The 2024 Chile Open will run from February 26th to March 3rd and traditionally tends to close the curtain on the South American Golden Swing for another year. Since the tournament became part of the ATP tour, the prize money has steadily risen yearly. And in 2024, that will still be the case. The tournament…
Nobody is a fan of frequent ball changes, and least of all Nick Kyrgios, who wants to see the young stars like Carlos Alcaraz better protected. Frequent ball changes have become a big topic in tennis circles because many players blame their injuries on them. We’ve seen a sharp increase in wrist problems among players,…
The 1st-round of the WTA 500 Adelaide International was completed on Tuesday, and the upsets continued, with Laura Siegemund beating 7th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova in 3 sets, and qualifier Katerina Siniakova seeing off wild-card Karolina Pliskova, but Jelena Ostapenko, Daria Kasatkina and Caroline Garcia were among those to make it safely through to round 2. I…
A Canadian flag draped around her shoulders, a beaming, then-18-year-old Marina Stakusic is flanked by captain Heidi El Tabakh and Gabriela Dabrowski on the hard courts of Estadio de la Cartuja. Just minutes earlier, Leylah Annie Fernandez flung her racquet into the air and was embraced by her jubilant teammates having hit a flawless cross-court…
Jannik Sinner had a tremendous time Down Under, and none of this was a huge surprise to Patrick Mouratoglou, who expected his success. The way Sinner has been trending in the past few months, the fact that he played well at the Australian Open is hardly a surprise. He’s been amazing in the past few…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday January 31 2024 Even Andy Murray is quick to admit, as he did this week on the website formerly known as Twitter, that he is in the midst of a “Terrible Moment”. And the three-time Grand Slam champion, former No.1 and Certain Hall of Famer knows, as he…
Top seed Elena Rybakina was pushed hard by lucky loser Cristina Bucsa but prevailed in 2 sets, while 2nd-seeded Jessica Pegula survived an all-American clash on Wednesday, but fended off another lucky loser, Bernarda Pera, in 3 sets to also reach the quarter-finals at the Adelaide International WTA 500 tournament. [Pera] was hitting unbelievable shots…
All matches from the upcoming Davis Cup Qualifier tie between Team Canada presented by Sobeys and the Republic of Korea will be broadcast live in French on TVA Sports 2 and livestreamed in English by CBC Sports. Played out of IGA Stadium in Montreal on February 2-3, the tie will determine which country qualifies for…
Elena Rybakina is a pretty calm tennis player, but it’s not always good, according to the Kazakhstani player who shared her thoughts recently. Rybakina is known as a cold player, meaning she doesn’t show much emotion while playing. Even when she won Wimbledon two years ago, Rybakina didn’t really show much emotion. She’s generally known…
OPEN SUD DE FRANCE – Montpellier, France Second-round results: Alexander Bublik (2) Defeats Denis Shapovalov 1-6 7-6(12) 6-3Alexander Shevchenko (6) Defeats Dalibor Svrcina 6-4 4-6 6-4Michael Mmoh Defeats Alexandre Muller (7) 6-4, 6-4Harold Mayot Defeats Benoit Paire 6-1 6-4Flavio Cobolli Defeats Gael Monfils (8) 6-7(8), 6-3, 6-0Constant Lestienne Defeats Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-4, 4-6, 6-2…
