[ad_1] Ons Jabeur is slowly starting to win matches again, but she will face always-tricky Leylah Fernandez at the 2024 Madrid Open. It’s been a very tough year for Jabeur, who hasn’t played the type of tennis we know she can play. She’s also dealt with some physical issues, which certainly didn’t help her. Fernandez…
[ad_1] There were some serious injury doubts about Carlos Alcaraz leading up to his first match at the 2024 Madrid Open, but he erased all of them with a spectacular performance. This is Alcaraz’s first big clay event this year. He played briefly in South America, but that wasn’t a long stay on the surface,…
[ad_1] Denis Shapovalov played one of his most complete matches of the season, defeating 26th seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-6(3), 6-3 to advance to the third round of Madrid. The Canadian struck 33 winners and fired eight aces to collect his second clay court win of 2024. In a match dripping with quality from the…
[ad_1] Roland Garros tournament director Amelie Mauresmo denied the possibility of Rafael Nadal being given a seeding spot in the main draw. For many years, Wimbledon has employed its own seeding system for the grass-court Grand Slam. It was based on a combination of factors, mostly related to ranking but also a player’s past performance…
[ad_1] Aryna Sabalenka started her title defense at the 2024 Madrid Open with a very hard-fought win over Magda Linette. This was a match that was much tougher than the Belarusian might have liked, but there are reasons for it. Chiefly, it’s because Linette is a pretty solid player who rarely loses matches without a…
[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz first experienced arm issues before the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters, causing frustration as he desired to compete. Alcaraz has struggled in Monaco, having played only once. Despite being a top clay tournament, its calendar position often leads to player absences. Alcaraz missed the ATP Masters 1000 clay-court events in the past two years…
[ad_1] Mirra Andreeva recorded another win at the 2024 Madrid Open, beating fellow teenager, Linda Noskova, in three sets. Last year, the Russian player entered the tournament as a 15-year-old and stunned Beatriz Haddad Maia early on. She turned 16 during the event and reached the round of 16. Now, one year later, Andreeva is…
[ad_1] World No 1 Iga Swiatek sailed into the 3rd-round at the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday with an easy win over Wang Xiyu, while Coco Gauff earned herself 2 bagels against Arantxa Rus, and there were wins also for Maria Sakkari, Ons Jabeur and Jelena Ostapenko, but Elina Svitolina, Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens…
[ad_1] The presence of Rafael Nadal at the 2024 French Open is far from certain, and the Spaniard has since clarified when he will be able to make a decision to play there. Nadal returned to action at last week’s Barcelona Open after recovering from a hip injury. However, persistent pain still perturbs him and…
[ad_1] The ATP has responded to reports that it has reached an agreement with Saudi Arabia to stage a 10th Masters 1000 tournament by 2027. On Thursday, Tennis Magazine Italia published a report following a meeting involving various tennis stakeholders in Madrid, where a joint ATP and WTA 1000 is currently ongoing. One of the…
