Category: Tennis
Rafael Nadal Reveals Decision to Retire from Tennis
[ad_1] Rafael Nadal announced his retirement from professional tennis after months of continued struggles. Nadal is the greatest clay-court player in the sport’s history, and some of his achievements will likely never be broken or matched. He won 14 Roland Garros titles and 92 ATP Tour-level career titles. He was the World No. 1 on…
Shanghai Masters: Sinner and Alcaraz Advance, Setting the Stage for Exciting Quarterfinal Matchups
[ad_1] Two-time violation incidents have now marred the Rolex Shanghai Masters involving Frances Tiafoe yesterday (Tuesday) and Stefanos Tsitsipas today (Wednesday). It was very tough. He played only first serves, except one second serve Jannik SinnerTiafoe, the 13th seed, was attempting to reach the last 16 but was beaten by Roman Safiullin, the unseeded Russian…
A Look Ahead to the Shanghai Quarterfinals: Fritz vs. Goffin Match Preview and Prediction
[ad_1] David Goffin is turning back the clock at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Prior to this fortnight, Goffin had not reached the quarterfinals of a Masters 1000 event since Monte-Carlo in 2021, had not even advanced to a fourth round at this level since Madrid in 2022, and had lost in qualifying at three straight…
Preview and Prediction: Djokovic vs. Mensik in Shanghai Quarterfinals
[ad_1] Novak Djokovic will take on Czechia teenager Jakub Mensik on Friday for a spot in the Shanghai semifinals and a chance at his first Masters title of the year. Novak Djokovic won the Olympic gold medal, made the final of Wimbledon, and sits at No. 4 in the world–a success by almost every standard….
Goffin Finding Inspiration from Seasoned Players Dimitrov and Monfils in Professional Tennis
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday October 8, 2024 David Goffin finished in the ATP’s Top 25 for seven consecutive years, from 2014 to 2020. But injuries, a byproduct of age of course, have taken their toll on the Belgian more recently. A knee injury in 2021 ended his season after the US…
Venus Williams, 44, Declares She is Still Hungry for Success in Tennis
[ad_1] Many players struggle to play once they reach their thirties, but five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams says she plans to return to tennis despite being 44 years old. Venus’ younger sister, Serena Williams, widely regarded as the greatest female player ever, retired at the 2022 US Open. Serena managing to compete until the age…
Losing Every Grand Slam Final Due to External Factors: A Tennis Player’s Perspective
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday October 9, 2024 Tuesday in Shanghai was a day of meltdowns. First we brought you Frances Tiafoe‘s obscenity-laced tirade after a time violation call impacted his match. Now we bring you Alexander Zverev, who launched a heated monologue at umpire Mohamed Layhani in Shanghai after it was…
Mensik Takes Aim at Djokovic with Perfect 4-0 Record against Top 10 Opponents
[ad_1] Getty Images Jakub Mensik’s 2024 rise has come at the expense at some of the best possible competition. On Friday, Mensik will face the best of the best–if not right now, then arguably of all time. Mensik will go up against 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals of the Rolex Shanghai…
Oldest Tennis Ball Manufacturer in the World: Prices of Balls from Bath, England
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Tsitsipas Reflects on Medvedev’s Game Style: “I Admit, I Was Mistaken”
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday October 9, 2024 The relationship between Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas was pretty bad from the start. Their first meeting at Miami in 2018 went viral because of the bad blood, and in the years that followed it remained pretty frosty. But these days, thanks to some…