The Mutua Madrid Open, the first WTA 1000 of the clay-court swing, has set its draw with Emma Raducanu facing Karolina Pliskova in the 1st-round, while Katie Boulter enjoys a bye as the No 26 seed. Raducanu, fresh off a quarter-final appearance at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, will be looking to continue her form…
Taylor Fritz will face Jan-Lennard Struff in Sunday’s Munich final. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis Taylor Fritz is savoring doing the dirty work these days. Now, Fritz stands one win from cleaning up on clay for the first time. Slamming his serve to all areas of the box, Fritz blitzed Chilean Cristian Garin 6-3, 6-4 to fire into his…
At the Open Capfinances Rouen Métropole, the WTA 250 tournament in France, 16-year old Mirra Andreeva dropped just 4 games to beat Nadia Podoroska, while Sloane Stephens, Karolina Pliskova, and Magda Linette also made it safely into round 2 on Monday. I cannot say I didn’t win a match for a long time, but I…
For some, there is a swift turnaround from Billie Jean King Cup duty at the weekend to the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, the WTA 500 indoor clay court tournament in Stuttgart, which starts on Monday. The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix is one of my favourite tournaments. I’ve got great memories of Stuttgart, and not only…
Getty Images Ben Shelton won an all-American showdown against Frances Tiafoe on Sunday afternoon, capturing his second ATP title and first on clay at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. Shelton overcame eight double-faults with 11 aces and won 83 percent of his first-serve points while getting broken just once. He prevailed after two hours…
The tennis season has arrived at the first big pivot in the calendar as both the ATP and WTA Tours prepare to transition from the two big North American hard-court events in Indian Wells and Miami to the red clay of Europe. The fast-paced, hard-hitting, hard-court action will give way to the long rallies…
Coco Gauff will not see hard courts for a while after her 2024 Miami Open exit, but she’s excited for some clay action. The American had high hopes for the Sunshine Double, and her fans likely as well. Both were left disappointed with the way it went because even though she made the semi-finals in…
