Getty Images Second-round action in Hangzhou will wrap up on Saturday, when Yoshihito Nishioka goes up against Marin Cilic. In Chengdu, Roman Safiullin and Jerry Shang are battling for a place in the quarterfinals.Hangzhou Open: (WC) Marin Cilic vs. (8) Yoshihito NishiokaCilic picked up his first ATP-level win since January of 2023 when he defeated…
Holger Rune parted ways with Patrick Mouratoglou earlier this year, and for the final stretch of 2024, the Danish number one hired a new coach. The young Dane has had an interesting season in the sense that while he has won many matches, it didn’t look like a very impressive season otherwise. While he started…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, September 20, 2024Photo credit: Robert Prange/Getty Iga Swiatek has pressed pause on her return to tournament tennis. The defending Beijing champion has withdrawn from the China Open due to “personal matters.” TN Q&A: Roger Federer on RF Collection and Best Match “Due to personal matters, I’m forced to…
Yannick Hanfmann in action at the Chengdu Open (Photo by Zhizhao Wu/Getty Images) Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann overcame seventh seed Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-4 3-6 6-3 to advance into the quarter finals of the Chengdu Open, an ATP Tour 250 level event held in China. In a match lasting 109 minutes, the 32-year-old Hanfmann struck 26…
Dublin, September 20th 2024 Safeguarding and child welfare are of paramount importance to Tennis Ireland. Tennis Ireland has become aware of the recent conviction in the UK of a former tennis coach, Sean McGranaghan, who was, for a time, coaching in the northwest region. On learning of this information, we promptly notified all our affiliated…
Defending champion Iga Swiatek won’t be playing this year at the China Open in Beijing due to personal reasons. Swiatek had a bounce-back event in Beijing last year after losing the World No. 1 ranking at the US Open due to crashing out in the quarter-final against Jelena Ostapenko. In the Chinese capital, she played…
Emma Raducanu needed 7 match points to defeat Yuan Yue in a challenging 6-4, 6-3 battle that lasted 2 hours and 4 minutes at the Hana Bank Korea Open. This victory secured her spot in the quarter-finals, marking her 5th quarter-final appearance of the season. My goals are finishing this season strong but, inevitably, to…
China’s No. 1 Zhang Zhizhen, the sixth seed at the Hangzhou Open moved past Kazakhstan qualifier Denis Yevseyey 6-2 1-6 6-4 to reach the second round at the ATP 250 level event which is being staged for the first time. The 27-year-old, playing on home soil for the first time in nearly a year, managed…
Taylor Fritz recently played in the US Open final, and losing left a big mark on him, which prompted him to adopt some unhealthy habits after the loss. Decompressing is necessary for any athlete, especially tennis players whose season is incredibly long and basically never stops. The only proper rest tennis players ever get is…
Many have predicted that Carlos Alcaraz will be tennis’ flagship star for the next decade and beyond, and his place on Sports Illustrated’s list of the most influential figures in 2024 shows his stardom. Alcaraz is already a four-time Grand Slam champion, aged just 21. Some, including John McEnroe, consider him the most complete player…
