Elena Rybakina finished off her week at the 2024 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart with a trophy after beating Marta Kostyuk, but she paid a price for it. It’s been a long week for Rybakina at the WTA 500 event in Stuttgart, as she had a few complicated matches. None of them was as…
BARCELONA, SPAIN – APRIL 21: Casper Ruud of Norway poses with the trophy after his victory against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in their final match during day seven of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell at Real Club De Tenis Barcelona on April 21, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images Bruised by his…
In a rematch of last week’s Monte-Carlo final, Casper Ruud avenged his recent loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas by triumphing 7-5, 6-3 for the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell title on Sunday afternoon. It is the biggest title of Ruud’s career (ATP 500), as every single one of his 10 previous successes had come at the 250…
Sloane Stephens once stood in the Roland Garros final, and she rediscovered that clay form this week at the 2024 Rouen Open, going all the way. This week in Rouen for the American has been one nobody saw coming, maybe including herself. At some point in her career, it seemed that she never really lived…
Jan Lennard Struff had an amazing surge last year but failed to win a trophy, but he’s got it now after winning the 2024 Munich Open on home soil. The German has been a solid player for a long time but has suffered a huge dip in form in recent years. Last year’s season was…
Photo: Peter Baba Sports analyst Skip Bayless has stirred controversy with his bold NBA playoff predictions, foreseeing the Los Angeles Lakers triumphing over the Denver Nuggets in six games before clinching the NBA championship against the Boston Celtics. Despite his longstanding criticism of LeBron James and the Lakers, Bayless believes the Purple and Gold will…
Germany’s Kai Schrameyer has observed the development and progress of wheelchair tennis in Canada firsthand over the years. Schrameyer, a former world no. 1 and three-time Paralympic medallist, reached the pinnacle of the sport in the 1990s. Although he stepped away in the early 2000s to pursue a sports marketing career, a passion for wheelchair…
Scottie Scheffler fully justified his status as pre-tournament favourite with a nerveless second Masters title in the space of three years at Augusta National. The world number one carded a closing 68 to finish 11 under par and four shots clear of Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg, with England’s Tommy Fleetwood, two-time major winner Collin Morikawa and…
GLENDALE, Ariz. – In the national championship game on Monday night, Purdue’s Zach Edey outshined UConn center Donovan Clingan in the battle of the big men. However, it was UConn that emerged victorious, strategically dismantling Purdue with a solid defensive plan that forced the Boilermakers to abandon their 3-point shooting game. This led to a…
Stefanos Tsitsipas topped Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-4 for his third Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters title in the last four years. Photo credit: Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters Facebook Greek flags were flying and Stefanos Tsitsipas was soaring. Fans waving mini Greek flags chanted “Tsitsipas! Tsitsipas!” Hearing the roars, Tsitsipas streaked through seven straight games dismantling Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-4 to capture his…
