Thursday saw Paula Badosa stop Zhang Shuai’s fairytale run in front of a raucous home crowd to reach the China Open semi-finals, where she will meet Coco Gauff, who needed 3 sets to get past qualifier Yulia Starodubtseva. Badosa, the No 15 seed from Spain, survived a stern second-set test from Zhang, the Chinese wild-card…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, October 3, 2024Photo credit: Corleve/Mark Peterson Alexander Zverev isn’t full recovered from the bout with pneumonia that forced him out of Beijing. The world No. 2 is committed to playing the Rolex Shanghai Masters—and pursuing his 2024 goal. More: WADA Appeals Sinner’s Doping Case, Seeks Ban for World No. 1 “I…
Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from next week’s Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open, the WTA 1000 in China, where she was due to play in qualifying this coming weekend, as her injury woes continue. I think there could potentially be a lot of ‘yes’ people around her, instead of people telling her what she doesn’t want to…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday October 3, 2024 Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have a “friendly rivalry,” but to call it a close friendship would be a mistake. The Spaniard talked about his respect for Sinner – and described their friendship for reporters – after earning his third consecutive win over the Italian…
Simona Halep’s elation at winning her first match on the WTA Tour since her doping suspension in 2022 was lifted, at the Prudential Hong Kong 125 Open on Thursday, was short-lived as she fell in round 2 to 7th seed Anna Blinkova. It was a pleasure to play here. It’s the first victory in two…
Mikaela Papich has been immersed in the world of high-performance tennis since she was seven years old. Her early dedication to sport ignited her competitive drive while also presenting difficult challenges that have shaped her life and career. Diagnosed with depression at 14 and living with dyslexia, Papich faced hurdles that could have derailed her…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday October 3, 2024 Two-time major champion Simona Halep has returned to tennis after a four-month injury hiatus. The former World No.1, who returned to the sport in Miami after having her four-year doping ban reduced to nine months, took a wild card into the Hong Kong 125 draw…
Stefanos Tsitsipas will face former world number 3 Kei Nishikori in his first match at the Shanghai Masters, and with his current form, it’s going to be a very complicated matchup. The Shanghai Masters is the penultimate Masters event of the year, making it one of the last chances for players to win some big…
First-round competition in Shanghai continues on Thursday, highlighted by a showdown between Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Stan Wawrinka. China’s own Zhizhen Zhang features against Zizou Bergs. (WC) Stan Wawrinka vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Wawrinka is making what is presumably his final appearance at the Rolex Shanghai Masters in 2024. It has never been a particularly…
Carlos Alcaraz‘s thrilling 2024 China Open final against Jannik Sinner will live long in the memory. It led to the Spaniard achieving something that no other player in ATP history has managed. Question marks surrounded Alcaraz after his second-round loss at the US Open to Botic van de Zandschulp. He looked burnt out, and many…
