Although the WTA tour paused for a week after the conclusion of the spring hard-court season in the United States, Iga Swiatek still achieved a new milestone. The Pole starts her 99th week at the top of the women’s rankings, overtaking three-time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport in the Top 10 list for the most…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday April 14, 2024 Carlos Alcaraz will not defend his title in Barcelona. The 20-year-old has pulled out of the ATP 500 event due to the same right arm injury that forced him out of Monte-Carlo. The World No.3 is planning on making his clay-court debut in Madrid, which…
Dominic Thiem hopes to improve on last year’s performance (Photo by Nuno Cruz/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Last year’s quarter finalist, Austrian Dominic Thiem dispatched Germany’s Maximilian Marterer in the opening round of his Estoril Open campaign in Portugal 6-1 6-7(3). The 2020 US Open champion shrugged off a wrist injury to secure a second-round match…
Twelve months ago, Andrey Rublev was on top of the world. The Russian had just lifted his first-ever Masters 1000 trophy, storming back from 4-1 down in the third set against Holger Rune to claim the title in Monte-Carlo. He went on to make the final in Banja Luka the next week before winning an…
Rafael Nadal will be playing at the 2024 Barcelona Open after confirming it during a press conference. There have been many narratives about Nadal recently, but ultimately, all of them miss the mark by virtue of simply being ill-informed. We don’t know what’s going on with the Spaniard because he rarely talks about it. Most…
Over the weekend, as players fulfilled Billie Jean King Cup duty, former World No 1 Naomi Osaka expressed her desire to play in the upcoming Paris Olympics, but she may have to go through an appeals process to secure a place at the Games because she has not met the requirement of making 2 mandatory…
The tennis clay-court season is in full swing, with five tournaments taking place this week across both tours, one of which is the inaugural Rouen Open. This freshly minted WTA 250 tournament will be held in northern France from April 15th to 21st, and the draw for the first edition has been released. Despite its…
It wasn’t an exhilarating final but the previous day’s efforts and results in the semi-finals of the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters, were always going to be difficult acts to follow. The trinity is even more special than the first or second time. This is an unbelievable win for me. Capturing that win today was nerve-wracking….
Frances Tiafoe Presents $50,000 From USTA Foundation To Maryland’s JTCC – World Tennis Magazine Frances Tiafoe Presents $50,000 From USTA Foundation To Maryland’s JTCC Source link This website aggregates and curates news articles, blog posts, and other content from a variety of external sources. While we aim to link back to…
Jannik Sinner lost only the second time this year at the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters, but according to the former Novak Djokovic‘s coach, he’s still the top player in the world. Marian Vajda, Djokovic’s longest-standing coach, worked with him for almost 15 years in total. Many consider the Slovakian coach to be the mastermind behind Djokovic’s…
