Category: Tennis
Sabalenka Clinches US Open Title
Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka is the 2024 US Open women’s singles champion, defeating American Jessie Pegula 7-5, 7-5. This is Sabalenka’s third career Grand Slam title and her second this year. After her victory, Sabalenka told the sold-out crowd of 23,000 under the roof in Arthur Ashe Stadium, “I never say this, but, really, I’m super proud…
Venus Williams Aims to Inspire Health and Wellness Through New Book
Venus Williams‘s new book, Strive 8 Steps to Find Your Awesome, will be released on Tuesday. It details how to live a happy and healthy lifestyle, and she spoke about the book in a recent interview. Venus has enjoyed one of the longest careers in tennis history. The 44-year-old last played at the Miami Open…
Sabalenka Overcomes Alexandrova in a Grueling Battle to Avoid Upset at US Open
Aryna Sabalenka fought past her first challenge at this year’s US Open by recovering from a set down against Ekaterina Alexandrova. The world No. 2’s victory at the Cincinnati Open heading into the US Open and previous Grand Slam hard court success at the Australian Open, where she has won two titles, meant many consider…
Fritz expresses disappointment after losing at US Open
Taylor Fritz contested his maiden Grand Slam final at this year’s US Open, but he didn’t win, as he was beaten by Jannik Sinner in three sets, which left him quite disappointed. Fritz was very confident heading into the US Open final. While he understood that he was the underdog going up against a Grand…
Murray Reflects on Surprising Lack of Yearning for Tennis in Retirement
Andy Murray retired from tennis a few weeks ago and recently shared his thoughts on his early days of retirement. After much speculation, Murray decided to retire at the Olympic Games in Paris, ending a stellar career in tennis. Like many top players, Murray had contemplated retirement but eventually realized it was time. As tennis…
The 2024 U.S. Open: A Spectacular Display of Record-Breaking Tennis
Okay, the 2024 U.S. Open may not have ended with some kind of historic Big 3 battle for a Grand Slam title that tennis fans were spoiled by over the past two decades. But don’t be fooled by Sunday’s conclusion; this U.S. Open was incredible. It produced worthy champions in top-ranked Jannik Sinner on the…
French tennis veteran Gasquet secures historic title as third-oldest Challenger Tour champion
2024 is Richard Gasquet‘s 23rd consecutive season as a professional tennis player, and his incredible longevity has been demonstrated by the Frenchman becoming the third-oldest ATP Challenger Tour title winner. Gasquet made his ATP Tout debut as a wild card at the 2002 Monte-Carlo Masters at the age of just 15 years and ten months….
Australia aims to overcome obstacles in pursuit of victory
The Grand Slam season is over after Jannik Sinner triumphed at the U.S. Open on Sunday. However, tennis never stops–not until December, at least–and there is more action coming up this week in the form of the Davis Cup Finals. Group-stage competition is set for September 10-15, as 16 teams in groups of four will…
Incredible Records Set at the 2024 U.S. Open Tennis Tournament
Don’t be fooled by the relatively lopsided, seemingly foregone conclusion that was the men’s singles final on Sunday afternoon. The 2024 U.S. Open was epic. It produced worthy champions in top-ranked Jannik Sinner on the men’s side and now three-time Grand Slam winner Aryna Sabalenka in the women’s competition. The men’s event delivered the longest…
Canada’s Young Tennis Team Ready for Continued Davis Cup Triumph in Manchester
November 27th, 2022. The images from that night are burned into the brains of diehard Canadian tennis fans. Félix Auger-Aliassime falling on his back after match point. Frank Dancevic leading the rest of the squad charging onto the court to tackle him. The trophy (on Auger-Aliassime’s head), the confetti, the champagne, the mass of…