Category: Tennis
Insight from Nadal’s Coach on Preparation for the French Open
Marc Lopez has shed light on Rafael Nadal’s Roland Garros preparations while working with him. Lopez, Nadal’s former doubles partner and current member of his coaching team, shared insights into their collaboration. The two famously won a gold medal in doubles at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Like Nadal, Lopez is a French Open champion, having…
Swiatek’s Perspective on Saudi Arabia’s Involvement in Tennis
Iga Swiatek shared her thoughts on the WTA Finals moving to Saudi Arabia in the coming years, admitting that the players had no say in it. The organization was created by players for players, but over the years, it’s grown into something much bigger, slowly taking away the real power from players. Players are not…
Nadal Faces Off Against Cachin, Medvedev Takes on Korda in Exciting Tennis Matchups
Rafael Nadal has gone from favorite to underdog and now back to favorite in his Madrid matches, this one against Pedro Cachin on Monday. Third-round competition also features a showdown between Daniil Medvedev and Sebastian Korda.(PR) Rafael Nadal vs. Pedro CachinNadal was unspectacular in his comeback tournament at the Barcelona Open last week, but with…
Nadal exacts revenge on De Minaur, progresses in Madrid after Barcelona defeat
Rafael Nadal is already making serious improvements in his brief comeback to tennis. Alex de Minaur found that out the hard way at the Mutua Madrid Open on Saturday. A little more than a week after losing to De Minaur 7-5, 6-1 at the Barcelona Open, Nadal took down the Australian speedster 7-6(6), 6-3. The…
17-Year-Old American Rising Stars, Woestendick and Razeghi, Secure First Professional Title at Vero Beach 15K Futures Tournament in Florida
American teens win their first pro title By Harvey Fialkov VERO BEACH –Cooper Woestendick and Alexander Razeghi, a couple of 17-year-old Americans, showed that taking out the top-seeds in the second round wasn’t a fluke as the enthusiastic duo won their first professional title Saturday evening in front of a spirited crowd at the Vero…
Gauff Shares Insights on Mental Approach Change Upon Realizing She Was Not Playing for Herself
Coco Gauff had a dramatic turnaround last year after Wimbledon, and she shared what changed behind the scenes. There are a few things that contributed to the American’s amazing run last year, but most of that comes from within. Gauff described the early exit from Wimbledon as one of the lowest points of her career….
Rafael Nadal exacts revenge with dominant victory over Alex De Minaur at Madrid Masters
In just a week’s time, Rafael Nadal is making significant strides in his comeback to tennis. Just ask Alex de Minaur. Eleven days after losing to De Minaur at the Barcelona Open in straight sets, Nadal raised his level to power past the Aussie 7-6(6), 6-3 in round two of the Mutua Madrid Open on…
Sunday Schedule and Draws Released for 2024 Mutua Madrid Open
World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus faces American wild card Robin Montgomery in Madrid on Sunday. Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, SpainApril 22-May 5, 2024Prize Money: €7,877,020 Alcaraz Aims to Defend Madrid World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is out and king of clay Rafael Nadal returns in Madrid. Two-time champion…
Day 4 Recap of the 2024 Madrid Open tennis tournament
Day Four 2024 Madrid Open Round of 64 Results Winner Loser Scoreline Jannik Sinner (1) Lorenzo Sonego 6-0, 6-3 Daniil Medvedev (3) Matteo Arnaldi 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 Casper Ruud (5) Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4, 6-1 Thiago Monteiro (Q) Stefanos Tsitsipas (6) 6-4, 6-4 Jakub Mensik Grigor Dimitrov (9) 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-3 Rafael Nadal (PR) Alex de…
Sinner Honors Nadal with Tribute
Jannik Sinner always held Rafael Nadal in very high regard and he explained just why that is during the 2024 Madrid Open. The Italian might be the top player in the sport right now. Nadal knows this very well because he was that player for periods of time during his career. He inspired many tennis…