Getty Images Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe picked up a pair of impressive clay-court wins in the semifinals of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship on Saturday afternoon. The result is an all-American battle for the title on Sunday. Shelton, who had never advanced to an ATP quarterfinal on clay prior to arriving in Houston,…
Rafael Nadal withdrew from next week’s Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images The king of clay won’t be making his comeback in the Principality. Rafael Nadal, the most successful champion in Monte-Carlo history, withdrew from next week’s Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. “My body simply won’t allow me [to compete],” Nadal posted on social…
Gabriela Dabrowski continues to be a reliable presence in the Canadian tennis landscape, highlighted by yet another impressive run last week at the Miami Open. But the Canadian will heading to the clay hungry for more after a near miss at the 1000-level event. She and Erin Routliffe have been a force on the hard…
Novak Djokovic admitted that he has low expectations ahead of the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters, given his previous results at the event. The Monte-Carlo Masters hasn’t been a very good event for the Serbian in recent years because it’s been a decade since he had a good result. Djokovic won the first clay-court ATP Masters 1000…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, April 3, 2024 America will be the world’s top tennis nation by 2035—if the USTA achieves an ambitious aim. The USTA today announced a bold mission: to increase the country’s tennis-playing population to 35 million total players, or 10% of the U.S. population by 2035. Watch: 5 Reasons We Adore…
Daria Kasatkina shocked Jessica Pegula by snatching the match tiebreak in Saturday’s semi-finals of the Credit One Charleston Open, and she will meet Danielle Collins, who extended her winning run with a straight sets upset win over Maria Sakkari. Danielle is, I think, playing the best tennis of her career right now. She’s fearless. When…
Pegula survives Azarenka 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 to reach Charleston Open semis Jessica Pegula, one of two remaining Americans and the #1 seed, took on former world #1 and two-time grand slam champion, Victoria Azarenka for a coveted spot in the final four. The thirty-four-year-old from Belarus was seeking her first clay court semi since 2013 Roland…
The first tournaments on the spring clay-court swing come to a close on Sunday. In Houston, top seed Ben Shelton faces No. 3 Frances Tiafoe; in Marrakech, Roberto Carballes Baena defends his title against Matteo Berrettini.U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship: (1) Ben Shelton vs. (3) Frances TiafoeShelton and Tiafoe will be going head-to-head for the…
Frances Tiafoe takes on top-seeded Ben Shelton in the Houston final. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship Houston, TexasApril 1-7, 2024Prize Money: $661,585 Red, White and Blue Hit Houston American Ben Shelton is top seed and Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo is second seed for the Fayez Sarofim & Co….
Action has wrapped up at the Fischer Indoor Junior Nationals, with champions being crowned in both the Under 16 and Under 12 divisions in Calgary, Alberta and Verdun, Quebec! In the boys U16 division, one standout player swept both singles and doubles, while the girls category had multiple champions and great performances. U16 In a…
