Rafael Nadal will move up over 100 spots on Monday when the ATP publishes new rankings, but he’s still far from the Top 100. The Spaniard returned to tennis this week at the Barcelona Open, playing two matches in total. His first one was a comfortable win over Flavio Cobolli, but he was beaten in…
Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas will be squaring off for the fifth time in their careers and in a second consecutive title match when they meet again on Sunday at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. They also faced each other in the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters final exactly one week ago, when Tsitsipas rolled 6-1, 6-4….
Emma Raducanu struggled to stay fit for the whole of 2023, but she had a healthy bank account and reported profits of over $10 million through her own company in the past year. The British tennis star only played in a handful of matches last season—ten, to be precise—and was forced to shut down her…
Novak Djokovic withdrew from the upcoming Mutua Madrid Open on Saturday. Having also pulled out last year, Djokovic has not played the Madrid Masters since losing to Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals of the 2022 tournament. Djokovic’s decision is not a huge surprise since he has made no secret about prioritizing Grand Slams and the…
Taylor Fritz will face Jan-Lennard Struff in Sunday’s Munich final. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis Taylor Fritz is savoring doing the dirty work these days. Now, Fritz stands one win from cleaning up on clay for the first time. Slamming his serve to all areas of the box, Fritz blitzed Chilean Cristian Garin 6-3, 6-4 to fire into his…
Elena Rybakina will contest another final on Sunday in Stuttgart, where she’ll play Marta Kostyuk at the 2024 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. This won’t be either player’s first final of this year, as Rybakina has both played and won finals this year. On the other hand, the Ukrainian hasn’t won a trophy so far this…
Getty Images A pair of ATP 250 titles will be up for grabs when the clay-court swing continues on Sunday in Munich and Bucharest. Taylor Fritz and Jan-Lennard Struff will square off at the former, while the latter pits Marton Fucsovics against Mariano Navone.BMW Open: (3) Taylor Fritz vs. (4) Jan-Lennard StruffOne way or the…
Wimbledon champion Garbiñe Muguruza holds the Rosewater Dish alongside her coach, 1994 Wimbledon winner Conchita Martinez. Photo credit: Getty Parting is poignant for Garbiñe Muguruza. A champion for all surfaces, Muguruza closed the curtain on her brilliant career today. Former world No. 1 Muguruza announced her retirement from the pro tour at age 30. An aggressive baseliner, whose…
Simona Halep won’t be playing at the 2024 Madrid Open despite initial plans to compete at the WTA 1000 tournament in the Spanish capital. The Romanian’s comeback to tennis hasn’t really gone as fans might have expected so far. She swiftly returned just days after being allowed back to compete at the Miami Open. She…
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud will be facing each other for the fifth time in their careers and in a second consecutive final when they battle for the title of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on Sunday afternoon. They also squared off in last Sunday’s Monte-Carlo championship match, with Tsitsipas triumphing 6-1, 6-4 to pull…
