Category: Tennis
Tennis Canada releases official 2024 national event calendar
[ad_1] Over 70 events to take place across eight provinces On Thursday, Tennis Canada released its official National Event Calendar for the 2024 season, confirming that over 70 events will be played across the country this year. Set to return are the marquee Canadian Challenger events, including the National Bank Challengers in Calgary, Saguenay, Drummondville,…
Alcaraz’s Title Drought Worryingly Stretches To Six Months After Australian Open Loss
[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz‘s bid to win a third Grand Slam title shuddered to a halt on Wednesday in the quarterfinal of the Australian Open. The second-seeded Alcaraz lost to in-form Alexander Zverev in four sets, which ended his interest in the tournament for another year. The Spaniard did not ponder the result with disappointment but…
Gauff, After Tough Aussie Open Loss to Sabalenka: Only Up From Here
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday January 25, 2024 Coco Gauff’s final Grand Slam as a teenager ended in disappointment, but the American is trying to see the positives after falling to Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(2), 6-4 on in the Australian Open semifinals on Thursday night in Melbourne. “Overall a positive tournament,” Gauff told…
Australian Open 2024: Schedule of Play for Friday January 26
[ad_1] Friday’s schedule of play for opening day 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, Naomi Osaka, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev. Check back for daily updates…
Melbourne | Zheng surges past Yastremska into AO Final
[ad_1] China’s No 1, Zheng Qinwen, surged into the first Grand Slam final of her career at the Australian Open on Thursday night, blasting past qualifier Dayana Yastremska from Ukraine, 6-4 6-4, after an hour and 42 minutes on Rod Laver Arena. It feels unbelievable! I’m super excited to have such a great performance today…
Zheng Qinwen Reaches Australian Open Final vs. Champion Aryna Sabalenka
[ad_1] Qinwen Zheng of China celebrates match point in their semifinal singles match against Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 25, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images Melbourne’s motto is four seasons in a day. Beneath the closed roof of Rod Laver Arena, Zheng Qinwen calmly…
2024 Dubai Championships WTA Entry List
[ad_1] The 24th edition of the Dubai Championships promises to be as riveting as it was 12 months ago, following the release of the entry list. The 2024 Dubai Championships will be a standalone WTA 1000 tournament, having shared hosting rights for this category with its sister tournament in the Middle East, the Qatar Open….
The Impact of Online Wagering on Local Economies for Tennis Tournaments
[ad_1] The advent of online wagering has disrupted traditional place-based wagering industries around the world. As more wagering occurs in the virtual realm, there are inevitable impacts on the economies of cities and regions that previously relied on jobs and tax revenues from land-based casinos and wagering shops like Lets Lucky. This article explores the…
Melbourne | Draper falls in four
[ad_1] It was always going to be a tight affair with Tommy Paul, the 14th seed from the US against Britain’s biggest tennis prospect in recent years, and a third-round spot at the Australian Open at stake. Following his quarter final win over Paul at the Adelaide International last week, Draper knew it was going…
Medvedev Weighs Djokovic’s Legacy Against Sinner’s Surge Ahead Of Possible Final Showdown
[ad_1] Daniil Medvedev is pretty excited about the match between Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner at the 2024 Australian Open, though he doesn’t want either one to be in the final. Medvedev himself isn’t in the final right now as the Russian has to take down an old nemesis in Alexander Zverev first. That matchup…