Category: Tennis
Acapulco preview, pick, and prediction: Ruud vs. Shelton
[ad_1] Getty Images Casper Ruud has played a lot of tennis in Mexico over the past two weeks. Last Saturday in Los Cabos he played both the singles final and the doubles semis (lost both to Jordan Thompson). Now he is making a quick turnaround in Acapulco and his trip to the quarters included a…
Venus Williams, Emma Raducanu, Caroline Wozniacki Lead Miami Wild Cards
[ad_1] Venus Williams returns to the Miami Open on a wild card. Photo credit: Getty The Miami Open has injected major champions into the main draw. Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu, former Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki and former US Open finalist Kei Nishikori have all received wild cards into next month’s Miami Open. The…
Djokovic Surrounded By Exuberant Fans After Practice In UCLA
[ad_1] If there were doubts that Novak Djokovic‘s popularity with tennis crowds is pretty modest, then that notion is wrong, judging by how the Serb was received by excited fans at UCLA. Djokovic is currently putting in the hard yards ahead of his first match at Indian Wells in five years. He was among the…
Venus, Raducanu, Wozniacki Lead List of Miami Open Wild Cards
[ad_1] By Aiberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, February 29, 2024 The Miami Open has injected major champions into the main draw. Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu, former Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki and former US Open finalist Kei Nishikori have all received wild cards into next month’s Miami…
Acapulco | Draper eases into last eight
[ad_1] Jack Draper continues to post impressive results at the Mexican Open in Acapulco and this timer eased himself into the quarter finals with a comfortable straight set win over Japan’s Yoshito Nishioka. The Briton proved too powerful for the Japanese player appearing in the ATP 500 level draw on a Lucky Loser card ticket…
ATP Tour reaches deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund
[ad_1] Saudi Arabia’s presence in tennis continues to grow, as it was announced earlier this week that the ATP Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund have agreed to a five-year partnership that includes naming rights for the ATP rankings. The PIF will also partner with ATP tournaments in Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Beijing, the Nitto…
Ben Shelton vs Casper Ruud: 2024 Mexican Open Acapulco
[ad_1] Ben Shelton is enjoying his time in Acapulco so far, notching two wins, but a third one will require a lot more from him because he’s facing Casper Ruud. Ruud famously spoiled last year that Los Cabos is moving to earlier in the calendar by confirming that he’ll play that event and the Mexican…
San Diego | Boulter upsets Haddad Maia to reach first WTA 500 quarter-final
[ad_1] Britain’s Katie Boulter came from a set down to upset 2nd-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia and claim a slot in the Last 8 at the WTA 500 Cymbiotika San Diego Open, while top seed Jessica Pegula and Marta Kostyuk, the 6th seed, also advanced with straight set wins on Wednesday. … Andy Murray is Andy…
Medvedev makes winning start in Dubai, beats Shevchenko
[ad_1] Getty Images Australian Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev kicked off his title defense at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships by beating Alexander Shevchenko 6-3, 7-5 on Tuesday evening. Medvedev came back from 5-3 down in the second set to advance after one hour and 28 minutes. The third-ranked Russian was playing for the first…
Rublev Moves To Dubai Semifinals After Korda Forced To Retire By Injury
[ad_1] This matchup was supposed to bring fire, but it didn’t quite live up to that as Sebastian Korda struggled to really get going properly against Andrey Rublev. Korda was spectacularly on fire at the 2024 Dubai Championships before this match, barely having any trouble in his first two matches. The same could be said…