Category: Tennis
Swiatek, Osaka, Collins, Svitolina Provide Starpower
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday April 10, 2024 The stars are coming out at Billie Jean King Cup this weekend! Big names will be in action across the globe at this weekend’s Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers, which are set to take place on 12-13 April 2024 in eight different nations, with…
Monte Carlo | Draper eventually outhit by Hurkacz
[ad_1] Hubert Hurkacz, fresh from winning the Estoril title last week, continued his successful run with a dramatic win over Jack Draper in their opening round encounter at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters. With just one day of practice at the prestigious Monte Carlo Country Club, the Pole, seeded 10, was pushed the whole way…
NCAA’s amateurism laws could crumble amid tennis player lawsuit
[ad_1] College athletes are once again challenging the NCAA’s restrictions on their ability to earn prize money for their performances. A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tennis player, Reese Brantmeier, has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA–arguing that their limitations on prize money violate antitrust laws. The case centers around a rule that…
Dimitrov and the lost gen
[ad_1] Grigor Dimitrov seems to have found the fountain of youth. Or a really great elixir to add to his electrolytes. He’s currently in the middle of an astonishing resurgence that’s propelled him 24 spots in the rankings over the past 11 months. And he’s back in the Top 10 for the first time in 10 years. Since October,…
Monte Carlo Masters 2024 Day 4 Recap
[ad_1] On a rain-affected day four of the 2024 Monte Carlo Masters, Jannik Sinner made a speedy start to his clay court campaign, sweeping aside Seb Korda in just over an hour to bag his twenty-third win of the season. Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud, Hubert Hurkacz, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alex de Minaur, and Karen Khachanov were…
Daniil Medvedev vs Karen Khachanov: 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters
[ad_1] Good friends Daniil Medvedev and Karen Khachanov will fight for the quarter-final spot at the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters. Most of the current generation of the Russian players know each other very well, growing together through the junior categories, and with a few of them succeeding on the ATP Tour, it’s natural that they keep…
I Can Win Any Tournament on Clay
[ad_1] By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, April 10, 2024 Ruling the Eternal City last spring has infused Daniil Medvedev with immutable confidence for this clay-court season. The Rome champion won five games in a row defeating Gael Monfils 6-2, 6-4 in his 2024 clay-court opener in Monte-Carlo today. More: Alcaraz Out of Monte-Carlo with Arm…
Monte Carlo | Alcaraz pulls out!
[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz during practice in Monte Carlo (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) The big clashes between Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner later this week at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters have been postponed to another time at another event following the withdrawal of Alcaraz who was set to meet Djokovic in the…
Popyrin takes down defending champion Rublev in Monte-Carlo
[ad_1] Getty Images There will be a new champion at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters after Andrey Rublev’s title defense basically ended right when it started. Rublev lost his opening match on Wednesday, falling 6-4, 6-4 to Alexei Popyrin. Popyrin was broken only once over the course of one hour and 40 minutes, largely controlling the…
Monte-Carlo Masters Draws and Schedule for Thursday, April 11, 2024
[ad_1] Novak Djokovic aims to avenged his 2023 Monte-Carlo loss to Lorenzo Musetti in the rematch on Thursday. 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 tournament…