Category: Tennis
Hua Hin | Rodionova upsets Yuan as seeds Zhu, Maria, Putintseva and Schmiedlova advance in Thailand
[ad_1] Australia’s Arina Rodionova upset 6th-seeded Yaun Yue of China, 7-6(6) 4-6 6-3, in 2 hours and 52 minutes in the 1st-round at the WTA 250 Thailand Open in Hua Hin on Tuesday. Yuan held triple set point in the first set tiebreak before Rodionova won 5 straight points to charge back, level the score,…
Montpellier tennis pick and prediction: Auger-Aliassime vs. Cazaux
[ad_1] It’s safe to say that Felix Auger-Aliassime and Arthur Cazaux are going in different directions as they prepare for their first-ever meeting in round two of the Open Sud de France on Thursday. Cazaux looks poised to be one of the ATP Tour’s breakout stars in 2024. The 21-year-old Frenchman enjoyed plenty of success…
Sebastian Korda to Open U.S. Davis Cup Tie vs. Ukraine
[ad_1] Sebastian Korda will open the U.S. vs. Ukraine Davis Cup tie tomorrow. Photo credit: Saulius Čirba It’s Sebi Time at the SEB Arena tomorrow. World No. 33 Sebastian Korda will open the U.S. team’s Davis Cup qualifier against No. 342 Oleksii Krutykh of Ukraine tomorrow at the SEB Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania. This is a home tie for…
Kwon Leads Korea at Davis Cup: Meet the Opposition
[ad_1] The Republic of Korea will look to spoil Team Canada presented by Sobeys’ homecoming this week in the Davis Cup qualifying round when they take on the 2022 champions in Montreal. While Canada will be the favourites on paper, with all five of their players boasting superior singles rankings to the No. 2 Korean,…
2024 Chile Open Santiago ATP Entry List
[ad_1] The 2024 Chile Open will be the final stop of this year’s South American Golden Swing, running from February 26th to Mach 3rd. This ATP 250 tournament will be held in the country’s capital city, Santiago, and is traditionally played on outdoor clay courts. Last year, Nicolas Jarry won this event. It was the…
Linz | Burrage bagels Gracheva to make round 2, but Kerber tumbles out
[ad_1] Jodie Burrage is on a roll in Austria, having come through 2 rounds of qualifying and then demolishing 7th-seeded Varvara Gracheva in straight sets in the 1st-round of the main draw at the WTA 500 event in Linz on Tuesday. I’m just taking one match at a time,. I’ve actually not been feeling amazing…
Montpellier Draws and Schedule of Play for Wednesday, January 31, 2024
[ad_1] Alexander Bublik faces Denis Shapovalov in Montpellier on Wednesday. Photo by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Open Sud de France Montpellier Montpellier, FranceJanuary 29-February 4, 2024 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: €579,320 Home Style Success in Montpellier Montpellier, one of the fastest-growing cities in France during the past 25 years, hosted its first ATP…
Another Injury Setback Forces Badosa To Retire From Her Second Match In Hua Hin
[ad_1] Paula Badosa is back to playing tennis regularly, but she was stopped by a setback in her most recent match at the 2024 Thailand Open. Badosa missed much of last year due to injuries but returned at a pretty decent level earlier this year. She played in Adelaide but lost her only match there…
Hobart | It’s a Mertens versus Navarro final
[ad_1] Top-seeded Elise Mertens edged out Daria Saville, 6-4 4-6 7-5, on Friday to make the final of the WTA 250 Hobart International, and will play Emma Navarro, the 2nd seed, who defeated Yuan Yue, for the title on Saturday. I knew it was going to be difficult, Daria is a very good player. It…
Rune And Luthi Part Ways After Less Than Two Months Of Working Together
[ad_1] Holger Rune raised plenty of eyebrows when he made a second coaching appointment in late December but has inexplicably reversed his decision and will now work with one coach. Rune appointed Severin Luthi on December 20th, 2023, to work with him for the 2024 season. Luthi is a well-known coaching dab hand in tennis,…