By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, February 14, 2024 Rafael Nadal understands why some fans now see the king of clay as king of controversy. Last month, Nadal was named new ambassador for the Saudi Tennis Federation sparking criticism from some who slammed it as a “sell out” by tennis’ ultimate sportsman. More: Richard Evans…
ABN AMRO OPEN—Rotterdam, Netherlands Second-round results: Alex De Minaur (5) Defeats David Goffin 6-3, 6-1Milos Raonic Defeats Alexander Bublik (8) 6-4, 6-4 First-round results: Jannik Sinner (1) Defeats Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-3, 6-3Holger Rune (3) Defeats Roman Safiullin 6-4, 2-6, 6-1Grigor Dimitrov Defeats (6)Lorenzo Sonego 7-6(4), 6-3Emil Ruusuvuori Defeats Ugo Humbert (7) 7-6(5), 4-6,…
Tuesday was a day of shocks at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open in Doha, which saw Coco Gauff, Ons Jabeur and Maria Sakkari sent packing, while Naomi Osaka pulled off her first back-to-back win this year, and Karolina Pliskova advanced to the Last 16 despite running on an empty tank. [The knee is] definitely much better…
Getty Images Jannik Sinner is off to a winning start as a Grand Slam champion and he will continue his week in Rotterdam on Thursday against Gael Monfils. Hubert Hurkacz and Tallon Griekspoor are also in second-round action.(1) Jannik Sinner vs. (WC) Gael MonfilsOn the way to his first major title at the Australian Open,…
The quarterfinal lineup at the ABN AMRO Open will be set following the conclusion of play on Thursday. Jannik Sinner, Gael Monfils, and Hubert Hurkacz are among those looking for spots in the last eight. Here are my previews and predictions for two of Thursday’s matchups. (1) Jannik Sinner vs. (WC) Gael MonfilsOn the way…
Leylah Annie Fernandez is showing no signs of slowing down at the first WTA 1000 of the year as she added Australian Open runner-up Qinwen Zheng to her list of upsets in Doha. After a round one surprise of 12th seed Liudmila Samsonova followed by a comeback against former world No. 2 Paula Badosa, the…
Naomi Osaka is back in a quarter-final of a WTA 1000 tournament, and she’s going to face a player she already played earlier this year in Brisbane. Naomi Osaka didn’t have to play her match at the 2024 Qatar Open on Wednesday as Lesia Tsurenko withdrew just moments before it was set to be played….
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday February 14, 2024 We’ve all heard the saying: “Just here for the handshake.” On Wednesdy in Doha that would have been a good plan, because while Victoria Azarenka’s 6-0, 6-0 win over Jelena Ostapenko was a lot closer in the second set, it wasn’t much of a match….
Thursday’s schedule of play for the ATP Tour and WTA Events in Rotterdam, Delray Beach, Buenos Aires and Doha can be found below. This week marks the second 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 through the…
Daniel Evans falls at first hurdle for a third time this season (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) Any hopes of some British progress at the Delray Beach Open, an ATP 250 level event, were dashed at the first hurdle with Dan Evans crashing out 7-5 6-0 to Australia’s Jordan Thompson and Liam Broady losing 6-2…
