Category: Tennis
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…
Swiatek Set to Compete in Billie Jean King Cup Finals
[ad_1] By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, October 22, 2024Photo credit: Matthew Stockman/Getty 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. More: Rafael Nadal Announces Retirement from Tennis Swiatek will…
Thiem Concedes Victory at US Open Did Not Bring Expected Joy
[ad_1] Dominic Thiem‘s run to the 2020 US Open title was memorable, but the Austrian said it did not change his life like he expected. Thiem plays the first match of his farewell tournament at the 2024 Vienna Open on Tuesday against Luciano Darderi. That contest could be the last of his career if he…
Andreescu triumphs in first victory since Olympics, Fernandez advances in Tokyo with retirement win
[ad_1] Canadian hopes on the WTA Tour, Bianca Andreescu and Leylah Fernandez, made it through to the second round at the 2024 Japan Open in Tokyo. Andreescu struggled a lot in recent weeks. After the Paris Olympics, where she won her first-round match against Clara Tauson before losing to Donna Vekic, the Canadian lost five…
Federer and Djokovic Among Tennis Stars Honoring Thiem at Vienna Retirement Ceremony
[ad_1] Dominic Thiem was given a special retirement ceremony on Sunday at the 2024 Vienna Open, and Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic were among the players who spoke touchingly about the Austrian. In his prime, Thiem possessed one of the best games to watch on the ATP Tour. His powerful groundstrokes, one-handed backhand, and superb…
Sabalenka Surpasses Swiatek, Reclaims Top Spot in Rankings
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday October 21, 2024 Aryna Sabalenka‘s second stint atop the WTA’s rankings has come sooner than expected. The WTA revealed on Monday that the three-time major champion has leapfrogged Iga Swiatek in the rankings, due to the fact that Swiatek was hit by “continuing year-end adjustments for falling…