Canadian Denis Shapovalov will make his Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship debut this year as he has committed to join the field at River Oaks Country Club for this year’s ATP tournament that will be held March 30-April 7. Shapovalov joins a singles field that includes defending champion Frances Tiafoe, last year’s finalist Tomas…
Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis added Britain’s Dan Evans to his scalp belt having at the start of the week, downed Evan’s countryman Jack Draper in the opening round of the Los Cabos Open in Mexico. The British No.2, currently ranked 42, failed to make the quarter finals following his 6-4 6-2 defeat which took just over…
Simona Halep of Romania issued a public statement on her doping appeal today. EPA-EFE/PETER FOLEY Simona Halep awaits a ruling in her appeal of a four-year doping ban and says she’s sleeping better these days. Former world No. 1 Halep took to social media posting an update on her appeal and state of mind as she…
Elena Rybakina is out of the 2024 Dubai Championships, which sends Jasmine Paolini into the event’s semi-final. The Italian could have given Rybakina quite a bit of trouble in this match, and eventually, she’s moving to the semi-final. However, it does happen without any points played, which is a shame for both players. Rybakina pulled…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday February 21, 2024 Ace maven Ivo Karlovic, the former World No.14 who stands No.2 on the ATP’s all-time ace list, has made his retirement from the ATP Tour official. He had been out of action since Indian Wells in 2021. The man who holds single-match ace records for…
Rio Open presented by Claro—Brazil Second-round results: Francisco Cerundolo (4) Defeats Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2, 6-1Joao Fonseca Defeats Arthur Fils (7) 6-0, 6-4 ***** Qatar ExxonMobil Open—Qatar Second-round results: Andrey Rublev (1) Defeats Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-4Karen Khachanov (2) Defeats Fabian Marozsan 6-4, 7-5Ugo Humbert (3) Defeats Pavel Kotov 6-4, 6-1Alexander Bublik (4) Defeats Marton Fucsovics…
Dan Evans, the British No.2, defeated fifth seed Roman Safiullin of Russia 6-2 6-4 to reach the second round of the Los Cabos Open (Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo) in Mexico but his countryman, Jack Draper, fell to Aussie Thanasi Kokkinakis 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 who goes on to face Evans in the next round….
Ivo Karlovic officially announced his retirement from tennis with a social media post on Wednesday. Karlovic, 44, has not played a match since the Indian Wells Masters in October of 2021. “Some of you have noticed that it’s been a while since I played a tournament and still ask me on a daily basis if…
Wild card Gael Monfils faces Ugo Humbert in an all-French Doha quarterfinal. Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty Images Qatar Open Doha, QatarFebruary 19-25, 2024 Surface: Hard CourtPrize Money: $1,395,875 Stars Convene in Qatar The Qatar ExxonMobil Open, one of two ATP Tour events held in the Middle East, has been selected by players as the ATP…
Iga Swiatek has been cruising through this Middle Eastern stretch, but what happens when she faces the Australian Open runner-up Qinwen Zheng? Swiatek made history recently by matching a decade-old feat by Serena Williams of winning one event three years in a row. She did it at the Qatar Open, where she bested Elena Rybakina…
