By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, November 28, 2023 Devoted Davis Cup competitor Lleyton Hewitt says the competition has been diminished by three major mis-steps. More: Djokovic‘s Dream Captain Hewitt led Australia to its second straight Davis Cup final last weekend where it fell to Italy. Jannik Sinner won the final eight straight games crushing Alex…
Wednesday’s schedule of play at the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by NEOM from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia can be found below. The unique eight-man event will showcase the best ATP Tour players that are 21-year-old and under. Taking place from November 28 – December 02, 2023, the Next Gen ATP Finals is always a fan-favourite…
She’s a Canadian-American tennis player and a two-time junior Grand Slam doubles champion! Carson Branstine returns as a guest on Match Point Canada this week to discuss her newfound health and recent success, winning two consecutive ITF 15K events in Tunisia. Branstine discussed her long and challenging road back from injuries to her knees and…
Taylor Fritz was booed the last time he stood on a tennis court, and he explained the whole ATP Finals situation recently. Taylor Fritz officially debuted at the ATP Finals in Turin last year when he found himself among the Top 8 players that year. He didn’t do the same thing this year but found…
It’s unknown whether Nick Kyrgios will play during the Australian summer because of his injuries, but should he, there will be a place for him at the 2024 Brisbane International. Kyrgios played only one match on the ATP Tour in 2023, and it happened at the Stuttgart Open earlier in the year. It was a…
A ground-breaking claim has emerged about Saudi Arabia’s potential involvement in fostering a deal that could see the ATP and WTA tours lose out its controlling power over tennis tournaments. Saudi Arabia is reportedly set to host a Masters 1000 tournament by 2025, which will act as a warm-up tournament before the Australian Open. The…
For the second year in a row, it was heartbreak and agony for Team Australia, who finished runners-up at the Davis Cup. Jannik Sinner inspired Italy to their first Davis Cup success since 1976, leaving the nearly-men in green and gold crushed. The second-most successful team in the Davis Cup competition will be back next…
With the Nitto ATP Finals and Davis Cup in the rearview mirror, it’s not too early to start looking ahead toward the 2024 tennis season. Sure enough, the first initial entry list for 2024 was announced on Tuesday in Brisbane, Australia. Headlining the Brisbane International, which is an ATP 250 tournament, are Holger Rune, Grigor…
One day following his heroics against Novak Djokovic and Team Serbia, Jannik Sinner led Italy to its second-ever Davis Cup title and first since 1976. Sinner defeated Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-0 as Italy swept Australia in the two singles rubbers on Sunday evening in Malaga Spain. After Matteo Arnaldi beat Alexei Popyrin 7-5, 2-6,…
At least 14 tennis players have confirmed their participation in an upcoming exhibition tennis tournament to be played in the Russian port city of St. Petersburg. Obviously, organizing a tennis tournament in Russia in the current climate is subject to controversy from many quarters. One Ukrainian account on X with the name Ukrainian Tennis BTU…
