[ad_1] Twenty-one-year-old American Ben Shelton won the first ATP final in the Open Era (since 1968) to feature two Black American men, defeating 26-year-old Frances Tiafoe, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, to win the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship on Sunday in Houston. Shelton will rise to a new career-high ranking of No….
[ad_1] Elena Rybakina found a way to end Iga Swiatek’s reign in Stuttgart, and she will face Marta Kostyuk for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix title on Sunday. I think it’s just style of the game. Iga, she moves really well, and she likes to dominate in the rally. With me, it’s difficult because I…
[ad_1] Jan Lennard Struff had an amazing surge last year but failed to win a trophy, but he’s got it now after winning the 2024 Munich Open on home soil. The German has been a solid player for a long time but has suffered a huge dip in form in recent years. Last year’s season…
[ad_1] Few would have predicted 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens would be contesting the final against Magda Linette at the Open Capfinances Rouen Métropole, the WTA 250 in France, but the American upset tournament favourite Caroline Garcia, 6-3 6-2, in the Saturday’s semi-final, while the Pole outlasted Anhelina Kalinina, the 3rd seed, 6-1 4-6…
[ad_1] One of the talking points heading to this year’s Madrid Open was which section of the draw Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz would be placed in. The answer to that question has been revealed even before the draw ceremony, which will be held on Monday before the official main draw starts on Wednesday, April…
[ad_1] Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas will be squaring off for the fifth time in their careers and in a second consecutive title match when they meet again on Sunday at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. They also faced each other in the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters final exactly one week ago, when Tsitsipas rolled 6-1,…
[ad_1] Taylor Fritz will face Jan-Lennard Struff in Sunday’s Munich final. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis Taylor Fritz is savoring doing the dirty work these days. Now, Fritz stands one win from cleaning up on clay for the first time. Slamming his serve to all areas of the box, Fritz blitzed Chilean Cristian Garin 6-3, 6-4 to fire into…
[ad_1] Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud will be facing each other for the fifth time in their careers and in a second consecutive final when they battle for the title of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on Sunday afternoon. They also squared off in last Sunday’s Monte-Carlo championship match, with Tsitsipas triumphing 6-1, 6-4 to…
[ad_1] The Lehigh Valley Phantoms clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday evening with a 3-0 road victory over the Bridgeport Islanders. The Phantoms are making their second consecutive postseason appearance and their 14th playoff trip overall, including a pair of Calder Cup championships in 1998 and 2005 while based in…
[ad_1] The Belleville Senators clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday night thanks to a last-second 3-2 win over the Laval Rocket at CAA Arena. The Senators will participate in the AHL postseason for the second time in franchise history; they lost a first-round series to Rochester in 2022. Belleville joins…
