Nitto ATP Finals, London Singles Semifinal: [3] Roger Federer (SUI) vs. [5] Alexander Zverev (GER) Federer led their head-to-head 3:2 having won their last encounter; however, Zverev has learned from his last appearance at the ATP Finals and this year he was more prepared to handle the occasion. The first set showcased Zverev’s power against…
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Rolex Paris Masters, France Men’s Final: [2] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [18] Karen Khachanov (RUS) Djokovic won their only prior meeting earlier this year; however, that was irrelevant today as the Serbian was a bit exhausted from his brutal semifinal match against Roger Federer. Yet, the Serbian broke first and could have potential won the…
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SIGNIFICANT RANKING CHANGES FOR THE WEEK OF 10.29.2018 At twenty-eight years of age, Marius Copil, gets to a career high of 60. He bounded up the rankings by thirty-three places after his run to the final of the Swiss Indoors Basel and earned himself the mover of the week honors. This is arguably the best…
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BNP PARIBAS WTA Finals Singapore Semifinals:Â [6] Sloane Stephens (USA) vs. [8] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) Stephens lost the first eight games of the match before she shed the nerves and found the game that won her the US Open title in 2017. It looked pretty grim for the American, who could not keep the ball…
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Intrum Stockholm Open, Sweden [18] Jack Sock (USA) vs. [135] Elias Ymer (SWE) This was their first meeting and things could have gotten away from the American; however, he dug in and managed to get by the Swede. It has been an abysmal year for the American in singles; he has lost in the first…
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Rolex Shanghai Masters, China Men’s Semifinals: [2] Roger Federer (SUI) vs. [19] Borna Coric (CRO) Federer knew that Coric would not be a push-over since the young Croat had beaten him in their most recent match on Federer’s favorite surface (grass). Yet, even Federer, the defending champion probably did not anticipate the battle would be…
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