Category: Tennis
Zverev Pulls Out of Stuttgart Tournament
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, June 11, 2024Photo credit: Getty Alexander Zverev has stepped out of Stuttgart. The top-seeded German officially withdrew from this week’s Boss Open on Stuttgart’s grass because his body needs to recover after a physical four-hour, 19-minute loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the Roland Garros final on Sunday. King…
Boulter advances past Dart and Watson also victorious on Day 1 in Nottingham grass-court tournament
Brits kicked off the action at the Rothesay Open in Nottingham on a rain-interrupted Monday, with both Katie Boulter and Heather Watson winning their 1st-round matches, while Yuriko ‘Lily’ Miyazaki and Emily Appleton both lost their openers, and Emma Raducanu is scheduled to play on Tuesday. I feel like she played really well, came out…
Alcaraz reigns supreme in five-set battles with French Open victory
Getty Images Carlos Alcaraz made more history with his 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Alexander Zverev in the French Open final on Sunday afternoon. At 21 years old, he is the youngest man ever to win a Grand Slam title on all three different surfaces. Alcaraz also improved to 10-1 lifetime in five-setters…
Andrea Jaeger Comments on Caitlin Clark Being Overlooked for U.S. Olympic Team
Andrea Jaeger on U.S. Olympic Team By-Passing Caitlin Clark Andrea Jaeger (far right) and Arthur Ashe, Tracy Austin, Rosie Casals, Bud Collins, Peter Fleming, Pam Shriver, John McEnroe, Marty Riessen and Stan Smith visit the White House Tennis Court and President Ronald Reagan on September 14, 1981. Photo credit: White House Photographic Office/Wikimedia Commons
Raonic Takes Center Stage as Grass Season Begins: Monday Tennis Roundup
While the dust settles in Paris, the moment Milos Raonic has been waiting for arrives as the grass season gets underway this week. Raonic leads a large contingent of Canadians competing on the lawns of Europe to kick off the grass swing. Here’s what you need to know. In Case You Missed It: Quiet Week…
Nadal Set to Compete in Hamburg and Hopes to Team Up with Alcaraz for Doubles Victory
It’s clear that Rafael Nadal has made the Paris Olympics his main priority for the remainder of the season and is already exploring multiple options to prepare. Nadal lost in the first round of his most recent tournament at Roland Garros. It was a historic defeat in the sense that he’d dominated the clay-court Grand…
Preview: Wimbledon Unveils a Spectacle Unlike Any Other
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, June 11, 2024Photo credit: AP Traditional champions and new age stars roam the lawn in ongoing rally. Wimbledon takes viewers on a time trip and back again in entertaining new trailer filled with star turns. King Carlos: Alcaraz Fights Off Zverev for First Roland Garros Crown The All England Lawn…
London | LTA and Tennis Channel Forge Partnership for Grass Court Event Coverage
Tennis Channel is providing full coverage of the LTA grass court season Tennis Channel The LTA and Tennis Channel have struck a 4-year deal to bring British fans comprehensive coverage of the grass court tour events at Nottingham, Birmingham, The Queen’s Club, and Eastbourne, with coverage starting this week at the Rothesay Open Nottingham. The…
Paolini advances to the Roland Garros final
Twenty-eight-year-old Jasmine Paolini, riding the wave of Italian tennis, defeated teenage star Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 6-1 to reach the final of Roland-Garros. For the first time in the Open Era, both the men’s and women’s semifinals in singles feature an Italian. Andreeva, 17, is the youngest Grand Slam semifinalist since Hingis, 16, in 1997 at…
Unique Vibe at U.S. Open Sets It Apart
Getty Images Playing in his second Grand Slam final, Alexander Zverev came up short for a second time–and again in a five-set heartbreaker. At the 2020 U.S. Open, Zverev found himself one win away from the title when he faced Dominic Thiem. In fact, the German came within one set and even one game of…