If there were doubts that Novak Djokovic‘s popularity with tennis crowds is pretty modest, then that notion is wrong, judging by how the Serb was received by excited fans at UCLA. Djokovic is currently putting in the hard yards ahead of his first match at Indian Wells in five years. He was among the first…
By Aiberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, February 29, 2024 The Miami Open has injected major champions into the main draw. Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu, former Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki and former US Open finalist Kei Nishikori have all received wild cards into next month’s Miami Open….
Jack Draper continues to post impressive results at the Mexican Open in Acapulco and this timer eased himself into the quarter finals with a comfortable straight set win over Japan’s Yoshito Nishioka. The Briton proved too powerful for the Japanese player appearing in the ATP 500 level draw on a Lucky Loser card ticket who…
Saudi Arabia’s presence in tennis continues to grow, as it was announced earlier this week that the ATP Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund have agreed to a five-year partnership that includes naming rights for the ATP rankings. The PIF will also partner with ATP tournaments in Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Beijing, the Nitto ATP…
Ben Shelton is enjoying his time in Acapulco so far, notching two wins, but a third one will require a lot more from him because he’s facing Casper Ruud. Ruud famously spoiled last year that Los Cabos is moving to earlier in the calendar by confirming that he’ll play that event and the Mexican Open…
Britain’s Katie Boulter came from a set down to upset 2nd-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia and claim a slot in the Last 8 at the WTA 500 Cymbiotika San Diego Open, while top seed Jessica Pegula and Marta Kostyuk, the 6th seed, also advanced with straight set wins on Wednesday. … Andy Murray is Andy Murray,…
Getty Images Australian Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev kicked off his title defense at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships by beating Alexander Shevchenko 6-3, 7-5 on Tuesday evening. Medvedev came back from 5-3 down in the second set to advance after one hour and 28 minutes. The third-ranked Russian was playing for the first time…
This matchup was supposed to bring fire, but it didn’t quite live up to that as Sebastian Korda struggled to really get going properly against Andrey Rublev. Korda was spectacularly on fire at the 2024 Dubai Championships before this match, barely having any trouble in his first two matches. The same could be said for…
DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS—Dubai, U.A.E. First-round results: Daniil Medvedev (1) Defeats Alexander Shevchenko 6-3, 7-5Karen Khachanov (4) Defeats Luca Van Assche 6-2, 6-3Ugo Humbert (5) Defeats Gael Monfils 4-6, 6-3, 6-3Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (8) Defeats Fabian Marozsan 6-3, 4-6, 6-1Lorenzo Sonego Defeats Sumit Nagal 6-4, 5-7, 6-1Jiri Lehecka Defeats Marton Fucsovics 6-4, 3-6, 7-5Arthur…
Murray’s see-saw season continues as he crashes out of the Dubai Duty Free championships, an ATP 500 event, having battled through his opening match for his sixth loss of the year. I get asked about it after every single match that I play, every single tournament that I play. I’m bored of the question, to…
