[ad_1] Elena Rybakina is out of the 2024 Dubai Championships, which sends Jasmine Paolini into the event’s semi-final. The Italian could have given Rybakina quite a bit of trouble in this match, and eventually, she’s moving to the semi-final. However, it does happen without any points played, which is a shame for both players. Rybakina…
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday February 21, 2024 Ace maven Ivo Karlovic, the former World No.14 who stands No.2 on the ATP’s all-time ace list, has made his retirement from the ATP Tour official. He had been out of action since Indian Wells in 2021. The man who holds single-match ace records…
[ad_1] Rio Open presented by Claro—Brazil Second-round results: Francisco Cerundolo (4) Defeats Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2, 6-1Joao Fonseca Defeats Arthur Fils (7) 6-0, 6-4 ***** Qatar ExxonMobil Open—Qatar Second-round results: Andrey Rublev (1) Defeats Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-4Karen Khachanov (2) Defeats Fabian Marozsan 6-4, 7-5Ugo Humbert (3) Defeats Pavel Kotov 6-4, 6-1Alexander Bublik (4) Defeats Marton…
[ad_1] Dan Evans, the British No.2, defeated fifth seed Roman Safiullin of Russia 6-2 6-4 to reach the second round of the Los Cabos Open (Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo) in Mexico but his countryman, Jack Draper, fell to Aussie Thanasi Kokkinakis 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 who goes on to face Evans in the next…
[ad_1] Ivo Karlovic officially announced his retirement from tennis with a social media post on Wednesday. Karlovic, 44, has not played a match since the Indian Wells Masters in October of 2021. “Some of you have noticed that it’s been a while since I played a tournament and still ask me on a daily basis…
[ad_1] Wild card Gael Monfils faces Ugo Humbert in an all-French Doha quarterfinal. Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty Images Qatar Open Doha, QatarFebruary 19-25, 2024 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: $1,395,875 Stars Convene in Qatar The Qatar ExxonMobil Open, one of two ATP Tour events held in the Middle East, has been selected by players as the…
[ad_1] Iga Swiatek has been cruising through this Middle Eastern stretch, but what happens when she faces the Australian Open runner-up Qinwen Zheng? Swiatek made history recently by matching a decade-old feat by Serena Williams of winning one event three years in a row. She did it at the Qatar Open, where she bested Elena…
[ad_1] By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, February 21, 2024 Conviction helped carry Coco Gauff to her maiden major title at the US Open. Commitment to the cause has earned Gauff another prestigious title: a spot on Time’s Women of the Year list. More: James Blake Q&A More: Richard Evans Q&A The world No. 3 was one…
[ad_1] Thursday’s schedule of play for the ATP Tour and WTA Events in Rio, Doha, Los Cabos, Dubai and Puerto Vallarta can be found below. This week marks the third week of a busy month of action in February. With four events on the schedule, tennis fans will have an abundance of matches to follow…
[ad_1] Disaster for the Rio Open organisers as their top star, the world No,2 Carlos Alcaraz was forced to retire after just two games in his opening match against local boy, the wildcarded Thiago Monteiro. Just 18-minutes into the match, the Spanish 20-year-old, last year’s finalist, had to retire having shared the first two games…
