By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, October 9, 2024Photo credit: Daniel Pockett/Getty The high chair is a hot seat when Daniil Medvedev is playing. Chair umpires are accustomed to taking heat from Medvedev at times. More: WADA Appeals Sinner’s Doping Case, Seeks Ban for World No. 1 During his 7-6(3), 6-3 win over Stefanos…
Top seeds Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula, Jasmine Paolini and Coco Gauff all successfully opened their campaigns at the Dongfeng Voyah · Wuhan Open on Wednesday, but Emma Navarro, Barbora Krejcikova and Anna Kalinskaya were among those who failed to get themselves off the mark. Sabalenka, the two-time defending champion and No 1 seed, won her…
Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev will be squaring off for the 14th time in their careers when they clash in the quarterfinals of the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Thursday. Medvedev is leading the head-to-head series—and a very interesting one, too—by a 7-6 margin. The Russian won their first six encounters only to see Sinner reel…
Leylah Annie Fernandez needed to pull out every trick she had to fight past Kamilla Rakhimova on Thursday at the Wuhan Open, grinding out a nearly-three-hour win to reach the third round of the WTA 1000 event. From in control to the brink of defeat, the Canadian survived another roller-coaster in Wuhan. Fernandez looked well…
The draw at the Rolex Shanghai Masters has finally caught up with itself with the last 16 now known which includes all the big names of the game. I haven’t played too many matches, I think the positive in that is that I’m fresh, so I am happy to play every day as long as…
The first two days of action at the Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open, the last WTA 1000 event being held in China, saw the 1st-round of matches completed, paving the way for the top 8 seeds, who received byes, to enter the tournament in round 2 on Wednesday. British No 1 Katie Boulter was knocked out…
Tennis fans were left shocked when Camila Giorgi suddenly retired and was subsequently accused of tax fraud and theft, and the Italian has now responded to those accusations. The 32-year-old had a solid career on the WTA Tour for several years. Her best result at a Grand Slam was reaching the 2018 Wimbledon quarterfinal, where…
Maria Sakkari’s challenging season is over after the Greek was unable to recover from an injury problem. Sakkari hoped 2024 would be a great season after enduring many difficult moments in 2023, including three consecutive Grand Slam first-round defeats at the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. The 29-year-old tried to change her fortunes…
Frances Tiafoe was hit with two late time violations during his 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(5) loss to Roman Safiullin in round three of the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Tuesday. The first one came with the American serving at 5-5, 0-30 in the third set. Tiafoe got up to the line in plenty of time but started…
Carlos Alcaraz will continue his Shanghai campaign when he faces familiar foe Gael Monfils during fourth-round action on Wednesday. Tommy Paul and Tomas Machac are also part of a busy schedule of play.(3) Carlos Alcaraz vs. Gael MonfilsAlcaraz and Monfils will be facing each other for the fourth time in their careers and for the…
