Category: Tennis
Putintseva defeats Tomljanovic to claim the WTA 250 title in Birmingham
[ad_1] Yulia Putintseva lifted her first grass court trophy on Sunday at the Rothesay Classic, with a 6-1 7-6(8) win over Ajla Tomljanovic in a final between the two unseeded players at the WTA 250 event in Birmingham. It was a great game. I started so well, and then Ajla dialled up her level to…
Azarenka Forced to Withdraw from Bad Homburg Open Due to Sudden Illness
[ad_1] Victoria Azarenka won’t be playing at the 2024 Bad Homburg Open this week after coming down with an illness that forced her to withdraw from the WTA 500 event. The Belarusian started her grass season at the Berlin Open last week, and it was a good start. She demonstrated once more why she was…
Murray’s Team Responds to Wimbledon Withdrawal Speculation with Significant Update
[ad_1] There has been much commotion recently around Andy Murray, but his team has now released an official statement about his 2024 Wimbledon Championships participation. Murray last played at the Cinch Championships at the Queen’s Club, where he won one match before being forced to retire in the second match he played. The Brit suffered…
Swiatek Holds Strong in Top Spot as Two Players Break into Top 10
[ad_1] Iga Swiatek is still in charge of the 2024 WTA Race, which will determine the year-end World No. 1 and the eight players who will qualify for the WTA Finals. The Pole has still not added to the 7335 points she has accumulated so far at this year’s grass-court swing. She is taking a…
Pegula mounts comeback to claim maiden grass court championship in Berlin
[ad_1] World No 5 Jessica Pegula saved 5 match points and went on to beat Anna Kalinskaya, 6-7(0) 6-4 7-6(3), in an enthralling final at the ecotrans Ladies Open, the WTA 500 tournament in Berlin, and bag her first Hologic WTA Tour title of the year, her first on grass. This is the most grass-court…
Unstoppable Swiatek Reigns Supreme in Latest WTA Rankings Despite Missing Grass Court Season
[ad_1] Iga Swiatek is one of the biggest winners of this year’s grass-court swing, and she hasn’t even lifted her racket. The WTA rankings can attest to that statement after the Pole’s lead at the top has only been bridged marginally. Swiatek’s 11695 points are the most by a WTA player since Serena Williams in…
Halle Title Helps Sinner Maintain Competitive Edge Over Rivals
[ad_1] Jannik Sinner Leads ATP Race to Turin Jannik Sinner continues to lead the ATP Race to Turin after adding 500 points from his title success at the Halle Open. Sinner won a maiden grass-court title in Germany, beating Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets in the final last Sunday. Alexander Zverev lost ground on the…
Halle | Sinner clinches fourth title of the season
[ad_1] Jannick Sinner won his first title on grass in Halle when he collected the Terra Wortman Open title in preparation for Wimbledon which starts in seven days. I’m very happy about this tournament because [winning for] the first time on grass court, it’s a good feeling. Jannik Sinner The Italian top player in the…
Tsitsipas to Face Auger-Aliassime in 2024 Boodles Challenge showdown
[ad_1] Stefanos Tsitsipas will face Felix Auger-Aliassime at the 2024 Boodles Challenge in preparation for the Wimbledon Championships. The Boodles Challenge is not an official ATP event. It is an exhibition held the week before Wimbledon to allow some players to play another competitive match before the grass-court major. It’s generally been used by some…
Paul becomes the latest American champion at Queen’s Club in London
[ad_1] Tommy Paul captured his third Tour title by defeating Lorenzo Musetti in straight sets at the Queen’s Club where he required just 88-minutes to dispatch his Italian opponent 6-1 7-6(8) in the cinch Championships final. I’m happy to get the win today but I’m happy to share the court with you Tommy Paul Paul,…