Category: Tennis
Medvedev secures spot in the 2024 ATP Finals
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday October 22, 2024 Daniil Medvedev makes four at this year’s ATP Finals in Turin. The Russian became the fourth player to officially qualify on Tuesday, joining Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev as half of the eight-player singles field. The 28-year-old, who is still seeking his…
Boulter advances to Last 16, Stojsavljevic narrowly misses out in Tokyo – WTA Recap
[ad_1] Play continues in Tokyo and Guangzhou on Day 2 of this week’s WTA 500 and WTA 250 events… Tokyo | WTA 500 Toray Pan Pacific Open Britain’s 15-year old Mika Stojsavljevic was denied her first WTA Tour win after an agonising 6-4 6-7(9) 7-6(6) loss to Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima in the 1st-round of the…
Thiem announces retirement from professional tennis following emotional defeat in Vienna
[ad_1] Dominic Thiem ended his professional tennis career with one last defeat at the 2024 Vienna Open. The Austrian player started his career in Vienna 14 years ago. In 2010, he entered the qualifying tournament of the Vienna Open thanks to a wild card, and he lost in a three-set battle to Marsel Ilhan 6-7,…
Remaining Resilient Until There is Change
[ad_1] By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, October 22, 2024Photo credit: Zhe Ji/Getty At his best, Frances Tiafoe plays with the joy of a pro debutant. Lately, Tiafoe is bringing madness to match play—and says repeated time violations as the trigger to temper tantrums. More: Rafael Nadal Announces Retirement from Tennis Today, Tiafoe topped…
Swiatek chooses to represent Poland in BJK Cup Finals, ending her season as Osaka triumphs
[ad_1] Following the release of team nominations last week for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in November, Iga Swiatek has added her name to Poland’s squad in a surprise schedule announcement, reversing her initial decision to skip the action in Malaga. I’ve played so many tournaments this year, so it was definitely the toughest…
ITF Makes Off-Court Coaching Official; Some Players Express Displeasure
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday October 22, 2024 Remember back in 2022 when the ATP Tour announced that off-court coaching would be permitted on a trial basis? Since then, coaching during matches, from player’s boxes, has become the norm on tour. On Monday the ITF announced that the changes have become official….
Iga Swiatek Set to Represent Poland in Billie Jean King Cup
[ad_1] Photo by Michael Cummo/Cincinnati Open Facebook Iga Swiatek will her best for Poland in Billie Jean King Cup. Reigning Roland Garros champion Swiatek will play for Poland at next month’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Malaga, Spain. Swiatek will lead Poland when it plays Spain on Wednesday, November 13th. The tie opens the…
Monfils and Gasquet headline Paris wild card recipients
[ad_1] By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, October 22, 2024Photo credit: Matthew Stockman/Getty French shotmakers will bring home style to the Rolex Paris Masters. Four Frenchmen—Richard Gasquet, Gael Monfils, Adrian Mannarino and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard—have received main-draw wild cards for the Rolex Paris Masters. More: Rafael Nadal Announces Retirement from Tennis The Rolex Paris Masters is set…
Recap of WTA action: Andreescu and Fernandez emerge victorious in Tokyo, while underdog wild-card stuns in Guangzhou
[ad_1] The last WTA 500 tournament of 2024 kicked off in Tokyo, while play also began in China on Monday… Tokyo | WTA 500 Toray PPO Tennis World No 7 Zheng Qinwen from China leads the field in Tokyo this week, with Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia and Russia’s Daria Kasatkina rounding out the Top 3…
Sebov Hopes to Repeat as Champion in Saguenay
[ad_1] Week three of the ITF fall swing through Canada brings the tour back east this week as Katherine Sebov and Carson Branstine star for the home nation at the Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay in Quebec. Sebov, who is the defending champion in Saguenay, and Branstine are the only two seeded Canadians in the…