Rafael Nadal was not seriously tested in his comeback match at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, but that figures to change in the second round. After cruising past Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 6-3 on Tuesday afternoon, Nadal will face fourth-seeded Alex de Minaur on Wednesday. The 37-year-old Spaniard leads the head-to-head series 3-1, but they have…
No. 3-seeded Taylor Fritz takes the court in Munich on Wednesday. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis BMW Munich Open Munich, GermanyApril 15-21, 2024Prize Money: €579,320 Rune, Fritz and Zverev Headline Munich The BMW Open is the first of four German tournaments on the season’s ATP Tour calendar, contested in Bavaria’s picturesque capital city of Munich. The…
Coco Gauff made some coaching changes, but nobody was fired, as she added former coach Jean-Christophe Faurel to her team ahead of the clay season. After weeks on hard courts, the American will move to clay in the coming days, and she has high hopes, with her first tournament being the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix,…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Coco Gauff knows all about the demands of multi-tasking on clay courts. The former French Open finalist in singles and doubles launches her clay campaign in Stuttgart this week with a dual goal. More: Ruud Shocks Djokovic The 2022 Roland Garros runner-up is on a mission to…
Several publications report that the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is proposing to bring women’s tennis back to The Queen’s Club in Barons Court, west London, for the first time since 1973, with a new high-profile event at the beginning of the grass court season. For over 5 decades The Queen’s Club has been an ATP-only…
Getty Images Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has home-court advantage in Barcelona but faces a tough opening test in the form of Tomas Machac on Wednesday. Lorenzo Musetti and Roberto Carballes Baena are also hoping for a place in the round of 16.(11) Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Tomas MachacDavidovich Fokina and Machac will be squaring off for…
Playing his first match in 103 days, Rafael Nadal of Spain swept world No. 62 Flavio Cobolli of Italy to win his Barcelona comeback match today. Photo by Frey/TPN/Getty Images Legacy stuck to Rafael Nadal like a shadow as he stepped in the sunshine toward the court. On the red clay court bearing his name, Nadal stamped…
After failing to do so in the previous five matches, Casper Ruud finally beat Novak Djokovic, and he hopes to tell his grandkids all about it. The Serbian is one of the best tennis players ever, quite possibly the greatest ever, and beating him is not easy. Just ask Gael Monfils, who failed to do…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday April 16, 2024 One of the rising forces on the WTA Tour has paired with a legend… 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva is conducting a trail with former Grand Slam champion Conchita Martinez this week in Rouen, where the 43rd-ranked Russian is currently into the second round at the Open…
At the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart on Monday, Paula Badosa battled past Diana Shnaider to set up a match with her friend, the World No 2, Aryna Sabalenka for the second time in as many tournaments, while Veronika Kudermetova rallied from a third set deficit to beat Barbora Krejcikova, and Sachia Vickery defeated…
