Category: Tennis
Giorgi’s unexpected retirement shakes up Rome tournament
[ad_1] Mystery surrounds the sudden and secretive retirement of Camila Giorgi, who reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon in 2018, and has apparently quit tennis at the age of 32 to ‘pursue a career as a lingerie model’. The Italian, who reached a career high ranking of 26 in October 2018, and has 4 WTA titles…
Nadal Reveals Reasons for Opting Out of Roland Garros Farewell Ceremony
[ad_1] Rafael Nadal chose not to have a tribute at the 2024 Roland Garros, explaining his decision recently. Despite having a special ceremony at the Madrid Open this year after his final match in Madrid, Nadal declined a similar tribute at Roland Garros. In an interview with L’Equipe, the Spaniard expressed his hope of playing…
Rome | Nadal and Draper both experience losses; Tsitsipas masters his emotions.
[ad_1] A fascinating day in the Italian capital as the second round in the bottom half of the Rome Masters men’s draw, saw a large number of the sports marquee players just squeeze through to play another day. The decision, as you can imagine, is not clear in my mind today, Rafa Nadal Rafa Nadal…
Schedule and Draws for Stuttgart Open on Sunday, June 16, 2024
[ad_1] Matteo Berrettini of Italy will play Briton Jack Draper in the Stuttgart final on Sunday. Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Stuttgart Boss OpenStuttgart, GermanyJune 10-16, 2024GrassPrize Money: €734,915 Zverev, Shelton, Bublik Murray Headline StuttgartTop-seeded Alexander Zverev and second-seeded Ben Shelton headline a Stuttgart field that includes former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray as well as…
Serena Williams Demonstrates Solidarity with WNBA Star Caitlin Clark
[ad_1] Former legendary WTA player Serena Williams has defended WNBA’s rising superstar Caitlin Clark after she was received rather negatively among veteran players. There has been a very interesting storyline developing around rising superstar Caitlin Clark. She entered the league this year as the top pick, but according to various reports, she was negatively received…
Swiatek, Gauff, and Zheng prevail in three-set battles at Rome Open, while Vondrousova, Kasatkina, and Haddad Maia suffer defeats
[ad_1] Saturday at the Foro Italico in Rome Iga Swiatek had to dig herself out of a second set hole to survive Yulia Putintseva and book herself a place in the 4th-round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, while Coco Gauff found herself bagelled in the middle set before seeing off Jaqueline Cristian, and Zheng Qinwen…
Sunday’s Schedule and Draws for the ‘s-Hertogenbosch Open on June 16, 2024
[ad_1] Alex de Minaur faces Sebastian Korda in the ‘s-Hertogenbosch final on Sunday. Photo credit: National Bank Open presented by Rogers ‘s-Hertogenbosch Libema Open Stuttgart, GermanyJune 10-16, 2024GrassPrize Money: €690,135 De Minaur, Paul, Pegula, Samsonova Head s’Hertogenbosch field Aussie Alex de Minaur is top seed, American Tommy Paul is seeded second and Ugo Humbert is…
Rublev and Khachanov Expected to Sit Out of 2024 Paris Olympics
[ad_1] Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov, medallists from the last Olympics, reportedly won’t be playing at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris. In a very surprising statement by Russian Tennis Federation president Shamil Tarpischev, Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov will not play at the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. This is shocking news for tennis fans…
Seeds continue strong performances in the lower half of Rome draw
[ad_1] Sabalenka, Sakkari, Ostapenko and Collins into Rome Round of 16 The lower half of the draw at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome saw Aryna Sabalenka, Maria Sakkari, Jelena Ostapenko and Danielle Collins secure spots in the Round of 16 with straight-sets victories. Sabalenka Shares Maturity After Health Struggles Reflecting on her previous seasons,…
Alcaraz, De Minaur, and Murray lead impressive lineup at Queen’s Club tournament
[ad_1] Getty Images The historic Queen’s Club in London always welcomes a stellar field to its grounds and the 2024 tournament is no exception. Reigning French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz headlines the Cinch Championships field as the No. 1 seed and he is joined by Alex de Minaur, Grigor Dimitrov, and wild card Andy Murray….