Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, and Daniil Medvedev all secured victories in their opening matches at the China Open, an ATP 500 event held at the China National Tennis Centre in Beijing. The first round at any tournament is never easy, and playing against him is very tough. But I am happy about the performance and…
Peyton Stearns proved too solid for Leylah Annie Fernandez, defeating the Canadian 7-5, 6-2 to advance at the China Open on Friday. The hard hitting American broke Fernandez five times and won 65% of her first serve points in a decisive 1 hour, 48-minute victory to book her place in the round of 32. Competing…
Getty Images The No. 1 seed at the Japan Open is out after one match, as Taylor Fritz lost to Arthur Fils during first-round action on Thursday afternoon. Fils pulled off a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 upset to book his spot alongside Matteo Berrettini in the last 16. It was not all bad for the American…
Carlos Alcaraz returned to the ATP action at the 2024 China Open, and he managed to beat Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in two very straightforward sets. Last year, the young Spanaird also competed at the ATP 500 tournament in China, and after easily cruising through the first three matches, he was stopped by the eventual champion,…
Second seed Hubert Hurkacz survived a tough opening match in Tokyo and now faces a familiar foe in Jack Draper on Friday. Arthur Fils and Matteo Berrettini are also aiming for a quarterfinal spot at this ATP 500 tournament. Jack Draper vs. (2) Hubert HurkaczHurkacz and Draper will be facing each other or the sixth…
Grigor Dimitrov was expected to play at the 2024 China Open after participating in the Laver Cup, but the Bulgarian withdrew from the ATP 500 event after experiencing physical problems in Berlin. It’s been a weird few weeks for Dimitrov, who recently started to battle health issues. The first time they showed up was at…
Getty Images First-round competition at the ATP 500 event in Beijing wraps up on Friday, when Andrey Rublev begins his week against Pablo Carreno Busta. Francisco Cerundolo and Jakub Mensik are also part of a busy schedule.(4) Andrey Rublev vs. (PR) Pablo Carreno BustaRublev’s 2024 campaign has been all over the place, but he has…
Getty Images With less than two months to go, the race to Turin for the Nitto ATP Finals is heating up on the Asian swing. Only Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, and Carlos Alcaraz have clinched, so five spots remain. Here are the current standings: 1. Jannik Sinner – 9050 points 2. Alexander Zverev – 6115…
Taylor Fritz was very disappointed after losing the 2024 US Open final, and even weeks later, he thinks that it will likely never go away. Fritz had his best-ever run in a tennis event at the recent US Open because he made the final of a major. It was the first time he made a…
The 2024 Japan Championships in Osaka is a WTA 250 event, but the entry list shows the tournament has still attracted some high-profile players. Running from October 14 to 20, the Japan Championships is one of two WTA tournaments in the country. Tokyo’s Japan Open, which has WTA 500 status, is played the week after,…
