[ad_1] Andy Murray‘s retirement from the sport is approaching, and the British legend has spoken about staying in shape after he hangs up his racket. Tennis fans have consistently speculated over the last few years about when the three-time Grand Slam champion may retire. Murray has defied the odds by continuing to play at a…
[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz loves working with his coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, whom he considers a second father, but at times, he also feels restrained by him. One of the first things people often mention about Alcaraz when they speak about him is his big, bright smile when he’s on the tennis court. That smile is…
[ad_1] Paula Badosa has expressed her perspective on the pay gap between men and women in professional tennis, stating that she finds it fair. The pay gap debate in tennis has been a contentious issue, often avoided by players and coaches. While the idea of equal pay for equal work seems straightforward, the reality in…
[ad_1] Jannik Sinner has retained the World No. 1 ranking before the Olympic Games begins and will do so for the next few weeks. There were four ATP Tour-level tournaments in which some Top 10 players participated to try and seek momentum before heading to Paris. The biggest of them was the Hamburg Open, where…
[ad_1] Getty Images Much of the ATP tour heads back to European clay after Wimbledon with Monday’s Umag lineup featuring a pair of players from Czechia. Jakub Mensik will take on Alexei Popyrin, while Tomas Machac battles Thiago Monteiro. Jakub Mensik vs. Alexei Popyrin Czechia’s Jakub Mensik had his first breakthrough tournament earlier this season…
[ad_1] The U.S. hard-court summer kicks off this week with the Atlanta Open, while the post-Wimbledon clay swing continues in Umag and Kitzbuhel with the Paris Olympics on the horizon. Key players in action include Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe, Denis Shapovalov, Andrey Rublev, Lorenzo Musetti, and Dominic Thiem. Here are previews and picks for this…
[ad_1] Nineteen years after winning the Nordea Open title, Rafael Nadal is one win away from a second triumph at this tournament. To say that getting back to this stage was difficult would be an understatement. Following straight-set victories over Leo Borg and Cameron Norrie, Nadal outlasted Mariano Navone 6-7(2), 7-5, 7-5 in a three-hour…
[ad_1] Simona Halep has been noticeably absent from the tennis courts lately, and it’s because of an injury that started bothering her. It hasn’t been quite the year that the Romanians hoped it would be. She spent much of last year trying to prove her innocence in court, and after the Court of Arbitration for…
[ad_1] Tennis at the Olympic Games is a week away, and at the same time, the ATP tournaments will still be played, which highlights a certain clash between the organizations. For a long time, the Olympic Games have clashed with the ATP calendar, which is something most tennis players accept. Every four years, when the…
[ad_1] Getty Images Rafael Nadal has no days off following an almost four-hour thriller against Mariano Navone in the Bastad quarterfinals. Meanwhile, a Hamburg semifinal showdown on Saturday pits Sebastian Baez against Arthur Fils. Nordea Open: (WC) Rafael Nadal vs. (Q) Duje Ajdukovic Nadal will be back on the court in Bastad about 24 hours…
