[ad_1] Sofia Kenin won a WTA Tour-level match again at the 2024 Italian Open in Rome for the first time since January, beating Lucia Bronzetti. Kenin recently won a match again, but that wasn’t on the top WTA level. It was on the lower level, but it was memorable nonetheless because it was the first…
[ad_1] Naomi Osaka started her 2024 Italian Open with a good win over Clara Burel, her first win at the event in five years, as the last one came in 2019. There is a reason why Osaka hasn’t won in Rome since 2019, and it’s mostly because she hasn’t played on clay much in the…
[ad_1] Luciano Darderi outlasted Denis Shapovalov 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 in a lengthy affair to advance to the second round of the Italian Open. In a dramatic showdown on Centre Court at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, it was the world number 54 who delivered under pressure, escaping with a nail-biting three set victory in 3 hours,…
[ad_1] Stan Wawrinka is not enjoying a very good year so far, and he won’t be competing at the 2024 Italian Open in Rome because he withdrew from the event. The Swiss player is likely very close to retirement at this point in his career. He hasn’t played that well this year, holding a 2-8…
[ad_1] Holger Rune is already looking forward to competing at the Italian Open, a year from losing the championship match. The Dane is one of the top performers on clay, having won two career titles on the surface and achieving his best Grand Slam result so far by reaching back-to-back quarterfinals at Roland Garros (2022…
[ad_1] Novak Djokovic played his first practice match ahead of the 2024 Italian Open against Grigor Dimitrov and he lost it. Practice sets are not matches, and players usually don’t play them like matches, but they’re the closest they can get to a competitive match before tournaments. They’re common in the final days of players’…
[ad_1] Andy Murray seemingly wants to play on the clay courts during the 2024 ATP season, as he accepted a wild card into an ATP 250 tournament prior to the Roland Garros. Weeks ago, Murray was playing his best tennis this year at the Miami Open. He won a couple of matches but then lost…
[ad_1] Iga Swiatek recently won the 2024 Madrid Open, and it was clear that the win at the WTA 1000 tournament meant a lot to her. Only a few days before the tournament in Madrid started, the Polish player lost her unbeaten streak at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, and it was clear…
[ad_1] Rafael Nadal once again faced waiting game ahead of the 2024 Italian Open in Rome, but now he can prepare for his first-round opponent. The Spaniard’s comeback has been going really well. At the 2024 Madrid Open, he managed to outplay three players, before losing to Jiri Lehecka in his fourth match at the…
[ad_1] By Tennis Now | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, May 7, 2024 Celebrate American grass court tennis—and noted Grand Slam champions—in Newport this summer. Tickets are now available for the 2024 Infosys Hall of Fame Open, to be held July 14-21 on the historic grass courts of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. More: Richard Evans…
