[ad_1] Jasmine Paolini upset Beatriz Haddad Maia on Day 1 of the Dubai Duty Free WTA 1000, while two other seeds, Ekaterina Alexandrova and Caroline Garcia fell to Magdalena Frech and Ashlyn Krueger respectively, and Ons Jabeur pulled out because of her right knee injury. If I win a Grand Slam, I’m never playing tennis…
[ad_1] The signature shot to swoon over has seen better days. By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday February 18, 2024 It is a sad day for the one-handed backhand. Revered and regaled for a century, the shot has been a fixture at the top of the tour since, well, forever. Even in recent years,…
[ad_1] Liverpool have been dealt another major injury blow as Alisson Becker has picked up a problem with his hamstring a day before the Reds travel to Brentford. According to the Liverpool Echo, the Brazil international is out of Saturday’s Premier League match having sustained the injury during a training session on Friday. The goalkeeper has remained…
[ad_1] Tuesday was a day of shocks at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open in Doha, which saw Coco Gauff, Ons Jabeur and Maria Sakkari sent packing, while Naomi Osaka pulled off her first back-to-back win this year, and Karolina Pliskova advanced to the Last 16 despite running on an empty tank. [The knee is] definitely much…
[ad_1] 3 If 2024 is the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, then 2024 has certainly begun as the Year of the Dane at Old Trafford. Following a difficult start to life in the Premier League at Manchester United, Danish dynamo Rasmus Hojlund has come alive since scoring the winner against Aston Villa…
[ad_1] PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Tiger Woods was never going to be a free agent for long. A few days after the confetti was swept from Times Square, an announcement was made that turned a rumor into reality: Tiger Woods and Nike were parting ways after 27 years. The 15-time major winner and the Swoosh…
[ad_1] With the finals of the Qatar TotalEngeries Open set for next Saturday, play got underway on Sunday in the 48-woman main draw following two earlier days of intense qualifying, all hosted by the Qatar Tennis Federation on the courts of the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex. I haven’t been on tour that long,…
[ad_1] Paula Badosa was just a few games away from winning her opening-round match at the 2024 Qatar Open against Ashlyn Krueger, but rain interfered. The Spanish player has been up and down during this most recent comeback. She had some good showings, like the one in Melbourne, but also some bad ones, like the…
[ad_1] Sahith Theegala plays his tee shot on the 17th hole during the rain delayed second round at the 2024 WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Photo: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports) Sahith Theegala has unfinished business at the Phoenix Open. Two years ago, he had a chance to win the title until his tee shot…
[ad_1] The Ultimate Tennis Showdown got off to a great start on the first day, but on Day 2, Holger Rune and Dominic Thiem both withdrew from the tournament. The Ultimate Tennis Showdown is a series of exhibition events that feature a unique format and generally really strong fields. It first started with an event…
