By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, October 17, 2024Photo credit: Richard Pelham/Getty Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz split the Grand Slam spoils this season. Fittingly, the pair could square off this weekend in a lucrative and historic Six Kings Slam exhibition final. More: Rafael Nadal Announces Retirement from Tennis World No. 1 Sinner pulled off a rarity in Riyadh today….
World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka has set her sights on the top year-ending ranking, and she narrowed the gap on Iga Swiatek by winning the last WTA 1000 of the season, the Dongfeng Voyah · Wuhan Open, after defeating Zheng Qinwen, 6-3 5-7 6-3, in the final on Sunday. Really tight ranking right now. Really…
Getty Images Jannik Sinner won his seventh title on Sunday afternoon, toppling Novak Djokovic 7-6(4), 6-3 in the final of the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Sinner did not face a single break point en route to victory in one hour and 37 minutes. The first-set tiebreaker proved to be decisive. Djokovic has been dominant in such…
England’s Under 16s fought back from being 9.5-8.5 down to win 16-14 in their annual International Match with Ireland held at Burnham & Berrow Golf Club in Somerset. The two-day event saw Ireland take the advantage on day one, after winning the morning foursomes 3.5-2.5, before the singles matches in the afternoon finished all-square at…
Soomin Oh shoots four consecutive rounds in the 60’s to win individual competition and an exemption into the 2025 CPKC Women’s Open Mississauga, Ont. – The Republic of Korea have won the 2024 World Junior Girls Golf Championship for the third time in tournament history, beating Team Canada 1 on a tiebreaker at the Credit…
Karolina Muchova upset Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter-finals of the China Open, securing a spot in the semi-finals against Zheng Qinwen. Muchova reflected on her improvements and fitness challenges throughout the year. The unseeded Czech player defeated the top-seeded Sabalenka in a thrilling match that lasted nearly three hours, ultimately breaking Sabalenka’s 15-match winning streak….
BERLIN, GERMANY – SEPTEMBER 22: Carlos Alcaraz, Grigor Dimitrov, Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev, Flavio Cobolli, Jan-Lennard Struff of Team Europe, Bjorn Borg, Captain of Team Europe and Thomas Enqvist, Vice-Captain of Team Europe, celebrate with the Laver Cup trophy after Team Europe win the Laver Cup on day three of the…
Rasmus Højgaard holed out twice as he pipped local favourite Rory McIlroy to win the Irish Open at Royal County Down. McIlroy looked on course to claim his first professional win on home soil when he led by two shots with four holes to play at a venue just an hour from where he grew…
Magdalena Frech ended a special run in Mexico from Marina Stakusic, defeating the Canadian 6-4, 6-3 in 1 hour, 44 minutes to advance to the semifinals of the Guadalajara Open. The 26-year-old from Poland struck 18 winners, won 73 percent of her first serve points and converted three of nine break point opportunities in the…
A pair of sloppy defensive miscues paired with a lack of offensive urgency led to the U.S. men’s national team’s third-straight loss this summer and fifth overall defeat of 2024. Jacob Shaffelburg and Jonathan David both scored for Jesse Marsch’s Canada squad in a 2-1 road win over the Americans at Children’s Mercy Park in…
