Category: Tennis
Charleston | Collins makes Last 8 alongside Pegula, Sakkari and Kasatkina
[ad_1] Four players faced double duty on Thursday because rain delayed the schedule on Wednesday, and making it into the quarter-finals after a two-win Day 4 were Maria Sakkari, Elise Mertens and Danielle Collins at the Credit One Charleston Open in South Carolina. Obviously it’s not easy coming out and playing two matches back to…
Sinner avenges 2023 Monte-Carlo loss to Rune, advances to semis
[ad_1] Getty Images Jannik Sinner avenged last year’s Rolex Monte-Carlo loss to Holger Rune and tied up their head-to-head series at 2-2 with a 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3 victory during quarterfinal action on Friday afternoon. Sinner ended up needing two hours and 40 minutes to complete what probably should have been a straight-set result. The world…
Monte-Carlo Masters Draws and Schedule for Saturday, April 13, 2024
[ad_1] Two-time Monte-Carlo champion Stefanos Tsitsipas faces world No. 2 Jannik Sinner for a spot in the Monte-Carlo final. 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…
Monte Carlo Masters 2024 Quarter Final Recap
[ad_1] The 2024 Rolex Monte Carlo Masters semi-final lineup is set. Stefanos Tstisipas will face Jannik Sinner, while Novak Djokovic will face Casper Ruud for a place in Sunday’s final. Tsitsipas was the first man to progress, coming through the most one-sided match of the day with a 6-4 6-2 win over Karen Khachanov. Sinner…
Svitolina Says Russian Athletes Should Be Barred From Competing At Olympics
[ad_1] Elina Svitolina has explained why she thinks it is not right for Russian athletes to be allowed at the 2024 Olympics. The Olympics always produces huge drama that leaves fans on the edge of their sets. Tennis is no exception to this, with Alexander Zverev the current Olympic champion after winning the gold medal…
Swiatek Leads Poland to Fast Start vs Switzerland at BJK Cup
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday April 12, 2024 Photo Source: ITF/ BJK Cup Iga Swiatek is no stranger to winning streaks. She of the 37-match tear in 2022 is also building a nice little number for the Polish BJK Cup team – Swiatek made it six consecutive victories in the format, defeating…
London | BJK Cup Groups sorting winners and losers
[ad_1] In Europe/Africa Group I play, Greece took a step closer to the Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs with wins by Valentini Grammatikopoulou and Maria Sakkari to defeat Latvia, 3-0, at the Complexo de tenis do jamor in Oeiras. The post London | BJK Cup Groups sorting winners and losers appeared first on Tennis Threads…
Monte-Carlo tennis preview, pick & prediction: Sinner vs. Tsitsipas
[ad_1] Getty Images Jannik Sinner and Stefanos Tsitsipas will be squaring off for the ninth time in their careers when they battle on Saturday for a spot in the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters title match. Tsitsipas leads the head-to-head series 5-3, but–like plenty of other matchups involving Sinner–this rivalry appears to be turning in the Italian’s…
Sinner Overcomes Exhausted Rune To Set Up Tsitsipas Showdown At Monte-Carlo Masters
[ad_1] Holger Rune didn’t have enough for Jannik Sinner as the Italian powered past the Dane to advance to the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters semi-final, where he’ll face Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Dane is a very good clay player who likes playing in Monte Carlo. In his run last year, he nearly won the event, losing only…
Monte Carlo | Khachanov and Tsitsipas take out Zverev and Medvedev
[ad_1] As the quarter final stage of the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters was reached, two likely title contenders were missing in the line-up as they were consigned to the sidelines with the defending champion, beaten on Wednesday. I lost a couple of tight matches to him on hard courts. On clay I have not got…