[ad_1] After advancing to the Madrid Open semi-final due to an opponent’s injury, Jiri Lehecka suffered the same fate, allowing Felix Auger-Aliassime to move into the final with a retirement. Several unusual occurrences unfolded at the Madrid Open recently. Two retirements and a withdrawal significantly impacted the journeys of these players. Lehecka progressed to the…
[ad_1] The bad news for Carlos Alcaraz is that he won’t be playing at this year’s Italian Open in Rome, but the positive news is that he will retain his place in the world’s top three. Alcaraz announced his absence from Rome in an Instagram post, which also revealed that he’s aggravated the injury he…
[ad_1] Daniil Medvedev was forced to abandon his 2024 Madrid Open quarter-final match midway through due to groin issues, and his Italian Open is in doubt because of it. The Russian retired against Jiri Lehecka. Towards the end of the set, he started to struggle with his movement, calling the physio for a recurring issue….
[ad_1] For the second time in a row, Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek will play in the Madrid Open final. Last year, Sabalenka and Swiatek crossed paths in the final of this WTA 1000 event. It was a very good three-set match, which the Belarusian ultimately won. There was a lot of emotion in that…
[ad_1] Felix Auger-Aliassime has been outstanding at the 2024 Madrid Open so far, but can he maintain his form against Jiri Lehecka? This unexpected matchup has come to light in the later stages of the Madrid Open. Auger-Aliassime has been playing exceptionally well, defeating top players like Casper Ruud leading up to this match. Unfortunately,…
[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz will not be competing at the 2024 Italian Open in Rome, after he was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to an injury. After missing the Monte-Carlo Masters, and subsequently also withdrawing from the Barcelona Open, where he was the defending champion, the Spaniard’s season took another hit, as he was…
[ad_1] Andrey Rublev will try to keep his 2024 Madrid Open run going against Taylor Fritz, who will also try to reach the final The last time Rublev stood on a tennis court was against Carlos Alcaraz whom he outplayed in the last couple of games to win the match. The Russian hasn’t played that…
[ad_1] Another blow for the organisers as the Madrid Masters reaches its final stages this weekend with the injury retirement of the third seeded Daniil Medvedev during his quarter-final clash with Jiri Lehecka. Of course I wanted to win the match. I wish Daniil all the best and I hope he will soon be in…
[ad_1] Tiger Woods has accepted a special exemption to play in the 124th US Open the USGA has announced. Woods had failed to qualify for the US Open for the first time in his professional career, having played a limited schedule in recent years due to injury which has seen his world ranking drop to…
[ad_1] Casper Ruud will play in his sixth Roland Garros main draw this year, and this might be his best chance yet to win his first Grand Slam. The Norwegian has been a finalist at the clay Slam twice, losing in the 2022 final to Rafael Nadal and the 2023 final to Novak Djokovic. There’s…
