[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz is expected to travel to Madrid on Sunday as doubts creep into the Spaniard’s involvement in the second clay-court ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the season. A right forearm injury has scuppered Alcaraz’s European clay swing, which was meant to begin in Monte Carlo. The 20-year-old traveled to Monaco but was forced…
[ad_1] In a rematch of last week’s Monte-Carlo final, Casper Ruud avenged his recent loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas by triumphing 7-5, 6-3 for the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell title on Sunday afternoon. It is the biggest title of Ruud’s career (ATP 500), as every single one of his 10 previous successes had come at the…
[ad_1] The 2024 Madrid Open is the first WTA 1000 tournament of the season played on clay, and the draw was released for the event. Running from April 23rd to May 5th, the Madrid Open presents players with a great opportunity to prepare for the only clay-court Grand Slam tournament of the season, held a…
[ad_1] Sloane Stephens once stood in the Roland Garros final, and she rediscovered that clay form this week at the 2024 Rouen Open, going all the way. This week in Rouen for the American has been one nobody saw coming, maybe including herself. At some point in her career, it seemed that she never really…
[ad_1] Elena Rybakina found a way to end Iga Swiatek’s reign in Stuttgart, and she will face Marta Kostyuk for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix title on Sunday. I think it’s just style of the game. Iga, she moves really well, and she likes to dominate in the rally. With me, it’s difficult because I…
[ad_1] Jan Lennard Struff had an amazing surge last year but failed to win a trophy, but he’s got it now after winning the 2024 Munich Open on home soil. The German has been a solid player for a long time but has suffered a huge dip in form in recent years. Last year’s season…
[ad_1] Few would have predicted 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens would be contesting the final against Magda Linette at the Open Capfinances Rouen Métropole, the WTA 250 in France, but the American upset tournament favourite Caroline Garcia, 6-3 6-2, in the Saturday’s semi-final, while the Pole outlasted Anhelina Kalinina, the 3rd seed, 6-1 4-6…
[ad_1] One of the talking points heading to this year’s Madrid Open was which section of the draw Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz would be placed in. The answer to that question has been revealed even before the draw ceremony, which will be held on Monday before the official main draw starts on Wednesday, April…
[ad_1] Spain’s former World No 1 Garbiñe Muguruza announced her retirement at a press conference in Madrid on Saturday, the 30-year old, who won both Wimbledon and the French Open, confirming that her extended break from the women’s tour a year ago is now permanent. I have grown and matured in a very different way…
[ad_1] Jannik Sinner‘s season keeps getting better and better, as he is now confirmed to be the top seed of the upcoming Madrid Open. The entry list for the second clay-court Masters 1000 tournament of the season was released a few weeks ago. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic initially led the 96-man field. But on…
