Category: Tennis
Rome Open Update: Rybakina Withdraws, Kenin Defeats Jabeur, and Sabalenka Escapes Another 3-Set Match
The Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome saw a setback as its defending champion, Elena Rybakina, withdrew from the WTA 1000 tournament due to illness. Despite struggling with sickness after an intense run in Madrid, Rybakina expressed her disappointment at not being able to defend her title in Rome, a tournament that holds special significance for…
Serena Williams Uncertain About the Possibility of Competing Against Coco Gauff in Tennis
Serena Williams recently addressed the possibility of playing tennis with Coco Gauff, who doesn’t hide her admiration for the legend. The 42-year-old American is the greatest female tennis player of all time, and possibly the greatest female athlete of all time. The list of her achievements is incredibly long, and it’s not a surprise that…
Giorgi’s unexpected retirement shakes up Rome tournament
Mystery surrounds the sudden and secretive retirement of Camila Giorgi, who reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon in 2018, and has apparently quit tennis at the age of 32 to ‘pursue a career as a lingerie model’. The Italian, who reached a career high ranking of 26 in October 2018, and has 4 WTA titles to…
Nadal Reveals Reasons for Opting Out of Roland Garros Farewell Ceremony
Rafael Nadal chose not to have a tribute at the 2024 Roland Garros, explaining his decision recently. Despite having a special ceremony at the Madrid Open this year after his final match in Madrid, Nadal declined a similar tribute at Roland Garros. In an interview with L’Equipe, the Spaniard expressed his hope of playing in…
Rome | Nadal and Draper both experience losses; Tsitsipas masters his emotions.
A fascinating day in the Italian capital as the second round in the bottom half of the Rome Masters men’s draw, saw a large number of the sports marquee players just squeeze through to play another day. The decision, as you can imagine, is not clear in my mind today, Rafa Nadal Rafa Nadal and…
Schedule and Draws for Stuttgart Open on Sunday, June 16, 2024
Matteo Berrettini of Italy will play Briton Jack Draper in the Stuttgart final on Sunday. Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Stuttgart Boss OpenStuttgart, GermanyJune 10-16, 2024GrassPrize Money: €734,915 Zverev, Shelton, Bublik Murray Headline StuttgartTop-seeded Alexander Zverev and second-seeded Ben Shelton headline a Stuttgart field that includes former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray as well as talented…
Serena Williams Demonstrates Solidarity with WNBA Star Caitlin Clark
Former legendary WTA player Serena Williams has defended WNBA’s rising superstar Caitlin Clark after she was received rather negatively among veteran players. There has been a very interesting storyline developing around rising superstar Caitlin Clark. She entered the league this year as the top pick, but according to various reports, she was negatively received by…
Swiatek, Gauff, and Zheng prevail in three-set battles at Rome Open, while Vondrousova, Kasatkina, and Haddad Maia suffer defeats
Saturday at the Foro Italico in Rome Iga Swiatek had to dig herself out of a second set hole to survive Yulia Putintseva and book herself a place in the 4th-round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, while Coco Gauff found herself bagelled in the middle set before seeing off Jaqueline Cristian, and Zheng Qinwen had…
Sunday’s Schedule and Draws for the ‘s-Hertogenbosch Open on June 16, 2024
Alex de Minaur faces Sebastian Korda in the ‘s-Hertogenbosch final on Sunday. Photo credit: National Bank Open presented by Rogers ‘s-Hertogenbosch Libema Open Stuttgart, GermanyJune 10-16, 2024GrassPrize Money: €690,135 De Minaur, Paul, Pegula, Samsonova Head s’Hertogenbosch field Aussie Alex de Minaur is top seed, American Tommy Paul is seeded second and Ugo Humbert is the…
Rublev and Khachanov Expected to Sit Out of 2024 Paris Olympics
Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov, medallists from the last Olympics, reportedly won’t be playing at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris. In a very surprising statement by Russian Tennis Federation president Shamil Tarpischev, Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov will not play at the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. This is shocking news for tennis fans around…