Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant has been swept twice in his last three playoffs, and both were in the first round. With the Brooklyn Nets, the 14-time All-Star lost four straight to the Boston Celtics in 2022. Durant, 35, was then swept by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday with Phoenix, losing 122-116 at Footprint Center…
Stefanos Tsitsipas topped Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-4 for his third Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters title in the last four years. Photo credit: Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters Facebook Greek flags were flying and Stefanos Tsitsipas was soaring. Fans waving mini Greek flags chanted “Tsitsipas! Tsitsipas!” Hearing the roars, Tsitsipas streaked through seven straight games dismantling Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-4 to capture his…
Iga Swiatek hoisted her 19th career trophy at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday at Indian Wells, beating Maria Sakkari in straight sets, and extending her lead at the top of the World rankings. I would say, at the beginning of the tournament, I felt, like, I didn’t have much luck with the draw. I…
Caroline Wozniacki and Angelique Kerber celebrated Mother’s Day with wins at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Sunday, and will play each other next for a place in the quarter-finals, while World No 1 Iga Swiatek came from behind to avenge her Australian Open loss to Linda Noskova, delivering another bagel in the…
Immediately after his No. 7 Kansas team committed a second-half turnover that led to an easy transition basket on the other end for No. 15 Baylor on Saturday, the TV panned to Hall of Fame coach Bill Self. The legend slunk back in his chair and threw up both his arms before clearly repeating a…
The South American swing of clay court events came to and end in Rio de Janeiro with Argentina’s Sebastian Baez claiming the Rio Open title in dominant style by defeating his countryman Mariano Navone in 89-minutes and dropping just three games. Amazing, amazing, but I want more for sure. Sebastian Baez For the 23-year-old Baez,…
Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner continued his impressive early-season form to reach the final of the Rotterdam Open by eliminating the home favourite Tallon Griekspoor 6-2 6-4 in their ABN AMRO Open semi-final in Rotterdam, an ATP 500 level event. Sinner is enjoying an exceptional start to the season after winning this year’s first Grand…
Seeds tumbled on Thursday as Iga Swiatek, the World No 1, advanced to the quarter-finals at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open, keeping her title defence hopes alive with a straight sets win over Ekaterina Alexandrova, while Naomi Osaka also made the Last 8 after her opponent, Leisa Tsurenko pulled out ahead of their match with an…
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 27: Aryna Sabalenka poses with the champion’s trophy after defeating Qinwen Zheng of China in the women’s singles final on Day 14 of the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 27, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images Aryna Sabalenka knows all about making a major mark in…
