[ad_1] Play continued late into the night as the schedule got back on track with the completion of round 3 at the French Open on Thursday, when there were wins for Zheng Qinwen and Emma Navarro, but Daria Kasatkina, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and Linda Noskova joined the early exodus of seeds earlier in the day. At…
[ad_1] World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka survived a huge threat in her opening match at the Mutua Madrid Open on Friday, slipping past Magda Linette in a hard-fought battle. Elena Rybakina, Marketa Vondrousova, and Daria Kasatkina also advanced, while Zheng Qinwen, Ekaterina Alexandrova, and Katie Boulter were among 8 seeds to fall in the 2nd…
[ad_1] Once again the start of play on Saturday was delayed 3 hours by rain, before the Miami Open saw Katie Boulter upset Beatriz Haddad Maia, Aryna Sabalenka implode against Anhelina Kalinina, and Iga Swiatek sail past Camilla Giorgi, while several other top seeds tumbled out of the WTA 1000 draw. It’s always tough to…
[ad_1] Al-Nassr have been eliminated from the AFC Champions League but it may have been different had Cristiano Ronaldo scored from three yards out. Abu Dhabi-based Al Ain led the quarter-final tie 1-0 from the first leg and the second was a thriller in Saudi Arabia. The match on Monday night finished 4-3 to Al-Nassr…
[ad_1] Gael Monfils bested Ugo Humbert easily last week in Doha, but today was revenge day for the fellow Frenchman as he won in three sets at the 2024 Dubai Championships. Monfils had no issues beating Humbert last week in Doha as he put together a really solid week of tennis. The veteran is proving…
[ad_1] Sofia Kenin recently looked like she was returning to her best tennis, but that didn’t happen in the 2024 Abu Dhabi Open qualifying. Kenin finally found some consistency last year by being able to play the most matches she’s played in years. The American won 30 matches, including a pretty good run at the…
[ad_1] On the heels of their big win in the Big Apple last September, Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe (NZ) touched down in Melbourne with their sights set on a second straight women’s doubles Slam crown. The fourth seeds fought their way into the semis but were stopped in their tracks by a 5-7, 5-7…
[ad_1] Another former champion is out of the 2024 Australian Open, after Angelique Kerber lost her opening round at the event. The 2024 Australian Open hasn’t been very nice to former champions so far. 2020 winner, Sofia Kenin drew world no. 1 Iga Swiatek in the first round, and the American lost the match despite…
[ad_1] Denis Shapovalov lost his first match at the 2024 Australian Open, as the Canadian struggled to find his level throughout the match. After losing his first match in six months at the ASB Classic in Auckland, the 24-year-old made his way to Melbourne, where he was set to compete in his first Grand Slam…
[ad_1] Canada’s first appearance at the United Cup came to an early end on Wednesday in Sydney after a sweep at the hands of Greece. With the loss, Canada will finish last in Sydney Group B and will not advance to the knockout stage. Greece was one of the strongest teams in the competition, one…
