Category: Tennis
Paire Slams ATP Over Poor Quality Streaming of Challenger Events
[ad_1] Benoit Paire took to social media to vent his anger towards the ATP over slow streaming and buffering streams of Challenger events. Paire has already started his 2024 campaign at the Challenger level, and he reached the quarter-final of the Open Nouvelle-Calédonie. However, the French player was eventually eliminated from the competition after losing…
ATP Tour and WTA 2024 Singles Draws: Adelaide, Auckland and Hobart
[ad_1] The ATP Tour and WTA singles draws for the 2024 for Adelaide, Auckland and Hobart can be found below. This week marks the final week of preparation for the year’s final Major at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton and Nicolas Jarry will lead the field this week in Adelaide and…
Brisbane | Thompson upsets Nadal in QF marathon
[ad_1] Yesterday Rafa Nadal expressed a desire for some ‘adversity’ as he prepared for this year’s Australian Open, and that is exactly what he got when he faced Jordan Thompson in the quarter finals of the Brisbane International warm-up event for the season’s opening grand slam tournament. In what is only Nadal’s third match back…
United Cup tennis preview, pick & prediction: Zverev vs. De Minaur
[ad_1] The business end of the 2024 United Cup is upon us, as Saturday marks semifinal action on both sides of the bracket. Host Australia is facing Germany, while Poland is battling France for a place in the championship tie. Saturday’s showdown in Sydney between the Aussies and Germans is headlined by a men’s singles…
Nadal Realistic About Being ‘Competitive In A Few Months’ Following Injury Scare
[ad_1] Rafael Nadal has provided further information about his injury setback following elimination at the 2024 Brisbane International. Nadal had three match points in his quarter-final clash against Jordan Thompson but couldn’t take advantage as the clash went to a final set. In the concluding set, the Spanish player needed a medical timeout after he…
Fritz, Korda, Eubanks to Lead U.S. Davis Cup Squad
[ad_1] By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Friday, January 5, 2024 A trio of big hitters will lead the U.S. Davis Cup squad. Taylor Fritz, Sebastian Korda and Christopher Eubanks will represent the U.S. in its 2024 Davis Cup Qualifying tie vs. Ukraine, set for February 1-2 at SEB Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania. More: Richard Evans…
ATP Tour and WTA 2024: Schedule of Play for Saturday January 6 for Brisbane, Hong Kong, Auckland, Canberra and the United Cup
[ad_1] Saturday’s schedule of play for the 2024 ATP Tour and WTA events in Brisbane, Hong Kong, Auckland, Canberra and the United Cup can be found below. This week’s events will feature world No. 1’s Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek and the return of legendary Spaniard Rafael Nadal in Brisbane, Australia. Nadal’s return to tennis has…
Brisbane | Sabalenka and Rybakina march on, as Azarenka upsets Ostapenko
[ad_1] On Friday, World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka outgunned Daria Kasatkina at the WTA 500 Brisbane International to win her 14th straight match in Australia, while Elena Rybakina, the 2nd seed, advanced when Anastasia Potapova retired after the first set, Victoria Azarenka upset Jelena Ostapenko in 3 sets and Linda Noskova stopped teenage prodigy Mirra…
Hong Kong tennis preview, pick, and prediction: Rublev vs. Shang
[ad_1] Getty Images Jerry Shang started to make a name for himself on the ATP Tour in 2023 and he figures to be one of 2024 breakout stars. In fact, Andrey Rublev faced 2023 Newcomer of the Year Arthur Fils in the Bank of China Open quarterfinals on Friday and now the Russian runs into…
United Cup Draws and Schedule of Play for Saturday, January 6, 2024
[ad_1] Hubert Hurkacz and world No. 1 Iga Swiatek lead Team Poland against Team France at United Cup on Saturday. Photo credit: United Cup Facebook United Cup RAC Arena and Ken Rosewall ArenaPerth and Sydney, AustraliaDecember 29, 2023-January 7, 2024 Surface: Hard Court Eighteen Nations Battle for United Cup The United Cup is back for…