: [76] Amanda Anisimova (USA) vs. [138] Astra Sharma (AUS) In 2018, Anisimova lost the chance for her first title in Japan when Su-Wei Hsieh defeated her in straight sets after she had practically dominated the field. Today, she wanted a different result; however, things did not start off well…
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There are five players remaining in the Houston draw and four of them are twenty-four years and younger. Three of them are twenty-two and younger. Sam Querrey, the sole American left in the draw, at thirty-one is the oldest player and expected to win the title. However, he will have to get by the young…
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