Sloane Stephens believes the ATP and WTA Tours harm players by pressurizing them to go to tournaments, even when they have mental or physical issues. Stephens has not played in over a month, and it seems like her 2024 season might be over. The American had been struggling for a while, winning just two matches…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday October 25, 2024 France’s Arthur Fils has been a juggernaut at the ATP 500 level this year, and it has earned the 20-year-old a hefty holiday bonus. Fils, who has won ATP 500 titles in Hamburg (red clay) and Tokyo (outdoor hard) will take home an additional $615,000…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday October 22, 2024 Daniil Medvedev makes four at this year’s ATP Finals in Turin. The Russian became the fourth player to officially qualify on Tuesday, joining Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev as half of the eight-player singles field. The 28-year-old, who is still seeking his first…
This has been the best season of Tommy Paul’s career and it continued on Sunday afternoon at what has become his best tournament. Paul won the Nordic Open for the second time, defeating Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-3 in Stockholm. It was a crucial contest between two players who went into the match at No. 10…
Roberto Bautista Agut, at 36 years of age, picks up his first title in two years, winning the European Open in Antwerp by defeating Jiri Lehecka in the final, 7-5 6-1. I think I deserved a week like this Roberto Bautista Agut The Spanish veteran top-spinned his way to victory in 75-minutes and was ruthless…
Gabriel Diallo’s first piece of hardware on the ATP Tour is a runner-up trophy after he lost in his first tour-level final on Sunday to world No. 26 Karen Khachanov at the Almaty Open. Slow starts in each set forced the Canadian to play from behind for most of the day. He fought hard, even…
The unseeded Canadian, Gabriel Diallo overwhelmed Francisco Cerundolo to reach his first final on the ATP Tour with a 6-4 6-2 win over the fourth seeded Argentine. The 68-minute semi-final triumph at the Almaty Open also guarantees he will lift his ranking into the top 100 on Monday. “A lot of joy, a lot of…
Gabriel Diallo’s week of milestones reached new heights on Saturday, as he advanced to his first career ATP final with a comprehensive 6-4, 6-2 win over Francisco Cerundolo at the Almaty Open. The 23-year-old fired five aces, struck 17 winners, and converted all three of his break point chances, cruising to the decisive semifinal win…
Andrey Rublev, Alex de Minaur and Frances Tiafoe, respectively the top seeds at Stockholm, Antwerp and Almaty, all suffered quarter finals defeats, as did second seeded Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alejandro Tabilo in what is an impressive series of losses by the top players expected to be contesting for said titles. I cannot change…
Gabriel Diallo is into the semifinals of an ATP main tour event for the first time in his career after an upset win over Alejandro Tabillo on Friday at the Almaty Open in Kazakhstan. The 23-year-old Canadian rallied from a set down to defeat the No. 2 seed in three sets. Straight-set wins over Christopher…
