Category: Tennis
Friday, June 21st, 2024: Halle Open Draws and Schedule
[ad_1] Former UCLA standout Marcos Giron faces Hubert Hurkacz in the Halle quarterfinals on Friday. Halle Open Halle, GermanyJune 17-23, 2024Prize Money: €2,255,655 Heavy Hitters Firing in HalleThe Halle Terra Wortmann Open, one of eight grass-court events on the calendar, was re-categorized as an ATP 500 tournament in 2015. New world No. 1 Jannik Sinner…
Osaka Receives Praise for Strategic Scheduling in Post-Maternity Leave Comeback
[ad_1] Naomi Osaka has been playing a lot of tennis lately, and former ATP player Andy Roddick praised her in the most recent episode of his ‘Served with Roddick’ podcast. The Japanese player has four Grand Slam trophies to her name, which is amazing, but it’s even more amazing when looking at the rest of…
American Tennis Team Unveiled for 2024 Summer Olympics
[ad_1] By Erik Gudris | @atntennis | Thursday, June 20, 2024 The USTA announced the American players who will represent the U.S. Olympic Tennis Team for next month’s Paris Olympic Games at Roland Garros. The women’s team includes singles World No. 2 Coco Gauff, No. 5 Jessica Pegula, No. 11 Danielle Collins, No. 17 Emma…
Birmingham: Boulter Forced to Retire Due to Illness, Dart Progresses to Round 2
[ad_1] Britain’s Katie Boulter retired after one set at the Rothesay Classic on Tuesday, while Harriet Dart advanced to round 2, and Heather Watson got pipped at the post and lost. I’m fine. I’ve had flu, had a cold for the past week, it was just a kick from that. Obviously a long 10 days….
Paul faces off against Draper, while Fritz takes on Thompson in exciting tennis matches.
[ad_1] Fellow Americans Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz are the only two seeds remaining in advance of quarterfinal competition at Queen’s Club on Friday. Next up for them, respectively, are Jack Draper and Jordan Thompson. Jack Draper vs. (5) Tommy Paul Paul probably figured that Carlos Alcaraz would be on the other side of the…
Friday, June 21, 2024: Queen’s Club Draws and Schedule announced
[ad_1] Queen’s Club London, EnglandJune 17-23, 2024Prize Money: €2,255,655 Queen’s Club’s Shining Grass History Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz is the top seed and Alex de Minaur is seeded second at Queen’s Club. Eight different players have completed The Queen’s Club-Wimbledon title double in the same year, including John McEnroe (1981, ’84), Jimmy Connors (’82), Boris…
Draper Pulls Out of Eastbourne International Following Queen’s Club Triumph
[ad_1] Jack Draper won’t be playing at the 2024 Eastbourne International after finding success at the 2024 Cinch Championships by making the quarter-final. The British player had big plans for this year’s grass season, but he’s forced to change some of those because of recent success. Draper signed up to play all of the grass…
Alcaraz Criticizes ATP for “Unconventional” Rule Change
[ad_1] By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, June 20, 2024Photo credit: Matteo Villalba/Getty The clock is ticking quicker on ATP players this week. Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz is calling for a time-out on the ATP serve-clock policy ripping a recent rule change as “crazy.” Watch: Federer’s Dartmouth Commencement Speech Goes Viral…
Berlin Open: Jabeur Scores First Win Before Play Suspended Due to Rain
[ad_1] The rain that has dogged the European swing returned to Berlin on Wednesday, but, before it set in, No 8 seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia won her rain-delayed 1st-round match from Tuesday at the ecotrans Ladies Open, finishing with a 6-4 7-6(4) win over Chinese qualifier Xinyu Wang. I always feel comfortable in Berlin….
Sinner’s stunning forehand pass secures victory over Griekspoor at Halle
[ad_1] Jannik Sinner continued to do Jannik Sinner things during his first grass-court match of 2024. In action as the No. 1 player in the world for the first time in his career, Sinner battled to a 6-7(8), 6-3, 6-2 victory over Tallon Griekspoor at the Terra Wortmann Open on Tuesday afternoon. The 22-year-old Italian…