By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday April 28, 2024 It’s the end of the line for tennis’ official ironwoman. Alizé Cornet has announced her plans to retire at Roland-Garros this year, where the Frenchwoman will make her 69th consecutive main draw appearance. “I will play my last Roland-Garros in a month and I will…
France’s Alizé Cornet announced on Saturday in an interview with French TV station CANAL+ that she will retire from the WTA Tour after next month’s French Open at Roland Garros, which will take place in Paris from Sunday 26 May to Sunday 9 June, 2024. It’s the right time because it’s the result of a…
Novak Djokovic‘s former coach, Goran Ivanisevic, presented what he thinks might be causing the Serbian’s recent slump. After making history again last year, the 24-time major winner struggled to replicate the same level so far this year. He’s played a few events and made the semi-final at two of them but went empty-handed in all…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Sunday, April 28, 2024 Rafael Nadal’s right hand was working overtime in Madrid. About an hour after Nadal knocked off Alex de Minaur 7-6(6), 6-3 on Saturday, he was a man in motion still giving back. Rafa Nadal: Not Fully Fit For Madrid, Will Do Everything to Play Paris…
Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Maria Sakkari advanced to the Last 16 of the Mutua Madrid Open on Saturday, with Swiatek dominating Sorana Cirstea, Gauff defeating Dayana Yastremska, and Sakkari winning her match to move on in the tournament. World No 1 Swiatek continued her dominance by defeating Sorana Cirstea 6-1 6-1 in just 78…
Ons Jabeur provided food for thought for those still critical of Saudi Arabia’s involvement in tennis. Jabeur is one of the few tennis players who has publicly backed women’s tennis being held on Saudi Arabian soil. That historic moment will happen at the end of the regular season in November when Riyadh will host the…
The King of Spain joined the packed Caja Magica to watch the King of Clay produce an outstanding performance to avenge the straight sets defeat he suffered last week in Barcelona at the hands of the same opponent. If I am able to play tennis for a few weeks in a row, then I will…
Former Madrid champion Ons Jabeur will take on Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth round of the 2024 edition of the WTA 1000 tournament. The Tunisian is a former champion in the Spanish capital, having won this event back in 2022. This year’s event is her first Madrid Open since then because she missed last year…
Marc Lopez has shed light on Rafael Nadal’s Roland Garros preparations while working with him. Lopez, Nadal’s former doubles partner and current member of his coaching team, shared insights into their collaboration. The two famously won a gold medal in doubles at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Like Nadal, Lopez is a French Open champion, having…
Iga Swiatek shared her thoughts on the WTA Finals moving to Saudi Arabia in the coming years, admitting that the players had no say in it. The organization was created by players for players, but over the years, it’s grown into something much bigger, slowly taking away the real power from players. Players are not…
