Getty Images Americans Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul will begin their Dallas campaigns on Wednesday after benefiting from first-round byes. Shelton opens with compatriot Michael Mmoh, while Paul faces Auckland runner-up Taro Daniel.Michael Mmoh vs. (3) Ben SheltonShelton and Mmoh will be going head-to-head for the second time in their careers when they clash in…
Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain faces No. 3-seeded Karen Khachanov in Marseille. EPA-EFE/RHONA WISE Marseille Open Marseille, FranceFebruary 5-11, 2024 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: €724,015 Magic in Marseille The Open 13 Provence, held on the Mediterranean coast in the city of Marseille, is one of five French tournaments on the ATP Tour calendar. This week,…
Elena Rybakina had a pretty good start to the 2024 season, but that changed shortly before the Australian Open. Tennis is a very rhythm-based sport, meaning that it’s not easy to pick it up after a long absence. No matter how good a tennis player is, if they don’t prepare to a certain degree, they’re…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, February 6, 2024 Grand Slam kings will collide in the Kingdom this fall. Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner has signed on to join Grand Slam king Novak Djokovic, two-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz and king of clay Rafael Nadal in the Six Kings Slam, a new exhibition event that…
Wednesday’s schedule of play for the ATP Tour and WTA Events in Dallas, Marseille, Cordoba, Abu Dhabi, Cluj-Napoca and Mumbai can be found below. This week marks the beginning of a busy month of action in February. With six events on the schedule, tennis fans will have an abundance of matches to watch all week….
A lucrative six-man exhibition event in Saudia Arabia was announced earlier this week. Unlike most exhibitions that take place during the tennis offseason, this is set for October–right in the middle of a fall stretch that includes Masters 1000 tournaments in Shanghai and Paris. The “6 Kings Slam” will feature Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Carlos…
Program set for biggest year since inception with six projects confirmed for 2024 The Year-Round Community Tennis Courts Program presented by Rogers is set for its most impactful year since its inception in 2022 with six municipalities selected to receive a total of $1.2 million in funding to develop covered tennis courts in 2024, Tennis…
Naomi Osaka completed her double duty at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Open, but it was a loss with Ons Jabeur as they weren’t able to overcome Bernarda Pera and Magda Linette. This matchup didn’t end up being the one Jabeur and Osaka expected. They were supposed to play Saisai Zheng and Xinyu Wang initially, but…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday February 5, 2024 Alexander Bublik was monstrous in Montpellier last week, winning the 250-level title for the second time in three years, and as a result he’s at a career-high ranking and making a Top 25 debut in this week’s ATP rankings. The 26-year-old Kazakh, who became the…
Britain’s Emma Raducanu is back in action at the WTA 500 Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open and, on Monday, she delivered an impressive performance after a slow start, with a 6-4 6-1 win over former Wimbledon quarter-finalist Marie Bouzkova from the Czech Republic. I’m very patient and very grateful to enjoy what I’m doing. I’m just…
