Novak Djokovic scooped a prestigious award issued by Serbia’s Olympic Committee following his terrific 2023 season. At the end of each calendar year, the Olympic Committee of Serbia tends to recognize and award its patriots who excelled in various sports. Djokovic most certainly ticked all the boxes in 2023 to be crowned the Sportsman of…
Emma Raducanu is a hard worker, and she believes that hard work will translate into good on-court results on her comeback. Nothing in life comes easy, and any kind of achievement generally requires a lot of work. Sure, some individuals are more talented in specific areas, making it a bit easier, but generally, mere mortals…
Bianca Andreescu loves tennis and watching other players play, and she gave her thoughts about the recent Australian Open. Many players watch other matches during events. Daniil Medvedev famously admitted to watching matches in his hotel room when he’s not playing, and he’s not the only one. Carlos Alcaraz is also a player who watches…
The Qatar Open has been Iga Swiatek‘s playpen for the past two seasons, and it is looking increasingly likely that her dominance will last for another season following Aryna Sabalenka‘s withdrawal. Swiatek won her first title in Doha in 2022, dropping just one set all week. She completed a rout of Anett Kontaveit in the…
Frances Tiafoe is the top seed at the Dallas Open. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis Dallas Open Dallas, TexasFebruary 5-11, 2024 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: $756,020 Americans Aim to Raise Roof in Dallas The Dallas Open is one only 10 United States tournaments on the ATP Tour and the only ATP Tour indoor championship in the…
Jelena Ostapenko is the new queen of Linz! The world No. 12 convincingly won the premiere of the WTA 500 tournament in Upper Austria in Sunday’s final involving the top two players. The 2017 French Open winner and No. 1 seed from Latvia defeated No. 2 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2, 6-3 in only 70 minutes…
The spring hardcourt swing is upon us, and as is tradition, the Indian Wells Open kicks off the Sunshine Swing in the United States. All the top stars of men’s and women’s tennis will aim to participate in this prestigious tournament commonly known as Tennis Paradise. Whoever wants to triumph in the 2024 BNP Paribas…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday February 4 2024 Venus Williams is on the comeback trail again! The 43-year-old has announced her intention to play Indian Wells and Miami this year, and cited her sister Serena as inspiration. “One of my goals is to play in the United States,” Williams said in a recent…
OPEN SUD DE FRANCE – Montpellier, France Kazakhstan’s best player Alexander Bublik won his fourth career title on Sunday in Montpellier, France, defeating Borna Coric 5-7, 6-2, 6-3. Needing two hours and 18 minutes to prevail, Bublik hit 19 aces, won 80 percent of his first serve points and broke serve on four occasions. Defeating…
The first full week of February has arrived. It begins the busiest stretch of tennis in the entire season—at least in terms of quantity. Four weeks. Three events per week. Twelve in total—all of the 250 or 500-point variety. It all gets underway in Dallas, Marseille, and Cordoba. Here are my previews and picks for…
