Category: Tennis
McEnroe Claims Djokovic is Unjustly Treated in Rivalry with Nadal and Federer
[ad_1] John McEnroe has always been very outspoken, and the American have now blasted fans for how they treated Novak Djokovic over the years. Djokovic is second only to Roger Federer in Wimbledon performances. He’s won seven trophies, one less than the Swiss Maestro’s eight, but he’s never been as beloved as Federer in London….
Upsets at Bad Homburg as Wozniacki and Vekic make waves on court
[ad_1] On Tuesday, former World No 1 Caroline Wozniacki upset 7th seed Elina Svitolina to win her first grass-court match since 2019 Wimbledon, and advance to the Last 16 at the Bad Homburg Open, the WTA 250 grass court event in Germany. Yesterday we played in the sun, then in the dark, and then court…
Sakkari Alleges Umpire Showed Bias in Defeat at Bad Homburg
[ad_1] Maria Sakkari lost at the 2024 Bad Homburg Open to Jule Niemeier, and during the match, she accused the umpire, Christoph Damaske, of being biased. The Greek hasn’t played very good tennis lately, and it’s clear that her frustration is quite high. The match against Niemeier started well, as she won the opening set…
Raducanu and Boulter make it to the Last 16 in Eastbourne
[ad_1] Britons Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter cruised into the round of 16 at the Rothesay International, the WTA 500 being held at a sunny Devonshire Park on Tuesday, but Lily Miyazaki lost to the experienced Elise Mertens, while Daria Kasatkina also successfully got her campaign under way on England’s south coast In the past,…
Dimitrov Discusses being labeled as the ‘Baby Federer’
[ad_1] Grigor Dimitrov was famously nicknamed ‘Baby Federer’ early on in his career, but he didn’t like it at all and still doesn’t. The Bulgarian emerged as a promising young player who played a beautiful game resembling Roger Federer. He grew up watching and idolizing the Swiss Maestro, so it’s no wonder his game resembled…
Entry List Released for the 2024 ATP Croatia Open Umag
[ad_1] 2024 Croatia Open Umag ATP Players’ Entry List: Seed Name Current Ranking Entry Ranking 1 Andrey Rublev 6 6 2 Holger Rune 15 15 3 Lorenzo Musetti 25 25 4 Francisco Cerundolo 27 27 5 Jack Draper 29 29 6 Mariano Navone 32 32 7 Matteo Arnaldi 35 35 8 Luciano Darderi 37 37…
Alcaraz on Track for Fourth Major Title in Under Two Years, But Far from World No. 1 Ranking
[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz has been one of the best performers on the ATP Tour in the past two years, but that still didn’t mean he ruled long as the world no. 1. When the young Spaniard won the 2022 US Open and became the youngest man ever to become the world no. 1, he seemed…
Norrie’s struggle continues at Eastbourne
[ad_1] The run of poor results continues for the British No.2 who was recently overtaken by Jack Draper whose world-ranking is fast improving in contrast to his own which is falling and currently stands at 44. It also means he won’t be seeded at Wimbledon which starts next Monday. I’m shaking, I don’t know if…
Djokovic Remains Focused on Title Pursuit Despite Injury Challenge
[ad_1] Novak Djokovic once again confirmed that he’s not considering retiring from tennis, as he’s still motivated to succeed in the sport. The 37-year-old Serbian hasn’t had the type of year he wanted to have in 2024, and it’s raised many questions. The knee injury certainly isn’t something he needed on top of all the…
Sinner Clinches World No. 1 Ranking at Wimbledon as Djokovic Remains Out of Contention
[ad_1] Jannik Sinner is assured to be the world no. 1 player on the ATP Tour also after the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. The young Italian rose to the world no. 1 spot only recently, and he’s already collecting weeks as the top-ranked player in the ATP Rankings. He has already spent three weeks as the…