Category: Tennis
Los Cabos | Ruud, Tsitsipas, Zverev and Thompson make semi-final line up.
[ad_1] Casper Ruud, the fourth seed at the Los Cabos Open, has reached the semi-finals on his debut at the ATP 250 level event in Mexico with two relative comfortable victories following an opening round bye. The Norwegian, after storming past American Marcus Giron 6-1 6-0, dominated Portugal’s Nuno Borges for his 6-3 6-2 quarter…
Celine Simunyu set to make history at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
[ad_1] Historic day as Celine Simunyu is set to become the first Irish female player to be awarded a wildcard at a WTA event. Celine has been selected as a Wild Card for qualifying for the WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship. This is a great opportunity for the young Irish player to…
Doha F preview and prediction: Khachanov vs. Mensik
[ad_1] Getty Images Fresh face Jakub Mensik has captured the attention of the tennis world with a run to the final of his third ATP tour-level match in Doha. He will face the Russian veteran Karen Khachanov. Czechia’s Jakub Mensik is about to take the tennis world by storm. Or more precisely, he has already…
Rivals Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic Fly Into Each Other
[ad_1] On the flight to LA, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic ran into each other. Photo credit: Getty They share the most prolific rivalry in ATP history. Iconic rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic run into each other even when they’re sky high. Grand Slam king Djokovic, who has been training in Spain, shared this shot of running into…
Dabrowski, Routliffe Come Up Short in Dubai Semifinals
[ad_1] Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe have had a bit of trouble in semifinals of late, with their latest loss coming in the Dubai final four. The second seeds lost a back-and-forth battle with fourth seeds Storm Hunter and Katerina Siniakova in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 on Friday. It is their third consecutive loss when…
Monfils Stunned By Teenage Prodigy Mensik In Doha Semifinals
[ad_1] Gael Monfils had some good moments in the Gulf over the course of his long career, but he failed to advance past teenage prodigy Jakub Mensik at the 2024 Qatar Open. This week’s Qatar Open has largely been dominated by headlines about the rising star, Jakub Mensik. Similarly to Joao Fonseca in Rio, the…
Holger Rune Brings Back Patrick Mouratoglou as His Full-Time Coach
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday February 21, 2024 Holger Rune entered the season with a highly touted coaching team that consisted of six-time Grand Slam champion (and former coach of Novak Djokovic) Boris Becker and Severin Luthi, the former longtime coach of Roger Federer. When that team was quickly disbanded, many wondered…
Beyond the Court: Tennis Legends Who Ace Online Casino Games
[ad_1] Online casino games have grown in popularity over the past few years, attracting a wide range of people from all walks of life, including past and present professional tennis players. Online casino games are a unifier, and you might not be aware that the person you’re playing with was a top 100 player in…
Rio de Janeiro | Norrie scores another win, as does Fonseca.
[ad_1] The inclement weather relented allowing the draw at this year’s Rio Open to reach the quarter final stage with the defending champion, Cameron Norrie, Britain’s No1, storming past Chile’s Tomas Barrios Vera 61 6-1 in just 61-minutes. Last night with the rain there was a lot of waiting around but I managed to come…
Irish Davis Cup tennis team to face Tunisia in World Group II, September 2024
[ad_1] After a hugely memorable weekend for Irish tennis where Ireland faced Austria in the World Group I playoffs in front of a sold out crowd in Limerick, the draw was made in London recently for Davis Cup World Group II where Ireland have drawn Tunisia, away, in September. Tunisia are currently ranked 58, just…