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…
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Tennis Ireland CLG will be held on Saturday 15th June 2024 at 10:00 o’clock am in the Pavilion Building, Sport Ireland Campus, Snugborough Rd, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 for the purposes of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolutions all of which will…
Zverev defeats Jarry 6-4, 7-5 for Masters 1000 title in Rome Alexander Zverev from Germany reached a career-high of #2 in 2022 but in the past several years has seen his ranking and reputation plummet; the former due to a severe ankle injury requiring surgery, and the latter to domestic abuse allegations. While he has…
PARIS, FRANCE – MAY 26: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates to the crowd after his victory against Jeffrey John Wolf of the United States in the Men’s Singles first round match on Day One of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros on May 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)…
Flavio Cobolli and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard are coming off impressive performances at last week’s ATP 250 events. They will make quick turnarounds to face Hamad Medjedovic and David Goffin, respectively, at Roland Garros on Tuesday.Flavio Cobolli vs. (Q) Hamad MedjedovicTuesday’s showdown between two of last season’s NextGen ATP Finals participants figures to be one of…
By Randy Walker @TennisPublisher It would have been one of the biggest Cinderella stories ever in sports…. But it was still pretty awesome. Anastasiia Lopata was the No. 4 player on the University of Georgia’s national runner-up team and, heading into the NCAA women’s singles championships, was the No. 9 alternate to get into the…
Kei Nishikori overcame Canadian Gabriel Diallo 7-5, 7-6, 3-6, 1-6, 6-4 in 4 hours and 22 minutes to advance to the second round of the French Open in Paris on Sunday. In a showdown that went the distance, the Japanese veteran’s precise groundstrokes and big match experience lifted him past the 22-year-old from Montreal. The…
An action-packed and rain-affected opening day at the 2024 edition of Roland Garros is complete, with several upsets already recorded. The first surprise saw French number one Ugo Humbert taken out for the second consecutive year by Lorenzo Sonego. Tabilo and Jarry, who made the semi-finals in Rome, both suffered first-round exits. Jack Draper also…
The ATP stars have assembled at Roland Garros Where a maximum of 2000 points will be up for grabs, but who can overtake Jannik Sinner in the ATP race? That’s the big question because the Italian has not ceded that position since winning the Australian Open at the end of January. In fact, Sinner has…
