Andy Murray is considering playing in the French Open doubles tournament this year as part of his preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games. Murray has been out of action since sustaining ankle ligament injury in the Miami Open third round match against Tomas Machac. Speculations arose about Murray potentially ending his professional tennis career due…
Getty Images Andrey Rublev and Taylor Fritz have already faced each other twice in the semifinals of Masters 1000 events heading into their Friday showdown at the Mutua Madrid Open. Fritz got the job done 7-5, 6-4 in the 2022 Indian Wells final four before Rublev prevailed 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 last year in Monte-Carlo. Overall,…
Poland has quite a few tennis players, but the biggest fanbase is that of Iga Swiatek, who spoke of the pressure of that. As the best player in the world, Swiatek is expected to consistently perform. That’s just part it, and every great champion has to deal with it. Some do it better, some do…
Ons Jabeur believes that tennis governing bodies and the media are only doing the bare minimum in promoting and investing in women’s tennis. Jabeur is a tennis trailblazer, having been ranked at a career-high World No. 2—the highest peak by an African and Arab player. Last year, she contested her third Grand Slam final, where…
The official draw for the Billie Jean King by Gainbridge Cup Finals took place today in London, United Kingdom, and the Canadian team presented by Sobeys finds itself in the top half of the draw. As one of the four seeded teams, Canada will receive a direct bye to the quarter-finals and will face the…
Rafael Nadal will be in action again on Tuesday to the delight of his hometown crowd at the Madrid Masters. Nadal will face No. 30 seed Jiri Lehecka, while top seed Jannik Sinner battles Karen Khachanov. (PR) Rafael Nadal vs. (30) Jiri Lehecka The Spanish crowd has always shown their tennis hero Rafael Nadal a…
Getty Images Felix Auger-Aliassime is the only unseeded player other than Rafael Nadal left in the Madrid draw and he will face Casper Ruud on Tuesday. Daniil Medvedev and Casper Ruud are also part of a full fourth-round schedule. (3) Daniil Medvedev vs. (17) Alexander Bublik Medvedev and Bublik will be going head-to-head for the…
Film Director and Tournament Director Rob Stone (middle) produced the new movie The Blue Angels Rob Stone hits new heights flying with The Blue Angels. Film Director, tennis tournament director, avid tennis player and 10sBalls.com accomplished photographer Rob Stone premieres the new film he’s produced The Blue Angels. The Blue Angels opens nation-wide in IMAX…
Tennis Canada is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Masters Excellence Awards to recognize outstanding contributions and achievements within Masters tennis. For the first time, players voted to determine the Event of the Year, the Service of the Game Award recipient, and two Teams Awards. “2023 was an outstanding year for Masters tennis,”…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, April 29, 2024 Few champions have mined the power of predictability as effectively as Rafael Nadal. From his ritualistic run back to the baseline after the coin toss, to his precise placement of his bottle like a chess master placing a pawn in position to the flurry of…
