Charlie Woods, the 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods, competed in local qualifying for the U.S. Open at The Legacy Golf & Tennis Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida. He shot a 9-over 81, which was not enough to advance to the national championship at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina. Charlie’s round included a bogey…
Controversy has been rekindled at this year’s Madrid Open, and it involves the tournament’s director, Feliciano Lopez, who is embroiled in another sexism saga. Last year, the tournament received backlash from players and fans for its treatment of the four women who contested the doubles final. Beatiz Haddad Maia and Victoria Azarenka were crowned champions…
Manchester United managerial target, Graham Potter, is reportedly on his way to becoming the new Ajax manager. The Red Devils have endured a disappointing campaign, where even an FA Cup semi-final victory over Coventry City felt like a loss. The team did win 4-2 last night against last placed Sheffield United but once more, failed…
Wednesday in Madrid Sees Main Draw Action Begin Wednesday in Madrid saw main draw action get underway, with the bottom half of the draw in action in the round of 128. With Madrid now a 12-day event and a 96-player draw, the early-round matches are often not super interesting, and there weren’t too many exciting…
Carlos Alcaraz recently shared his experience of facing his childhood idol, Rafael Nadal, for the first time at the 2021 Madrid Open. The match happened during Alcaraz’s 17th birthday and was in the second round of the tournament. The encounter was billed as the match between the master and the apprentice, and the experienced Nadal…
Rafael Nadal faces wild card Darwin Brance in Madrid on Thursday. Photo credit: Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, SpainApril 22-May 5, 2024Prize Money: €7,877,020 Alcaraz Aims to Defend Madrid World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is out and king of clay Rafael Nadal returns in Madrid. Two-time champion Carlos Alcaraz is back aiming to…
Rafael Nadal shocked many people with his brutal honesty about his Roland Garros participation, stating that it won’t happen if he doesn’t improve physically compared to now. The Spaniard made a comeback at the Barcelona Open last week, playing two matches. He won the first match and lost the second match, and is set to…
A pro since 2009, Jan-Lennard Struff has finally captured his maiden title on the ATP Tour by winning the 2024 BMW Open in Munich. The fourth-seeded German defeated No. 3 seed Taylor Fritz from the United States, 7-5, 6-3 in Sunday’s title final. In damp, cold (three degrees Celsius) conditions and in front of packed…
Carlos Alcaraz joined Novak Djokovic in declaring Jannik Sinner the best player in the world ahead of the 2024 Madrid Open. The 22-year-old Italian has been the best-performing player on the ATP Tour this year. Nobody has been as consistent and as great as Sinner, who has three trophies to his name and only two…
Emma Raducanu has played a lot of tennis recently, and she’s still feeling the effects ahead of her 2024 Madrid Open first-round match. The Brit hasn’t played a lot of tennis in a short period of time this year. While she’s played since January, her weeks generally consisted of one, occasionally two matches. She then…
