Naomi Osaka recently fired back at a critic, presumably a tennis fan, who poked her comment section on Instagram and rekindled an incident that happened almost three years ago. At the 2021 French Open, Naomi Osaka was the second seed at the tournament and won her opening match over Patricia Maria Tig in straight sets….
By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, February 29, 2024 Tennis Paradise will amp your adrenaline with the game’s biggest stars and rock your world with musical performances from the sport’s stars. The BNP Paribas Open announced a full line-up of on-site activities for the tournament, set for March 3-17th at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. More:…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (February 29, 2024) – Today, Girls on the Run International, a nonprofit that empowers young girls, announced it has partnered with BNP Paribas, Europe’s leading financial institution and a global sponsor of tennis, via the bank’s inaugural “Points for Change” campaign at the BNP Paribas Open. Through the Points for Change initiative, BNP Paribas will donate $1…
Top seed Anhelina Kalinina stormed past Camila Osorio into the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 ATX Open in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, where she will meet Diana Parry, while two Chinese, Yuan Yua and Wang Yafan also line up for a spot in the Last 4. Kalinina improved her record against Colombian Osorio to 2-0,…
Getty Images Casper Ruud has played a lot of tennis in Mexico over the past two weeks. Last Saturday in Los Cabos he played both the singles final and the doubles semis (lost both to Jordan Thompson). Now he is making a quick turnaround in Acapulco and his trip to the quarters included a tough…
Venus Williams returns to the Miami Open on a wild card. Photo credit: Getty The Miami Open has injected major champions into the main draw. Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu, former Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki and former US Open finalist Kei Nishikori have all received wild cards into next month’s Miami Open. The Miami…
If there were doubts that Novak Djokovic‘s popularity with tennis crowds is pretty modest, then that notion is wrong, judging by how the Serb was received by excited fans at UCLA. Djokovic is currently putting in the hard yards ahead of his first match at Indian Wells in five years. He was among the first…
By Aiberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, February 29, 2024 The Miami Open has injected major champions into the main draw. Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu, former Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki and former US Open finalist Kei Nishikori have all received wild cards into next month’s Miami Open….
Jack Draper continues to post impressive results at the Mexican Open in Acapulco and this timer eased himself into the quarter finals with a comfortable straight set win over Japan’s Yoshito Nishioka. The Briton proved too powerful for the Japanese player appearing in the ATP 500 level draw on a Lucky Loser card ticket who…
Saudi Arabia’s presence in tennis continues to grow, as it was announced earlier this week that the ATP Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund have agreed to a five-year partnership that includes naming rights for the ATP rankings. The PIF will also partner with ATP tournaments in Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Beijing, the Nitto ATP…
