By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Eighteen-year-old Czech sensation Jakub Mensik made many fans with his spirited run to the Doha final last week. One is named Andrey Rublev. More: James Blake Q&A More: Richard Evans Q&A Showing strong flair for first-strike tennis and a bold backhand down the line, Mensik knocked off…
Former winner and 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal will make his return to the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California on Thursday, March 7th. Sidelined with a hip injury for the better part of a year, the 37-year-old will be playing in his second event of the season. Nadal, who has won in…
Britain’s Katie Boulter and Daria Saville from Australia advanced to the 2nd-round of the Cymbiotika San Diego Open on a rain-interrupted Monday, while Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk and Marina Stakusic, a 19-year-old qualifier from Canada, were also among those to score wins on opening day. I always think that qualifiers are pretty dangerous. I’ve had some…
Getty Images It’s a good docket in Dubai on Wednesday, as Sebastian Korda takes on Botic van de Zandschulp and Jakub Mensik battles Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Spots in the quarterfinals of this ATP 500 are at stake. Sebastian Korda vs. Botic van de Zandschulp Korda’s start to the 2024 season has been a mixed bag….
Andy Murray of Great Britain plays Ugo Humbert in Dubai. Photo by Julian Finney/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 Rublev is the second…
Alexander Zverev played many events last year to get back to his best tennis, and he certainly won’t do the same thing this year. Playing a lot of events is generally something a lot of players avoid doing. Obviously, some can afford to do it more than others, and Zverev is one of those players….
By Aiberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Your remote is your ticket to Tennis Paradise next month. The BNP Paribas Open announced its 2024 TV schedule with 110 hours of live Indian Wells coverage and 150 replay hours planned by host broadcaster Tennis Channel. More: James Blake Q&A More: Richard Evans Q&A The BNP…
DOMESTIC BROADCAST SCHEDULE RELEASED FOR 2024 BNP PARIBAS OPEN Tennis Channel to Provide Exclusive First-Ball to Last-Ball Coverage From Indian Wells; More than 110 Total Hours of Live Coverage From Tennis Paradise INDIAN WELLS, Calif., February 27, 2024 – The 2024 BNP Paribas Open, to be held March 3-17 at the Indian Wells Tennis…
The WTA 250 ATX Open in Austin, Texas, kicked off on Monday with China’s Wang Yafan pulling off a 1st-round upset win over 4th-seeded Lucia Bronzetti from Italy, 7-6(5) 6-4, while Diane Parry, Yuan Yue, and Camila Ororio also advanced to round 2. Wang won 81% of her first-serve points and saved 4 of the…
Seeds Ugo Humbert and Andrey Rublev are in outstanding form and will try to maintain momentum by earning quarterfinal spots on Wednesday in Dubai. Humbert meets Andy Murray, while Rublev awaits qualifier Arthur Cazaux.Andy Murray vs. (5) Ugo HumbertMurray is starting to win some tennis matches this season, and it is no surprise that success…
