Getty Images Alex de Minaur advanced to the semifinals of the ABN AMRO Open with a 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-3 victory over Andrey Rublev on Friday afternoon. De Minaur set up a Rotterdam rematch with Grigor Dimitrov after two hours and 32 minutes. As is normally the case between these two players, the margins were very…
Carlos Alcaraz is chasing the world number one rank, as he confirmed after returning to the courts in Buenos Aires. Alcaraz has been away from the tennis courts for almost a month after crashing out of the Australian Open. After the loss, he signed up for the Argentina Open like he did last year, attempting…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, February 16, 2024 Simona Halep is taking her contamination claim to court. Former world No. 1 Halep, who is appealing a four-year doping ban, has filed a multi-million lawsuit against a Canadian company she claims produced a contaminated supplement that caused her to fail a doping test and could…
Jannik Sinner collected his 12th consecutive win to reach the quarter final of the ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam but was taken to three sets by Gael Monfils before the Frenchman capitulated. The Australian Open champion finished strongly to set up a clash with a revitalised Milos Raonic in the last eight of the indoor…
Iga Swiatek has cruised into another semifinal at the Qatar Open in what is becoming one of her favorite tournaments, and she’ll now eye two rare milestones this weekend. Swiatek extended her winning streak at the first WTA 1000 tournament of the season to 11 after swatting aside former champion Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-0. The…
Twelve months ago, Carlos Alcaraz defeated Cameron Norrie in the final of the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires so not surprisingly, the pair were nominated in the top two places for this year’s Buenos Aires draw. Unfortunately, there will no repeat of last year’s final following the surprise defeat of the British No.1 to the…
The Rio Open is the biggest clay court tournament of the Golden Swing, and this year, those competing in it will fight for grand prize money. The tournament will commit a record prize money for the event amounting to $2,100,230, which is 4.3% higher than last year’s purse. This marginal increase will stream down to…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday February 15, 2024 One of the most enduring player-coach relationships in tennis has come to an end. Maria Sakkari and Tom Hill announced a split today, the Greek star taking to Instagram to break the news and praise Hill for his service. The pair had worked together for…
Two former Doha champions faced off against each other in the quarter-finals of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open on Thursday, and if Victoria Azarenka posed any kind of threat to Iga Swiatek, the tops seed snuffed it out with a bagel second set, while her next opponent, Karolina Pliskova, prevailed over Naomi Osaka in a battle…
Getty Images A blockbuster quarterfinal matchup in Rotterdam pits Andrey Rublev against Alex de Minaur on Friday. Top seed Jannik Sinner will also look to keep his hot streak going at the expense of big-serving Milos Raonic.(5) Alex de Minaur vs. (2) Andrey RublevRublev and De Minaur will be squaring off for the seventh time…
