Category: Tennis
Kalinskaya Celebrates First Grass-Court Final Achievement on Same Day as Boyfriend Sinner
Anna Kalinskaya and Jannik Sinner simultaneously reached their first Tour-level finals on grass this weekend, and the Russian was overjoyed. Kalinksya and Sinner became the newest tennis couple after the Italian confirmed they were dating at last month’s Roland Garros, ending growing speculation back in his home country. Sinner tends to keep a low profile…
Rising Star Sinner Secures First World No. 1 Title with Victory Over Hurkacz in Halle Final
Jannik Sinner won his first title as a world no. 1 player on the ATP Tour after beating Hubert Hurkacz in the 2024 Halle Open final. The Italian came to the German city to prepare for the grass-court major at SW19, but his week didn’t get off well. Against Tallon Griekspoor, Fabian Marozsan, and Jan-Lennard…
Hurkacz upsets Zverev to advance to final against Sinner at Halle
Hubert Hurkacz continues to show that he is comfortable on grass with a straight-sets win over Alexander Zverev at the Terra Wortmann Open semi-finals in Halle by dominating his German opponent, who in contrast, continues to struggle on the surface. I’ve been serving well. There were some moments where he had hit some love 30s,…
Young tennis sensation Andreeva shocks spectators in impressive debut on grass at Bad Homburg Open
Mirra Andreeva was the eight seed at the 2024 Bad Homburg Open, but she lost already in the opening round of the WTA 500 tournament. The 17-year-old has been turning heads since her sensational breakthrough at the 2023 Madrid Open at 15. Since then, she has many more matches under her belt, and thanks to…
Birmingham Final Showdown: Tomljanovic to Face Putintseva
The Rothesay Classic in Birmingham sees Yulia Putintseva and Ajla Tomljanovic in Sunday’s final playing for the trophy after seeing off Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Anastasia Potapova respectively in the semi-finals at the Edgbaston Priory Club on Saturday. I definitely did not expect to play a final here. I really do try to take it one…
Andy Murray Withdraws From Potentially Final Wimbledon Championships
Two-time champion Andy Murray will not be able to compete at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships after the latest injury setback. The British player is set to retire after the 2024 season. One of his places for retirement could have been the All England Club, where he won two majors in his tennis career and one…
Paul and Musetti make it to Queen’s final in London
American fifth seed Tommy Paul beat compatriot Sebastian Korda 6-4 7-6(2) in the semi-finals at the cinch Championships and on Sunday, will face Italian Lorenzo Musetti for the title on the grass court at Queen’s Club. I am happy and I feel every time I step on grass I learn something and play a little…
Monfils Set to Face Thiem in the 2024 Mallorca Championships
A couple of veterans will compete at the 2024 Mallorca Championships, as Gael Monfils will take on Dominic Thiem. Thiem will retire from professional tennis later this year, after failing to find his best tennis again. He injured his wrist in the Spanish city a few years ago, and ever since then, he has tried…
Berlin Open: Sabalenka and Jabeur Withdraw, Kalinskaya Advances to Final
The rain-struck ecotrans Ladies Open in Berlin saw just one fully-completed match on Saturday, when Anna Kalinskaya beat Victoria Azarenka in 3 sets to make it into Sunday’s final, while earlier saw retirements by Aryna Sabalenka and Ons Jabeur, and the Last 8 contest between top seed Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, the 4th seed,…
Sabalenka Announces Romantic Relationship With Oakberry Co-Founder Frangulis
Aryna Sabalenka has ended speculation about her relationship after she seemingly revealed she was dating the co-founder of Açaí brand Oakberry Georgios Frangulis. Sabalenka was recently in action at the Berlin Open, where she was forced to retire from her quarterfinal match against Anna Kalinskaya because of a shoulder injury. Before that, she was victorious…