Collegiate tennis is back south of the border! The fall part of the NCAA tennis schedule is all about tournaments, so the format more closely resembles the professional circuit with players going from place to place, competing in standard knockout draws. Let’s catch up with the latest news from Canadians competing in the NCAA. …
Liam Draxl was the star at the second edition of the Edmonton National Bank Challenger last week, winning both the singles and doubles titles at the ITF M25 tournament. Canadians accounted for wins in three of the four draws at the combined event, with Kayla Cross lifting the trophy in the women’s doubles. Seeded No….
Rafael Nadal endured several injury issues before he announced his retirement and former major doubles champion Nicolas Mahut thinks he had no choice but to retire from the sport. Novak Djokovic paid a touching tribute to his great rival, promising to be present for his final-ever appearance at the Davis Cup Finals in November. Nadal…
Leylah Annie Fernandez saw her tournament at the Wuhan Open come to an end Saturday, as she and partner Aldila Sutjiadi fell to Jessica Pegula and Asia Muhammad 7-5, 6-2 in doubles. The American tandem won 79 per-cent of their first serve points and converted three of five break point chances in the one hour…
It has been over two years since Roger Federer ended his professional tennis career, but the Swiss Maestro will return to the court at the 2024 Shanghai Masters. Tennis is undoubtedly in a great place right now. The emergence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, who have split all four Grand Slams this year, and…
U.S. Open Hints At Tweeking Doubles Competition – For Fans’ Betterment – World Tennis Magazine U.S. Open Hints At Tweeking Doubles Competition – For Fans’ Betterment
Getty Images The Laver Cup is tied 2-2 following Day 1, as Team Europe took two of three singles matches before Team World answered in the doubles rubber. Following wins by European representatives Stefanos Tsitsipas and Grigor Dimitrov, the pressure was on the visitors to win the doubles nightcap at Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany….
Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko & Lyudmyla Kichenok from Ukraine, the No 7 seeds, won the women’s doubles title at the US Open with a 6-4 6-3 victory over the Chinese-French pair of Zhang Shaui & Kristina Mladenovic on Friday. I just came to Jelena after the first or second point and told her, ‘Just remember, you…
37-year-old Sara Errani claimed her 6th Grand Slam doubles title at the US Open, winning her first in a decade alongside Andrea Vavassori. Errani expressed her disbelief at the victory, calling it more than a dream and emphasizing her enjoyment of the moment. The Italian pair defeated Americans Taylor Townsend & Donald Young in the…
Photo by Pete Staples/USTA (Seprember 6, 2024) FLUSHING, NY – Lyudmyla Kichenok was supposed to get married this week to Jelena Ostapenko’s coach, but a run at the US Open put an end to that. The No. 7 seeds won their first major title as a team beating Kristina Mladenovic and Zhang Shuai 6-4, 6-3…
