Ons Jabeur was expected to continue her solid play at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Open against Beatriz Haddad Maia, but she ran into an inspired opponent. This was a fascinating matchup that seemed to favour the Tunisian. However, it went very differently as she failed to counter some very inspired play by Haddad Maia, who…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday February 3 2024 A year of comebacks on the WTA Tour continues into February, as former Grand Slam champions Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu continue to search for form at this week’s Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open. The WTA 500 tournament held its draw on Saturday, with Osaka and…
DALLAS OPEN—Dallas, Texas Second-round results: Jordan Thompson (7) Defeats Denis Kudla 6-1, 6-1Dominik Koepfer (8) Defeats Rinky Hijikata 6-3, 7-6(5) ***** OPEN 13 PROVENCE-Marseille, France Second-round results: Hubert Hurkacz (1) Defeats Alexander Shevchenko 6-1, 6-4Grigor Dimitrov (2) Defeats Sebastian Korda 6-1, 7-6(5)Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (5) Defeats Emil Ruusuvuori 6-3, 7-5Zhizhen Zhang Defeats Felix Auger-Aliassime (7)…
Great Britain’s Heather Watson’s impressive run at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open came to an end in the last 16 on Thursday, when she was beaten 7-6(1) 7-5 by the Spanish lucky loser Cristina Bucsa, while top-seeded Elena Rybakina reached the quarter-finals, coming from a set down to defeat Danielle Collins, and both Barbora Krejcikova…
The BNP Paribas Open entry list was revealed earlier this week and–as expected–it includes both Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Djokovic confirmed on his website that he will play the Indian Wells Masters for the first time since 2019. It is the next tournament on the top-ranked Serb’s schedule, which means he is skipping the…
Photo credit: Laver Cup A home hero aims to bring blue boost to Berlin. German No. 1 Alexander Zverev and former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev will join Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz on Team Europe for the 2024 Laver Cup at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin September 20-22nd. Team Europe captain Bjorn Borg named Medvedev an Zverev to the squad today, joining Alcaraz…
Holger Rune parted ways with Roger Federer’s former coach, Severin Luthi, and his mother now explained why it came to that. Before this year even started, Rune made headlines by starting to work with Roger Federer’s former coach, Severin Luthi. He joined a team already spearheaded by Boris Becker, so many people were excited about…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, February 5, 2024 All good things must come to an end. Reflecting on the end of Novak Djokovic’s reign as Australian Open champion, coach Goran Ivanisevic said if the 10-time AO champion’s rule had to end, he’s glad it ended to Jannik Sinner. More: Richard Evans Q&A Playing with…
Friday’s schedule of play for the ATP Tour and WTA Events in Dallas, Marseille, Cordoba, Abu Dhabi, Cluj-Napoca and Mumbai can be found below. This week marks the beginning of a busy month of action in February. With six events on the schedule, tennis fans will have an abundance of matches to watch all week….
In a serving battle Canada’s Felix Auger Aliassime proved the stronger against French wildcard Quentin Halys as he powered into the second round of the Open 13 Provence event. The seventh-seeded Canadian was in confident mood after reaching the semi-finals in Montpellier last week, prevailing 6-2 7-5 at the indoor ATP 250 event in Marseille….
