By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday February 26, 2024 Novak Djokovic has been nominated for the prestigious Lareus World Sportsman of the Year Award for 2024. The 24-time major champion, a four-time recipient of the award, will compete with pole-vaulter Mondo Duplantis, footballers Erling Holland and Lionel Messi, sprinter Noah Lyles, racer Max Verstappen,…
Tuesday’s schedule of play for the ATP Tour and WTA Events in Dubai, Acapulco, Santiago, San Diego and Austin can be found below. This week marks the last week of action in February. With five events slated, the tennis fans will have many matches to follow throughout the week. Watch all the action live this…
Daniil Medvedev is back from his post-Australian break and will go up against Alexander Shevchenko in the Dubai first round on Tuesday. The order of play also features a showdown between Jiri Lehecka and Marton Fucsovics.(1) Daniil Medvedev vs. Alexander ShevchenkoMedvedev will be playing for the first time since the Australian Open when he takes…
Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev takes the court in Dubai on Tuesday. Photo credit: Getty Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab EmiratesFebruary 25-March 2, 2024 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: $2,941,785 Desert Duel in Dubai Daniil Medvedev, accompanied by new coaching addition Gilles Simon, headlines the field in Dubai. Andrey Rublev is the second seed, Hubert…
The Laureus World Sports Awards is considered among the biggest night of prize-giving ceremonies in the sporting world, and the list of nominees for this year was recently released. What makes the Laureus Awards special is it celebrates athletes not just for their list of achievements in their craft but also for how they used…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, February 26, 2024 Gilles Simon’s ingeniously irritating style inspired Daniil Medvedev to add the Frenchman to his coaching team. Australian Open finalist Medvedev met the media in Dubai today—his first tournament with new coach Simon alongside long-time coach Gilles Cervara on his coaching team.. More: James Blake Q&A More: Richard…
The Indian Wells Open is a professional tennis tournament held yearly in Indian Wells, California. Known for its high attendance—475,372 in 2019—and prestige, it has earned its nickname “the fifth Grand Slam,” second only to the four major Grand Slam tournaments. The venue, the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, is the world’s second-largest permanent tennis stadium…
Gael Monfils and Jakub Mensik will be back on the court in Dubai on the heels of successful weeks in Doha (Mensik won their semifinal matchup). Monfils is facing Ugo Humbert on Tuesday, while Mensik meets Borna Coric.(WC) Gael Monfils vs. (5) Ugo HumbertHumbert and Monfils will be going head-to-head in a second consecutive tournament…
Rafael Nadal flew from Spain to Los Angeles — with Novak Djokovic, it should be added — and is practicing in California this week ahead of the Netflix Slam and the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Nadal is scheduled to play the Netflix Slam exhibition with Carlos Alcaraz on March 3 in Las Vegas….
Rafael Nadal may be languishing outside the world’s Top 600 in the ATP rankings, but he has strengthened his dominance on the social media platform Instagram. Just last September, Nadal became the first tennis player to reach 20 million followers on Meta’s photo and video-sharing social network, steering clear of Serena Williams and longtime rivals…
