Category: Tennis
Swiatek Seals Poland’s Spot In Billie Jean King Cup Finals With Another Win
Iga Swiatek completed her task by ensuring that Poland will be at the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Finals with another commanding win. Before returning to clay in a couple of days in Stuttgart, Swiatek played for Poland in the Billie Jean King Cup. She won her first match and stepped out on the court…
Bogotá | Fran Jones advances to Last 16 at WTA 250 in Colombia
Britain’s Francesca Jones earned her first WTA Tour win of the season in the 1st-round of the Copa Colsanitas, the WTA 250 event in Bogota, when the 23-year-old dispatched Colombian wild-card Yuliana Monroy over two days, 6-1 6-2. Jones has been bedevilled by injuries in her fledgling career, but memorably achieved her best result of…
2024 Barcelona Open ATP Draw With Nadal, Alcaraz, Tsitsipas & More
The draw for the 2024 Barcelona Open was released and it promises a lot of exciting matches at the ATP 500 tournament. The Barcelona Open is one of the most prestigious ATP 500 clay-court tournaments, and one man has dominated the tournament in Barcelona over the years – Rafael Nadal. However, the Spaniard was forced…
Monte Carlo | A Djokovic v Sinner final is on the cards
The field of 64 at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters has been whittled down to a group of four players from which, on Sunday, one will be receiving the prestigious ‘Coupe de la Ville de Monaco’ trophy from H.S.H. Prince Albert II, the Sovereign Prince of the Principality. I come back here, and I sort…
Raducanu On Her Premature Celebration At Billie Jean King Cup
Emma Raducanu created a very funny moment during her 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers match against Caroline Garcia, celebrating the win prematurely. The Brit played her first match on clay on Friday, almost a year since her last match on that surface last April at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. She’s been practicing on…
Le Portel | Raducanu saves the day
Against all the odds, underdogs Great Britain are tied 1-1 with France after the first day of their Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifier in Le Portel. We go into tomorrow equal, and we’re not 2-0 down, which is very difficult to fight back from. For me, being a point down and playing against…
Raducanu Celebrates One Game Too Early In Her Billie Jean King Cup Match
Emma Raducanu returned to the tennis courts at the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup, and she was apparently quite excited to be back. The British player hasn’t played since the Indian Wells Open, withdrawing from the Miami Open. She took a month away from the courts, but she was ready to return on clay to…
Charleston | Kalinina beats Wozniacki again, as Azarenka also advances after rain delay
Rain delayed the start of play at the WTA 500 Credit One Charleston Open by 6 hours on Wednesday, making the conditions heavy going, but Anhelina Kalinina and Victoria Azarenka were among the winners of the 8 completed matches to make it into the 3rd round on Day 3. I had to keep my…
Rune Receives Controversial Warning After Innocent Gesture To Monte Carlo Crowd
Holger Rune was handed a controversial code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct at the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters. The Dane fought Jannik Sinner last year in Monte-Carlo, and they also met this year. Last year, there were disruptions because of the crowd, and the same happened this year, as the crowd in Monaco heavily backed the Italian…
St Petersburg, Fl. | The WTA Finals moves to Saudi Arabia as expected
It comes as very little surprise that the WTA announced on Thursday that it its season-ending championships will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for at least the next 3 years, in what is seen by many as a money-spinning deal for the WTA Tour. We don’t plan to do any persuading. The players need…