Dominic Thiem was given a special retirement ceremony on Sunday at the 2024 Vienna Open, and Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic were among the players who spoke touchingly about the Austrian. In his prime, Thiem possessed one of the best games to watch on the ATP Tour. His powerful groundstrokes, one-handed backhand, and superb athleticism…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday October 21, 2024 Aryna Sabalenka‘s second stint atop the WTA’s rankings has come sooner than expected. The WTA revealed on Monday that the three-time major champion has leapfrogged Iga Swiatek in the rankings, due to the fact that Swiatek was hit by “continuing year-end adjustments for falling short…
Ben Shelton takes the court in Basel on Tuesday. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis Swiss Indoors Basel Basel, SwitzerlandOctober 21-27, 2024 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: €2,385,100 Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud Headline Basel FieldAndrey Rublev is the top seed and Casper Ruud is seeded second in Basel. Roger Federer, who once served as a ball boy at…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday October 21, 2024 Canada’s Gabriel Diallo was rewarded for reaching his first ATP final last week with a fresh Top 100 ranking on Monday. The 23-year-old Montreal native jumps 31 spots to No.87, and becomes the fourth ATP player to make a Top 100 debut after the US…
This has been the best season of Tommy Paul’s career and it continued on Sunday afternoon at what has become his best tournament. Paul won the Nordic Open for the second time, defeating Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-3 in Stockholm. It was a crucial contest between two players who went into the match at No. 10…
Martin Blackman Out At USTA Player Development In Competitive Pathway Reorganization – World Tennis Magazine Martin Blackman Out At USTA Player Development In Competitive Pathway Reorganization
Gabriel Diallo is starting to come into his own on the ATP Tour. The former NCAA standout has been progressing since turning pro last year but took a giant leap forward last week with his best result yet on the main tour, which has launched him into the Top 100 in the rankings. Here’s what…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, October 21, 2024Photo credit: USTA The USTA announced a structural shake-up today. Martin Blackman has resigned his current post as General Manager of Player Development effective today. Blackman, who succeeded Patrick McEnroe as USTA head of player development in April, 2015, has agreed to stay on as a special advisor through…
Aryna Sabalenka has once again secured the PIF WTA World No.1 Singles Ranking, surpassing Iga Swiatek for the top spot due to penalties for not participating in enough WTA 500 events this season. Sabalenka’s recent success includes winning WTA 1000 titles at the Cincinnati Open and the Dongfeng Voyah · Wuhan Open, claiming her 3rd…
Photo credit: United Cup The world’s best tennis players are set for some thrilling match ups at the third edition of the United Cup, the innovative mixed teams event in Perth and Sydney from Friday, December 27 to Sunday, January 5, 2025. Staged against a picturesque Sydney Harbour backdrop, 18 countries were drawn into six groups of three teams at…
