Women’s Golf Coaches Association Preseason Polls Released for 2024-25 Season The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has released its preseason polls for the 2024-25 season. The Preseason Mizuno WGCA Coaches Polls are headlined by Div. I, which is topped by the defending national champion Stanford Cardinal. Stanford is a unanimous No. 1 with former Pac-12 rival…
A blockbuster U.S. Open quarterfinal matchup pits Jannik Sinner against Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday. A more surprising matchup features Alex de Minaur and Jack Draper. Here are my pick’s as quarterfinal competition wraps up at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (1) Jannik Sinner vs. (5) Daniil Medvedev This is a showdown worthy of…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday September 3, 2024 New York—Tennis is about feeling for Karolina Muchova. As the 28-year-old Czech works her way back to form after missing nine months due to wrist surgery, it’s feeling pretty good. Muchova made it back-to-back quarterfinals at the US Open by defeating one of the most…
Ben Shelton will get a chance to avenge a pair of 2023 losses at the hands of Jerry Shang when they meet in the Atlanta second round on Thursday. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Reilly Opelka are also taking the court.(1) Ben Shelton vs. (Q) Juncheng Shang Ben Shelton comes into the Atlanta Open as a…
Vancouver, B.C. – Humid and sunny conditions made for a great start at Marine Drive Golf Club in Vancouver, B.C. as the first round of the Canadian Junior Girls Championship presented by BDO got underway on Monday. The leaderboard was stable throughout the day as 16-year-old Ha Young Chang found herself atop of the leaderboard…
Getty Images Borna Coric and Thanasi Kokkinakis headline the Tuesday order of play as first-round competition continues in Atlanta. Recent grass-court sensation Billy Harris qualified for the main draw and will face Aslan Karatsev.Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Borna CoricCoric and Kokkinakis will be going head-to-head for the fourth time in their careers when they clash in…
Getty Images Much of the ATP tour heads back to European clay after Wimbledon with Monday’s Umag lineup featuring a pair of players from Czechia. Jakub Mensik will take on Alexei Popyrin, while Tomas Machac battles Thiago Monteiro. Jakub Mensik vs. Alexei Popyrin Czechia’s Jakub Mensik had his first breakthrough tournament earlier this season in…
Getty Images Wild cards Denis Shapovalov and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will get underway in Atlanta on Monday with intriguing first-round matchups. Shapovalov awaits David Goffin, while Fokina faces Arthur Cazaux. (WC) Denis Shapovalov vs. David Goffin Goffin and Shapovalov will be squaring off for the third time in their careers when they clash in round…
1 England goalkeeper Mary Earps has seemingly aimed a dig at her former club Manchester United by claiming she can’t wait to get started at a “top team”. A few weeks ago, Earps left United as a free agent to join Paris Saint-Germain. She spent five years at United and as her deal neared expiration,…
Getty Images Week one of the post-Wimbledon summer swing wraps up on Sunday, when Alexander Zverev battles Arthur Fils for the Hamburg title. Meanwhile, the grass-court season concludes with Marcos Giron vs. Alex Michelsen in Newport.Hamburg Open: (1) Alexander Zverev vs. (5) Arthur FilsZverev has impressed this entire season–especially on clay–so it is no surprise…
