[ad_1] Coco Gauff started off her 2024 Italian Open campaign with a tremendous performance and an easy win over Magdalena Frech. Gauff once played in the Roland Garros final, showcasing her skill on clay courts. However, her performance can vary, and she doesn’t always reach her peak level. Gauff’s strong performance in this match sets…
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday May 9, 2024 When Daniil Medvedev pulled up lame and had to pull out of his quarterfinal with Jiri Lehecka at Madrid last week, due to what appeared to be a groin injury, it looked as if the Russian might be unable to defend his title in…
[ad_1] Naomi Osaka had never beaten a Top 20-ranked player on clay before, and she earned the win against Marta Kostyuk at the 2024 Italian Open. The Japanese player hasn’t played much on clay throughout her career. She started playing more on the red dirt during her comeback, and it is quite interesting that she’s…
[ad_1] By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, May 9, 2024 Time to celebrate, tennis fans: You can now have breakfast with the King. Outside-the-box thinker Billie Jean King stars on the iconic orange box. More: Richard Evans on Hall of Fame Induction Wheaties is celebrating Billie Jean King’s legacy as a trailblazing champion with a limited-edition box…
[ad_1] Rafael Nadal battled to a three-set victory in round one of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Thursday afternoon, beating Zizou Bergs 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Nadal raised his level following a slow start to advance in two hours and 53 minutes. The 37-year-old Spaniard lost the first set from a break up, but he cleaned…
[ad_1] Rafael Nadal wanted to test himself further at the 2024 Italian Open, and he certainly got tested in his first match, but he passed the test. Zizou Bergs is a tricky player who can play some really solid tennis. He’s not a world-class player at the moment, but he was certainly good enough in…
[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz during the Tennis Plays For Peace event at the 2022 US Open, in Flushing, NY. Photo credit: Mike Lawrence/USTA By Steve Bellamy To all my tennis loving friends moaning about pickleball taking over tennis courts… I’m a tennis guy to the core. I’ve put rackets in thousands of hands. I’ve fed balls…
[ad_1] Stefanos Tsitsipas has a Greek father and a Russian mother, giving him the opportunity to represent Russia internationally, but he chose Greece instead. Tsitsipas takes great pride in his Greek heritage and actively promotes the country and tennis. He aspires to elevate Greece into a tennis powerhouse by inspiring others to take up the…
[ad_1] Naomi Osaka is pleased with how her season is progressing so far, but she reiterates that there is a lot more to come after her opening-round win at the Italian Open. Osaka joined the WTA caravan on the tour of the European clay swing shortly after helping Japan qualify for the Billie Jean King…
[ad_1] The rain that dogged Madrid last week arrived in Rome on Wednesday, leaving a backlog of matches at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia still to finish on Thursday. “I think she’s incredible [Iga Swiatek]. The way she’s able to maintain being No 1, and constantly do well at all the tournaments, is something that I,…
