[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…
[ad_1] Jannik Sinner will face compatriot Lorenzo Sonego at the 2024 Madrid Open, with both aiming to win this all-Italian derby. The last time Sinner stood on a tennis court was in Monte Carlo around two weeks ago. It was a strange match against Stefanos Tsitsipas, in which the Italian looked in control up until…
[ad_1] Rafael Nadal has one objective to fulfill before the end of his playing career, and it may not necessarily be to win another Roland Garros title. Nadal would love to prolong his career beyond the current season. Still, with every passing week, that goal is becoming even harder to accomplish. Injuries have crippled the…
[ad_1] Rafa Nadal sailed into the second round of the Madrid Masters as he swept aside Darwin Blanch in 66-minutes for the loss of just one game in what was a David and Goliath confrontation. Today I played against an opponent with a great future in front (of him), but today he’s still making mistake,…
[ad_1] Emma Raducanu lost her first match at the 2024 Madrid Open, and former WTA player and British BJKC Team Captain Anne Keothavong took issue with it. Keothavong is the British Billie Jean King Cup Captain, and she’s quite familiar with Raducanu. They’ve had an interesting relationship so far, as Keothavong made some comments about…
