Category: Tennis
Preview and Prediction: Monfils vs. Thiem in Mallorca Round 1
[ad_1] Gael Monfils and Dominic Thiem will be facing off for the seventh time in their careers in round one of the Mallorca Championships on Monday. Thiem currently leads the head-to-head series 6-0, but all previous matches took place before his recent struggles and they have never played on grass. Thiem has emerged victorious three…
Paul Claims Crown at Queen’s Club, Poised to Become America’s Highest-Ranked Male Player
[ad_1] Tommy Paul won the biggest title of his career on Sunday afternoon, beating Lorenzo Musetti 6-1, 7-6(8) in the Cinch Championships final. Paul coasted most of the way, leading by a set and 5-4 in the second. Suddenly, though, the world No. 13 got broken for the first time all day. Musetti continued to…
Pegula’s incredible comeback secures Berlin Open title after saving 5 championship points
[ad_1] Jessica Pegula had a challenging week at the 2024 Berlin Open, but she will be looking back on it with good memories. The American started the tournament as the fourth seed, and her week got off well, when she beat Donna Vekic in the opening round. Her quarter-final match against Katerina Siniakova was then…
Kalinskaya Celebrates First Grass-Court Final Achievement on Same Day as Boyfriend Sinner
[ad_1] 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…
Rising Star Sinner Secures First World No. 1 Title with Victory Over Hurkacz in Halle Final
[ad_1] 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…
Hurkacz upsets Zverev to advance to final against Sinner at Halle
[ad_1] 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…
Young tennis sensation Andreeva shocks spectators in impressive debut on grass at Bad Homburg Open
[ad_1] 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…
Birmingham Final Showdown: Tomljanovic to Face Putintseva
[ad_1] 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…
Andy Murray Withdraws From Potentially Final Wimbledon Championships
[ad_1] 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…
Paul and Musetti make it to Queen’s final in London
[ad_1] 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…