[ad_1] With the early retirement of the 2nd seed, Bianca Andreescu joins Leylah Fernandez in the WTA 500 quarter-finals in Tokyo, while Wang Xiyu survived a scare to keep her title defence in tact in Guangzhou. I’ve found myself in a similar situation countless times, and it’s truly the worst feeling imaginable. I genuinely wish…
[ad_1] World class tennis makes its way back to Western Canada this week, as the Edmonton National Bank Challenger kicks off at the Royal Glenora Club in Alberta. The mixed event features some of the top young men’s and women’s players across the country. 16 spots are occupied by Canadians in the main draw of…
[ad_1] Hubert Hurkacz made a stunning run at the Shanghai Masters last year to win the trophy, but he won’t be back this year, as he had to withdraw from the tournament. The Pole is a fascinating player, who already enjoyed a lot of success on the ATP Tour. He’s a very solid player thanks…
[ad_1] Enzo Maresca has admitted he would love to field all of Chelsea’s attacking talents at once but isn’t sure he could find the right defensive balance. Christopher Nkunku helped himself to a hat-trick as Chelsea thrashed League Two side Barrow in the EFL Cup on Tuesday night. In Premier League play, meanwhile, Nicolas Jackson…
[ad_1] Maria Sakkari won the biggest trophy of her career at last year’s Guadalajara Open, but the Greek player won’t be back this year to defend it. It’s been a challenging year for Sakkari, who had a decent season last year overall. She won 38 matches in total, including the Guadalajara Open trophy, ending the…
[ad_1] (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) During the AFC Championship Game last season, arguably the best team in the NFL got exposed by the defending Super Bowl champions, as the Baltimore Ravens didn’t stand a chance against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. The Ravens looked like a completely different team against the…
[ad_1] One of the biggest surprises of the 2020 Olympics was Marketa Vondrousova, but she won’t be playing at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris. The Czech player has had a very interesting career so far. She was fairly young when she shockingly made the Roland Garros final many years ago in 2019. That run…
[ad_1] CINCINNATI (July 17, 2024) – Eight past champions, including 2023 winners Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic, headline the preliminary entry lists for the 2024 Cincinnati Open. The initial entrants for the Aug. 11-19 tournament include each player in the Top 40 of the world rankings, led by WTA No. 1 Iga Swiatek and ATP…
[ad_1] Day 2 at Wimbledon saw the defending champion up-ended in the 1st-round as a a physically hampered Marketa Vondrousova lost to 21-year old Spaniard, Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Centre Court. This will be a day that Bouzas Maneiro will never forget, after she pulled off a seismic shock to oust Vondrousova, 6-4 6-2, in…
[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz leaves court after beating Mark Lajal (not pictured) on day one of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London. Picture date: Monday July 1, 2024. (Photo by John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images) (July 1, 2024) Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz opened Wimbledon on Monday, with…
