Category: Tennis
ATP Tour and WTA 2024: Schedule of Play for Friday January 12 for Adelaide, Auckland and Hobart
[ad_1] The ATP Tour and WTA 2024 schedule of Play for Friday, January 12 for Adelaide, Auckland and Hobert can be found below. This week’s events will feature the final week of preparation for the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne. Watch all the action live this week from the ATP Tour on Tennis TV. [ad_2]…
Adelaide | Draper takes out the top seed
[ad_1] Tommy Paul expressed a desire to avenge his defeat at the hands of Jack Draper in the second round of last year’s Adelaide International, when he met the Briton at this year’s edition and, as the top seed, that task didn’t seem insurmountable when they met in the quarter finals. I played in Adelaide…
Djokovic, Alcaraz headline balanced bracket
[ad_1] Getty Images The presence of an unseeded Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open draw—regardless of where he landed—would have set the tennis world on fire. But with Nadal out of the tournament and following Thursday’s draw ceremony that didn’t hand anyone a clear advantage or disadvantage, there aren’t any fan bases currently up in…
BNP Paribas Open Announces Record-Setting $19 Million Prize Money
[ad_1] Ben Shelton congratulates Taylor Fritz after their match during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 11, 2023 in Indian Wells, California. Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Tennis Paradise will be even more profitable for players this spring. The BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells announced it will award…
2024 Thailand Open Hua Hin WTA Prize Money & Points Overview
[ad_1] The 2024 Thailand Open will commence just a day after the conclusion of the Australian Open and, surprisingly, possesses a strong lineup for a WTA 250 event. Running from January 29th to February 4th, the Thailand Open will held in the tourist district of Hua Hin, where 32 single players will battle for $267,082…
Tiafoe Signs on as evian Ambassador
[ad_1] By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, January 11, 2024 Frances Tiafoe is making a major splash before the Australian Open starts. Evian announced today Tiafoe has signed on as its newest tennis brand ambassador. More: AO Women’s Draw: Top 5 Takeaways Former US Open semifinalist Tiafoe joins Emma Raducanu and Stan Wawrinka among evian’s…
Australian Open 2024: Schedule of Play for Friday January 12
[ad_1] Friday’s schedule of play at the 2024 Australian Open from Melbourne, Australia can be found below. This year’s event, which will be played from January 8 – 28, will feature defending champions Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev. Check back for daily updates from…
Adelaide | Rybakina felled by Alexandrova while Pegula and Ostapenko advance to semi-finals
[ad_1] Top seed Elena Rybakina met her match on Thursday and was sent packing by Ekaterina Alexandrova, while Jessica Pegula came through her 2nd 3-setter in a row to get past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Jelena Ostapenko saw off Marta Kostyuk, and Daria Kasatkina advanced to the semi-finals without striking a ball after Laura Siegemund pulled out…
Australian Open WTA preview: Favorable draw for Sabalenka
[ad_1] Getty Images The 2024 Australian Open women’s singles event promises to deliver plenty of excitement. Iga Swiatek is the obvious favorite, but she has never won this title and has never even reached the final. The world No. 1 is no lock to lift the trophy. Moreover, Naomi Osaka, Emma Raducanu, Angelique Kerber, and…
Wilson Launches New Blade v9 Line
[ad_1] Photo credit: Wilson Some top pros will be wielding a sharper Blade down under. Wilson announced the launch of its new Blade v9 billed as the brand’s “sharpest” performance racquet. “Innovation is at the center of everything we do at Wilson, and we are always looking for new ways to give our athletes an extra advantage,”…