The 1st-round of the Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole, the WTA 250 in France, was completed on Wednesday, which saw Martina Trevisan down wild-card Naomi Osaka in straight sets, while Mirra Andreeva, Sloane Stephens and Magda Linette won their 2nd-round matches to advance to the quarter-finals. I have never been the type to make excuses for…
World No 1 Iga Swiatek held her nerve to fight past Linda Noskova in 3 sets to keep her quest for a second Sunshine Double alive at the Miami Open presented by Itaú on Sunday, while Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula also advanced to the Last 16, but Caroline Garcia got the better of Naomi…
BNP Paribas Open—Indian Wells, California Wednesday’s action at the BNP Paribas Open saw former world No. 1 and three-time Major winner Angelique Kerber record a first-round victory, defeating Petra Martic 6-3, 6-4. Kerber, who is currently ranked No. 607 in world, will next face No. 10 seed Jelena Ostapenko for a place in round three….
DELRAY BEACH OPEN—Delray Beach, Florida Defending champion Taylor Fritz notched his seventh career title on Monday in Delray Beach, Florida, dismissing good friend and fellow American Tommy Paul 6-2, 6-3. In a match that lasted one hour and 40 minutes, Fritz used his powerful serve and potent groundstrokes to offset his speedy opponent. Reaching the…
Heather Watson, a former British No 1, upset 9th seed Veronika Kudermetova in the 1st-round of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open on Tuesday, while Danielle Collins ousted former World No 1 Naomi Osaka, also in straight sets. I say some pretty harsh words about myself. I know the word, but if I say it, it…
Australian Open—Melbourne, Australia Reigning Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz was handed a heavy defeat at the Australian Open on Wednesday, losing in four sets to No. 6 seed Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-4. Needing three hours and five minutes to advance, Zverev’s flawless performance featured seven aces, 28 winners and 73 percent of his first…
The Australian Open prides itself as being Asia’s Grand Slam so it was fitting that two Chinese players would open play on Day 7 on Rod Laver Arena, with the great Li Na in attendance, when Zheng Qinwen battled past her compatriot Wang Yafan in a match breaker, while elsewhere Victoria Azarenka, who has won…
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL PRESENTED BY EVIE—Brisbane, Australia Quarterfinal results: Jordan Thompson Defeats Rafael Nadal 5-7, 7-6(8), 6-3Holger Rune Defeats James Duckworth 6-2 7-6(6)Grigor Dimitrov Defeats Rinky Hijikata 6-1 6-4Roman Safiullin Defeats Matteo Arnaldi 76(4) 62 ************ BANK OF CHINA HONG KONG TENNIS OPEN—Hong Kong, Hong Kong Quarterfinal results: Andrey Rublev Defeats Arthur Fils 6-4, 1-6, 6-2Juncheng…
Marquee matches headlined play in the 1st-round of the ASB Classic on Tuesday when Emma Raducanu made a successful return to the WTA Tour and Elina Svitolina defeated Caroline Wozniacki in a battle of two new mothers. It’s difficult after having such a long hiatus. I’m grateful to be healthy & able to move my…
Photo: YouTube screenshot In a significant coaching shakeup, Fenerbahce has officially parted ways with Dimitris Itoudis, the team’s head coach since the summer of 2022. Dimitris Itoudis’e teşekkürlerimizle 2022-23 sezonundan bu yana baş antrenörlüğümüzü yapan Dimitris Itoudis ile yollarımız ayrılmıştır. Fenerbahçe Ailesi’ne verdiği katkılardan dolayı Dimitris Itoudis’e teşekkür eder, kariyerinin bundan sonraki döneminde kendisine başarılar……
