Gabriel Diallo’s first piece of hardware on the ATP Tour is a runner-up trophy after he lost in his first tour-level final on Sunday to world No. 26 Karen Khachanov at the Almaty Open. Slow starts in each set forced the Canadian to play from behind for most of the day. He fought hard, even…
British No 2 Harriet Dart fell to Clara Tauson for the second time in 3 weeks in Osaka, while lucky losers take over in China… The player I admire is Hsieh Su-Wei. Even though I’m skinny, I can beat foreign players. I’m aiming to play tennis like Hsieh, and I’m trying to become unique. I…
The Panthers defeated the Bruins once again, continuing their dominance over Boston with a win in their recent matchup. This marks the second victory for Florida in just four games this season. Panthers Beat Bruins… Again Despite their efforts, Boston struggled to overcome the Panthers in the NHL, suffering another loss to the visiting team…
It was an early exit for Félix Auger-Aliassime on Friday at the Shanghai Rolex Masters, as the Canadian fell 6-3, 6-2 to France’s Alexander Muller. The world No. 74 struck nine winners and broke serve on three of eight opportunities to coast to the straight sets victory in just 78 minutes over the Canadian No….
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday July 5, 2024 For the better part of the last six months, fans have been wondering: what’s up with Big Foe? Frances Tiafoe, who parted ways with longtime coach Wayne Ferreira, then changed coaches again recently, has struggled to find that swagger that makes him one of the…
Not surprising perhaps, but after Thursday’s efforts and the ensuing attention it created, Jack Draper couldn’t follow up with another win on the Queen’s Club grass courts to crash out of the cinch Championships at the quarter final stage. I was definitely having to pick myself up. I felt quite flat at times, Jack DRaper…
Players are now having to change their clay court shoes for grass court ones and quickly adapt to the natural surface in preparation for the Wimbledon Championships which start on the 1st of July. On a quick surface like grass, the sets are tight. When your chances come you have to be clinical – he…
On Wednesday, both Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina, the No 2 and No 4 ranked players in the world, suffered shocking defeats in the French Open quarter-finals to underdogs Mirra Andreeva and Jasmine Paolini. Andreeva, just 17 years old, pulled off the biggest win of her career, defeating Sabalenka in a hard-fought match that lasted…
Novak Djokovic played his first practice match ahead of the 2024 Italian Open against Grigor Dimitrov and he lost it. Practice sets are not matches, and players usually don’t play them like matches, but they’re the closest they can get to a competitive match before tournaments. They’re common in the final days of players’ preparation…
It was a day of mixed results for Canadians on the clay in Madrid. Félix Auger-Aliassime produced a near-flawless display, cruising past France’s Adrian Mannarino 6-0, 6-4 in just 70 minutes to charge into the third round of the Madrid Open. In a matchup against a veteran left-hander, the Canadian delivered a clinical and dominant…
