Category: Tennis
Sinner Confirmed As First Entrant For 2024 Marseille Open
[ad_1] Jannik Sinner will be present at the 2024 Open 13 Provence, also known as Marseille Open, the tournament has confirmed on its official website. The 2024 Marseille Open will run from February 5 to 11, featuring 28-player singles. Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz is the reigning champion after beating France’s Benjamin Bonzi in the 31st edition…
Djokovic Reitarates ‘Can’t Be Friends’ Claim About Rivals Nadal & Federer
[ad_1] While Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer grew to call each other friends, Novak Djokovic always dismissed that label. Novak Djokovic has always been quite loyal to himself. He’s never tried to really pretend to be something he’s not and always spoke his mind freely. That earned him plenty of fans but also plenty of…
Davis Cup SF preview and prediction: Djokovic vs. Sinner
[ad_1] Getty Images Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner will be squaring off for the third time in 11 days when they meet again in the Davis Cup semifinals on Saturday. Serbia and Italy won their respective quarterfinal ties against Great Britain and the Netherlands on Thursday, thus setting up this marquee matchup. As the top-ranked…
Kyrgios Has ‘No Regrets’ With Decision To Pursue Career In Tennis Over Basketball
[ad_1] Nick Kyrgios considered becoming a basketball player but is content with sticking to his decision of turning into a tennis pro. Kyrgios held an open session for questions from his fans on his official Instagram handle. And one curious follower asked the Aussie whether he would have switched to basketball if he had the…
Chair Umpire Banned 10 Years for Corruption
[ad_1] By Tennis Now | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, November 23, 2023 Chair umpires are entrusted to keep score. Slovenian umpire Marko Ducman admitted manipulating scores and has been banned from tennis for 10 years and six months for his actions. More: Djokovic‘s Dream Ducman, an international-level official, admitted to four breaches of the Tennis Anti…
Djokovic, Sinner set for another meeting in Davis Cup quarterfinals
[ad_1] Apparently two head-to-head showdowns at the Nitto ATP Finals were not enough for Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner. Djokovic and Sinner are expected to meet for the third time in the span of 11 days when Serbia and Italy collide in the Davis Cup semifinals on Saturday in Malaga, Spain. After Italy won its…
Tiafoe Under Fire For Posing With Pro-Putin NHL Legend Ovechkin
[ad_1] Frances Tiafoe has been vacationing since the 2023 tennis season came to an end a few weeks ago and created time to visit one of his favorite local teams competing in the NHL. Tiafoe was born in Hyattsville, Maryland – a close urban suburb of Washington. And it is not by accident that he…
Djokovic to Disrespectful Detractors: Pipe Down
[ad_1] By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, November 23, 2023 Novak Djokovic has a message for disrespectul Davis Cup noise-makers: Go celebrate silent night. The world No. 1 dispatched Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4 and muted vocal British fans clinching Serbia’s 2-0 triumph over Great Britain and return to the Davis Cup semifinals. More:…
Djokovic Sends Serbia into Davis Cup Semifinals; Italy Defeats Netherlands
[ad_1] Davis Cup Finals—Malaga, Spain Thursday’s action at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga, Spain saw world No. 1 Novak Djokovic send team Serbia into the semifinals. Defeating Cameron Norrie in straight sets, Djokovic could face a familiar foe in Jannik Sinner on Saturday. Sinner aided team Italy into the final four with a 7-6(3),…
Holger Rune Joins Growing List Of Top 10 Players Signing Up For 2024 Rotterdam Open
[ad_1] Holger Rune has joined a growing list of Top 10 ranked players who are set to play at the 2024 Rotterdam Open. The Rotterdam Open is a very popular ATP 500 event that is usually held at the start of the year. It’s part of the early indoor tennis month in Europe after the…