Category: Tennis
Auger-Aliassime Wants To Improve Ability To Recover Quicker After ‘Complicated Year’
[ad_1] Felix Auger-Aliassime had a really strong 2022 campaign, but that didn’t happen this year with many bad performances. Felix Auger-Aliassime’s career has had a strange trajectory so far. He showed his talents fairly early in his career but then seemingly hit a wall. It wasn’t until last year that the floodgates opened properly, and…
Sloane Stephens and Maria Sakkari Join Credit One Charleston Open Field for 2024
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday December 7, 2023 The field for next year’s Credit One Charleston Open is rounding out. Tournament organizers added veterans 2016 champion Sloane Stephens and Maria Sakkari to a player field that already includes World No.5 Jessica Pegula, former World No.7 and 2019 Charleston champion Madison Keys and…
Cutoff at an extremely low 97
[ad_1] Getty Images The field for the 2024 Australian Open was announced this week. For Grand Slams, the 128-man draws are made up of 104 direct entrants, 16 qualifiers, and eight wild cards. That means a ranking of No. 104 or better generally gets a player into the main draw of a slam. The upcoming…
Raducanu Signs Up For Tournament Where She Injured Herself Year After Slamming It
[ad_1] Auckland was where Emma Raducanu‘s problems began at the start of last season when she made a tearful exit from the tournament. On her first trip to New Zealand to play the ASB Classic, Raducanu had rolled her ankle horribly in her second-round match against Viktória Hrunčáková and left the court in tears, nearly…
Bouzková Hires Conchita Martinez as Coach
[ad_1] By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, December 7, 2023 Conchita Martinez is back in the coaching game. Martinez will coach world No. 34 Marie Bouzková in 2024, she told Eurosport Spain. Nadal: Ready to Face Fears and Doubts Former world No. 2 Martinez made history in 1994 when she defeated Martina Navratilova to…
Gauff Reacts To Being Named As One Of Most Stylish People Of 2023
[ad_1] Coco Gauff is into fashion, so she was rather happy to be named among the most stylish people of 2023. Despite being known mostly as tremendous athletes, many tennis players find their passion in fashion. Reilly Opelka is widely known as a fashionista who cares about it deeply, but he’s not the only one….
Kerber: Gold Bond with Zverev
[ad_1] By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, December 7, 2023 Angelique Kerber has struck silver before. New mom Kerber aims to make her 2024 comeback a golden year. Nadal: Ready to Face Fears and Doubts Former world No. 1 Kerber, who won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games, told German publication Bild…
Australian Open 2024: Men’s and Women’s Entry List
[ad_1] The entry list for the 2024 Australian Open from Melbourne Park can be found below Nadal and Osaka Return The year’s first Major will feature the return of two-time former winner Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka. They will be joined in the field by defending champions Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka. Other notable…
London | Raducanu plans a return to the Australian Open
[ad_1] Emma Raducanu may not have struck a competitive ball since April, but she has hardly been out of the headlines as fans have followed her progress through 3 surgeries and her subsequent rehabilitation, which she has had to combine with her commitments to various sponsors. I just really wanted to expand what I do…