Archive for May 2023

Australia’s Alexei Popyrin has posted his fifth straight win on the red clay in Rome after a round three victory against fellow qualifier Roman Safiullin. Popyrin won two qualifying matches to reach the main draw. The world no. 77 backed up his impressive round two victory over top-10 ranked Felix Auger Aliassime. Popyrin defeated Safiullin…

Back in February of 2013 Aleksandar Vukic competed in his first ATP Challenger event as a qualifier. Ranked at no. 1776 he lost to Jonathon Cooper. Now at 27, and just over 10 years later Vukic has won the Busan ATP Challenger title to now sit at no. 101 in the live rankings. The Australian…

After Jason Kubler defeated Swiss player Marc-Andrea Huesler in round one at the Rome Masters 1000 we saw four Australians book spots in the second round. Kubler won his match 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-2. Earlier Alexei Popyrin had defeated fellow Australian Christopher O’Connell 6-2, 7-6(5), and Thanasi Kokkinakis advanced after Jaume Munar retired at 4-2 with…