Category: Tennis
Barcelona Open Schedule and Draws for Wednesday, April 17, 2024
The Demon, Alex de Minaur, takes on King of Clay Rafa Nadal in a Barcelona showdown on Wednesday. Photo credit: 2023 National Bank Open presented by Rogers Facebook Barcelona Open Barcelona, SpainApril 15-21, 2024Prize Money: €2,782,960 Nadal Returns, Alcaraz Out of Barcelona Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from Barcelona with a right arm injury,…
Rublev Furiously Obliterates His Racket After Recording Fourth Consecutive Loss
Andrey Rublev doesn’t like to lose, so his racquet paid the price when he lost his first match at the 2024 Barcelona Open. The Russian player is no stranger to outbursts. He has a well-documented past of multiple incidents where he let emotion get the better of him. Whether it’s smashing a racquet or cracking…
Alcaraz on Forearm Injury — Nothing Is Certain
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday April 16, 2024 After missing back-to-back events in Monte-Carlo and Barcelona due to a lingering right forearm issue, Carlos Alcaraz is hoping to return to play in Madrid in a week. But the Spaniard says he is prepared to sit out the second clay-court Masters of 2024 if…
Barcelona R2 preview and prediction: De Minaur vs. Nadal
Rafael Nadal was not seriously tested in his comeback match at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, but that figures to change in the second round. After cruising past Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 6-3 on Tuesday afternoon, Nadal will face fourth-seeded Alex de Minaur on Wednesday. The 37-year-old Spaniard leads the head-to-head series 3-1, but they have…
Munich Open Schedule and Draws for Wednesday, April 17, 2024
No. 3-seeded Taylor Fritz takes the court in Munich on Wednesday. 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 city of Munich. The…
Gauff Explains Recent Coaching Change Ahead Of Important Clay Season
Coco Gauff made some coaching changes, but nobody was fired, as she added former coach Jean-Christophe Faurel to her team ahead of the clay season. After weeks on hard courts, the American will move to clay in the coming days, and she has high hopes, with her first tournament being the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix,…
Coco Gauff Shares Clay Mission
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Coco Gauff knows all about the demands of multi-tasking on clay courts. The former French Open finalist in singles and doubles launches her clay campaign in Stuttgart this week with a dual goal. More: Ruud Shocks Djokovic The 2022 Roland Garros runner-up is on a mission to…
London | LTA considering women’s event at Queens, while Wimbledon ticket tout faces jail
Several publications report that the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is proposing to bring women’s tennis back to The Queen’s Club in Barons Court, west London, for the first time since 1973, with a new high-profile event at the beginning of the grass court season. For over 5 decades The Queen’s Club has been an ATP-only…
Davidovich Fokina vs. Machac, Musetti vs. Carballes Baena
Getty Images Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has home-court advantage in Barcelona but faces a tough opening test in the form of Tomas Machac on Wednesday. Lorenzo Musetti and Roberto Carballes Baena are also hoping for a place in the round of 16.(11) Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Tomas MachacDavidovich Fokina and Machac will be squaring off for…
Rafael Nadal Makes Winning Return in Barcelona
Playing his first match in 103 days, Rafael Nadal of Spain swept world No. 62 Flavio Cobolli of Italy to win his Barcelona comeback match today. Photo by Frey/TPN/Getty Images Legacy stuck to Rafael Nadal like a shadow as he stepped in the sunshine toward the court. On the red clay court bearing his name, Nadal stamped…