By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday October 14, 2024 Whether on the court or off, China’s Zheng Qinwen – aka Queenwen – is a hot commodity. On Friday, the 2024 Paris Olympics gold medalist became the first athlete to ever grace the cover of Vogue China. Seventh-ranked Zheng, who also reached the final at…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday October 14, 2024 The field for next month’s WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is rounding out. Four players qualified for singles on Monday, with the WTA announcing that Coco Gauff, Jasmine Paolini, Elena Rybakina and Jessica Pegula had all made the cut. The quartet joins Iga Swiatek…
Tennis and poker may seem worlds apart, but for some tennis stars, the transition from the court to the felt has been a natural progression. Both pastimes require otherworldly mental fortitude, as well as handling the harshest of pressures under the brightest of lights. While one is a lot less physically demanding than the other,…
Now that the Asian swing is over, the home stretch of the 2024 tennis season is really upon us. European hard courts mark the finale of each year, and this time around the Euro swing begins in Antwerp, Stockholm, and Almaty. A whole host of top players–including plenty of Nitto ATP Finals contenders–are in action….
WTA Tour action continues in Ningbo, China next week with the penultimate WTA 500 tournament of the season, the Ningbo Open, and the last spot in the 8-player field at the WTA Finals up for grabs. World No 6 Jasmine Paolini is the top seed, with Zheng Qinwen, Emma Navarro and Barbora Krejcikova taking the…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday October 13, 2024 There are still plenty of positives for Novak Djokovic to take despite the fact that he failed to bring home his 100th career ATP title on Sunday in Shanghai. The 24-time major champion, who fell to Jannik Sinner, 7-6(4), 6-3, says that the 100th title…
Stats compiled on October 12, 2024. 1988 Seoul: Men’s Singles: Gold: Miloslov Mecir, CzechiaSilver: Tim Mayotte, USABronze: Stefan Edberg/ Sweden, Brad Gilbert/ USA Women’s Singles: Gold: Steffi Graf, GermanySilver: Gabriela Sabatini, ArgentinaBronze: Zina Garrison/ USA, Manuela Maleeva, BulgariaMen’s Doubles: Gold: Ken Flach/ Robert Seguso, USASilver: Emilio Sanchez, Sergio Casal, SpainBronze: Miloslav Mecir/ Milan Srejber/ Czechia,…
We can speculate on what the future holds for Rafa Nadal once he has played his final shot as a professional tennis player in the Davis Cup finals in Malaga, a town in southern Spain 500 miles south west from his Majorca home. From the child who watched you on television and dreamed of becoming…
Betting on tennis requires understanding the intricacies of odds and lines, making it engaging yet challenging. By grasping the foundational aspects of different betting odds, individuals can approach wagering with increased confidence and make more informed choices. Types of Tennis Betting Odds One of the most straightforward forms of tennis betting is the moneyline, where…
Richard Gasquet‘s lengthy and impressive career will end next year after the Frenchman announced his retirement from professional tennis. Gasquet burst onto the scene at the age of just 15 when he defeated Franco Squillari at the 2002 Monte-Carlo Masters, becoming the youngest player to win a Masters-1000 match and the youngest at ATP level…
