The ATP rankings are very much seeing a changing of the guard now. Of all of the Big Three, only Novak Djokovic remains among the Top 100. Rafael Nadal will retire at the end of 2024, and Roger Federer officially retired years ago. Now, we see the likes of Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and Daniil…
Frances Tiafoe‘s time violation at the 2024 Shanghai Masters led to a much-publicized meltdown at the umpire. Andy Roddick recently expressed his thoughts about the violation and the rule that led to it. The Shanghai Masters ended with Jannik Sinner denying Novak Djokovic the 100th title of his career after defeating the Serbian in the…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday October 16, 2024 Seven last-second withdrawals have led to a wide open draw at Ningbo, China this week. Anastasia Potapova (GI Illness), Ekaterina Alexandrova (right shoulder injury), Emma Navarro (illness), Jasmine Paolini (Left foot injury), Luidmila Samsonova (undisclosed), Yafan Wang [WC] (lower back injury) and Zheng Qinwen have…
Toni Nadal says Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova‘s activities outside of tennis mean they have earned more than his nephew Rafael Nadal, and he has no problem with that. 22-time Grand Slam champion Nadal will have to adjust to life outside tennis next month after he announced his retirement from professional tennis after November’s Davis…
Mubadala World Tennis Championship 2016 29th Dec The semifinals of the Six Kings Slam exhibition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia will be held on Thursday, when Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic take the court following byes. They are facing Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, respectively. Carlos Alcaraz vs. Rafael Nadal Nadal will be making his penultimate…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, October 16, 2024Photo credit: Fayez Nureldine/AFPGetty Nadalcaraz lives on. Rafael Nadal inspired Carlos Alcaraz to pursue a pro tennis career. The reigning Roland Garros champion vows he won’t give the King of Clay the royal treatment when the pair face off in a blockbuster Six Kings Slam semifinal…
British No 2 Harriet Dart fell to Clara Tauson for the second time in 3 weeks in Osaka, while lucky losers take over in China… The player I admire is Hsieh Su-Wei. Even though I’m skinny, I can beat foreign players. I’m aiming to play tennis like Hsieh, and I’m trying to become unique. I…
By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, October 16, 2024Photo credit: Simon Bruty/USTA The tennis community is sending out support and best wishes to Serena Williams in her recovery from surgery. Former world No. 1 Serena shared her recovery from surgery to remove a cyst from her neck in a video she posted to TikTok. More: Rafael Nadal Announces Retirement…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday October 16, 2024 The WTA’s elite eight is set for the WTA Finals Riyadh, as Barbora Krejcikova and Zheng Qinwen claimed the last two singles spots on offer. Krejcikova, this year’s Wimbledon champ, and Zheng, this year’s Olympic singles gold medalist in Paris, join Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek,…
On Wednesday, the WTA confirmed the 8 player singles field for its season-ending championships, the WTA Finals Riyadh, announcing that Zheng Qinwen and Barbora Krejcikova have secured the last two places, while 2 qualification places have yet to be filled in the doubles event. In 2024, we have seen 11 different winners across Grand Slams and…
