Category: Tennis
Preview of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships: A Spectacle Unlike Any Other
[ad_1] Photo credit: Wimbledon Traditional champions and new age stars roam the lawn in ongoing rally. Wimbledon takes viewers on a time trip and back again in entertaining new trailer filled with star turns. The All England Lawn Tennis Club celebrates three weeks until the start of the 2024 Championships launching its Always Like Never…
Coach of Alcaraz Left Puzzled by Sudden Setback in Roland Garros Final
[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz won the 2024 Roland Garros, but the final was far from a perfect match as much as the conclusion looked like it. In the third set of the 2024 French Open final, the young Spaniard was outmaneuvering one of the best players in the world, Alexander Zverev. There was intense battling, but…
Second round winners in Paris compete for final spots in Roland Garros main draw
[ad_1] Qualifying round 2 was completed at the French Open on Wednesday, reducing the draw down from 64 to 32 contenders now vying for the 16 main draw slots to be determined over the next two days. I was finding my best, but then I got sick for three days after and couldn’t move, couldn’t…
Preview and Prediction: Humbert to Face off Against Fils in ‘s-Hertogenbosch
[ad_1] Getty Images It will be an all-French affair when Ugo Humbert and Arthur Fils collide for the third time in their careers during first-round action at the Libema Open on Wednesday afternoon. Both of their previous encounters have gone Humbert’s way; 6-2, 6-4 on the red clay of the Bordeaux Challenger last spring and…
Stuttgart Open: Draws and Schedule for June 12, 2024
[ad_1] Marcos Giron faces Jack Draper in Stuttgart on Wednesday. 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 talented Italian Lorenzo Musetti and Alexander Bublik. Stuttgart, which made the…
Pegula Acknowledges Feeling Anxious Amidst Recent Injury Setback
[ad_1] A busy summer didn’t prove as busy for Jessica Pegula, who missed the start of it due to injury, but now she’s back and ready to go. The American last played in the Billie Jean King Cup for the United States ahead of what was supposed to be her 2024 clay season. It was…
Mauresmo Discusses the Importance of Star Players and Match-Ups in Night Matches
[ad_1] By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, June 10, 2024Photo credit: AP Roland Garros pulled the plug on women’s night sessions this year. Night sightlines may not change dramatically next year either, said Roland Garros tournament director Amélie Mauresmo. King Carlos: Alcaraz Fights Off Zverev for First Roland Garros Crown In her post-tournament presser, Mauresmo was…
Quarter-finals determined in Strasbourg and Rabat for WTA circuit
[ad_1] The WTA 250 Internationaux de Strasbourg advanced to the quarter-final stages on Wednesday, with wins for Marketa Vondrousova, Beatriz Haddad Maia, and Danielle Collins, the top 3 seeds, amongst others, but defending champion Elina Svitolina was upset by Clara Burel in a rematch of last year’s semi-final. Top-seeded Vondrousova took a late wild-card into…
Murray to Face Giron, Struff Takes on Cobolli in Tennis Matchups
[ad_1] It’s Day 2 of the young grass-court season as first-round action continues in Stuttgart. Andy Murray kicks off his campaign against Marcos Giron, while 2023 runner-up Jan-Lennard Struff faces Flavio Cobolli. Marcos Giron vs. Andy Murray Murray has played three tournaments in his comeback from a Miami ankle injury and owns just one win…
Wednesday’s Draws and Schedule for the ‘s-Hertogenbosch Open on June 12, 2024
[ad_1] Bianca Andreescu takes the court in ‘s-Hertogenbosch on Wednesday. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStone Tennis ‘s-Hertogenbosch Libema OpenStuttgart, GermanyJune 10-16, 2024GrassPrize Money: €690,135 De Minaur, Paul, Pegula, Samsonova Head s’Hertogenbosch fieldAussie Alex de Minaur is top seed, American Tommy Paul is seeded second and Ugo Humbert is the third seed at the Libema Open staged…