Category: Tennis
Nadal looks ahead to remainder of clay season after Barcelona loss
Rafael Nadal lost to Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-1 in the second round of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on Wednesday, but the 37-year-old Spaniard sounded optimistic about playing later during the clay-court swing in Madrid, Rome, and Paris. Nadal was competitive in the first set, coming back from a 3-1 deficit to earn a…
Munich Open Schedule and Draws for Friday, April 19, 2024
American Taylor Fritz takes on sixth-seeded Briton Jack Draper in the Munich quarterfinals on Friday. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis BMW Munich Open Munich, GermanyApril 15-21, 2024Prize Money: €579,320 Rune, Fritz and Zverev Headline Munich The BMW Open is the first of four German tournaments on the season’s ATP Tour calendar, contested in Bavaria’s picturesque capital…
Gauff Explains Absence Of Coach Brad Gilbert In Stuttgart
Coco Gauff survived a pretty tough first match at the 2024 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and it was without her coach, Brad Gilbert. The 20-year-old traveled to Europe early as she had some commitments with Rolex, after which she went to Stuttgart. She arrived with her dad but not her coach, Brad Gilbert, who won’t…
I Can Succeed on Clay
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, April 18, 2024 Elena Rybakina celebrated her return to clay getting her feet dirty. Rybakina rapped her Yonex racquet off the sole of her shoe to free some clotted clay caught in her treads. More: Ruud Shocks Djokovic Then Rybakina put her foot down edging former Charleston champion Veronika Kudermetova 7-6(3), 1-6,…
Munich | Draper makes the QF.
Britain’s No 2 Jack Draper produced another impressive performance to recover from a set down to reach the last eight of the BMW Open in Munich, on a day when rain disrupted the schedule allowing only two matches to be completed. In the second and third, the sun came out and I started feeling better….
Ruud vs. Arnaldi, Norrie vs. Etcheverry
Getty Images Only one of the top four seeds is through to the quarterfinals in Barcelona, as No. 3 Casper Ruud continues to take care of business following his runner-up performance in Monte-Carlo. Ruud will face Matteo Arnaldi on Friday. Matteo Arnaldi vs. (3) Casper RuudThe 2023 campaign was a disappointing one by Ruud’s recent…
Raducanu Crushes Teenage Prodigy Noskova To Set Up Swiatek Clash In Stuttgart
Emma Raducanu continued her tremendous clay streak by securing win number four in a row against teenage sensation Linda Noskova. Noskova and Raducanu had played against each other before this meeting at the 2024 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, and the Czech player won that match. It happened on clay at Roland Garros in…
Wow Joao! Rising Teen Fonseca Reaches Second ATP Quarterfinal
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday April 18, 2024 He may be 276 in the rankings at the moment, but Brazil’s Joao Fonseca is looking like a future star. The 17-year-old locked up his second ATP quarterfinal on Thursday at Bucharest, and he did so in decisive fashion, backing up his opening-round win over…
Barcelona | De Minaur ends Nadal return.
Rafa Nadal’s comeback at the Barcelona Open has been cut short by Alex de Minaur but as is his nature, he went down fighting. I decided to try and make the rallies quite physical and long, use my speed to my advantage. It’s never easy against him Alex de Minaur The 37-year-old Spaniard who has…
Kostyuk Clashes With Umpire After Opponent Lies Following Missed Call
Marta Kostyuk clashed with the chair umpire over poor officiating at a crucial juncture in her first-round match in Stuttgart. Kostyuk was embroiled in a marathon opener at the 2024 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix against former champion Laura Siegemund. The Ukrainian was playing her first match in precisely a month because of an injury setback….