By Aiberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Marijuana is legal in several states. Cannabis remains a banned substance on the WADA Prohibited List. More: James Blake Q&A More: Richard Evans Q&A Testing positive for cannabis will cost Casey Kania a two-year ban from tennis. Kania has been hit with a two-year ban after testing…
DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS—Dubai, U.A.E. Second-round results: Daniil Medvedev (1) Defeats Lorenzo Sonego 3-6, 6-3, 6-3Andrey Rublev (2) Defeats Arthur Cazaux 6-4, 6-4Hubert Hurkacz (3) Defeats Christopher O’Connell 7-6(5), 6-4Jiri Lehecka Defeats Karen Khachanov (4) 6-7(6), 7-6(5), 6-4Ugo Humbert (5) Defeats Andy Murray 6-2, 6-4Alexander Bublik (7) Defeats Tallon Griekspoor 7-6(8), 7-6(2)Alejandro Davidovich Fokina…
Alex de Minaur vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas is matchup that is without question worthy of being the Abierto Mexicano Telcel title match, but instead they will be squaring off in the quarterfinals on Thursday night. With a handful of top-10 players in a strong ATP 500 field, the 12th-ranked Tsitsipas was reduced to the No. 5…
Sebastian Korda of the United States plays second-seeded Andrey Rublev in Dubai on Thursday. Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab EmiratesFebruary 25-March 2, 2024 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: $2,941,785 Desert Duel in Dubai Daniil Medvedev, accompanied by new coaching addition Gilles Simon, headlines the field in Dubai. Andrey…
Stefanos Tsitsipas dealt with a lot of back problems recently, and to counter that, he changed his service motion. Back issues are nothing new for tennis players because most of them experience them sooner or later. It’s the same for non-tennis players, but for most of people, it comes a bit later than for tennis…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday February 28, 2024 Andy Murray says he likely will not continue his career beyond this summer. The 36-year-old three-time major champion elaborated on comments made yesterday, in which he hinted that he might only have a few months left in his career, and said that he isn’t sure…
Thursday’s schedule of play for the ATP Tour and WTA Events in Dubai, Acapulco, Santiago, San Diego and Austin can be found below. This week marks the last week of action in February. With five events slated, the tennis fans will have many matches to follow throughout the week. Watch all the action live this…
Anhelina Kalinina, seeded for the first time at a WTA tournament, cruised past 18-year old Sara Bejlek at the ATX Open in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, while 2nd-seeded Sloan Stephens and Danielle Collins, the No 3 seed, also advanced to round 2, but Peyton Stearns, the 7th seed, fell in 3 sets to Anna Karolina…
Getty Images Andrey Rublev boasts an impressive track record in Doha and he will try to make another trip to the semifinals on Thursday, this time at Sebastian Korda’s expense. Alexander Bublik and Jiri Lehecka are also in action.Sebastian Korda vs. (2) Andrey RublevKorda has been absolutely crushing people at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis…
Stars will light up the court for a worthy cause in La Quinta. Award-winning actress, producer and philanthropist Charlize Theron will host the 20th annual Desert Smash charity celebrity tennis event set for Tuesday, March 5 La Quinta Resort & Club, La Casa Event Space, 49-199 Eisenhower Drive, La Quinta, CA. This year’s Desert Smash will benefit…
