Category: Tennis
Sinner holds onto lead with Ruud’s move into top three
Jannik Sinner continues to lead the ATP Race to Turin, with Casper Ruud moving up to third after winning his first ATP title at the Barcelona Open. Daniil Medvedev remains in second place. Alexander Zverev drops to fourth following his quarterfinal defeat at the Munich Open, narrowly ahead of Stefanos Tsitsipas who was a runner-up…
Tsitsipas and Father Apostolos prevented from communication during Barcelona Semifinal by umpire
On-court coaching in tennis was once forbidden but has been allowed to a limited extent since last year. Interactions between player and coach are restricted to hand signals and simple instructions within 25 seconds before a point is played and when the player is on the same side as their coach’s box. Although coaching is…
Ruud seeks redemption with victory over Tsitsipas in Barcelona Open Final, avenging previous final loss
Casper Ruud avenged his recent loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Monte-Carlo Masters final by defeating him in the 2024 Barcelona Open final. This rivalry has produced some intriguing chapters in the past few weeks, especially considering both players’ affinity for clay courts. Last week, Tsitsipas had a convincing victory over Ruud in Monte Carlo,…
Novak Djokovic Achieves Fifth Laureus Sportsman Of The Year Award, Tying Record
Novak Djokovic was better than everyone else on the ATP Tour in 2023, and according to Laureus, he was also the best out of all male athletes in the world. In 2023, the Serbian legend won three Grand Slam titles, and he missed out on completing a Calendar Grand Slam only by a few points,…
Iga Swiatek Makes History as Ninth Woman to Spend 100 Weeks as World No. 1
It is a landmark day for Iga Swiatek, who begins a 100th week as World No. 1 – a feat that very few women have attained in tennis history. Swiatek’s two-year, 10-match undefeated streak at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix ended this past week when she lost to eventual champion Elena Rybakina, but it did…
Canadian Junior Women Reach Finals of BJKC Tournament
A busy week of junior tennis action has wrapped from Orlando, Florida with successful outings for a pair of the Canadian squads. The U16 girls team and U14 boys roster have both advanced past the qualifying stage and into the Finals for the Junior Billie Jean King Cup and ITF Junior World Tennis competition. Let’s…
Madrid Open 2024: Tennis Draw Revealed
The 2024 Madrid Open draw has been released as the European clay swing heats up. Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the tournament, while Rafael Nadal continues his comeback and will start against wildcard Darwin Blanch. Carlos Alcaraz is also back in action after missing Monte Carlo and Barcelona due to injury. Tournament Info: – Event…
Muguruza, Former World No. 1, Shares Reasons for Retirement from Tennis
Former WTA’s world number one, Garbine Muguruza, announced her retirement recently and explained why she opted for that. The former Spanish tennis player has been away from tennis since January of last year. She experienced a down year in 2022, going only 12-17, and started 2023 on a really bad note, losing all four matches…
Swiatek analyzes unexpected defeat to Rybakina, bringing an end to her winning streak in Stuttgart
Iga Swiatek was unbeaten at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart before her match against Elena Rybakina, and she spoke about what went wrong in the defeat. Before the match against the Kazakhstani player, no one managed to beat Swiatek on the clay courts in Stuttgart. She played two times at the WTA 500…
Ruud Honors Rafael Nadal Following Historic ATP 500 Title Victory on Home Soil
Casper Ruud claimed his first ATP 500 trophy at the Barcelona Open, held on the court dedicated to Rafael Nadal. Ruud’s impressive performance throughout the week led him to victory in the final against Stefanos Tsitsipas. After his win, Ruud expressed his admiration for Nadal, whom he idolized while growing up. Ruud’s playing style is…