Category: Tennis
Popyrin takes down defending champion Rublev in Monte-Carlo
Getty Images There will be a new champion at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters after Andrey Rublev’s title defense basically ended right when it started. Rublev lost his opening match on Wednesday, falling 6-4, 6-4 to Alexei Popyrin. Popyrin was broken only once over the course of one hour and 40 minutes, largely controlling the match…
Monte-Carlo Masters Draws and Schedule for Thursday, April 11, 2024
Novak Djokovic aims to avenged his 2023 Monte-Carlo loss to Lorenzo Musetti in the rematch on Thursday. Photo credit: Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters Facebook Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters Monte-Carlo, MonacoApril 7-14, 2024Prize Money: €5,950,575 Novak Djokovic Returns in Monte-Carlo Eleven-time champion Rafael Nadal withdrew from Monte-Carlo. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic returns to his home-away-from-home tournament for…
MATCH POINT CANADA S6, EPISODE 13 – MARINA STAKUSIC
19-year-old Canadian tennis player Marina Stakusic returns to Match Point Canada this week!She discusses building upon her pro career, adapting to the top levels of the game, how winning Billie Jean King Cup last fall helped her confidence, and what types of goals she’s setting for 2024. Meantime, the clay court swing is well underway….
2024 Italian Open Rome ATP Entry List
The entry list for the 2024 Italian Open in Rome was released, and like usually, it features the best names from the ATP Tour. The Italian Open in Rome, also called the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, for sponsorship reasons, or the Rome Masters, is the last ATP Masters 1000 tournament before the clay-court major – the…
Collins Returns to Top 20, Swiatek Ties Davenport at 98 Weeks at No.1
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday April 9, 2024 Danielle Collins has rocketed up the rankings in the last two months, rising from outside the Top 70 in early February to the Top 20 on Monday. The American, who claimed her second of back-to-back titles on Sunday in Charleston, and stretched her career-best winning…
London | Austria and Netherlands win promotion to BJK Cup Play-offs
Austria and Netherlands secured the top spot in Pools A and B in Europe/Africa Group I on Day 2, ensuring their places in the Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Play-offs later this year. Nations finishing top of their pool automatically earn a place in the BJK Cup Play-offs, and with both Austria and Netherlands…
Djokovic vs. Musetti, Zverev vs. Tsitsipas
Getty Images It’s deja vu all over again for Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Musetti, who also faced each other in the Monte-Carlo third round last year. Meanwhile, Alexander Zverev battles Stefanos Tsitsipas for a quarterfinal spot on Thursday. (1) Novak Djokovic vs. Lorenzo MusettiDjokovic and Musetti will be squaring off for the fifth time in…
Spanish Player Banned For 15 Years After 35 Breaches Of Anti-Corruption Program
A player has faced severe consequences after breaching the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s Anti-Corruption Program. Fans around the world want to focus on positives like the terrific tennis being played on-court, or on stories off-court like Jannik Sinner’s heartwarming practice session with a fan with cerebral palsy. Unfortunately, stories about corruption in the sport do…
Aaron Cortes Banned 15 Years for Corruption
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, April 9, 2024 Committing corruption will cost Aaron Cortes a 15-year tennis ban. The Spaniard has been suspended for 15 years after admitting to 35 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced today. More: Alcaraz Out of Monte-Carlo with Arm Injury Cortes, who reached a career-high singles…
London | Halep opts out of BJK Cup to play WTA 125 in Portugal
Former World No 1 Simona Halep is determined to make the most of her return to competition, and doesn’t mind what level she plays as she tries to regain her form after missing 19 months because of suspension from the tour due to a failed doping test at the 2022 US Open. I’m very excited…