World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka pulled off a dramatic fight-back to beat Coco Gauff and reach the final of the the WTA 1000 in China, where she will face home favourite Zheng Qinwen for her 3rd Wuhan Open title in as many appearances. In a battle between the last two US Open champions, trailing 1-6,…
Getty Images Tennis missed out another chapter of the Jannik Sinner vs. Carlos Alcaraz rivalry in the semifinals of the Rolex Shanghai Masters, but Sinner will indeed face a different rival when the title is on the line on Sunday afternoon. Novak Djokovic stands in Sinner’s way of the trophy and they will be facing…
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy will face four-time champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia, who is playing for his 100th career title, in the Rolex Shanghai Masters final. Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images Rolex Shanghai Masters Shanghai, ChinaOctober 2-13, 2024 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: $8,995,555 No. 1 Jannik Sinner Heads Loaded Shanghai DrawWorld No….
October 12, 2024 by Admin SHANGHAI – Jannik Sinner has clinched ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF honours — becoming the first Italian to do so — following his semi-final win at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. On 10 June, Sinner became the first man or woman from his country to reach World No. 1…
Leylah Annie Fernandez saw her tournament at the Wuhan Open come to an end Saturday, as she and partner Aldila Sutjiadi fell to Jessica Pegula and Asia Muhammad 7-5, 6-2 in doubles. The American tandem won 79 per-cent of their first serve points and converted three of five break point chances in the one hour…
The semi-finals of the Rolex Shanghai Masters has been filled and to everyone’s surprise, Carlos Alcaraz does not feature after losing Tomas Machac in two tight sets. Machac, who likes to make his shorts shorter than the manufacturer intended, scored one of the best wins of his burgeoning career when he downed the third seed…
We can speculate on what the future holds for Rafa Nadal once he has played his final shot as a professional tennis player in the Davis Cup finals in Malaga, a town in southern Spain 500 miles south west from his Majorca home. From the child who watched you on television and dreamed of becoming…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, October 11, 2024Photo credit: Matthew Stockman/Getty As a shotmaker, Richard Gasquet personified French flair. Fittingly, Gasquet will say farewell to tennis at the French Open. More: Rafael Nadal Announces Retirement from Tennis The 38-year-old Gasquet will retire after playing the 2025 Roland Garros, he told French publication L’Equipe “I think that…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday October 11, 2024 Former World No.1 and two-time major champion Garbine Muguruza is officially off the market. The Spanish star was married to Arthur Borges on Saturday, October 5. The pair took part in what looks to be a lovely and lavish ceremony in Marbella, Spain last weekend,…
The semi-finalists at the Dongfeng Voyah · Wuhan Open, the last WTA 1000 event of the year being held in China, were decided on Friday, and will see top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff square off for a place in the final, while home favourite Zheng Qinwen makes history when she meets her fellow countrywoman,…
