[ad_1] Getty Images Jannik Sinner avenged last year’s Rolex Monte-Carlo loss to Holger Rune and tied up their head-to-head series at 2-2 with a 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3 victory during quarterfinal action on Friday afternoon. Sinner ended up needing two hours and 40 minutes to complete what probably should have been a straight-set result. The world…
[ad_1] Pegula survives Azarenka 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 to reach Charleston Open semis Jessica Pegula, one of two remaining Americans and the #1 seed, took on former world #1 and two-time grand slam champion, Victoria Azarenka for a coveted spot in the final four. The thirty-four-year-old from Belarus was seeking her first clay court semi since 2013…
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday April 5, 2024 The first Masters 1000 draw of the clay court season is upon us, as Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev have all taken thor place in the 56-player table. See the full draw here: Allez! The draw for the first clay…
[ad_1] Zverev manages Marozsan 6-3, 7-5 to reach Miami Open semis It was their first tour-level meeting, and the stakes were high; the semis at a Masters 1000 event. Alexander Zverev a grand slam finalist and two-time Nitto ATP Finals champion, has reascended the rankings following major ankle surgery in 2022. That same year he achieved…
[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz is back. And he is back in the BNP Paribas Open final. Alcaraz never really left, but he had been in a relative cold spell by his lofty standards since winning the Wimbledon title last summer. The Spaniard has not won a tournament since his triumph at the All-England Club and prior…
[ad_1] Grigor Dimitrov is through to the semifinals of the ABN AMRO Open. The sixth seed edged out a three-set victory over Alexander Shevchenko 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4. Dimitrov, 32, is world No. 13. His career-high ranking is world No.3, after becoming the first debutant to go 5-0 en route to the Nitto ATP Finals…
[ad_1] After narrowly surviving his opening match of the tournament, Félix Auger-Aliassime had much easier go in the quarter-finals of the Open Sud de France in Montpellier, defeating local wildcard Harold Mayot in straight sets. Auger-Aliassime played catch-up through the early stages of the first set, but as the match went along he began to…
[ad_1] Getty Images In the final two weeks of the 2023 season, Jannik Sinner toppled Novak Djokovic twice–first at the Nitto ATP Finals and then in Davis Cup. But beating Djokovic on the 24-time Grand Slam champion’s stomping grounds of the Australian Open is an entirely different task. After all, Djokovic has triumphed in Melbourne…
[ad_1] Djokovic escapes Fritz in 4 to reach Aussie Open semis Djokovic prevails 7-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in 3 ¾ hours The ten-time Australian Open champion and world #1 was not at his best when thefortnight commenced but unearthed it when required. Novak Djokovic played the UnitedCup – a mixed team competition – before arriving in Melbourne…
[ad_1] Unlike Coco Gauff earlier in the day, who needed over 3 hours to advance to the Australian Open semi-finals, defending champion Aryna Sabalenka powered into the Last 4 in just 71 minutes, taking down Barbora Krjicikova, the 9th seed, 6-2 6-3, in an impressive display of dominant tennis. I think my mindset, that I’m…
