Iga Swiatek is one of the biggest winners of this year’s grass-court swing, and she hasn’t even lifted her racket. The WTA rankings can attest to that statement after the Pole’s lead at the top has only been bridged marginally. Swiatek’s 11695 points are the most by a WTA player since Serena Williams in 2015….
Former ATP player Greg Rusedski thinks Coco Gauff has a real shot at winning the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, as there is a lack of dominant grass players right now. Parity has been the staple of women’s tennis for many years, and it created a group of players who could win any event. At the moment,…
Mirra Andreeva was the eight seed at the 2024 Bad Homburg Open, but she lost already in the opening round of the WTA 500 tournament. The 17-year-old has been turning heads since her sensational breakthrough at the 2023 Madrid Open at 15. Since then, she has many more matches under her belt, and thanks to…
Although Iga Swiatek hasn’t been very successful on grass in the past, former WTA player Johanna Konta predicted that she will win Wimbledon in the future. Konta is a former British player who peaked at number 4 in the rankings and made a few good runs at Wimbledon. She was a much better grass player…
At the ecotrans Ladies Open in Berlin, reigning Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova began her grass-court campaign by defeating qualifier Rebeka Masarova from Spain, 6-4 6-3, on Monday. The No 5 seed from the Czech Republic was the lone seeded player in action on Day 1, and she saved 4 of the 5 break points she…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, June 21, 2024Photo credit: Roland Garros Facebook British lawn will be a happy landing place for Karolina Muchova. The 2023 Roland Garros runner-up announced she will launch her comeback from wrist surgery at Eastbourne next week in preparation for Wimbledon, which starts on July 1st. Watch: Federer’s Dartmouth…
If Gabriela Dabrowski and Bianca Andreescu were rusty on the grass last week, no one would have known based on their results. Both recently had extended layoffs and are just working their way back on tour, but in their first grass events of the season, they found themselves in finals, with the Ottawan getting her…
Renowned tennis coach Paul Annacone, known for guiding players like Roger Federer and Pete Sampras, recently discussed Jannik Sinner’s potential to excel on grass courts. He emphasized the importance of Sinner’s first-strike tennis skills in improving his game on this surface. Despite holding a 12-8 record on grass, Sinner’s performance, especially reaching the Wimbledon semi-final…
Carlos Alcaraz is currently the second-ranked player on the ATP Tour, but he won’t be able to improve that ranking during the upcoming grass-court season. The Spaniard has already reached the world no. 1 spot in his career. In fact, he’s the youngest man ever to reach the world no. 1 spot, after achieving the…
Ben Shelton has the game suited for grass and he considers himself a dark horse for this year’s grass season. Before the grass-court season, the ATP interviewed several players about their predictions for the upcoming season, and many of them, including Shelton, picked him as the dark horse for the grass season. Shelton’s style of…
