World No 1 Iga Swiatek sailed into the 3rd-round at the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday with an easy win over Wang Xiyu, while Coco Gauff earned herself 2 bagels against Arantxa Rus, and there were wins also for Maria Sakkari, Ons Jabeur and Jelena Ostapenko, but Elina Svitolina, Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens were…
The presence of Rafael Nadal at the 2024 French Open is far from certain, and the Spaniard has since clarified when he will be able to make a decision to play there. Nadal returned to action at last week’s Barcelona Open after recovering from a hip injury. However, persistent pain still perturbs him and limits…
The ATP has responded to reports that it has reached an agreement with Saudi Arabia to stage a 10th Masters 1000 tournament by 2027. On Thursday, Tennis Magazine Italia published a report following a meeting involving various tennis stakeholders in Madrid, where a joint ATP and WTA 1000 is currently ongoing. One of the agenda…
Jannik Sinner will face compatriot Lorenzo Sonego at the 2024 Madrid Open, with both aiming to win this all-Italian derby. The last time Sinner stood on a tennis court was in Monte Carlo around two weeks ago. It was a strange match against Stefanos Tsitsipas, in which the Italian looked in control up until the…
Rafael Nadal has one objective to fulfill before the end of his playing career, and it may not necessarily be to win another Roland Garros title. Nadal would love to prolong his career beyond the current season. Still, with every passing week, that goal is becoming even harder to accomplish. Injuries have crippled the legendary…
Rafa Nadal sailed into the second round of the Madrid Masters as he swept aside Darwin Blanch in 66-minutes for the loss of just one game in what was a David and Goliath confrontation. Today I played against an opponent with a great future in front (of him), but today he’s still making mistake, So…
Emma Raducanu lost her first match at the 2024 Madrid Open, and former WTA player and British BJKC Team Captain Anne Keothavong took issue with it. Keothavong is the British Billie Jean King Cup Captain, and she’s quite familiar with Raducanu. They’ve had an interesting relationship so far, as Keothavong made some comments about Raducanu…
Carlos Alcaraz has confirmed that he is in talks with clothing sponsor Nike to create his own signature line while he’s on the court. Alcaraz is one of the sportswear company’s prized assets, having enjoyed immense success at a very young age. Last year, when he won his second Grand Slam title at Wimbledon by…
Grigor Dimitrov and Ben Shelton have drawn two of the toughest second-round tests at the Madrid Masters. Dimitrov will kick off his campaign on Saturday against Jakub Mensik, while Shelton faces Tomas Machac.(9) Grigor Dimitrov vs. Jakub MensikThe 2024 season is off to an awesome start for Dimitrov, to the extent that he is back…
Belinda Bencic on the stretch at Citi Open Tennis. Photo credit: Keith Allison/Hannover MD/Wikimedia Commons Belinda Bencic is embracing a new title. Motherhood. The Olympic gold-medal champion announced the birth of her beautiful baby daughter Bella on social media. Bencic and longtime partner Martin Hromkovic welcomed their first child on April 23rd and announced the…
