By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, May 9, 2024 Time to celebrate, tennis fans: You can now have breakfast with the King. Outside-the-box thinker Billie Jean King stars on the iconic orange box. More: Richard Evans on Hall of Fame Induction Wheaties is celebrating Billie Jean King’s legacy as a trailblazing champion with a limited-edition box featuring…
Rafael Nadal battled to a three-set victory in round one of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Thursday afternoon, beating Zizou Bergs 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Nadal raised his level following a slow start to advance in two hours and 53 minutes. The 37-year-old Spaniard lost the first set from a break up, but he cleaned up…
Rafael Nadal wanted to test himself further at the 2024 Italian Open, and he certainly got tested in his first match, but he passed the test. Zizou Bergs is a tricky player who can play some really solid tennis. He’s not a world-class player at the moment, but he was certainly good enough in the…
Carlos Alcaraz during the Tennis Plays For Peace event at the 2022 US Open, in Flushing, NY. Photo credit: Mike Lawrence/USTA By Steve Bellamy To all my tennis loving friends moaning about pickleball taking over tennis courts… I’m a tennis guy to the core. I’ve put rackets in thousands of hands. I’ve fed balls until…
Stefanos Tsitsipas has a Greek father and a Russian mother, giving him the opportunity to represent Russia internationally, but he chose Greece instead. Tsitsipas takes great pride in his Greek heritage and actively promotes the country and tennis. He aspires to elevate Greece into a tennis powerhouse by inspiring others to take up the sport….
Naomi Osaka is pleased with how her season is progressing so far, but she reiterates that there is a lot more to come after her opening-round win at the Italian Open. Osaka joined the WTA caravan on the tour of the European clay swing shortly after helping Japan qualify for the Billie Jean King Cup…
The rain that dogged Madrid last week arrived in Rome on Wednesday, leaving a backlog of matches at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia still to finish on Thursday. “I think she’s incredible [Iga Swiatek]. The way she’s able to maintain being No 1, and constantly do well at all the tournaments, is something that I, honestly,…
Aryna Sabalenka recently embraced the WTA Big Three nicknames for herself, Iga Swiatek, and Elena Rybakina, but she still doesn’t underestimate any rival. It’s been pretty clear that in the past year, a few players have consistently outplayed the rest of the Tour. It’s been Swiatek, Sabalenka, and Rybakina, mostly at the top, with some…
Novak Djokovic knows a proper challenge when confronted with one and opined that facing Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros is “one of the biggest” challenges in tennis. Djokovic and Nadal have enjoyed a prolific rivalry on the ATP Tour. The pair have played 59 times, with the Serb leading the head-to-head 30-29. However, Nadal leads…
Paula Badosa opened up about the split with Stefanos Tsitsipas, as tennis’ famous couple, Tsitsidosa, recently parted ways. There is one thing that tennis may be missing for fans of relationships: tennis couples. That’s why many were sad to see Tsitsidosa go into the history books. About a year ago, we heard rumblings about a…
