Category: Tennis
Rafael Nadal Announces Retirement from Professional Tennis during London Tournament
With speculation surrounding his future, Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement from professional tennis after the upcoming Davis Cup Finals next month. Despite a remarkable career marked by 22 Grand Slam titles, Nadal has faced multiple injuries in recent years, prompting this difficult decision. In a heartfelt video shared on social media,…
Rafael Nadal announces retirement, will make final appearance at Davis Cup Finals
This 2024 tennis season will, in fact, be Rafael Nadal’s last one on tour. And the Davis Cup Finals will be his last event. Nadal announced his retirement from tennis with a post via social media on Thursday. He plans on playing for Spain, starting with a quarterfinal tie against the Netherlands, November 19-24 at…
Sinner Reacts to Nadal’s Retirement: A Difficult Day for Tennis Fans
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, October 10, 2024Photo credit: Tim Clayton/Corbis/Getty World No. 1 Jannik Sinner regards Rafael Nadal as more than a legendary champion. Sinner sees Nadal, who announced he will retire at age 38 after next month’s Davis Cup Final 8, as a humble warrior, a tennis teacher, who mentored many young players and…
Global Awareness for Mental Health Advocacy in Tennis – World Mental Health Day 2024
Tennis Ireland: Supporting Lifelong Health through Sport Science clearly shows that the journey to becoming a tennis player develops a range of multi-level skills that can lead to success both on and off the court. But beyond athletic achievement, regular tennis play strengthens neural pathways that support both mental and physical health throughout life. The…
Rafael Nadal Reveals Decision to Retire from Tennis
Rafael Nadal announced his retirement from professional tennis after months of continued struggles. Nadal is the greatest clay-court player in the sport’s history, and some of his achievements will likely never be broken or matched. He won 14 Roland Garros titles and 92 ATP Tour-level career titles. He was the World No. 1 on the…
Shanghai Masters: Sinner and Alcaraz Advance, Setting the Stage for Exciting Quarterfinal Matchups
Two-time violation incidents have now marred the Rolex Shanghai Masters involving Frances Tiafoe yesterday (Tuesday) and Stefanos Tsitsipas today (Wednesday). It was very tough. He played only first serves, except one second serve Jannik SinnerTiafoe, the 13th seed, was attempting to reach the last 16 but was beaten by Roman Safiullin, the unseeded Russian 5-7…
A Look Ahead to the Shanghai Quarterfinals: Fritz vs. Goffin Match Preview and Prediction
David Goffin is turning back the clock at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Prior to this fortnight, Goffin had not reached the quarterfinals of a Masters 1000 event since Monte-Carlo in 2021, had not even advanced to a fourth round at this level since Madrid in 2022, and had lost in qualifying at three straight Masters…
Preview and Prediction: Djokovic vs. Mensik in Shanghai Quarterfinals
Novak Djokovic will take on Czechia teenager Jakub Mensik on Friday for a spot in the Shanghai semifinals and a chance at his first Masters title of the year. Novak Djokovic won the Olympic gold medal, made the final of Wimbledon, and sits at No. 4 in the world–a success by almost every standard. But…
Goffin Finding Inspiration from Seasoned Players Dimitrov and Monfils in Professional Tennis
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday October 8, 2024 David Goffin finished in the ATP’s Top 25 for seven consecutive years, from 2014 to 2020. But injuries, a byproduct of age of course, have taken their toll on the Belgian more recently. A knee injury in 2021 ended his season after the US Open….
Venus Williams, 44, Declares She is Still Hungry for Success in Tennis
Many players struggle to play once they reach their thirties, but five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams says she plans to return to tennis despite being 44 years old. Venus’ younger sister, Serena Williams, widely regarded as the greatest female player ever, retired at the 2022 US Open. Serena managing to compete until the age of…