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…
Jannik Sinner improved to 12-0 in 2024 and 7-0 against Alex de Minaur when the Italian won the ABN AMRO Open final 7-5, 6-4 on Sunday afternoon. Sinner won the Australian Open last month and he has now won three ATP 500s in a row dating back to last fall in Beijing and Vienna. Sinner…
ABN AMRO OPEN—Rotterdam, Netherlands Italian Jannik Sinner continued his fine form on Sunday, capturing his 12th career title in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The 22-year-old defeated Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-4. Needing two hours and five minutes to prevail, Sinner struck four aces, won 74 percent of his first serve points and broke his opponent on two…
Mixed fortunes for last week’s two Dallas finalists as winner Tommy Paul progressed into the title round of the Delray Beach Open with a sound win over Frances Tiafoe while Marcos Giron fell in his semi-final following a tighter contest with the top seeded Taylor Fritz. For Paul, the third seed secured his seventh consecutive…
