Jakub Mensik faces second-seeded Karen Khachanov in the Doha final. Photo credit: Hameltonian/Wikimedia Commons Qatar Open Doha, QatarFebruary 19-25, 2024 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: $1,395,875 Stars Convene in Qatar The Qatar ExxonMobil Open, one of two ATP Tour events held in the Middle East, has been selected by players as the ATP 250 Tournament of…
Nick Kyrgios opened up about his tennis beginnings and how he initially hated the sport. Kyrgios has a well-documented list of instances where he admitted to not liking tennis. Early on in his career, he was quite adamant about his dislike for tennis, and it annoyed a lot of fans. He would mention it often,…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, February 23, 2024 They share the most prolific rivalry in ATP history. Iconic rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic run into each other even when they’re sky high. More: James Blake Q&A More: Richard Evans Q&A Grand Slam king Djokovic, who has been training in Spain, shared this shot of…
Saturday’s schedule of play for the ATP Tour and WTA Events in Rio, Doha, Los Cabos, Dubai and Puerto Vallarta can be found below. This week marks the third week of a busy month of action in February. With four events on the schedule, tennis fans will have an abundance of matches to follow through…
Casper Ruud, the fourth seed at the Los Cabos Open, has reached the semi-finals on his debut at the ATP 250 level event in Mexico with two relative comfortable victories following an opening round bye. The Norwegian, after storming past American Marcus Giron 6-1 6-0, dominated Portugal’s Nuno Borges for his 6-3 6-2 quarter final…
Historic day as Celine Simunyu is set to become the first Irish female player to be awarded a wildcard at a WTA event. Celine has been selected as a Wild Card for qualifying for the WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship. This is a great opportunity for the young Irish player to take…
Getty Images Fresh face Jakub Mensik has captured the attention of the tennis world with a run to the final of his third ATP tour-level match in Doha. He will face the Russian veteran Karen Khachanov. Czechia’s Jakub Mensik is about to take the tennis world by storm. Or more precisely, he has already begun…
On the flight to LA, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic ran into each other. Photo credit: Getty They share the most prolific rivalry in ATP history. Iconic rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic run into each other even when they’re sky high. Grand Slam king Djokovic, who has been training in Spain, shared this shot of running into king…
Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe have had a bit of trouble in semifinals of late, with their latest loss coming in the Dubai final four. The second seeds lost a back-and-forth battle with fourth seeds Storm Hunter and Katerina Siniakova in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 on Friday. It is their third consecutive loss when reach…
Gael Monfils had some good moments in the Gulf over the course of his long career, but he failed to advance past teenage prodigy Jakub Mensik at the 2024 Qatar Open. This week’s Qatar Open has largely been dominated by headlines about the rising star, Jakub Mensik. Similarly to Joao Fonseca in Rio, the Czech…
