Category: Tennis
London | Sky Sports Tennis presents a new TV era for live pro tennis
[ad_1] Sky Sports launched its dedicated Tennis Channel on Sunday, which now is available in the UK and Ireland, and promises to take coverage of the sport to a new level. We have been waiting for a tennis channel in Britain for so long and now we finally have one. I’m so excited to be…
Rotterdam, Delray Beach, and Buenos Aires previews and picks
[ad_1] Getty Images The February swing heats up in a big way this week with one of the best 500-point tournaments of the tennis season. Jannik Sinner is taking the court for the first time since winning the Australian Open and he is joined in a stacked Rotterdam field by Andrey Rublev, Holger Rune, and…
Ricky’s preview and picks for the ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam
[ad_1] Get your popcorn ready for what is arguably the best 500-point tournament of the entire tennis season. The ABN AMRO Open begins on Monday in Rotterdam, where an absolute loaded field is on hand. Jannik Sinner is in action since winning his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open; he is joined in…
Fernandez Causes Upset of Samsonova in Doha Debut
[ad_1] Leylah Annie Fernandez’s first trip to Doha is off to a great start after she took out the No. 12 seed Liudmila Samsonova in straight sets on Monday at the first WTA 1000 event of the year. Playing in her first match since the Australian Open, the Canadian survived some early pressure from her…
Fernandez Returns To Winning Ways In Doha To Set Up Badosa Clash
[ad_1] Leylah Fernandez is still searching for her best tennis, but she made a good step towards that with a really solid win over Liudmila Samsonova at the 2024 Qatar Open. The Russian has been in pretty good shape, recently making the Abu Dhabi semi-final last week. She was beaten by eventual champion Elena Rybakina…
Marseille | Humbert does home fans proud
[ad_1] Ugo Humbert holds his trophy as he poses with the Marseille ball kids (Photo by CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU / AFP) (Photo by CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU/AFP via Getty Images) French fans will be celebrating their latest triumph at the Open 13 Provence tournament where Ugo Humbert claimed a place on the honours board after completing a very…
Badosa Overcomes Rain-Delay, Returns To Court Next Day And Wins In Doha
[ad_1] Paula Badosa was just a few games away from winning her opening-round match at the 2024 Qatar Open against Ashlyn Krueger, but rain interfered. The Spanish player has been up and down during this most recent comeback. She had some good showings, like the one in Melbourne, but also some bad ones, like the…
Cluj-Napoca | Pliskova beats Bogdan to bag first title in 4 years
[ad_1] Karolina Pliskova defeated home favourite Ana Bogdan on Sunday to win the 2024 edition of the WTA 250 Transylvania Open, played in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and taking an hour and 25 minutes to capture her 17th career WTA singles title. It’s not a big tournament but it feels like a big tournament. I really enjoyed…
Swiatek Completely Brushes Aside Expectations Ahead Of Doha Title Defense
[ad_1] Iga Swiatek won the Qatar Open in the past two seasons, but she’s not thinking about defending the trophy because there is ‘no point’ in doing that. Last year’s Qatar Open was a wonderful campaign for Swiatek as she thrashed everybody en route to the trophy. This year might be a bit different because…
Abu Dhabi | Rybakina cruises past Kasatkina to WTA 500 title
[ad_1] World No 5 Elena Rybakina cruised to a 6-1 6-4 victory over Daria Kasatkina, wrapping up the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open championship match in 68 minutes against her Russian opponent to secure her 7th career title, and the 2nd of this year. Did I have enough in the tank for the final? I squeezed…