Brits kicked off the action at the Rothesay Open in Nottingham on a rain-interrupted Monday, with both Katie Boulter and Heather Watson winning their 1st-round matches, while Yuriko ‘Lily’ Miyazaki and Emily Appleton both lost their openers, and Emma Raducanu is scheduled to play on Tuesday. I feel like she played really well, came out…
Getty Images Carlos Alcaraz made more history with his 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Alexander Zverev in the French Open final on Sunday afternoon. At 21 years old, he is the youngest man ever to win a Grand Slam title on all three different surfaces. Alcaraz also improved to 10-1 lifetime in five-setters…
Andrea Jaeger on U.S. Olympic Team By-Passing Caitlin Clark Andrea Jaeger (far right) and Arthur Ashe, Tracy Austin, Rosie Casals, Bud Collins, Peter Fleming, Pam Shriver, John McEnroe, Marty Riessen and Stan Smith visit the White House Tennis Court and President Ronald Reagan on September 14, 1981. Photo credit: White House Photographic Office/Wikimedia Commons
While the dust settles in Paris, the moment Milos Raonic has been waiting for arrives as the grass season gets underway this week. Raonic leads a large contingent of Canadians competing on the lawns of Europe to kick off the grass swing. Here’s what you need to know. In Case You Missed It: Quiet Week…
It’s clear that Rafael Nadal has made the Paris Olympics his main priority for the remainder of the season and is already exploring multiple options to prepare. Nadal lost in the first round of his most recent tournament at Roland Garros. It was a historic defeat in the sense that he’d dominated the clay-court Grand…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, June 11, 2024Photo credit: AP Traditional champions and new age stars roam the lawn in ongoing rally. Wimbledon takes viewers on a time trip and back again in entertaining new trailer filled with star turns. King Carlos: Alcaraz Fights Off Zverev for First Roland Garros Crown The All England Lawn…
Tennis Channel is providing full coverage of the LTA grass court season Tennis Channel The LTA and Tennis Channel have struck a 4-year deal to bring British fans comprehensive coverage of the grass court tour events at Nottingham, Birmingham, The Queen’s Club, and Eastbourne, with coverage starting this week at the Rothesay Open Nottingham. The…
Twenty-eight-year-old Jasmine Paolini, riding the wave of Italian tennis, defeated teenage star Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 6-1 to reach the final of Roland-Garros. For the first time in the Open Era, both the men’s and women’s semifinals in singles feature an Italian. Andreeva, 17, is the youngest Grand Slam semifinalist since Hingis, 16, in 1997 at…
Getty Images Playing in his second Grand Slam final, Alexander Zverev came up short for a second time–and again in a five-set heartbreaker. At the 2020 U.S. Open, Zverev found himself one win away from the title when he faced Dominic Thiem. In fact, the German came within one set and even one game of…
Mackenzie McDonald takes the court in ‘s-Hertogenbosch on Tuesday. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStonetennis ‘s-Hertogenbosch Libema Open Stuttgart, GermanyJune 10-16, 2024GrassPrize Money: €690,135 De Minaur, Paul, Pegula, Samsonova Head s’Hertogenbosch field Aussie Alex de Minaur is top seed, American Tommy Paul is seeded second and Ugo Humbert is the third seed at the Libema Open staged…
