The final of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell was a repeat of the previous week’s Monte Carlo Masters final which Casper Ruud lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas, so, for the Norwegian, who had only won five games then, his 7-5 6-3 defeat of the Greek in the Catalan capital, must have been very sweet. “This has…
(April 3, 2024) LONDON – ATP has announced a trial of a new doubles format across the 2024 ATP Tour season, in a bid to enhance the product for fans, players and tournaments. The process begins this month with format changes at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Madrid. The trial aims to increase the…
Novak Djokovic is celebrating a 422nd week at the top of the ATP rankings, maintaining a healthy lead over those below him. One of them is Jannik Sinner, who is tipped to replace the Serb in the top spot by the end of the French Open. With Djokovic withdrawing from Madrid, Sinner could realistically become…
The 2024 Madrid Open is the second ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the season, and the draw was released for the event. Taking place from April 24th to May 5th, the excitement for the second Grand Slam of the season build with the Madrid Open, as the best of the usually come to the Spanish…
ATLANTA (April 4, 2024) – The Atlanta Open announced today that former champions John Isner, Andy Roddick, and Mike and Bob Bryan will play in the Champions Challenge on Monday, July 22 at 7 p.m. EDT on Stadium Court. The 2024 Atlanta Open will be held July 22-28. Isner, Roddick, and the Bryan…
Holger Rune didn’t have a good day in the office at the 2024 Munich Open, as he lost in just 44 minutes, and his mother, Aneke, explained why. Rune is a two-time champion in Munich, winning trophies back-to-back in the past two years. He was hoping to go all the way once more, but this…
Twenty-one-year-old American Ben Shelton won the first ATP final in the Open Era (since 1968) to feature two Black American men, defeating 26-year-old Frances Tiafoe, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, to win the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship on Sunday in Houston. Shelton will rise to a new career-high ranking of No. 14…
Nick Kyrgios recently shared the impact that the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant’s demise had on his career. Kyrgios is a massive basketball fan and currently co-owns NBL’s South East Melbourne Phoenix. Last year, when he went to watch one of their matches from inside the venue, he called it “the stuff of a movie,”…
Credit: Mike Lawrence / USTA Billie Jean King Cup Qualifying USTA National Campus; Lake Nona, Fla. USA 4, Belgium 0 USTA.com Recap Day 1 Match Results: Jessica Pegula (USA) d. Sofia Costoulas (BEL), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 Emma Navarro (USA) d. Hanne Vandewinkel (BEL), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 Day 2 Match Results: Jessica Pegula (USA) d. Hanne…
Elena Rybakina finished off her week at the 2024 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart with a trophy after beating Marta Kostyuk, but she paid a price for it. It’s been a long week for Rybakina at the WTA 500 event in Stuttgart, as she had a few complicated matches. None of them was as…
