The scene seemed very familiar and almost timeless, as Tommy Paul beat Lorenzo Musetti in the singles final of the annual pre-Wimbledon tournament at The Queen’s Club, on a perfect grass court in front of the beautiful Victorian pavilion. But, in the background, the prospect of significant changes is growing. The towering temporary stands around…
With the Wimbledon draw ceremony being conducted later this week, the list of seeded players for the season’s third Grand Slam was confirmed following last week’s tournaments. On the men’s side, Novak Djokovic moved up to No. 2 after dropping to No. 3 following the French Open. Carlos Alcaraz had been No. 2 but lost…
Emma Raducanu started off her 2024 Eastbourne International campaign with an impressive win over WTA veteran Sloane Stephens in two sets. Before the tournament, Raducanu admitted that she had rediscovered the fire she had in the past and was really confident in her tennis. Some of that was clear during her recent stay in Nottingham,…
Jack Draper is eyeing an even higher level of tennis after stabilizing himself in the Top 30 on the ATP Tour. Draper recently won his maiden ATP trophy in Stuttgart, completing an amazing week for the Brit. He then backed it up at the Cinch Championships, beating defending champion Carlos Alcaraz before losing to eventual…
Jannik Sinner won the 2024 Halle Open title a few years ago, but he doesn’t think it changes anything for Wimbledon. The Italian has arguably been the best player this year, winning one Grand Slam and a handful of other trophies. The most recent triumph came at the Halle Open, where he bested a good…
Britain’s Harriet Dart battled past Marie Bouzkova at the Rothesay International at Devonshire Park, in sunny Eastbourne, with the mind-set that she would play Elena Rybakina in round 2, but the World No 4 and top seed has withdrawn from the WTA 500 event, reportedly due to illness. It was an incredible match, so many…
Mirra Andreeva and Dayana Yastremska will meet in a really exciting first-round clash at the 2024 Bad Homburg Open. The 17-year-old teenage phenom had a good run at Wimbledon last year, and this year, she’s looking to replicate that. In 2024, she already had good runs across several events, reaching the quarter-finals of the Madrid…
Novak Djokovic‘s mixed doubles partner, Nina Stojanovic, recently commented on the unexpected situation at the Tokyo Olympics. Djokovic competed in the singles and mixed doubles tournaments at the event in Japan’s capital three years ago. He cruised through his opening four rounds in singles before losing to Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals. The Serbian former…
Karen Khachanov joked about ending his doubles partnership with Taylor Fritz after failing to win the 2024 Cinch Championships together. While most top singles players don’t play doubles regularly, some play occasionally because it can benefit them. For example, the grass season is very short, so many players opt to play doubles as well as…
