[ad_1] Two-time violation incidents have now marred the Rolex Shanghai Masters involving Frances Tiafoe yesterday (Tuesday) and Stefanos Tsitsipas today (Wednesday). It was very tough. He played only first serves, except one second serve Jannik SinnerTiafoe, the 13th seed, was attempting to reach the last 16 but was beaten by Roman Safiullin, the unseeded Russian…
[ad_1] David Goffin is turning back the clock at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Prior to this fortnight, Goffin had not reached the quarterfinals of a Masters 1000 event since Monte-Carlo in 2021, had not even advanced to a fourth round at this level since Madrid in 2022, and had lost in qualifying at three straight…
[ad_1] Novak Djokovic will take on Czechia teenager Jakub Mensik on Friday for a spot in the Shanghai semifinals and a chance at his first Masters title of the year. Novak Djokovic won the Olympic gold medal, made the final of Wimbledon, and sits at No. 4 in the world–a success by almost every standard….
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday October 8, 2024 David Goffin finished in the ATP’s Top 25 for seven consecutive years, from 2014 to 2020. But injuries, a byproduct of age of course, have taken their toll on the Belgian more recently. A knee injury in 2021 ended his season after the US…
[ad_1] Many players struggle to play once they reach their thirties, but five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams says she plans to return to tennis despite being 44 years old. Venus’ younger sister, Serena Williams, widely regarded as the greatest female player ever, retired at the 2022 US Open. Serena managing to compete until the age…
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday October 9, 2024 Tuesday in Shanghai was a day of meltdowns. First we brought you Frances Tiafoe‘s obscenity-laced tirade after a time violation call impacted his match. Now we bring you Alexander Zverev, who launched a heated monologue at umpire Mohamed Layhani in Shanghai after it was…
[ad_1] Getty Images Jakub Mensik’s 2024 rise has come at the expense at some of the best possible competition. On Friday, Mensik will face the best of the best–if not right now, then arguably of all time. Mensik will go up against 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals of the Rolex Shanghai…
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[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday October 9, 2024 The relationship between Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas was pretty bad from the start. Their first meeting at Miami in 2018 went viral because of the bad blood, and in the years that followed it remained pretty frosty. But these days, thanks to some…
[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are one round away from another potential showdown, this time at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. They just faced each other for the Beijing title, with Alcaraz triumphing in a third-set tiebreaker. Daniil Medvedev stands in Sinner’s way of a rematch, while a more surprising opponent awaits Alcaraz on Thursday….
