For the second week in a row, Canada crowned multiple champions on home soil as Rebecca Marino and Kayla Cross took home the titles at the Calgary National Bank Challenger. Marino clinched her third title of the season in the singles, defeating American Anna Rogers 7-5, 6-4 in the final. Cross and her American partner…
The exciting stretch of professional tennis continues in Western Canada this week, as players now shift their sights from Edmonton to the Calgary National Bank Challenger. The joint men’s and women’s event returns for its fifth year and features several high-profile Canadians in the field, including former Wimbledon doubles champion Vasek Pospisil and esteemed veteran…
Bernard Tomic is one of the most mercurial tennis players of the 21st century. In a recent final on the ATP Challenger Tour, he endured one of the worst days of his career. Tomic’s struggles in recent years make it easy to forget that he was one of the most naturally gifted players that Australia…
2024 is Richard Gasquet‘s 23rd consecutive season as a professional tennis player, and his incredible longevity has been demonstrated by the Frenchman becoming the third-oldest ATP Challenger Tour title winner. Gasquet made his ATP Tout debut as a wild card at the 2002 Monte-Carlo Masters at the age of just 15 years and ten months….
(Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images) The Kansas City Chiefs are the team to beat in the National Football League. That has been the case for the past five years or so, and that will continue to be the case until further notice. That’s why everybody’s trying to figure out who’s going to be able to…
Canadian Tennis Stars Milos Raonic, Vasek Pospisil and Rebecca Marino will headline the Everyone Can Play Gala on Oct. 11 at the OSTEN & VICTOR Alberta Tennis Centre (ATC). The Canadian tennis stars will be joined by former World No. 1 doubles player and 12x Grand Slam doubles champion Daniel Nestor. Nestor, the Calgary National…
Tennis Hall of Fame To Host Combined Men’s, Women’s Challenger Starting In 2025 To Continue World-Class Tennis Legacy – World Tennis Magazine Tennis Hall of Fame To Host Combined Men’s, Women’s Challenger Starting In 2025 To Continue World-Class Tennis Legacy
Benjamin Bonzi of France is back in the win column, claiming his first title in over two years on Sunday at the 2024 Winnipeg National Bank Challenger presented by MBuilds. The 28-year-old Frenchman defeated Japan’s Sho Shimabukuro 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 in the championship match to capture the crown at the seventh edition of the event…
Novak Djokovic is not afraid to speak about Carlos Alcaraz‘s qualities, as he sees several similarities between himself and the Spaniard. The two first faced each other at the Madrid Open a few years ago, and the young Spaniard won that match. Their match was a teaser of what was coming in the following few…
Professional tennis is descending upon Manitoba this week. The Winnipeg National Bank Challenger is officially underway in the central province, with a strong 32 player field in competition, featuring four Canadians including veteran Vasek Pospisil. Let’s take a look at the players to watch: Canadians set to compete 2014 Wimbledon doubles champion and former world…
