Jannik Sinner‘s start to the 2024 season has been compared to some starts by the members of the Big Three, and his coach doesn’t think that’s a fair comparison. Comparisons in sports are common because they’re one of the simplest ways of spotting the difference between players. If one player wins five trophies and the…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday April 1, 2024 Welcome to the Top 2, Jannik Sinner. The highest-ranked Italian in history rises to a new career-high ranking after claiming the Miami Open title on Sunday. Find out who else is rising up the rankings below… Sinner on the Move Again Sinner, who walloped Grigor…
Caroline Wozniacki returned to clay and outplayed her opponent, McCartney Kessler, at the 2024 Charleston Open for a very good start. The Danish player has exclusively played on hard courts since her comeback last year, but she finally returned to clay. It’s not the red clay but rather green clay; however, it was good to…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, April 1, 2024 Few champions have experienced Big 3 brilliance quite like Grigor Dimitrov. Former world No. 3 Dimitrov has faced the Big 3 in major matches—and has both scar tissue and lessons learned to show for it. More: Aryna Sabalenka’s Boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov Has Died at 42 Dimitrov owns…
It was a battle to the very end in the women’s doubles final of the Miami Open, but Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe ultimately came up short against the American duo of Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands (4-6, 7-6(5), 11-9). The two-hour match was the longest of the tournament for the Canadian and the New…
Dominic Thiem had some injury worries recently, but he forgot all about that, getting the opening-round win at the 2024 Estoril Open. Thiem hasn’t played very well lately. His last two losses were arguably some of his career’s worst losses. He lost twice to players who are ranked way outside of the Top 200, showing…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Sunday, March 31, 2024 Jannik Sinner streaked into history on Miami’s hard court. The Miami Open champion will celebrate by getting his feet dirty. More: Aryna Sabalenka’s Boyfriend, Konstantin Koltsov Has Died at 42 The 22-year-old Sinner crushed Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 6-1 in today’s final to make history as the first Italian to…
It didn’t turn out to be a classic final, but it certainly was a classic performance by Jannik Sinner who, after a nervy start, swept past the in-form Grigor Dimitrov to claim the Miami Open title in 74-minutes, in what was his third appearance in the championship round. Today’s performance was really good. I’m just…
Iga Swiatek‘s failed bid to win the Sunshine Double did not affect her status as the best-performing player in 2024, but she is feeling the heat from those below her. Elena Rybakina‘s runner-up finish in Miami has reduced the gap at the top of the WTA Race to just 447 points. The Kazakh also moved…
Americans Sofia Kenin & Bethanie Mattek-Sands stalled a comeback by Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski & Erin Routliffe from New Zealand to win the Miami Open doubles final on Sunday, their second title together. We’ve played many tournaments together, we’ve always clicked together. Bethanie’s got amazing hands so it’s very easy to do my job at the…
