Italy’s Jasmine Paolini fought from a set down to beat qualifier Anna Kalinskaya, 4-6 7-5 7-5, in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Saturday to secure her second WTA singles title but first at the WTA 1000 level. It’s special to have this trophy in my hands. Was such a great…
Qatar ExxonMobil Open—Qatar Former top 10 player Karen Khachanov notched his sixth career title on Saturday in Doha, Qatar, defeating Czech upstart Jakub Mensik 7-6(12), 6-4. Needing one and 49 minutes to prevail, Khachanov hit nine aces, won 83 percent of his first serve points and broke serve on one occasions. Improving his ranking to…
Karen Khachanov brought Jakub Mensic back to earth, ending the 18-year-old Czech’s dream run by defeating him in straight sets in the final of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, an ATP Tour 250 level event. Every title is a special one, For sure here in Doha it is one of the nicest trophies. Karen…
Stephen A. Smith reveals who he thinks will win a chip next out of All-Star veterans Steph Curry, LeBron James and Kevin Durant. “Imma roll with the Warriors on this question,” Smith said on First Take. “The Warriors, I said it. I didn’t stutter, and Ima tell you why. ‘Cause I don’t think the Lakers…
Last year Cameron Norrie won the Rio Open staged at the Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro, by beating Carlos Alcaraz in the final, having lost to the Spaniard at the same stage a week before in Buenos Aires, so he has happy memories of his stint in South America. This year he wasn’t…
Taylor Fritz successfully defended his Delray Beach Open title in a final which was delayed for 24-hours by bad weather. The American No1, the top seed and world No.9, beat the third seed Tommy Paul, ranked 14 and winner of the previous week’s Dalla tournament, 6-2 6-3 to lift the trophy for a second consecutive…
DELRAY BEACH OPEN—Delray Beach, Florida Defending champion Taylor Fritz notched his seventh career title on Monday in Delray Beach, Florida, dismissing good friend and fellow American Tommy Paul 6-2, 6-3. In a match that lasted one hour and 40 minutes, Fritz used his powerful serve and potent groundstrokes to offset his speedy opponent. Reaching the…
Facundo Díaz Acosta, the world No.87, was crowned Argentina Open champion on Sunday after upsetting Nicolás Jarry 6-3 6-4, the Chilean third seed and world 21 in one hour and 44 minutes of play at the prestigious Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club. Knowing the players who have won this tournament, I’m still in shock Facundo…
The Australian Open champion, Jannik Sinner claimed his second title of the season after defeating Alex de Minaur 7-5 6-4 in the ABN AMRO Open championship round and, on Monday, when the new rankings are released, will rise to world No.3 and become the highest ranked male in Italian tennis history. Amazing week. It has…
Iga Swiatek just had a long week at the 2024 Qatar Open in Doha, and she knows that playing immediately in Dubai might not be the best idea. Swiatek loves playing in the Middle East because she’s had quite a bit of success in the region. She has won the Qatar Open three times so…
