Elena Rybakina was supposed to play at the 2024 Eastbourne International, but the Kazakhstani player pulled out of the WTA 500 tournament. Rybakina has played in Eastbourne twice before, including the year when she won Wimbledon. She didn’t do that well in 2022, losing in the second round, especially since she made the semi-finals the…
Tommy Paul will not be participating in the 2024 Eastbourne International after his victory at the Cinch Championships the previous week. Following his successful week in London, the American has decided not to travel to the south coast of England. Although he was on the entry list for the Eastbourne International and even appeared in…
Milos Raonic withdrew from the 2024 Wimbledon Championships after failing to secure a main draw wild card entry. The Canadian hoped to return to Wimbledon this year, where he has traditionally played really well. He made the final in 2016 and hoped to play some more tennis at the grass-court major this year, but it…
Jack Draper won’t be playing at the 2024 Eastbourne International after finding success at the 2024 Cinch Championships by making the quarter-final. The British player had big plans for this year’s grass season, but he’s forced to change some of those because of recent success. Draper signed up to play all of the grass events…
Aleksandra Krunic delivered the shock of the Libéma Open on Thursday when she outlasted top-seeded Jessica Pegula, 7-6(3) 6-7(3) 6-4, in a Last 16 upset win that lasted 2 hours and 44 minutes in ’s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. It definitely takes a lot to beat Jess on grass. I think it took absolutely everything out…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, June 11, 2024Photo credit: Getty Alexander Zverev has stepped out of Stuttgart. The top-seeded German officially withdrew from this week’s Boss Open on Stuttgart’s grass because his body needs to recover after a physical four-hour, 19-minute loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the Roland Garros final on Sunday. King…
Photo credit: Internazionali BNL d’Italia Facebook Novak Djokovic’s reign is over. Reigning Roland Garros champion Djokovic officially withdrew from the French Open today due to the right knee injury he sustained his heroic 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 comeback conquest of Francisco Cerundolo in a four hour, 39-minute fight to reach his 18th Roland Garros…
Late on Sunday, French hope Caroline Garcia escaped a 1st-round scare at Roland Garros when she took the long way round to get past German qualifier Eva Lys, 4-6 7-5 6-2, on Court Philippe-Chatrier, while Viktorija Golubic from Switzerland upset Czech 2021 champion Barbora Krejcikova, 7-6(3) 6-4, on Court Suzanne-Lenglen. Honestly, I always dreamt of…
The Italian Open defending champion, Elena Rybakina, withdrew from the WTA 1000 event ahead of her first match. Rybakina’s biggest clay trophy came last year in the Italian capital when she went all the way to win the trophy. Triumphs along the way included one over defending champion Iga Swiatek, and it was a huge…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, May 8, 2024 Rome took another home hit today. Matteo Berrettini, who recently battled tonsillitis, officially withdrew from Rome today. More: Richard Evans on Hall of Fame Induction Berrettini joins world No. 2 and Italian Davis Cup hero Jannik Sinner in pulling out of the Eternal City. The…
