Action in the Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers got under way on Friday, with Iga Swiatek and Naomi Osaka leading the charge with wins to put Poland and Japan ahead against Switzerland and Kazakhstan in different parts of the world on their quest to secure their nations places in the November Finals in Seville. We…
2024 has seen some great success and progress for juniors in Ireland with various international tournaments being hosted since January in clubs and the National Tennis Centre. Ireland is hosting 12 international tournaments in 2024, with more to be confirmed. These tournaments are providing ample opportunities for young players in Ireland to compete on the…
Two-time Monte-Carlo champion Stefanos Tsitsipas will face French Open finalist Casper Ruud in the Monte-Carlo final on Sunday. EPA-EFE/Alejandro Garcia Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters Monte-Carlo, MonacoApril 7-14, 2024Prize Money: €5,950,575 Novak Djokovic Returns in Monte-Carlo Eleven-time champion Rafael Nadal withdrew from Monte-Carlo. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic returns to his home-away-from-home tournament for his first ATP…
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud will do battle in Sunday’s 2024 Rolex Monte Carlo final after the pair came through Saturday’s semi-finals. Tsitsipas progressed after a titanic battle with Jannik Sinner, rallying from 2-4 down in the third set to progress in 2 hours and 40 minutes. Casper Ruud then overcame Novak Djokovic to win…
Novak Djokovic‘s run at the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters ended in the semi-final as a very inspired Casper Ruud bested him. Before this match, the Norwegian had never beaten Djokovic, failing to do so five times. One of those was in the Roland Garros final, which was a really painful loss for Ruud, but he avenged…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday April 13, 2024 Photo Source: ITF/ BJK Cup Iga Swiatek is no stranger to winning streaks. She of the 37-match tear in 2022 is also building a nice little number for the Polish BJK Cup team – Swiatek made it seven consecutive victories in the format, defeating World…
On Friday, in Europe/Africa Group I, Denmark defeated Greece 2-1 to put them in contention for 4th place and a promotion spot to the Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs in November. The post London | BJK Cup Regional Groups nearing completion appeared first on Tennis Threads Magazine. Source link This website aggregates and curates news…
Iga Swiatek completed her task by ensuring that Poland will be at the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Finals with another commanding win. Before returning to clay in a couple of days in Stuttgart, Swiatek played for Poland in the Billie Jean King Cup. She won her first match and stepped out on the court…
Britain’s Francesca Jones earned her first WTA Tour win of the season in the 1st-round of the Copa Colsanitas, the WTA 250 event in Bogota, when the 23-year-old dispatched Colombian wild-card Yuliana Monroy over two days, 6-1 6-2. Jones has been bedevilled by injuries in her fledgling career, but memorably achieved her best result of…
The draw for the 2024 Barcelona Open was released and it promises a lot of exciting matches at the ATP 500 tournament. The Barcelona Open is one of the most prestigious ATP 500 clay-court tournaments, and one man has dominated the tournament in Barcelona over the years – Rafael Nadal. However, the Spaniard was forced…
