Maria Sharapova of Russia in action against Kristina Mladenovic of France in their semi final match at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix tournament in Stuttgart, Germany. Star power is on the Hall of Fame ballot. The Bryan Brothers, Maria Sharapova and Daniel Nestor are candidates for the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025, the Newport, Rhode Island-based Hall…
By Erik Gudris | @atntennis | Friday, July 12, 2024 Tennis legend Serena Williams served up fashion, songs, and heat at the 2024 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles. The 23-time major singles champion hosted the awards show that honors accomplishments across all sports including high school, college, and professional. MORE: Wimbledon Ladies’ Singles Semifinal Photo…
Emma Raducanu was firing on all cylinders in her second-round match at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, and she’ll try to do the same against Maria Sakkari. Raducanu will likely enter this match as a favorite, and there are a couple of reasons for that. First of all, the match she played against Elise Mertens was…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Maria Sharapova attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. Photo by John Shearer/WireImage Grand Slam champions starred as stunning fashionistas at the Met Gala. Former world No. 1 champions Maria Sharapova,…
Top seed Marie Bouzkova from the Czech Republic edged out German Laura Siegemund, the No 7 seed, 2-6 6-2 7-5 to move into the semi-finals of the Copa Colsanitas Zurich, the WTA 250 event being held at the Country Club Bogota on Friday night. Siegemund, ranked No 89, defeated Belarusian qualifier Iryna Shymanovich, 7-6(5) 7-5….
Inclement weather has dogged the WTA 250 Copa Colsanitas Zurich in Bogotá, Colombia, this week, added to which a power cut in the city also impacted the schedule on Thursday. With rain every day, 2nd-round matches were still being played on Day 4, and the one involving two-time defending champion Tatjana Maria from Germany and…
The draw for the 2024 Bogota Open, running from April 1st to 7th, was released and it features some exciting matchups. With the players switching from the hard courts to red clay, the Bogota Open, also called the Copa Colsanitas Zurich for sponsorship reasons, doesn’t have the best spot in the calendar. It’s one of…
Maria Sakkari (March 15, 2024) INDIAN WELLS TENNIS GARDEN, CA – Maria Sakkari outhit and outlasted Gauff 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2 after blowing three match points in the second set of twice rain-delayed semifinal Friday night to reach the BNP Paribas Open women’s final. Sakkari had a 6-4, 5-2 lead when Gauff made her move,…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday March 14, 2024 Indian Wells – With new coach David Witt in her box, Maria Sakkari is trying to ring in the new, while simultaneously turning back the clock. The Greek wants to play the type of tennis she was playing when she reached No.3 in the world…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday February 15, 2024 One of the most enduring player-coach relationships in tennis has come to an end. Maria Sakkari and Tom Hill announced a split today, the Greek star taking to Instagram to break the news and praise Hill for his service. The pair had worked together for…
